wasn't this an AEM vs. Injen thread. Not a CAI vs. poop charger thread?

 

the op asked:


so I suggested the popcharger and thats when all h*** broke loose lol

 

"or if u guys think cai arent really worth it at all, please do suggest something else in the price range" -me

 

Lucky for him he learned that AEM and Injen isn't the best route to go.

So please, go to SEMA and watch how the by-pass valve works.

 

well since i already bought the jwt popcharger (kinda wanted to get the stillen, but figure i might as well save my 50 bucks and spend it on something else), flaming can stop now

 

i'm staying outta this one after that last nameless thread. lmao. but i couldn't resist. this is damn funny Karl.

 

screw it all! im going with my stock 06 tube with k&n filter!

 

just my two cents.

i have the injen CAI version that can convert from a CAI to a short ram. i ran it as a CAI setup for a about a year and a half then converted to the short ram setup. one thing i can say from the experience is that the CAI does sound cool. but it leaves me to wonder if the sound of the CAI on the Z is simply the engine struggling to suck in the air; i.e. the sound of the air navigating the bends on the tubing.

i also wonder if what people feel as an increase in power is perhaps the increased vibration caused by the placement of the tubing and increased air turbulence from the bends? i know the Injen CAI tubing in particular bends right through the original stock air inlet and down into the bumper just behind the grille. this creates a path that is almost double the length of the stock setup or any short ram. not including the almost 90 degree downward bend to make it to the location behind the grille.

 

I never really thought about it until now, but My G takes the air directly from outside without any of the CF ducting or anything. The Z doesn't have those same wholes in the bumper so I guess it makes a lot of sense that the CAI for the Z doesn't do so well. Here's a pic of where mine sits.

 

I had a nismo CAI and it sounded good but I switched to a Stillen one. It;s pretty much the same as the JWT popcharger except that the popcharger has a heat shield and the stillen had a whole box. It looks more like a stock system.

 

the bottom line is that they produce the same numbers, but the JWT cost so much less. If you have extra money to blow get a CAI.

 

not for the G. Maybe for the Z and that is where I was confused i guess.

 

i was there champ. they stuck the entire filter in a fish bowl and ran the engine with absolutely no problems. I know the physics behind it, so it's probably you who is confused.

 

Hopefully you know more about physics than you do sarcasm.