Intake hack
 

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Hey everyone.... but before u guys start blasting me for being retarded for doing this on my z or it being ghetto.... let me explain myself on why i came to this decision... so the intake was one of the last bolt on parts i have not purchased i was really gonna get the injens but i figured i was just gonna toss them in the future because i decided that i am going to supercharge my z in the future... i wanted to get the drop in filters by hks or k&n in the mean time but i had a friend with a spare intake filter he gave it to me and i figured id do something with it i just bought another intake just like it and did an intake hack..... i am not saying it added horsepower or watever to my z.... because i know im drawing in hot air from the engine bay and on top of that i have no heat sheilds on them.... but it does sound really nice and the throttle feels like it responds much better..... so wat i did was i basically at the very beggining of my air box i jus sawed it off and unbolted the one 10mm bolt pulled the old air boxes straight out and just pop on the cone filters and tightened them.... i installed this at my friends parking lot it took me and my friend about 45 minutes to finish the install and saw off the air boxes.... the cost of this was like 40 if u buy both filters... but was like 20 for me cuz i got the other intake filter for free.... o and it didnt throw a CEL :tup:

You're lucky you drive around with your hood closed hahaha

do some pics closer up

this looks pretty good...

who painted the crossmembers?

thanks kdo!!! :tup: sure ill do some close up pics tomoro morning..... i had the brace powdercoated....

has there been any issues with the brace finish due to the bay heat

no..... its jus sadly not a dark enough red like our solid red z's.... it was the darkest red the powdercoat guy offered... so i jus got it... the only thing that has gotten affected by the bays heat in my engine bay note... that the color of the engine bay is a faded red.... it wasnt like that faded when i first got the car....

ya, nissan should have clear coated in there...:shakes head:

You should run ducting up to those filters, as in Modshack's DIY. And heat shielding can be fabricated in a metal shop.

yuppp.... it sucks cuz i didnt even know it would fade soooo fast.... it makes me dissapointed cuz the red and the red in the bay dont match and my ocd kicks in makes me wish they left the engine black or something at least if it fades it wouldnt matter....

i do have ducting like mod shacks :tup:

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im pretty sure i can make fab the sheilding myself well see.... if i have enough boredom and free time maybe ill tackle that one too :happydance:

Cool! So right now your only heat issue is when the car is not moving.

yupp pretty much i guess.... im thinking if i do make the sheilding itll be made out of plastic though so it doesnt get hot? well see....

or aluminum would work to...it dissipates heat quickly...

just get a coffee can and cover it like modshacks.

dude!!! that is soooo awesome i never knew he used coffee cans?!? thanks for the tips kdo and kenchan!!! :D

Hmm, You probably didnt gain or lost hp from the actual position. Gained a bit from the better flow, lost a bit from the heat. However, chances are you did gain some low end hp (the response you are feeling) from leaning out the mix on the low end. Hopefully its not overly lean. If you hear something like marbles bouncing around in your cylinders, buy yourself something with a little more development, or get tuned....

I think that the "accordian" style hoses are killers with your set-up. The after-market intakes have smooth pipes that enhance air flow. Those OEM "hoses" do little for decent air flow.

^ That too, huge point. If you get rid of those, you will win.

thanks for the tip rcz.... wat do u mean by marbles? like when i floor it?

and 6mt :tup: im actually thinking of replacing those accordian style hoses with jus silicon hoses so the air flow is smooth... :tup:

Umm.......Not coffee cans! Phenolic tubing designed for (large) model rockets! Wrapped in a steel skin and insulated...:tup:
(although my very first design about 9 years ago used a 1 gallon paint can!)

Yeah...Easy to covert over to 2.75" silicone. More pics in my CAI album at the link below..(2) 45 degrees angles, a foot of straight hose and a few couplers to tap the PCV fitting into from http://www.siliconeintakes.com/index.php?osCsid=41081a7fa378234022cce2b1e50fd5b8

thanks mod!!!! super helpful.... ill look into that.... ill rep u when i have rep points..... i see how im gonna do it but what do u mean by couplers? wat is that?

No problem...Thay call them "Joiners" here for joining the 45 to the straight tube. I custom lathed mine, but these will work fine..
Turbo Piping

Good work. Those front bumper holes are made for them.

o ok mod.... thanks....

I like! Heh heh

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