so air blowing turbulently around an object at high velocity's is easier to be sucked in by the object then air moving slowly and less turbulently around an object.



the air will move around the filter in the way you see the smoke trails in windtunnel test's on cars... the air goes over the curves of the car... just like the air will go around the filter, and the air is moving faster in a way that it will be harder to be drawn into the filter.

just my view on it you dont have to believe me.

 

I see how you look at it now, but in the same way you are force feeding the filter.

 

air like water and everything else on earth follows the path of least resistance...

if you were air being blown at an object, porse or not... would you go around it or work your way into the little crevisis of it?

 

Where the nismo sits it gets little to no air, like the factory airbox. The air has no choice (if air had a choice) but to go in b/c it is being sucked in. Air hits my filter and gets sucked in. Plain and simple. Air cant think, it hits an object then gets redirected. Since there is a vacume most air gets sucked in. The filter is a cone shape so the air that moves around the filter also gets sucked in.

 

there is not enough suction force to change the direction of air at 40+ MPH fast enoguh to go directly into the filter...

where the nismo sits, enough air goes by that area but not in extreem force where the nismo CAI can actually draw in more air...

 

The air moves through the cone filter. Blow into it. Take a leaf blower and point it at the filter. I bet money air passes through the filter. We are not talking about a brick wall.

 

I'll just through this out now that I'm confused. Should I get the CAI or just the pop charger. What are the benifits of one vrs. the other?

 

who cares???

can anyone say they can truely feel a performance enhancement with the intake???

I can't... it was only until I had the ecu modded....i could feel the power.

 

The AEM and the NISMO intakes are virtually the same creature. Nissan contracted AEM to manufacture the NISMO intake. Basically the only difference is the color and the name. Personally i bought the NISMO jsut because of the warranty issue. I must say that I am thouroughly satisfied with it......it sounds great.

 

so does the Injen perform better than the Nismo or not....also, does the bypass valve affect performance....?....late out

 

I care, that's why I asked.

 

If I were you, I would check with your dealer or even better, Jeff and Jason at Performance regarding the warranty issue. I believe that the NISMO CAI is R-Tune, which is not covered by Nissan warranty . Look at me, I too try to be safe along the "warranty" issues. My dealers up here are a**holes when it comes to mods. If I am not mistaken, only the NISMO S-Tune parts are covered by warranty. But then again, it's only a CAI...I don't expect gains to be noticeable, but I think they look cool under the hood for what it's worth!

 

The filter is not only porous but it is also grooved which helps to catch the air. There have only been a few CAIs shown on a Dyno to do much of anything: Gruppe-M, Injen and JWT. Possibly the K&N but I haven't followed that one. The AEM design has been shown to decrease Dyno results, which is the same design as the Nismo.

 

I choose the NISMO because of the water diverter. It is easy to find as a part all to itself. Just do a google search. NISMO developed the GTR and nobody knows the VQ better than NISMO. So even if it is a repackaged AEM it is the one NISMO picked.

 

blug35c,
Good choice. Honestly, I don't think that any of us have super high expectations from these CAI's. I think that it's mostly looks and sound. It would be nice, however, to fabricate some sort of scoop that funnels air into the filter element. Anyone had ideas or even done this yet?