Finally got around doing something to the G and bought myself a set of Status Elite intakes, courtesy of TastefullyDoneG. Was mostly wanting to do something because I missed working on my car, as school keeps me busy. Was originally going to go with a different short ram but when I saw these I had to purchase them. The build quality is some of the best I've seen for intakes and the sound they make, good lord. MPGs have taken a hit but thats because I've been having so much fun with them. Heres a picture of them installed if anyone doesn't know what intake I'm talking about.

 

What are the ribs in the tubes? I would love to wish they are built in venturi plates but that is probably unrelistic.

Any other pictures or insight on any performance gains?

 

I think they're to reduce the diameter of the pipes at the MAF location to stock size to avoid throwing it all over the place

 

Do you mean those thick welds connecting the smaller diameter MAF section so the measured air volume is stock? Hmm... no heat shields, and hideous unpolished tubing. I don't get it.

As long as you don't open the hood and show it to anyone, and as long as you're OK with dumping the OEM cold-air design for a warm-air short-ram, then it's a fair trade-off for some nice engine bay noise. But I wouldn't do this, even if you gave it to me for free.

 

well. . . I didnt want to be the one to say all that, but now that you mention it. lol
The welds threw me off though. I couldnt tell what it was for. So just a downsize at the MAF section then?

 

Yes - many people may not be aware of this. The OEM boxes are fairly efficient and do a decent job of grabbing cold (non-engine-bay) air. I would assume most of these Short-ram intakes could actually degrade performance, but give a placebo effect due to the sound.

 

I mostly bought them for the sound. StatusElite ran some dynos on it and it had a significant affect on the numbers.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/support...-orders-2.html

the dynos on this intake are on that link. Heres a link of them on the dyno and how they sound.


Maybe when summer gets here, itll zap the power but for someone on a limited budget and resources, they are amazing. Maybe once I graduate med school, I can invest in a cold air setup but for now, these will do. Plus they sound like no other intake I've ever heard.

 

Yep, that does sound nice. I suspect the K&N Typhoon and the Fujita sound very similar. In actuality, the unpolished Typhoon looks very similar to this intake of yours.

Always nice the hear a intake growl on the VQ when actually under load, rather than simply revving the car in idle. Much more realistic that way.

 

Glad to see something other than another G3 thread They sound aggressive and are limited from what I understand.

 

I did a bit of research before I bought them, only 22 were ever made for the G37 (I have 8/22). Its definitely nice to hear them at or above 4k rpm. They're quiet when they need to be but ridiculously loud when going WOT.

 

Nice sound clip, sound very similar to my Injen SRI.
I haven't had any mpg decrease w/ mine, and the sound is worth the price of admission, very happy w/ them.

Glad your happy w/ them, and nice to try something unique. Oh, and congrats on your pursuit of your Medical career