Want to mod my 2005 silverstone grey roadster. It has silver nismo 18" wheels and that is the only mod thus far. Not even a mod since I bought the car with them on from the dealer when it was brand new. Does nismo make a good cold air intake compared to others on the market. I just like the idea of having the dealership put it in and not voiding my warranty. Any feed back is welcome.

 

nismo = the best cai

 

I always liked having mine. I would recommend it.

 

Don't have the dealer put it on, they will rape you!

 

I love my Nismo CAI. I had the dealer put it on.

 

I don't have a CAI but based on what I read the Nismo is pretty good. It is R-tune so technically it will void your warranty (your dealer may be nice if they install it, but other dealers will give you a hard time). The disadvantage of the Nismo is that the filter is difficult to remove for cleaning when compared to some alternatives such as the Popcharger. That said, I believe the Nismo's appearance to be much better than most of the competition. Nismo is expensive but does include a water diverter. There are several discussions, you should prob do a search.

NzZ

 

i just changed my filter the other day.. taking off the wheel liner is a *****!

 

"I just like the idea of having the dealership put it in and not voiding my warranty."

There is no relationship between who installs a mod and the vehicle warranty.

 

What? Why go that route?

It's a piece of cake to just remove the front splash guard under the car and then reach up to remove the filter. I don't even have to jack my car to do it. Takes like 5 mins.

 

The Popcharger is better.

 

The K N Typhoon. I love mine and it gives you best of both worlds.

 

most cai and short rams for our cars are about the same. I dont think you can go wrong with a single one IMO.

 

Some CAI actually lose power.

 

Yeah not looking forward to changing mine. Did you pull it off and clean it and right away reinstall OR did you just buy a replacement and remove and install? I am thinking about buying a replacement filter so I can simply raise the car, pull of the wheel and replace it. Then when I have the time clean the old one and re-oil it for the next replacement. Does anyone know where I can purchase a NISMO CAI Filter only? Z Ya!

 

I think you guys make it harder on yourselves than you need to. I just removed my AEM CAI and all I do is remove the front-right splash guard and I can get the filter off and out without even lifting the car. Takes about 5 mins and 2-3 choice curse words.

 

Just curious.....why does it say in your signature that you have your AEM intake for sale? Do you not like the AEM?

I used to have the AEM, but it's back in the box now and will never be used again.

 

I really liked the AEM but we've been having some flooding around here lately. Oregon = lots of trees = lots of leaves on the road = clogged drains = lots of water puddles.

I replaced it with the JWT just to be safe. If the AEM doesn't sell I'll happily put it back on once things dry up a bit. It had a way cooler sound IMO (no pun intended).

 

I just installed my NISMO CAI this weekend. I consider myself to have very minor mechanics skills and managed to do the install in 2.5 hours. My 2003 Z has a little more pep to it.

Other than that, it was a good first perfomance mod. Next up, a new exhaust.

 

Affirmative...
good call going with nismo/aem

 

I've noticed a slight loss of low-end response since removing my AEM.