intake kit on its way

shadow191 said:
It normally would, but the stock intake just isn't that restrictive. Dynos and 1/4 mi. times don't lie. There are some G guys that swap between the stock intake and aftermarket and they noticed no difference in 1/4 times. I've seen the same with Maximas.
In regards to why a company would market a product that loses power; because it makes money. If you look at Injen's dyno (the one they use for marketing), it makes power. But dyno numbers are easily manipulated. Put a fan right up to the filter, change the dyno parameters a little, etc. Look at the dynos of actual owners who either didn't gain power or lost.
Look at how many big brake kits actually increase stopping distances.
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i agree...


jbaker1121 said:
And yes, sometimes companies will put a product out there just for the sake of having a product available for that specific vehicle. Usually when you say Injen you think Honda.
Oh, and here's the thread where they used a dyno to prove that the Injen decreases performance. http://www.infinitifx.org/viewtopic.php?t=1442
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^like I said.:laugh:
 
jbaker1121 said:
i agree...






^like I said.:laugh:
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Did you really just quote yourself and then agree??? Ok Mr Baker, one more reply and then Im done with you and this thread. Also I never meant any offense or anything personal. No hard feelings. I apologize for the professor jab. Back to the subject...

1. We were originally talking about ebay/generic intakes being less beneficial than stock intakes. Injen is not an ebay/generic brand.
2. Injen does not even make an intake for the FX, so anyone with one installed has retro fit something from a different model. That means Injen never marketed a counterproductive intake kit.
3. There are no dyno results in the link you posted. 0-60 times with an onboard device are quite different.
 
tchuck said:
1. We were originally talking about ebay/generic intakes being less beneficial than stock intakes. Injen is not an ebay/generic brand.
2. Injen does not even make an intake for the FX, so anyone with one installed has retro fit something from a different model. That means Injen never marketed a counterproductive intake kit.
3. There are no dyno results in the link you posted. 0-60 times with an onboard device are quite different.
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1. I was talking about how there are generic and brand name intakes that decrease performance, One example being the INJEN CAI.
2. INJEN used to make one. They made one back in 04 using user SHADYJC as the test mule. After he and a few others got their hands on the CAI they got some numbers going. When the thread I gave you was made some users had gotten their hands on the first production CAIs: they discovered it didn't perform well. Due to results discovered by users on that forum.....they do not make it anymore. These were not retrofitted by users they were made by INJEN
3. No dyno results were posted because by the time the first results were coming back people saw that the CAI did not perform the way Injen tech said that it would. They never really had any official dyno tests, even INJEN themselves. It's not too hard to say that it adds 10hp becasue thats what most intakes do.

INJEN made a product, it didn't do well initially, so they scrapped it. The only ones you can get are the 350z one that can be retrofitted.
 
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This is also true in the WRX community, the stock box flows better than most aftermarket intakes. Same when I had a VW, people would just put a drop-in in and smooth out the internal fins of the box. It is also good when going with an intake that they keep the maf sensor in the same location unless you are going to get a tune anyways.
 
This makes me want to try a rev-up '06 350Z airbox with the bigger venturi ring in it. Not sure about fitment though.
 
Wow, there is a lot of mis-information in this thread.

Instead of arguing with people, I'll just link to my " ebay intake " thread so that future folks can make their own decisions when they do a search:
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By the way, the kit still looks and operates like the day I took it out of the box. Like some have said, a short ram intake is not rocket science - especially for a normally aspirated car.
 
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