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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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Need a litte advice. I ordered a injen cold air itake. I was told that this was not the one to buy by a guy that works @ the dealer here. He recommended the srt one. Which one is better? Or is there any thing else out there that will work just as good.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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Is this for a Gs400 or Gs300?

I have the Gs4 with SRT intake + ECU right now, It is worth the $$$

U will gain like 25WHP on the Gs4 and like 10WHP on the IS300 or gs300.

I will not go with injen,

First of all they are cold air intakes and they set of codes...
I have had 2 buddies to do this, 1 on is3 and one on 04maxima.. They both had problems with injen, but it sounds great when U hit VVTI around 5,000RPM's
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by lex400pshR
Is this for a Gs400 or Gs300?

I have the Gs4 with SRT intake + ECU right now, It is worth the $$$

U will gain like 25WHP on the Gs4 and like 10WHP on the IS300 or gs300.

I will not go with injen,

First of all they are cold air intakes and they set of codes...
I have had 2 buddies to do this, 1 on is3 and one on 04maxima.. They both had problems with injen, but it sounds great when U hit VVTI around 5,000RPM's
I have a gs 300, the srt has to be mounted in with the fuel harness right? I remember reading some guy forum saying he had a hard time adjusting this to make the car run right. Can you send some advice to put this on and adjust?
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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With the injen intake, There is no Chip.
With the SRT unit, There is a Chip.

So when U install the intake unit, U also have to install the piggy back unit that it comes with.
A skilled mechanic can do this no problem, SRT gives u all the instructions on how to install the whole system from intake to the chip.

Just be careful that U give it to someone who knows what their doing... or U will have problems with the chip.

I remember that if not installed properly it will set off your check engine light.....

Unless U want the injen kit+ SAFCII unit+ tuning which at the end gives a little more HP but cost a lot more $$$$

Go SRT Dude!
Hope this helps.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by lex400pshR
Is this for a Gs400 or Gs300?

I have the Gs4 with SRT intake + ECU right now, It is worth the $$$

U will gain like 25WHP on the Gs4 and like 10WHP on the IS300 or gs300.
25WHP? I've not heard of anyone accomplishing this. It's still a good intake though.
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Old Dec 27, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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I've used the SRT intake and was very satisfied, there was a definite increase in felt power. I alson installed the intake and ECU my self in my garage. It wasnt really that diffucult.
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Old Dec 29, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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My car stock dyno'd 225WHP and 230WTQ
After SRT =255WHP and 265WTQ i gained even more than that!
Even on SRT's dyno sheet U can see how much they gained!
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Originally Posted by lex400pshR
My car stock dyno'd 225WHP and 230WTQ
After SRT =255WHP and 265WTQ i gained even more than that!
Even on SRT's dyno sheet U can see how much they gained!
Must be that cold air in Canada. Or maybe metric.
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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by lex400pshR
My car stock dyno'd 225WHP and 230WTQ
After SRT =255WHP and 265WTQ i gained even more than that!
Even on SRT's dyno sheet U can see how much they gained!
225RWHP is 270HP (20% loss), I thought the 2000 GS400 was stock 300HP

255RWHP is 306HP (20% loss).

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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Vette Boy
225RWHP is 270HP (20% loss), I thought the 2000 GS400 was stock 300HP

255RWHP is 306HP (20% loss).
20% is nothing more than a rule of thumb. The GS400 tranny eats up more than it's fair share of horses.
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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by redgs4
...GS400 tranny eats up more than it's fair share of horses.
what kind of numbers does a stock GS400/430 do on a chassis dyno?
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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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~Typically around 240 or so, depending on the dyno, weather and other variables.
~The 225 HP figure given by lex400pshR is very low.
~I wouldn't expect a 30 HP gain from just the SRT intake (in spite of what the website claims).
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FutureGS400
~Typically around 240 or so, depending on the dyno, weather and other variables.
~The 225 HP figure given by lex400pshR is very low.
~I wouldn't expect a 30 HP gain from just the SRT intake (in spite of what the website claims).
I guess i will be going with the srt, what exhaust system matches well with the system?
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 02:36 PM
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My numbers are too low???
Look, Here is a dyno from SRT themselves....
Attached Thumbnails Cold air intake-combo_vs_stock.gif  
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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My stock dyno numbers are almost like SRT's....
My After SRT dyno numbers are also similar.

225+ 235
Now 255+ 265....
Very similar, Now I have full exhaust i will update the dyno numbers soon....
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