What are among the best cold air intakes for a Nismo and their advantages?
 

Hey guys,

I'm considering upgrading my Nismo's OEM intakes, but I'm no expert at which cold air intakes are the best on the market. Can anyone give me some insight as to which are available and their advantages? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

Stillen G3's are pretty much the accepted "standard" on the forum. They're the most commonly done and have proven gains which are very consistent from car to car.

If you're still looking at long tube types, there's Akuma Motorsports' intake, Takeda's intake, and there's also Nissan's NISMO R-Tunes. Those all show similar gains and price (except for the Nismo which I believe is very expensive in comparison, but absolutely zero cutting/trimming).

Some forum members have also had great experience with R2C intakes, which are a short ram type.

Generally speaking, your gains come from a straighter, less turbulent flow pattern, as the accordion segment in the stock intakes (which are already true cold air) damages the air flow, causing turbulence and slowing flow. It's part of the reason why post-MAF tubes and K&N drop ins are a popular alternative to a full intake (as it shows decent gains as well).

thanks! I'll definitely look into the stillen. from what I'm reading it's pretty popular among the forum members.

Injen were a little better quality on the Z33

There are two reviews in MotoIq, one on Stillen gen III and the other AEM. Both are top quality with similar gains. AEM make theirs in a NISMO model much like Injen.

Gen III Stillens won't just bolt on. You have to make some minor modifications to make them fit on a Nismo. It's nothing major and many have done it, but I just thought I would give you a heads up in case you didn't feel like cutting up your Nismo.

I went with K&N Typhoons. I love them.

you have to cut both the regular Z and the nismo for the G3. The takeda/greddy intake requires no cutting. The injen requires you to move the washer fluid tank.

If you are looking for gains don't get short rams (let the argument commence). Stillen is the most proven solution at the moment. Silicone MAF tubes and new filters is probably the best bang for your buck solution.

But aren’t they both located in the same area? What’s the difference anybody know?

Good question, I think the takeda/greddy tubing diameter may be smaller. If there is no diameter difference I'd go with t/g hands down. I'm still trying to figure out which CAI option I want to go with, waffle between the two constantly.

I went with AEMs. I installed them after installed headers and exhaust. Gains were dramatic after 6500 rpm, don't expect too much lower than that due to the efficiency of the stock setup. The ETI module that comes with the AEM's may seem like a gimmick, but they kept my AFR's from going too lean without tuning. ETI will adjust the MAF sensors to read correctly with the larger diameter tubing. Another bonus is having dry filters, no oiling. But the biggest reason I bought them was because I found the dark grey powder coated ones for $372 on Amazon... That's a screaming deal.

Like the other guys have mentioned, Stillen G3's are the standard. If you ever want to put the stock ones back on for resell, you may want to go another route. Luckily, we have a lot of options.

Same here bro. I'm leaning towards the G3 but the T/G set up is nice to. I like the 1 filter set up with the center bolt to keep it secure.

I have the Nissan Nismo cold air intake on my Nismo. I like it as there is no cutting involved and it uses dry filters too. Search in here and you can see the pictures I posted.

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