Installed K&N intake yesterday!!!
07-21-09, 11:12 PM
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Great experience with Circuit Motorsports..
I ordered the K&N intake on the 16th, Thursday evening. I received the intake monday, the 20th. $279 shipped.
I installed the intake yesterday. I'm very happy with it. Where the stock secondary intake would have opened, the K&N screams.
No dyno yet, but the seat of my pants and trac light tell me it's faster. I'm running 275/35 Nitto 555 rear tires. I never see the trac light blink, flooring from a dig. Today reached 102 degrees in the San Fernando Valley (according to the cars outside thermometer). WOT in normal mode got the tires to spin.
Thanks again Circuit Motorsports for a great price and speedy shipping. I'll be ordering those coilovers from ya soon. =]
I ordered the K&N intake on the 16th, Thursday evening. I received the intake monday, the 20th. $279 shipped.
I installed the intake yesterday. I'm very happy with it. Where the stock secondary intake would have opened, the K&N screams.
No dyno yet, but the seat of my pants and trac light tell me it's faster. I'm running 275/35 Nitto 555 rear tires. I never see the trac light blink, flooring from a dig. Today reached 102 degrees in the San Fernando Valley (according to the cars outside thermometer). WOT in normal mode got the tires to spin.
Thanks again Circuit Motorsports for a great price and speedy shipping. I'll be ordering those coilovers from ya soon. =]
07-22-09, 02:18 AM
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^ Is your car broken in? With all electronics on, I get the slip light pretty easily in first, even from a roll. With electronics off... well I can spin the entire 1st gear. I have no power mods, and running 20s with the same width tires too. Not that the slip light is any legit indication of power gains 
07-22-09, 12:54 PM
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You know, I think I'm going to hold off. I believe it when people say that it sounds great, but at the same time I don't want to risk power loss as a trade-off. I'd like to see someone emulate real world conditions (i.e. hood closed, no fans, etc.) So we can see how it really does with heat soak, or even take it to the track. The fact that K&N claims a 28hp gain (Even tho everyone knows it's not true) is also a bit of a turn-off for me.
07-22-09, 08:02 PM
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You know, I think I'm going to hold off. I believe it when people say that it sounds great, but at the same time I don't want to risk power loss as a trade-off. I'd like to see someone emulate real world conditions (i.e. hood closed, no fans, etc.) So we can see how it really does with heat soak, or even take it to the track. The fact that K&N claims a 28hp gain (Even tho everyone knows it's not true) is also a bit of a turn-off for me.
If that is their claim, I find that a little hard to believe.
But hey, if true and provable, show me.
C.
07-22-09, 09:42 PM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...z-exhaust.html
07-23-09, 09:00 AM
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yeah, so I dont understand whats all this fuss about, theres a proven dyno and it clearly has more hp and more torque over the Baseline and Joe Z pipe. I have it in my car and love it.
07-23-09, 11:42 AM
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I think most that have the Joe Z intake prefer to keep their low end torque and retain the factory dual stage sound. Just because the dyno numbers are greater doesn't necessarily mean it's much better. Two problems I have with the K&N intake: 1) Open element short ram design = suction of engine bay heat regardless of that shield. 2) You lose the real cold air dual stage factory air intake system which Toyota & Yamaha engineers spent a lot of money on for R&D.
07-23-09, 05:04 PM
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I think most that have the Joe Z intake prefer to keep their low end torque and retain the factory dual stage sound. Just because the dyno numbers are greater doesn't necessarily mean it's much better. Two problems I have with the K&N intake: 1) Open element short ram design = suction of engine bay heat regardless of that shield. 2) You lose the real cold air dual stage factory air intake system which Toyota & Yamaha engineers spent a lot of money on for R&D.