It is truly a do it yourself job. I know Doug has said in the past there is no installation charge for this piece, but I would not hold him to it. If you what us to install it for you (requires you to drive to Nashville) I would be more than happy to help you or do it for you. It can be done in the 45-75 minute range, depending on if you have air tools . . . certainly not required to do this job.

You do lose the strut bar (hood clearance), but there will be a replacement if you would like to purchase that as well. From our tests the car does not push in the corners as bad with it off, but everyone is entitled to have the car handle as they wish. Personally I do not want to go with out it, but thats just me.

 

And to add to what VandyZ has pointed out about the bar...

The G35C doesn't have one at all, if I remember correctly.

 

Any pics of the Strut tower brace yet? There were a few posts earlier saying they would have some by this past weekend.

I'm not bitchin, just curious. I'm really bad at posting pics after the fact myself.

 

I was wondering,will this plunum work with the procharger s/c.

 

I can't see why it wouldn't. It isn't like it is a Roots type blower like the Stillen system that would sit on top of the block.

 

The G35 Cpe has no strut bar. I am very interested in this plenum. Any word if it would work on my G? I need MORE MODS AND HP!!!! Ahhh..don't worry though. Zex is on the way!

 

Last I heard, they were still waiting for a G35C to test fit it on. I haven't been over there in awhile, though.

The hood clearance would be the only real question, I guess. I bet it would work, but am just guessing.

Maybe Doug or VandyZ will check in.

 

Hopefully so...thanks man!

 

Had a G in the shop the other day... Doug took a quick peek.

From what I understand the plenum will fit fine.

 

Evil, don't tease me like that! I'm going to get myself all worked up if this is available for my G! Hope it does! Thanks for the post.

 

I just emailed one of the local G35 owners, I'm going to have him meet me at the shop maybe next week. I'm out of town this Wed through Sun... FIRST VACATION IN TWO YEARS... WOO WOOOOOO!!!!!

We'll keep you posted.

 

Redesigning the plenum is the very first thing I thought about when I popped the hood on the Z. However, more volume did not cross my mind until now. That nutty 90 degree turn at the throttle body really bothers me. I did see where it was said that somehow it won't fit if it is redesigned to accept air from the front. Anyway, has anyone considered Extrude Honing the intake??? I know its $360 but it should at least present a 5-10hp gain at the wheels. I have a friend who had his Civic intake Extrude Honed and it is absolutely polished on the inside. The outside, of course, is unchanged. Just a thought and as a side note; the Extrude Hone process would not produce as mush HP as the Crawford simply due to the increased volume even though the honing increases speed and a slight volume increase.

 

I thought about that too, but the VQ has that timing chain that runs across the tips of the V in front. Therfore you would have problems fitting it under the stock hood.

Now what we need is a plenum that has an extra cog/gear sticking out the front, then you put on a longer timing chain and get your space back between the front of the heads to run your air through.

 

Is the Crawford plenum available for purchase yet??

 

How is the air/fuel ratio affected with the redesigned plenum?

Thanks.

 

Is there a website that has these parts on it ? If not that may be a worthwhile investment....so people can read about them and get prices/ordering info more easily....I read all 8 pages and still don't know if they are available to the general public and how to go about ordering one

--wes

 

you have to email or call Doug. I ordered mine 2 weeks ago. he is dependent on cores. so it takes a while. he also offers the replacement strut bar.

Dougs phone number is

612-327-4159

 

Sorry guys... we've been out of town all weekend WITHOUT the internet.

Is that a good thing or bad????

The plan is to have the new site deployed by the end of this week... it will have everything we have posted available on it.

Stay tuned.