I do feel this slightly after getting my car tuned (full bolt ons). Feel like I lost a bit down low but it pulls quite hard the rest of the way which feels great.
That's what I had a tuner tell me when he dyno tuned my old 350z. He said the stock boxes these days are pretty efficient and most aftermarket intakes do a worse job than oem ones unless you get tuned to maximize potential. Guess its a trade off for a little low end for more high end. I remember in my old Z the injen intakes didn't make a difference until you got close to redline.
I might stick with drop ins too. Which ones do you have?
Do this simple test. After your next drive open the hood, you will find there is no hot air where the air boxes are. Nissan did a great job in controlling the under hood heat in this car. It all seems to go out the front wheel well area. I never installed the rubber seals on top of the K&N air boxes as they are simply not needed and let more sound out.
Hell yea! That is exactly what I wanted to hear. I swear I love turbo suction sounds even more than exhaust notes haha.Do this simple test. After your next drive open the hood, you will find there is no hot air where the air boxes are. Nissan did a great job in controlling the under hood heat in this car. It all seems to go out the front wheel well area. I never installed the rubber seals on top of the K&N air boxes as they are simply not needed and let more sound out.
As for the sound..... Its AMAZING!!! Dont buy this intake, you will have horrible MPG and a ton of extra miles on your car because you will just want to hear the intake sounds over and over.
