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After receiving the G3 from Kyle at Import Parts Pro (for a great price, thanks), I decided to tackle the install today. Having all the right tools, and lots of

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Old 12-05-2009, 05:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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After receiving the G3 from Kyle at Import Parts Pro (for a great price, thanks), I decided to tackle the install today. Having all the right tools, and lots of experience in this type of installs, I was suprised how long it took. It took me a good 4 hours, of which most of the time was getting alignment of the intakes (filter location, connection of upper/lower pipes aligned), and wrapping/protecting the various wires/parts in the area, to prevent any future problems with vibrations/abrasion. The other part that took some time was aligning the corners of the bumper back on so there wasn't any gap. Those of you who did this in less then 2 hours, must have just gotten lucky on location and alignment of the upper to lower parts. Regardless, everything seems fine, had to reset the windows/radio/clock, and then decided to take a drive. Unfortunately, it is snowing out so I couldn't evaluate any improvements, but the sound is nice. I guess when the roads dry up I will get an idea. Thanks to those who did the DIY for taking off the Bumper and the G3 install - both clearly stated what needed to happen. Next is the FI CBE, expecting that in the next 2 weeks. Oh yeah, cutting the holes was real simple with a dremel, and I used a lot of hose pieces to protect various wires/tubes, and wrapped the lower tubes with plummer gaskets to prevent any rubbing/noise within the holes.
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Sounds like the install was a good time!
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Congratulation on the install, i'm looking into doing the same thing on my Z.
by any chance can you tell Kyle at Import Parts Pro to PM me the price of the G3.
Thanks!!! and congratulations again.
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grats! i want one! lol
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Grats mate, I have no doubt that your 4-hours is a very realistic time for most folks. Indeed, the DIYs here are incredibly detailed, just imagine the sh*t that could have gone wrong flying blind.
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Mine arrived today thanks to Josh and Margarete at Stillen. Saving the install for a rainy day when I've got nothing to do.
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Yeah, I would say 4 hours is very realistic, if you are cautious with wrapping possible rubbing areas, and want to insure everything is tight and fits right. There are multiple ways to have the filters sit in there, and you will only figure this out once you do it - you can either have them behind these two screws (one is used to mount the horn), or move the filter further down the lower tube and mount them next to them. I looked at various install pictures, and decided to mount the filter under/behind the screws, making them pretty stable (plus I did not like how the filter sat on the lower tube if you moved it down the tube). Today, I finally got to drive the car, and the butt dyno feels great. If I were to do this again, I would protect the lower tubes with blue tape, as you put them in and out of the holes, to insure a good proper fit, and then once they are installed and tightened, take the tape off. I put those in and out probably 3-4 times, and by the end of the exercise, I had various scratches on the surface. Something I would also do is when you put the bumper back on, make sure you have it in the right place underneath, before any screws/pins are back in. I put the top push pins back in, and then when I went underneath to put the screws in, I noticed that the lower part of the bumper was on the wrong side of the lower plastic cover, and had to take out all of the pushpins again to re-align. Overall, it was still relatively easy, but after installing probably 6 CAIs in my life, this one was by far the hardest. Good luck to those installing it - it is probably the best.

As for Kyle, here is his info: Nissan 370Z Forum - View Profile: Kyle(Houston), and he had a price that no-one could touch.
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Want to drive up to Chelmsford and install mine? Just kidding, thanks a lot for the extra info.
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Yeah, I don't think the wifey will be happy if I take another 4 hours away from taking care of the kids If you have any questions during the install feel free to contact me - there were many other small things, as I was taking them off, putting them back on, that I learned about, and would make it easier next time.
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Thanks man. If I get stuck I'll give a shout.
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