First look!!! Nismo CAI on Nismo Z...
 

Coming soon to a dealer near you! (Sorry for the fuzzy iPhone pic)

what are the gains? does it fit on regular Z's? how much?

I like it but not the foam piece.
How about some info?

The foam piece is something you want. In the event of water being taken in the main filter, air is drawn from these filters instead to prevent hydro-lock. Ask anyone with injen intakes in a damp climate. They will ask for these lol

I know, but I read this also allows hot engine air to be sucked in.
And this is the reason you don't see anyone using the foam piece.

Info:

Made by K&N; Foam piece is to comply with OE specifications required by Nissan; Gains?... no clue; How much?... free for me as the guinea pig ;-)

That's all I know.

Understandable, but which is more important? a few degrees higher IAT or your engine having a slurpiee?? :ugh2:

Well then go get your butt on a dyno! MEOW! :gtfo2:

:roflpuke2:

Alrighty meow!

isn't this just an AEM or something with the Nismo logo on it? I thought I read that somewhere?

Looks good

dammit, I feel drawn toward these cause they'll go nicely with my car. Must resist and hold out for upcoming options...

Yes and no. AEM was part of the development but they still needed to make sure it complied with strict OE specifications. Apparently this has been in the works for a while Nissan just hasn't jumped the gun on it until now.

ohhhhhhhhh finally, subscribed!

so, itll be an overpriced cross between an AEM & K&N ? please report the gains as soon as you get them. :)

:icon18: Probably true though.

thats how it always is, but it'd be nice to have an option that a dealership cant hassle you about lol

I'd jump on these if I wasn't spray'n but where the location is for the foam is where my foggers go. If I put it ahead of it its too close to the throttle body. If i put it after it, then the foam would disperse the fuel and nitrous a bit... :(

I hope it's not like injen design.

Looks promising! Subscribing for further details and pics! :)

Never had any water issues on my Injen equipped Nismo and have been in some heavy downpours.

maybe not you, but you've had to have seen the issues all over this board with people who have had issues with theirs.

uh oh i think im down for some pcoat white ones ahha

Even if it is, those little foam disks pictured are specifically there to ensure you can't hydrolock your motor in the event you submerge your primary filters. In fact, I'm surprised Injen didn't have these as an option on theirs.

Oh and OP, PLEASE dyno your car with these, ideally a before and after would be great, but I'll take whatever I can get. :tup:

I have asked my conact at K&N for more details regarding the intakes... awaiting his response. Also he did mention that they have submitted these for CARB certification.

You know, I'm sure if you had the interlock filters, and were good with piping, you could prolly buy a set of injens, and mod them with these yourself... I doubt it would be that crazy of an install either.

Metal tubing I presume? That's unfortunate.

I may get these....

I may get these also, I'm wanting to use a wrench.

Interesting subscribed for dyno results

Slightly more up close pic.

Hmm.. May have to do that as I don't drive the car at all when it rains and if it does, I head straight home.


I had an RSX Type S with the injen cai's and just say I almost hydrolocked my motor. 6 oil changes later and all the water was out the motor..

The other option is to make some kind of baffle/surround that you could C-clamp over the Injens filter that would block the bottom side of it from water... But then really, these are things Injen should have R&D'd in product development... I'm kinda surprised their product has had so many problems with Z's.

At Injen's defense, their products are "intended for off-road use only." ;-)

LoL It rains off road too... :p

True, but I doubt flooding is much of an issue on a race track where these products are intended for. =)

Well isn't a race track just a 'road course' So if it's intended for 'off road' use, then it's not intended for a track. :p

srsly though, I don't see why it would work on a track, and not on the street, when both have to have the same anti flood measures built in right??

It's simple really if you think about it... On a track you would stop a race during inclement weather.

That's not true at all. Only NASCAR and Indy wimps out when it rains, everyone else runs in anything less than a monsoon.

sub'd for more info. I very excite!

Here's K&N's response to my inquiries guys:

"The OE department guys should have asked that you not post anything to a forum, or even show people that you have this intake until it is released to the public. What you have is a prototype, and is not approved yet. Nissan, or whatever division thereof, is being sold the kit to do as they please with it. They could never release this project for all we know. It is not supposed to be public knowledge what company makes what parts for the performance divisions of manufactures. The OE department and AEM are two divisions of a larger organization, so their intake kits are usually very different from each other. Please keep the information, which you have obtained by loaning us your vehicle, to yourself. Please, do not post any more."

Too bad I did not sign a non-disclosure contract of any kind. =P