Popcharger: Cheaper, Awesome gains, easier access to clean, awesome sound. One of the best bang for the bucks! Hands down.

 

Suck, Suck, Suck

 

Are you quoting a movie? LOL

 

popcharger.

 

i like the pop charger filter inside the stillen cold air box...

 

Thanks for input everybody i think i'm going with the pop charger it sounds like the logical choice. By the way do you also think its worth getting test pipes w/o headers or exhaust?

 

i just ordered the popcharger from performance nissan two days ago b/c everyone seems to think its the best. Cant wait to install it.

 

well well well. Not everyone. The pop charger is a proven value. You will be pleased with the performance.

 

I hate to answer a question with a question but how much are you willing to pay for about 5 additional peak horsepower?

 

Aren't the stock cats generally more restrictive than the exhaust systems? Generally, I thought test pipes and the like gave gains upwards of 10whp.

 

I have a popcharger and love it. I wonder if one of the other short rams flow any better or not though since the pop charger still utilizes the stock intake tube.

 

^Since the G guys usually grab a Z-tube for their Popchargers, it must be pretty well designed from teh factory.

 

oh yeah, i had heard about that.

Did anyone ever do an actual intake shoot out?

 

I have the JWT Pop Charger w/ Heat Shield, UR Ultra Underdrive Crank Pulley w/ gates belts, Motordyne 5/16" Plenum Spacer and Iso-Thermal Gasket Kit, and APS Cat-Delete Race Pipes and love the gains!!! I think these four mods (around $800) are the best bang for the buck hands down! I have a baseline dyno run and headed back on the 25th to see the gains.

 

most definitely

 

Well actually I plan on getting exhaust and headers anyway but was just wondering if it was worth it to get the test pipes first. And should the Y-pipe be changed at the same time?

 

I think you might want to hold on the headers. A lot of money for small gains. Also if you have any plan on going FI than don't get the headers. I think you'll be happy with TP. I ordered all my parts just for the N/A gains to hold me over till I go F/I. The only parts I'll lose one I SC is the PopCharger ($110) & Pully ($200). I don't think a $300 lost is very much for the gains they see. My next buy is the Nismo Cat-back & Brake Kit.

 

My popcharger does not make the whistling noise oh well, It still sounds mean at 5k WOT

 

If you have the money, it would be advantageous to do the entire exhaust at once: the car is on the lift only once. But generally, members work with a budget, and install one or two items at a time.

 

Do the Nismo. I love mine. And it has a loud sucking sound. However I'm running it without the bypass valve though.