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Old 05-07-2004, 06:40 PM
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Default Hole in front bumper for intake?

i remember seeing a front bumper (looked stock) with a hole cut out were the air would pass strait to a popcharger or a short intake similar to it.

Does anyone have and info on cutting that hole in your front bumper or mabey a kit for a finishing piece to make it not look so tacky?

and info would be appretiated
Old 05-07-2004, 08:09 PM
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I saw an RX-8 with something similar. The hole was off-center which I thought took away from the symmetry and made the whole car look unbalanced, but it might not look so bad on a Z....

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Old 05-07-2004, 08:45 PM
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The part you are looking for is the "Mines air intake".....big dollars
Old 05-08-2004, 02:28 AM
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that is a bit scary i would think. what happens when it rains hard and you are driving on the freeway? the rain will fly right into the air filter.
Old 05-08-2004, 03:14 AM
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id imagine the rain would come right in....i wouldn't do it...i have to drive my car in the rain sometimes so i went with the JWT just to make sure and im loving it....best mod by far...

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Old 05-08-2004, 09:02 PM
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i dont know a conversion kit off hand...but im sure they make one somewhere..Either way, if your going to go thru the trouble of cutting you would have to mold the front anyway. So i dont think it would look sooo tacky. As a last resort you could buy the greddy front bumper. I think it would allow for a nice ram air setup. You could probably make a plug for rain days.
Old 05-09-2004, 11:13 AM
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That kit is made by stillen. It has the notch cut out for the intake.
Old 05-09-2004, 07:57 PM
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Originally posted by Loco350Z
That kit is made by stillen. It has the notch cut out for the intake.
i knew that just makin sure u were paying attention.
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Originally posted by Sins4u33
id imagine the rain would come right in....i wouldn't do it...i have to drive my car in the rain sometimes so i went with the JWT just to make sure and im loving it....best mod by far...

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A little rain wont hurt the intake. As long as the filter is not submerged it will be fine. An engine can handle a little water. Dont forget, A by product of combustion is water!
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Both the INGS and C-West bumpers have holes in them.
Old 05-09-2004, 11:25 PM
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c-west also has sells a separate air duct. a bit "cleaner" than the mines..

http://www.c-west.co.jp/serchitem/it..._id=0000000571
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