Warrenty issues with aftermarket intake

UNKNOWN_370 · 01-07-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kyung88

Hey guys,

I was thinking about putting a Stillen Gen 3 Ultra long tube dual intake kit in my 2010 nismo.

The question is would this void my 36,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty??

And is there any other cold air intake that’s better? Just wanted your opinions.

Power wise, the stillen is the marginal best of all the intakes. I just bought a G37 in november and just had an intake installed a couple weeks ago. I chose INJEN for a few reasons.
A) @ $430, it was $120 cheaper than stillen.
B) stillen promises 18 crank hp, injen will add about 11rwhp. (Rwhp is my main concern, not crank)
C) no pulling off the bumper or drilling to install or other tedious problems like the intakes not sealing properly due to improper cutting and stuff. The INJEN sounds more muscular and is a better all round value though you may lose 2 or 3 HP at the crank. I bet @ the wheels its probably only a 1 hp loss from stillen.

Hope this helped?

P.S. have the dealer install it. Then if its done improperly. It falls on them. You have a 30day workmanship warranty. On top of that they will be forced to swallow any issues with install.

P.P.S. Why did AEM abandon the Z/G? I loved there products in my. 98 240sx and 06 G35 sport. I see nothing from them since 06.

vipor · 01-08-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

P.P.S. Why did AEM abandon the Z/G? I loved there products in my. 98 240sx and 06 G35 sport. I see nothing from them since 06.

AEM dual cold air intake (long tube)

FricFrac · 01-13-2010, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Power wise, the stillen is the marginal best of all the intakes. I just bought a G37 in november and just had an intake installed a couple weeks ago. I chose INJEN for a few reasons.
A) @ $430, it was $120 cheaper than stillen.
B) stillen promises 18 crank hp, injen will add about 11rwhp. (Rwhp is my main concern, not crank)
C) no pulling off the bumper or drilling to install or other tedious problems like the intakes not sealing properly due to improper cutting and stuff. The INJEN sounds more muscular and is a better all round value though you may lose 2 or 3 HP at the crank. I bet @ the wheels its probably only a 1 hp loss from stillen.

Hope this helped?

P.S. have the dealer install it. Then if its done improperly. It falls on them. You have a 30day workmanship warranty. On top of that they will be forced to swallow any issues with install.

P.P.S. Why did AEM abandon the Z/G? I loved there products in my. 98 240sx and 06 G35 sport. I see nothing from them since 06.

I got the G3 because I wanted a CAI - not one that sucks hot air from inside the engine bay. I'm curious as to what the size of the filter on the INJENs are as well - the don't look to be much bigger than the tubing from the one's I saw.... regardless the do perform quite well I just thought the G3 was the better of the two...

davidyan · 01-13-2010, 02:04 AM

Like some others have pointed out, they would have to prove that the intake caused the problem in which you are trying to make a claim on in order to deny a warranty claim.

Another important point is that if the dealer you are going to tries to make it sound like your intake voids everything and not just the clearly and closely related items to your modification(s), its important to stand strong and correct them. The more people they are able to turn down warranty claims on without appropriately following the policy / warranty laws will just establish a history of warranty denials which they will likely continue to use on others later on. Think about it this way, if they voided your warranty incorrectly, theres a good chance they will try to use the same logic again on someone else with a similar claim until they are pressured to do otherwise.

01-13-2010, 02:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
davidyan Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: CA Posts: 244 Drives: PG 370Z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 17	Like some others have pointed out, they would have to prove that the intake caused the problem in which you are trying to make a claim on in order to deny a warranty claim. Another important point is that if the dealer you are going to tries to make it sound like your intake voids everything and not just the clearly and closely related items to your modification(s), its important to stand strong and correct them. The more people they are able to turn down warranty claims on without appropriately following the policy / warranty laws will just establish a history of warranty denials which they will likely continue to use on others later on. Think about it this way, if they voided your warranty incorrectly, theres a good chance they will try to use the same logic again on someone else with a similar claim until they are pressured to do otherwise.