Help me out guys, I haven't modified jack sh?t, yet; always paranoid about warranty and all that crap, and keeps me from modding. I'm considering the intake for sounds, but I'm worried about issues I hear here & there about leaks, weird noises, rough idle, bla bla. Ugh, I just want to hear what a Z with an intake sounds like. I need more motivation, really.

 

Forget sound. Cool sounds are for ricers. Go performance. For reliability leave the Z stock. For performance, mod it. 1 in 20 bolt-on mods may cause trouble. You take your chances with every mod. Motivation? Race me. That is not possible so check my time slips in the drag racing forum.

 

Yeah well said; I am noobish, and an intake would be a great place to start. But when I read you have to oil it, etc, I was like whaaaat? Just reliability and problems are my only concern.

 

One word: Popcharger.

 

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Turbonetics ST, they will give you a new air filter. :-) I got my TN just for the air filter.

 

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Q: What are some advantages and disadvantages of different intakes? Should I go for a cold air intake (CAI), a JWT popcharger, or any other suggestions?

A:
Stock intake:

pro: sucks COLD air from outside your engine bay, has low pressure losses, OEM paper filter is very good making this the cleanest intake for your engine

con: once you start flowing a lot more air in general, stock intake box may start to be restrictive.


JWT popcharger:

pro: can suck higher volume of air compared to stock

con: sucks hot air from engine bay and heat shield does not really help all that much in preventing it from sucking hot air. People have reported a problem stalling when travelling at high speeds and putting the car in neutral with this intake.


Long tube CAI such as Nismo, Injen:

pro: sucks colder air, (note...so does stock)

con: More pressure losses due to a longer tube. This is a fact of life folks. More bends and longer tube = more pressure losses. In fact, long tube CAI's have even shown horsepower LOSSES on a dyno.


K&N typhoon (short tube like stock intake / JWT popcharger, but includes a front-mounted scoop):

pro: cone-type filter should suck a higher volume of air compared to stock. attempts to offset JWT popcharger's hot-air syndrome by incorporating a cold air scoop.

con: hard to prove that the scoop is actually effective


HKS Racing Suction

pro: Shorter tube like stock, higher flowing filter

con: People have stated that the install is difficult, price is rather high for what seems like a minimal improvement over JWT popcharger

 

Don't forget a few more pros... it came free with the car, and a room full of actual automotive engineers looked at it and decided it was the best way to go.

 

any intake, short ram or cold air, will give you a gain of 10 RWHP (mentally).

 

K&N drop in filter...

 

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