Mishimoto Silicone Air Intake Hose Kit > or similiar

Any complaints with them?

Any drawbacks, or unforeseen issues?

 

Budget CAI

Only thing, by the time you do silicone tubes and drop in filters like aFe you're pretty close to a used Stillen G3 or Takeda.

I couldn't tell a butt dyno difference between stock, post MAF tubes & aFe filters, and Takeda long tubes. The Takeda sounds the best, by far.

 

I'm trying to avoid a open air element type system as much as possible.
Hoping a slicker air surface will generate a cleaner stream of velocity opposed to the ribbing of the stock pipes, while trying to prevent as much filter dirt by pass as i can within reason or is this a crazy idea.

I'm hoping to keep the car for a few years then give it to my daughter to use, so i'm attempting to balance of more power per say ( me having fun ), but also longevity of the car as much as possible as well.

Being in the Boston area, and also residing in a beach area with our wonderful winter weather, and all the other crap that goes with the area i get concerned about foreign deposit buildup etc etc. Maybe i'm being too cautious, i blame A&P school :-)

 

Then post MAF tubes and drop-in filters are what you want.

Remove your hood liner to maximize intake sound

 

I went with these filters:
R2C PF10544 Black Hex replacement filter - 09+ Nissan 370z

havent run the MAF tubes yet, but I thought about it

 

I have the CZP silicone tubes and HKS filters which I transferred over from my Z. The fit is very tight. Some have reported needing to trim them a bit to get them to fit. I'd say try to avoid that if at all possible.