is it worth it for me to get the full cold air intake like injen for like 200.00 or cheap it out and get a K&N drop in, i did it in my Type S it it was cooo
but this is a totally different car so maybe results are different,. thx

 

I've never done a drop in; went straight to the CAI. I'll bet that in terms of horsepower gained per dollar spent, the CAI is much better than a drop in filter. The stock intake is an endless maze of plastic tubing.

 

any suggestions on the best one and price?

 

I just read here the other day about a guy who bought the drop-in. Then lost power after install. He went back to stock. I have never heard of anyone leaving a CAI too go back to stock......

 

There are MANY threads dealing with this. Bottom line: it's hard to go wrong with AEM, Injen, or Fujita. I like my AEM. These aren't terribly difficult to self-install.

 

...check on eBay, i recommend Fujita, its around the 215-225 price range, very nice intake

 

I have done a lot of testing for Sport Z Magazine which is now called Nissan Sport Magazine on intakes exhausts, etc.

On the G35/350z, Long tube CAIs cause a loss in power due to a few things:

1) Lots of turbulence in a long tube CAI.
2) The ground can be very hot, and sometimes HOTTER than where the stock intake pulls the air from which is knee level~.
3) A box intake that pulls the air from around the headlight area and is SHORT is the best type of intake.