it's not CARB legal if that even matters for anyone!!! most of the stuff if all are PENDING CERTIFIED for Stillen!!! once they are get approved, they will get the drop on a lot of other after market parts!!!

 

Uh yeah it is. Only in California is it not legal. Everywhere else it's fine.

 

I'd never expect Mike Kojima to lie to anyone about power increases. He's got quite the reputation in the automotive world, especially when it comes to Nissans.

Mike Kojima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

CARB = California Air Resources Board.

Welcome to the California Air Resources Board
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He's just saying that it is not CARB exempt in California, which is a problem in case you get pulled over and get a nice fat ticket for having what amounts to basically an illegal aftermarket modification. This in turn opens up a whole new can of worms such as state ref inspection, etc.

 

Haha my bad, i guess we were both saying the same thing. Sucks to live in CA if you want the gen3 I guess

 

So what do you guys think i was thinking about getting a short air intake .. "" takeda"">> ???

 

R2c..................

 

I love my Black Chrome R2C. look awesome and sound great!

 

Here's my 2 cents:

As someone posted above you might get 5-7 whp less with a short ram as opposed to a CAI and it will save you money. However, you have to realize that NA gains on the G37 are hard to come by and you will not be able to make up that 5-7 whp anywhere else. In my opinion the short ram isnt worth doing bc of this.

You do not have to worry about hydrolocking your car with the Stillen intake, as it sits basically in front of the radio support and far away from water. The injen is a different story, as its filters are basically in the wheel well, which can conceivably pick up alot of water.

And I wouldn't worry about cutting holes in things, as it won't cause any serious damage and you cannot see it cosmetically.

 

5-7 horsepower will make basically no difference at all. Get the one YOU like, at the price YOU want to pay. If you dont feel comfortable cutting away housing dont get it! IMO i love my r2c's and wouldnt go through the hassle of the stillens for the 5 extra horse power. R2C's are also 2-300 dollars cheaper and i think they look amazing (mine are black chrome)

 

i had the R2c intake now INJEN and the INJEN IS MUCH BETTER . and it doesnt suck up water

 

Heres a picture of my black chrome R2C's and a red BB grounding kit. I have blue dress up bolts im adding tomorrow, and a strut bar which should come next month sometime. Then im gonna add some red rad hoses, a blue oil and rad cap and it will look awesome!

Anyways R2C looks great, and it sounds great. Sometimes at 2k revs i can hear it a bit. It really kicks in around 4-5k. Sounds amazing! i cant hear my (stock) exhaust over it when its around 4-5k, before exhaust was all i could hear. I could for sure recommend it

The reason i dont have injen or stillen (specifically injen) is because of the climate i live in. It gets pretty snowy here, and of course salty and sandy. With the injen being in the wheel well i feel as if i would be replacing those filters pretty often. Also i didnt wanna go through the trouble of cutting away housing and dropping the bumper ect

 

anyone have a direct comparison between the g37 R2c and gen 3 on the same graph?

On the other thread there is a comparison graph between r2c and gen3 but on a maxima

 

Well, there's no Gen 3 for the Max... maybe it was the Fujita.. that would have been me. lol

Here's my R2c/Stillen sheet:

Stillen Gen 3: 294whp/238tq
R2c: 272whp/226tq

 

Stillen FTW