Stillen intake rattling problem?
 

I noticed that the intake kind of just floats and isn't tied down. This can't be good for the car. A z shop seems to solved the problem by making their own brackets.

"I need to say that everyone here at Z Car Garage was let down by the fit and finish on these two products. The exhaust rubs and hits in at least two or three places, its painfully annoying. The intake system comes with no brackets of any sort and the front part is left to bounce around to rub on and destroy anything it pleases (see video below.) We have made our own brackets and changes to the intake to prevent any sort of serious damage, we were even forced to wrap the air conditioning lines on the driver’s side to prevent the intake from inevitably rubbing through."

Can anyone with these intakes confirm?

this has been talked about. the result is because they cut the holes too big because with the gen 3 intakes you have to enlarge the hole but they did too much. so installation fail rather than stillen's fault.

+1. The only thing that video proves is the ineptitude of the installers. I have this intake and it doesn't rattle at all.

This was the reply by Zcargarage on youtube.

maybe a rubber seal can solve this so the rattling can stop, like those window seals or something.

That's sorta what I did, actually. Here's the reply to them I just posted on YouTube:

Btw, using something to line the edges is actually mentioned in Stillen's instructions, if I recall correctly. So technically, if you follow Stillen's instructions, everything should still be okay. (Not that a bracket wouldn't be an improvement, mind you.)

Thats funny because mine don't do that. As a side note, though, mine are installed correctly. Hmmmmm

"Destroy anything it pleases"? "Serious Damage"? These guys need to chill out and learn how to install things with a little more common sense.

lol Dude whoever installed your intake is a H-A-C-K. Did your local Nissan dealer do it? Mine are solid.... Stillen did a great job with these. Thank you for the laugh this afternoon.

You guys have to see this Vid! lol

when i installed mine on my G37, at first it was loose, but not that loose...you need to keep playing around with the rubber couplings and the clamps...it will eventually tighten up...to be honest, mine had a lil bit of play after i was done...not much but it was annoying...i took a heavy duty zip tie and held it down behind the bumper...you cant see it and it gives the piece of mind that its COMPLETELY solid...

on a side note, the passenger side is VERY close to a wiring loom and its holder, try to keep it above it or keep the pipe as straight or pretty much high as possible, i noticed when ihad the pipe lower the car did not feel as it should, so i took it back off and redid it and sounded different and felt better...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...a/IMG_0949.jpg
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You guys crack me up.

I think I would be a little more comfortable with a good clearance gap and a properly designed bracket rather than some "weather stripping" to protect my new intake.

Does the G3 intake come with anything to line the hole with? Does it specify how large the hole should be cut?

Well, when you cut the hole, you've got the tube sitting right there in your hand. If the tube doesn't fit in the hole, keep cutting. When it fits, you're done. It's pretty simple really, and works fine as it is.

Agreed. My Stillen Gen 3 intake fit with no issues at all. Contrary to my experiences (still on-going) with their exhaust, I have nothing but great things to say about their intake. It doesn't rattle, i'm not worried about it breaking anything, etc. I DID also follow their instructions about taking one of the segments of silicone tubing and zip-tieing it around the metal a/c lines (i think they're a/c), and everything fits just great.

njlakeshoreg, that's one clean looking engine bay!