Stillen Intake

Flaguy

No clue if its the best...and to be honest no one else can answer that. Most people order one intake and can only compare the one they ordered to a stock one. Dyno graphs can be....tweaked...and manipulated to a small degree.

I have it on my Nismo, and its a badass intake non-the-less. Honestly i don't feel ANY difference at all but its sounds 100x better under open throttle. The fact that you won't feel a difference isn't suprising though so take that with a grain of salt. Most individual mods you won't feel...but they add up. So when you are ready to sell your car and you put it back to stock...and you replace 6 or 7 parts...it will feel SOO slow. But me personally...the vast majority of minor mods like this are unfelt.

Armhunter

Thank you for being honest.. one last question. Did it effect your gas mileage?

I will order mine today.

Flaguy

Yea...it went down cause it sounds so f*cking good during open throttle lol. All jokes aside though...i haven't noticed a change but would not be surprised one bit if it improves gas mileage a few MPG under normal driving.

But truth is i just haven't monitored it.

Fact is...this WILL improve performance. It WILL sound better. It WILL look better under the hood. It will PROBABLY get better gas mileage. And it WILL be worth the money. But if you are expecting it to get prius level of gas mileage and suddenly have ferrari performance...no. This differences will be negligable. The sound alone makes this mod worth it to ME.

Armhunter

LOL, I understand it wont be huge.. just wouldnt want it to be a huge dump in MPG.

I ordered it through my connection at Nissan who will also install it. Got it for $507. Cant wait to have it installed. Thanks. He also said since its Smog Legal, it wont void warranty... Another plus!

MacLean

What you talking about Willis? I was told Pirus mpg & at least Ferrari performance on a bad day...... j/k. I'm tossing & turning b/w the Stillen CAI & the Takeda CAI.

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Armhunter

OK, done some more work.

When I bought my Nismo it was in Modesto CA, and I live in Bakersfield CA. Its a 3.2 hour drive. I drove 80mph all the way home. I remember the gas mileage average because I was impressed with what it got for a sports car.

From Modesto to Bakersfield it was an average of 23.3 mpg

Now, I just took the car to Long Beach this last friday with the new Stillen Intake.
From Bakersfield to Long Beach driving 80mph, I got 26.3 mpg!

Bakersfield to Long Beach is only 2 hour drive, but I never reached 26 before, not even close! I hope this helps those who are interested. I think that is a huge jump.

AsianJedi

Nice! I assume you went to the Mundials Dan? Awesome Jiu-Jitsu and improved MPG to boot!

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Armhunter

Yes.. Only for a short time, i had to work.

AMG

How was the install fit, did they have to cut much of the NISMO bumper fascia? (Same question to you "Armhunter")

Armhunter

No, and my friend did a great job, you can hardly tell its cut!

Flaguy

I did the install myself. I'm not sure what you mean by "cut much of the fascia"??? I didn't cut ANY part of the fascia. The only part i had to cut was making the openings bigger for the pipes to exit the engine bay. But i don't consider that the fascia...the fascia is the bumper itself. I didn't touch the bumper.

Oh and i had to cut a bolt in half to prevent it from scraping the drivers side pipe.

....was i supposed to cut something? Lol...it fits fine...though the hood requires more pressure to close now.

Rusty

If you look in my signature for my build thread. You can see the pictures I took of my install.

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torpedo2k

You don't cut any of the front fascia. You do however have to cut or remove the black metal plate attached to the aluminum crash bar. By doing this I also relocated the horn.
Nissan 370Z Forum - torpedo2k's Album: Stillen Gen 3 intake - NISMO Install

MacLean

Nice pics..... I saved one of the step-by-step installs on teh Stillen G3 that is also helpful for anyone.

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...de-ak370z.html

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l Meisterschaft Full Cat-Back Exhaust l F. I. Resonated High Flow Cats l Stillen Gen 3 l M370 Intake Manifold l UpRev l JWT Clutch & Flywheel l ZSpeed HD CSC l Stillen 19 Row Oil Cooler l ZSpeed Powercoated Under Tray l GTSpec: 6, 4, 2 Point Brace l

Armhunter

Congrats.. let us know how you like it! I just drove to vegas.. again, in the upper 26mpg average out of a 4 hour drive!