K&N drop ins are the best

Joka4411 · 05-09-2011, 09:40 PM

How many people agree that the stock intake is the best? Well I have had two different types installed in my Z and the best one is the stock! With K&N drop ins. After market intakes on the 370z will make your car look pretty under the hood. But your car will be louder and slower. And not as quick as it was with stock intake, Just a real nice exhaust is fine. And save your money on the intake ripoff.

Mark Gomez · 05-09-2011, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joka4411

How many people agree that the stock intake is the best? Well I have had two different types installed in my Z and the best one is the stock! With K&N drop ins. After market intakes on the 370z will make your car look pretty under the hood. But your car will be louder and slower. And not as quick as it was with stock intake, Just a real nice exhaust is fine. And save your money on the intake ripoff.

I would agree! the stock intake is pretty well made.

wstar · 05-09-2011, 09:52 PM

The gains on aftermarket intakes are pretty well documented in this very forum. They're not worth as much bang per buck (or per install complexity) as HFCs and other exhaust components, but they do work.

Thomasd · 05-09-2011, 11:30 PM

Have you tried Stillen's third gens?

One_Quick_Z · 05-09-2011, 11:39 PM

Gen 3's are a good buy if you want to go that route, otherwise Drop ins with Post MAF tubes are ideal for anyone looking to save a few hundo.

DAN

370Z JT · 05-10-2011, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

The gains on aftermarket intakes are pretty well documented in this very forum. They're not worth as much bang per buck (or per install complexity) as HFCs and other exhaust components, but they do work.

+1

TongMan · 05-10-2011, 12:56 AM

The stock airboxes are very well made with optimum functionality. Drop in some higher flow filters and you'll be all set. Unless you want the bling of a CAI.

JTTZR · 05-10-2011, 01:27 AM

I've got the K&N drop ins and have just ordered the post MAF tubes (backorder).

Still I'd argue the Gen 3 intake delivers the highest gains given the dyno figures on the forum. If you take price into account I'd agree keeping the stock box is more HP/$. From what I understand the gains sort of ebb down progressively anyway once you get other things done on the car - e.g. HFC, CIA & intake.

ZForce · 05-10-2011, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

The gains on aftermarket intakes are pretty well documented in this very forum. They're not worth as much bang per buck (or per install complexity) as HFCs and other exhaust components, but they do work.

Joka4411 · 05-10-2011, 08:04 AM

No matter what the dyno says about your HP, The car is so much quicker in real life driving, with factory intake.

flashburn · 05-10-2011, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joka4411

No matter what the dyno says about your HP, The car is so much quicker in real life driving, with factory intake.

Right.

GZ3 · 05-10-2011, 08:35 AM

AFE dry flow is better than K&N IMHO! no messy oils, just tap clean, or wash warm, let dry and pop in...hp/tq gains between the 2 are identical

AFE DRY FTW

Joka4411 · 05-10-2011, 08:43 AM

After spending all that money, and pulling off bumper, to install a nice intake that actually works well , with no CEL, you really forget how fast your car use to be. Try this trick
and put back on your factory intake. You will sell that aftermarket intake right away.

wstar · 05-10-2011, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joka4411

After spending all that money, and pulling off bumper, to install a nice intake that actually works well , with no CEL, you really forget how fast your car use to be. Try this trick
and put back on your factory intake. You will sell that aftermarket intake right away.

Did you try this experiment yourself? Did you take before and after dyno measurements? The dyno and the real world do in fact align, and the dyno is a lot more trustworthy than gut feelings. There's more to a dyno than peak numbers, but any change in real-world driving would be reflected in the curves of the relative graphs.

Your statements seem counter-factual to a large body of existing evidence, which means you need to put up some pretty strong counter-evidence...

GZ3 · 05-10-2011, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joka4411

After spending all that money, and pulling off bumper, to install a nice intake that actually works well , with no CEL, you really forget how fast your car use to be. Try this trick
and put back on your factory intake. You will sell that aftermarket intake right away.

all cars are different but if you dont notice a gain from a reputable and documented intake, then either your installation is wrong or your AF ratio got out of wack. The stock ECU is optimized for the factory parts, usually the introduction of an aftermarket part that changes AF will cause the car to run differently until the ECU somewhat adjust. If it doesnt then a tune is in order. But either way at the end of it all a good intake will have gains over stock

05-09-2011, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Joka4411 Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baltimore Md Posts: 131 Drives: 40th anniver 370Z Rep Power: 15	K&N drop ins are the best How many people agree that the stock intake is the best? Well I have had two different types installed in my Z and the best one is the stock! With K&N drop ins. After market intakes on the 370z will make your car look pretty under the hood. But your car will be louder and slower. And not as quick as it was with stock intake, Just a real nice exhaust is fine. And save your money on the intake ripoff. __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary Z Owner

05-09-2011, 09:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	The gains on aftermarket intakes are pretty well documented in this very forum. They're not worth as much bang per buck (or per install complexity) as HFCs and other exhaust components, but they do work. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

05-09-2011, 11:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thomasd Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Youngstown, oh Posts: 30 Drives: 09 370z Blue 7AT Rep Power: 14	Have you tried Stillen's third gens? __________________ Stillen CBE and Gen 3. 13.53@103

05-09-2011, 11:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
One_Quick_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seneca Il Posts: 1,374 Drives: 10 Civic EX Sedan Rep Power: 218	Gen 3's are a good buy if you want to go that route, otherwise Drop ins with Post MAF tubes are ideal for anyone looking to save a few hundo. DAN __________________ -My BRZ with exhaust will decimate all if we overnight parts from Japan- 10 Civic EX Sedan- Current Daily

05-10-2011, 01:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
JTTZR Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 136 Drives: Renault Megane RS265 Rep Power: 14	I've got the K&N drop ins and have just ordered the post MAF tubes (backorder). Still I'd argue the Gen 3 intake delivers the highest gains given the dyno figures on the forum. If you take price into account I'd agree keeping the stock box is more HP/$. From what I understand the gains sort of ebb down progressively anyway once you get other things done on the car - e.g. HFC, CIA & intake. __________________ 2014 Renault Megane R.S. Cup 265 Pipercross Panel Filter // Fastchip Stage 1 ECU remap Last edited by JTTZR; 05-10-2011 at 01:35 AM.

05-10-2011, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
TongMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,297 Drives: 2013 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 715	The stock airboxes are very well made with optimum functionality. Drop in some higher flow filters and you'll be all set. Unless you want the bling of a CAI.

05-10-2011, 08:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
Joka4411 Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baltimore Md Posts: 131 Drives: 40th anniver 370Z Rep Power: 15	No matter what the dyno says about your HP, The car is so much quicker in real life driving, with factory intake. __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary Z Owner

05-10-2011, 08:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
GZ3 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 3,296 Drives: Z Rep Power: 21	AFE dry flow is better than K&N IMHO! no messy oils, just tap clean, or wash warm, let dry and pop in...hp/tq gains between the 2 are identical AFE DRY FTW __________________ 09 GT-R 12' 370Z 7AT HANDED DOWN 12'+13' 5.0 SOLD

05-10-2011, 08:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
Joka4411 Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baltimore Md Posts: 131 Drives: 40th anniver 370Z Rep Power: 15	After spending all that money, and pulling off bumper, to install a nice intake that actually works well , with no CEL, you really forget how fast your car use to be. Try this trick and put back on your factory intake. You will sell that aftermarket intake right away. __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary Z Owner Last edited by Joka4411; 05-10-2011 at 08:46 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
HKS drop ins	Rays	Intake/Exhaust	26	08-25-2010 09:28 AM
get a drop box!	saqib55	The Lounge (Off Topic)	4	07-03-2010 08:15 PM
anybody use k&n drop-ins for they're z?	O'DoyleRules	Intake/Exhaust	3	12-14-2009 09:41 AM
K&N Drop-ins?	blinkme323	Intake/Exhaust	28	11-15-2009 07:34 PM
K&N drop in vs HKS drop in	ddvette9	Intake/Exhaust	2	11-01-2009 12:30 PM