Intake decision - and hello to all!
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Intake decision - and hello to all!
I bought my new IS F last month after trading in my G35 w/ 196,000 miles on it!!! The guys over at Stillen in Orange County were awesome and helped with a ton of tuning and mods. However, I am new to the community here so I guess I will start by saying hello to everyone 
So of course the first mod I want to do on my new F, performance wise for that matter, is an 1. intake 2. exhaust 3. headers. So I am coming to the experts, "the forum"! I've been doing my research and have looked at Joe Z, K&N, Injen and so forth. So here's the dilemma in this thread by FIGS...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fe-takeda.html
...the conclusion was that the stock intake proved to be the best over Injen and Takeda back in 2010/2011. I would not feel right sacrificing looks/sound over gains by switching intakes. So the major questions are:
1. Have there been any different conclusions on which intake provides the best gains?
2. Which intakes should we definitely stay away from?
I know "the best" will always be an "IMO" answer, but what would the top 2 intakes be? Im not worried about looks in the engine bay, however a deeper sound across the power band would be nice without a power sacrifice. All comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
And once again, nice to meet you all!
Gil
SoCal
So of course the first mod I want to do on my new F, performance wise for that matter, is an 1. intake 2. exhaust 3. headers. So I am coming to the experts, "the forum"! I've been doing my research and have looked at Joe Z, K&N, Injen and so forth. So here's the dilemma in this thread by FIGS...https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fe-takeda.html
...the conclusion was that the stock intake proved to be the best over Injen and Takeda back in 2010/2011. I would not feel right sacrificing looks/sound over gains by switching intakes. So the major questions are:
1. Have there been any different conclusions on which intake provides the best gains?
2. Which intakes should we definitely stay away from?
I know "the best" will always be an "IMO" answer, but what would the top 2 intakes be? Im not worried about looks in the engine bay, however a deeper sound across the power band would be nice without a power sacrifice. All comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
And once again, nice to meet you all!
Gil
SoCal
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I guess you never read the "Complete ISF Intake Comparison Review" thread 
lol j/k
Welcome to the forum. Yeah this car is a bit weird on intakes and it keeps on showing on dynos that aftermarket intakes seem to lose alil bit of power and make the afr mixtures messy. The JoeZ intake replaces the oem ribbed intake elbow for a smoother look. IMO a drop in filter and a ICode or JoeZ intake is the way to go.
Exhaust are good power gainers
Headers are great power adders! Ps they're having GBs on both headers for our cars in the Vendor Market place section
lol j/kWelcome to the forum. Yeah this car is a bit weird on intakes and it keeps on showing on dynos that aftermarket intakes seem to lose alil bit of power and make the afr mixtures messy. The JoeZ intake replaces the oem ribbed intake elbow for a smoother look. IMO a drop in filter and a ICode or JoeZ intake is the way to go.
Exhaust are good power gainers
Headers are great power adders! Ps they're having GBs on both headers for our cars in the Vendor Market place section
Regarding performance and Reliability, the Joe-Z intake tube (frees up air flow)
Regarding sound, Injen or Takeda
IMO, Takeda, no nasty heatsoak and you get to keep the dual stage stock airbox unlike the injen ^_^
..downshifts sound pretty too
Regarding sound, Injen or Takeda
IMO, Takeda, no nasty heatsoak and you get to keep the dual stage stock airbox unlike the injen ^_^
..downshifts sound pretty too
I guess you never read the "Complete ISF Intake Comparison Review" thread lol j/k
Welcome to the forum. Yeah this car is a bit weird on intakes and it keeps on showing on dynos that aftermarket intakes seem to lose alil bit of power and make the afr mixtures messy. The JoeZ intake replaces the oem ribbed intake elbow for a smoother look. IMO a drop in filter and a ICode or JoeZ intake is the way to go.
Exhaust are good power gainers
Headers are great power adders! Ps they're having GBs on both headers for our cars in the Vendor Market place section
lol j/kWelcome to the forum. Yeah this car is a bit weird on intakes and it keeps on showing on dynos that aftermarket intakes seem to lose alil bit of power and make the afr mixtures messy. The JoeZ intake replaces the oem ribbed intake elbow for a smoother look. IMO a drop in filter and a ICode or JoeZ intake is the way to go.
Exhaust are good power gainers
Headers are great power adders! Ps they're having GBs on both headers for our cars in the Vendor Market place section
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I guess you never read the "Complete ISF Intake Comparison Review" thread lol j/k
Welcome to the forum. Yeah this car is a bit weird on intakes and it keeps on showing on dynos that aftermarket intakes seem to lose alil bit of power and make the afr mixtures messy. The JoeZ intake replaces the oem ribbed intake elbow for a smoother look. IMO a drop in filter and a ICode or JoeZ intake is the way to go.
Exhaust are good power gainers
Headers are great power adders! Ps they're having GBs on both headers for our cars in the Vendor Market place section
lol j/kWelcome to the forum. Yeah this car is a bit weird on intakes and it keeps on showing on dynos that aftermarket intakes seem to lose alil bit of power and make the afr mixtures messy. The JoeZ intake replaces the oem ribbed intake elbow for a smoother look. IMO a drop in filter and a ICode or JoeZ intake is the way to go.
Exhaust are good power gainers
Headers are great power adders! Ps they're having GBs on both headers for our cars in the Vendor Market place section
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Welcome buddy, take a look at my thread and you can get an idea of what i went with. I went with a injen intake, sikky headers and still on stock exhaust with cat and mufflers delete. Going with a custom exhaust or the iss track once i hear it. Car runs amazing after these mods. Hope it helps and have fun with the f!!
Newb intake question: If heat soak is a potential risk with the Joe Z intake due to it being made of metal, why isn't there one made of the same design as the Joe Z but in the same material as the stock intake? i.e. plastic.
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^^ICODE makes one but the price is more than double the Joe Z... now if somebody could make it for half the cost we'd probably see a bunch of customers for it