Saad Ashraf

Finally got around doing something to the G and bought myself a set of Status Elite intakes, courtesy of TastefullyDoneG. Was mostly wanting to do something because I missed working on my car, as school keeps me busy. Was originally going to go with a different short ram but when I saw these I had to purchase them. The build quality is some of the best I've seen for intakes and the sound they make, good lord. MPGs have taken a hit but thats because I've been having so much fun with them. Heres a picture of them installed if anyone doesn't know what intake I'm talking about.

PM-Performance

What are the ribs in the tubes? I would love to wish they are built in venturi plates but that is probably unrelistic.

Any other pictures or insight on any performance gains?

G37Sam

I think they're to reduce the diameter of the pipes at the MAF location to stock size to avoid throwing it all over the place

Rochester

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Do you mean those thick welds connecting the smaller diameter MAF section so the measured air volume is stock? Hmm... no heat shields, and hideous unpolished tubing. I don't get it.

As long as you don't open the hood and show it to anyone, and as long as you're OK with dumping the OEM cold-air design for a warm-air short-ram, then it's a fair trade-off for some nice engine bay noise. But I wouldn't do this, even if you gave it to me for free.

PM-Performance

well. . . I didnt want to be the one to say all that, but now that you mention it. lol
The welds threw me off though. I couldnt tell what it was for. So just a downsize at the MAF section then?

MalbecG37S

Yes - many people may not be aware of this. The OEM boxes are fairly efficient and do a decent job of grabbing cold (non-engine-bay) air. I would assume most of these Short-ram intakes could actually degrade performance, but give a placebo effect due to the sound.

Saad Ashraf

I mostly bought them for the sound. StatusElite ran some dynos on it and it had a significant affect on the numbers.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/support...-orders-2.html

the dynos on this intake are on that link. Heres a link of them on the dyno and how they sound.


Maybe when summer gets here, itll zap the power but for someone on a limited budget and resources, they are amazing. Maybe once I graduate med school, I can invest in a cold air setup but for now, these will do. Plus they sound like no other intake I've ever heard.

Rochester

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Yep, that does sound nice. I suspect the K&N Typhoon and the Fujita sound very similar. In actuality, the unpolished Typhoon looks very similar to this intake of yours.

Always nice the hear a intake growl on the VQ when actually under load, rather than simply revving the car in idle. Much more realistic that way.

IPL 370GT

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Glad to see something other than another G3 thread They sound aggressive and are limited from what I understand.

Saad Ashraf

I did a bit of research before I bought them, only 22 were ever made for the G37 (I have 8/22). Its definitely nice to hear them at or above 4k rpm. They're quiet when they need to be but ridiculously loud when going WOT.

blnewt

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Nice sound clip, sound very similar to my Injen SRI.
I haven't had any mpg decrease w/ mine, and the sound is worth the price of admission, very happy w/ them.

Glad your happy w/ them, and nice to try something unique. Oh, and congrats on your pursuit of your Medical career