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NIZMOZ 03-20-2009 11:13 AM

Wow, and you still have yet to get the one done for the 350Z. Stillen is starting to get on peoples nerves.

RCZ 03-20-2009 11:16 AM

I will have dyno results of this intake by next saturday afternoon.

HustlerX5 03-20-2009 11:22 AM

INSTALLLED!

As of yesterday! as far as how difficult it was to install i'd say about a 7 out of 10, and that's only because i had to hack into the core support (very minor might i add) in order to get the pipes to fit. but other than that install was very straight forward and took exactly an hour, and that's only because i screwed up on a couple of things and had to go back and correct them....hehe. Anywho performance wise i feel a noticeable pull when the temp of the car is between about 150ish to a bit above 180, but as soon as it goes above 200 it's not as noticeable at all. Now keep in mind this is my butt dyno so i could be completely wrong but oh well i guess we'll have to wait until independent dynos become available. (such as mr. denny who we're all waiting for lol.)

semtex 03-20-2009 11:52 AM

^^ Didn't you already post this yesterday?

Josh@STILLEN 03-20-2009 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar (Post 44878)
Thanks for getting this out the door so quickly Stillen :tup:

Now that you've got a final product, can you comment officially and more specifically on a couple of points?

(1) On the 370Z, is filter removal basically going to be a matter of removing a panel from the underside of the front of the car? In the photos they look a bit high up to reach from there, but it's hard for me to picture exactly how the removal/reinstall of the filters would go without seeing it installed in person.

(2) Without a center support (or any support that I can see aside from where it attaches at the TB) like the splash shield on the G37 version, I imagine the tubes are going to bounce around a bit more. Would it make sense perhaps, after enlarging the holes for the tubes to pass through, to apply some weatherstrip or something to the edges of the holes to keep the tubes from beating themselves up on it and/or clanging around?

Sorry about missing these:

1. Yes, removal of the fascia would be necessary to gain access to the filters to remove them for cleaning. That being said, K&N recommends cleaning them every 50,000 - 100,000 miles.. so this isn't going to happen a lot. Also, once you remove the fascia once, you'll be able to do it again in a quarter of the time.

2. The support was necessary on the G37 to attach the splash shield, not to support the pipes/filters. They will not be 'clanging around'. Adding weatherstripping will not hurt anything.

HustlerX5 03-20-2009 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex (Post 45680)
^^ Didn't you already post this yesterday?

Actually I posted at 9:12 am and then it reposted 10 minutes later.....I have no idea how that happened though.

idcmaster 03-21-2009 04:49 PM

Awesome! My Z arrives this weekend. Will definitely be ordering soon. Then it's on to the exhaust.

ssqpolo 03-22-2009 11:30 PM

where's denny and his dyno at?

wstar 03-23-2009 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh@STILLEN (Post 45711)
Sorry about missing these:

1. Yes, removal of the fascia would be necessary to gain access to the filters to remove them for cleaning. That being said, K&N recommends cleaning them every 50,000 - 100,000 miles.. so this isn't going to happen a lot. Also, once you remove the fascia once, you'll be able to do it again in a quarter of the time.

2. The support was necessary on the G37 to attach the splash shield, not to support the pipes/filters. They will not be 'clanging around'. Adding weatherstripping will not hurt anything.

Great, thanks for the info. I think this will be my next step, once I get my upper O2 sensors back in and get my car back in town :)

Kyle@STILLEN 03-23-2009 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by NIZMOZ (Post 45670)
Wow, and you still have yet to get the one done for the 350Z. Stillen is starting to get on peoples nerves.

That's kind of funny, almost a back handed compliment.

Our products are in such high demand that we're struggling to keep up with it. That's great news!!! Thanks!

Seriously though, these things take time and vehicle's. We have been fortunate enough to have access to a long-term G37 test vehicle and we leveraged our strong relationship with NISSAN to get a pre-production vehicle for a few weeks for testing on this intake.

If we had access to an 07+ 350Z we would be able to work on the intakes for those vehicle's as well.

One thing to keep in mind is the extensive testing we do on our products. The Gen. 3 G37 intake took 6 months of R&D work and testing before it was finalized. The Z was obviously faster and easier due to the bulk of the R&D work being done on the G but it still took time. We haven't had access to an 07+ Z for more than a couple of days at a time and that is nowhere near long enough to develop a part.

At the end of the day, I would much rather have people upset with us because we haven't been able to finalize development on a product they want than be irritated at us for ANY other reason...That seems like a pretty good problem to have in my opinion.:tup:

Skorch 03-23-2009 04:41 PM

Although I've never bought any of your products for my 350Z you guys sound like a great company and I will surely be your customer.

Skorch 03-24-2009 01:06 AM

Looks like I'm gonna be your customer sooner than expected. I just picked up my Z tonight and placed the order for the intakes :D

Josh@STILLEN 03-24-2009 01:27 AM

Thanks Skorch! Can't wait for your install.. shipping to AZ shouldn't take long at all.. :)

dankirlin 04-17-2009 12:42 AM

Can I still drive in the rain with these intakes?

wstar 04-17-2009 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by dankirlin (Post 58322)
Can I still drive in the rain with these intakes?

Don't worry about, there won't be any problems driving in rain. Once you see it on the car with the bumper off, there's no doubt about it. If you manage to waterlog the air filters on the Stillen kit, you've got much bigger problems :)


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