Hi, I just bought a 2008 350Z Touring and I was thinking about swapping out the stock air intakes for after market ones.

2 QUESTION:

1) What air intakes would you recommend at around $200-$250 range? I found these (below) on ebay, but I am in the dark when it comes to this kind of stuff.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/271372365593...84.m1438.l2649

OR

2) Should I keep it stock and just change out the air filters. It seems people who recommend this option go with the reusable K&N filters.

 

Choice #2.

 

Cool, thank you.

 

for the money i would get these if you are on a budget, i had these and had no complaints, they are a dry filter which i really like.... and only $159 for the HR

http://www.r2cperformance.com/outlet_store.aspx

http://www.r2cperformance.com/assets...l%20System.jpg

or as others said, stock boxes

 

^ I'd stick with an enclosed airbox design. (OEM, Stillen, etc)

 

i have the takeda ones now, and have to say that i am impressed by the sheilds and how it seals against the hood

 

Stock with the stock filters works best - cool air and filters that actually keep grit out of your intake (which K&N's absolutely don't do). OEM, Purolator Pure One, and NAPA Gold are all very good, just to name a few.

 

I'm new to the HR world. Why are you guys suggesting stock boxes for the HR?

 

Same reason people recommend the revup airbox and a drop in filter for the 03-06 Zs!

 

Because the stock intakes work as well, or better, than anything else available. Keep the paper filters, too, if you actually want clean air in your engine. If you want something which looks and/or sounds different, that's what you'll get with aftermarket parts, but no improved performance, and surely worse filtering.

 

do your homework on the filters, i personally like the dry ones

 

Thanks, Gents. It does seem that way, however, my ex had an 07 some time back, and I did the JWT intake on it and supposedly picked up about 16rwhp/13rwtq. Dyno-proven, if you will:

http://www.zcarblog.com/2010/11/10/p...ily-part1.html

 

were those dyno pulls done on the same day? and were those gains with or without a tune?

 

i seriously doubt it is just by dropping them in. i mean i gained 18 with tune, intakes, art and tdx2....

 

No tuning software at all. I believe it was same day, even if it was next day, we have to consider that ambient changes may affect a few HP/TQ, but this many?

 

something cant be right lol. no vq gains 16hp/17tq from essentially putting an open intake filter on there lol... wasn't it an automatic as well?

 

Okay, now I'm confused. Aftermarket or stock? I'm only interested in performance increase and not really interested in a sound change.

 

Read post #10 again. I think I summed things up pretty well.

 

The #s are there, that's why I'm asking! No, it was an 07' 6MT GT ZR.

 

there is NO way it gained 16 hp. i