Injen Intakes Installed! + a few other things I never took pics of
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BTW to the OP let us know if u catch any SES or CEL lights with your new injen + greddy setup!!!
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oooh ok im an amatuer ive never done more than intake as a performance mod on a car before (well springs too) so i dunno...i hear different opinions on the subject.... i hear stories of how an intake and exhaust that combine for 20 whp without ecu tuning can usually optimize for 30whp or so wit proper ECu tuning...its all about how much the air/fuel ratio adapts right? i hope our cars learn well...i know a lotta computer systems in it all "talk to each other" so we'll see haha...
BTW to the OP let us know if u catch any SES or CEL lights with your new injen + greddy setup!!!
BTW to the OP let us know if u catch any SES or CEL lights with your new injen + greddy setup!!!
You are correct about getting more power out of the intake and exhaust with the ECU tune, the car does not need it, but it will give you more power.
The reason why most people don't get the ECU tuned on the G's is becuase you need to remove the ECU from the car, and ship it to a shop that can do ECU tuning like Technosquare. Its not cheap and you lose the car for 3 days because you have no ECU. Its better to have all of the N/A mods done before you spend the money to get it tuned.
Also he should not have any SES or CEL lights, because those usually come on when you replace the cats with test pipes or HFC's.
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No problem glad I could help, I have a turbo G35 so I know a little bit about this car too.
You are correct about getting more power out of the intake and exhaust with the ECU tune, the car does not need it, but it will give you more power.
The reason why most people don't get the ECU tuned on the G's is becuase you need to remove the ECU from the car, and ship it to a shop that can do ECU tuning like Technosquare. Its not cheap and you lose the car for 3 days because you have no ECU. Its better to have all of the N/A mods done before you spend the money to get it tuned.
Also he should not have any SES or CEL lights, because those usually come on when you replace the cats with test pipes or HFC's.
Tom
You are correct about getting more power out of the intake and exhaust with the ECU tune, the car does not need it, but it will give you more power.
The reason why most people don't get the ECU tuned on the G's is becuase you need to remove the ECU from the car, and ship it to a shop that can do ECU tuning like Technosquare. Its not cheap and you lose the car for 3 days because you have no ECU. Its better to have all of the N/A mods done before you spend the money to get it tuned.
Also he should not have any SES or CEL lights, because those usually come on when you replace the cats with test pipes or HFC's.
Tom
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Thanks Tom! Yeah I guess I am safe just installin my Injen, resetting ECU...Then resetting ECU again after installing an exhaust...and then down the road maybe Ill send my ECU in for a retune to maximize the intake & exhaust...but the crummy thing is if later i revert back to stock airbox and/or stock exhaust i will want to "detune" the ECU back to stock by the same guys that tuned it right?
If putting the stock parts back in caused you to have a problem, the company that tunes the ECU usually gives a discounted price if you get another tune from them. So even if that was the case, it wouldnt cost as much as the first re-flash.
Ok, sorry for not replying guys, I was at Cars & Cofee this morning.
I love the intakes, felt them immediately as I pulled out of the shop
They don't really state that it's version 2, I was speaking to the sales guy(forgot his name) and he told me that this is their second version that they are using. The LEDs are different from the first one. He also said that the color matching is much better. I just got it from their website.
They actually have an extension tube that goes all the way up to the same basically the same level where the stock resevoir was.
Yes, you take out the chrome piece. I used the DIY that a member posted. Just search "Grubbs Spoiler" and it will come up.
Yea, I just reset the ecu when I got home from the shop. Byron, from Injen actually suggested that this morning as well, but I had already done it. The parts feel really good together, it got a bit louder inside the car now as well. It pulls much better now, especially in the mid-range.
It's too freakin hot right now down here to do a dyno. The conditions just suck. They were dynoing Gamedog's production intakes and it was 114 in the dyno room.
I did forget to run a baseline though.
I love the intakes, felt them immediately as I pulled out of the shop
They don't really state that it's version 2, I was speaking to the sales guy(forgot his name) and he told me that this is their second version that they are using. The LEDs are different from the first one. He also said that the color matching is much better. I just got it from their website.
I'm having problems with the spoilers, Am I seeing right?, Do you still have the chrome and you put the other in top of it?, If that's what I'm seeing, Can you take day pictures?, I'm looking for exactly the same but all the information I've been seen doesn't specify if that's possible.
It's too freakin hot right now down here to do a dyno. The conditions just suck. They were dynoing Gamedog's production intakes and it was 114 in the dyno room.
I did forget to run a baseline though.
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Amazed at how many people pass on a dyno run...I personally NEED TO KNOW the exact gains that the cash I just spent returned on investment....Saying it sounds great wouldn't be enough (for me)...But congrats anyways, best of luck...
