That's a reasonable question, particularly since there is no added support. Seems to me, the weight of the coupler itself, plus the weight of the filter, would create a lot of wear at the point of contact.

 

Yep exactly my point. If you cut the hole small enough and used some small black edge protector it should be ok if it is snug...ish

 

Good point.

will have to make it a snug fit with some rubber on the edges of the rad support to hold the couplers and prevent them from getting cut over time.

An Idea just popped in my head while typing. If the cut was wide for the intake to wiggle, I could tape some flat rubber strip over the couplers to make it a snug fit and also to protect them from any damage.

 

I'm encouraged by the progress being made here. Nice looking set up. Interesting install thoughts. I wouldn't be confident without splash shields. But, that seems like a minor concern overall.

Before/After dyno would be really great. But, I know that may not be in the cards. I've been interested in the interest in intake systems if not for performance.

Is it more of an engine dress up sort if thing? It certainly looks good. The factory set up works tremendously well otherwise.

 

I'm curious if after the install the couplers and filters are still in that position, or angle. Pointing forward toward the grille. If it does it should work a little more like a ram air setup due to the angle with air being ever so slightly forced in the filter and down the tubing while the car is being driven. Not much but a little more so than the Stillen or Takeda, which are more horizontal with the grille, if the picture of the Z1 is accurate.

But not having any familiarity with how much room is between the radiator and grille i'm clueless if there's even enough room for that to be possible. I would imagine it would be a pretty snug fit. Interested to see if this is the case after the install.....

 

There is so much air pressure built up inside between the rad and grill ram air is not that much if at all any effect. You just don't want them getting too wet and ingesting water. It appears as if you can rotate the filters via the large bent one.

 

Would be worried about long-term wear and tear on the silicone against the intake ducts.

 

I have a 08 sport g37 coupe. Just installed the motordyne art pipes, exhaust and z1 intake.

We made custom brackets for the z1 intake and I ordered these air filter socks/covers from 4wheelparts.com that protect that filters from getting wet.

I'll post pictures soon

 

Z1 intake

 

Here you go enjoy

Testing AAM Midpipes with Short Tails and Z1 Intakes. - Nissan 370Z Forum

 

Interesting. I keep hearing that the oem intakes are ideal in nearly every way. No moisture concerns. Great pressure. Smooth curves. Nearly all of the hp available. Torque strong.

I suppose I'll ask again. Is there any reason to do intake long (ca) or short other than for purely cosmetic reasons? I'm all for 7-10whp if it's there to be found. But, that seems a stretch. Moreover, $50/1.25hp seems steep without going straight for the cats and freeing up the obvious bottleneck.

Love the look. Really. But, are any of these AT ALL worth the cost?

 

That is a great idea regarding the brackets. Where did you get them?

Nice and clean looking install.

 

Thanks man. Been there several times. my name there is Angelsoulll

 

Check out the forums, A lot of members proved some gains in this mod. Gains aren't the same from car to another. Some cars come "healthy" right out of the box that adding some performance parts will only impact a little on power gains. And some would only need few mods to be unleashed.

 

Fair enough. The previous post reporting no gain could be chalked up to a number of factors. A good tune is certainly necessary.

But, I guess I'll sit on the sidelines until I can afford to throw caution and money to the wind. I'd be properly irritated if I spent $400-800 on a performance mod that had little or no affect. Then again, they look extremely good and I suppose they add a little growl.