Air Intake Part

[macdog]

Hey guys,

what's the best air intake part to get?

I've been looking at Apexi Power intake...

What are your thoughts?

Oh and roughly how much more power does it give the car? And does it use less petrol?

Cheers

Edited August 9, 2009 by macdog

[mxfly]

Do you want to use the stock box with aftermarket panel filter, or pod filter?

With a panel filter, any aftermarket one will flow better than a factory one. K&N or Trust are ones I would use. You can get them off an R34 Skyline, or S15's. They are all the same.

Pod filter, well I like the Blitz Sonic Power intake kit as it has this cool alloy enclosure over the pod filter so should remain legal (I guess...)

[iamhe77]

Do you want to use the stock box with aftermarket panel filter, or pod filter?

With a panel filter, any aftermarket one will flow better than a factory one. K&N or Trust are ones I would use. You can get them off an R34 Skyline, or S15's. They are all the same.

Pod filter, well I like the Blitz Sonic Power intake kit as it has this cool alloy enclosure over the pod filter so should remain legal (I guess...)

Depends where you are located.

In Melb (OP locale), you can have a pod, but nothing else to the intake (piping, FMIC etc).

The pod MUST in a sealed airbox of it is instant defect... which IS enforced.

If you are wanting a pod, look at either;

3A Racing ~$30 (check out the Autosalon comparo for filtration/flow)

Blitz SUS Power ~$280 (Stainless Steel mesh pod which never needs replacing - can be cleaned - doesn't have the greatest filtration and is commonly found on extreme HP setups in Japan - 1000hp+)

Blitz Sonic Power ~$320 (this is a Blitz LM pod with the alloy enclosure to speed up the velocity of the air and make a certain noise)

[dalton]

does the K&N v35 air filter fit the m35

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/V35-Skyline-VQ35-Upr...=item2304cabef9

[JayM35]

dalton, just ring your local repco/nissan and ask if stagea and v35 are same?

Stay panel filter, pods just lose power in NAs, and also turbos if not boxed/fed cold air properly.

[Jetwreck]

does the K&N v35 air filter fit the m35

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/V35-Skyline-VQ35-Upr...=item2304cabef9

Yes it does.....same airbox.

[dalton]

Yes it does.....same airbox.

how about this mate any good

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-350Z-3-5-V6-P...=item53e205c99d

[andy65b]

how about this mate any good

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-350Z-3-5-V6-P...=item53e205c99d

The pod may fit but the shield would not fit in as the 350z is quite different.

[iamhe77]

The pod may fit but the shield would not fit in as the 350z is quite different.

Looks pretty close actually.

That said, it would be an expensive gamble, but I am sure if needed the shield could be "persuaded" to fit.

Dalton, you got anywhere you can try one on to see if it will fit like a retailer/performance shop etc?

[dalton]

not really , but it does look like it would be a easy mod to make it fit , just looking be for a do a full 100k sev

[wht510]

You guys have seen the M35 3.5L NA engine bays? They have the extra section removed from the air filter box. I wonder if we can buy that part???

[PetroDola]

whats the performance difference be between the K&N flat panel compared to the pod filter.. i was lucky to get the flat panel one (oil based on with the pink oil) with my m35.

would there be much difference of power other than the throaty noise of the pod. and does anyone know if theyre legal in qld?

[iamhe77]

You guys have seen the M35 3.5L NA engine bays? They have the extra section removed from the air filter box. I wonder if we can buy that part???

The Powerduct? You can get it anywhere... try Nissan if you want to part with ~$180... or offer one of the V35 guys money for theirs

Or you could make your own with single sided adhesive rubber

yes, they plug straight into our airbox (I have one - freebee from a friend)

Edited September 20, 2010 by iamhe77