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Uninstalled my R2C Intakes for 09 G37x Coupe

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Old 06-29-2013, 04:48 PM
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Uninstalled my R2C Intakes for 09 G37x Coupe

Edited* Selling the car for a C6 Vette, so I am selling the R2C Intakes as well.

Thanks.

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Old 06-29-2013, 06:26 PM
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You can't tell people that their super duper after market pipe does not work.
Old 06-29-2013, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by VManderson16
Even though HP claims are high and might show up on a Dyno with all types of bolt ons, the car is actually slower unfortunately.
Ummmmmmmm......ok
Old 06-29-2013, 09:08 PM
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did you clean them at least to see what is the problem ?
Old 06-29-2013, 09:10 PM
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G37s aren't meant to be drag cars... So if you worried about running at the track... You picked a bad car to start with.
Old 06-29-2013, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by VManderson16
Long story short, Intakes, Exhaust, HFC's and any other bolt on's are not worth the money or installation unless you get your car tuned and have your A/F ratios matched correctly.
There is validity in your post, and I'm not surprised.

However, you are painting with a broad brush if YOUR only experience is with the intakes. Generalizations are just that. Seat of the pants experiences are just as subjective.

All this said, smaller diameter intakes and exhausts provide more low and midrange power: The powerband we use 95% of the time.

Example: No one will convince me (or my time cards) that 2.5" exhausts aren't suitable for max output. I'm proving that they work, despite the hype.

Back in my WAYY old M/C drag racing days the guys who ran quickest STOCK record times with a 3-cyl Kaw H2, left the stock intake boxes intact and simply removed the filter. Everyone else was running individual velocity stacks which were supposed to make more power. I was told the increased midrange helped them launch more effectively.

Thanks for your experience on the intake, but hold off on the expertise if you haven't actually tested other components. That's conjecture.

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Old 06-29-2013, 11:24 PM
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If you wanted a fast all wheel drive you should have went to Audi. Second the only real way to tell is to do some kind of test. Drag strip or vbox or something. Seat of the pants could be tricky because your only looking at marginal increase in power unless you do forced induction and the almighty placebo effect.

If a baseline dyno says your horsepower and torque is x then the new numbers on the same dyno and same conditions are y which is more than baseline. You're making more power. 10 hp will not show a big difference on a test either. Generally that is when you may be able to feel it by the seat of your pants.
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