R2C intake in the works!
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Joined: May 2006
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From: Bremerton, WA
It's just too bad for them being a new company/division of a bigger company, not having enough people working on the projects now... and with SEMA coming up too.
I just ordered mine from cattman...including shipping, he is the cheapest I came across. z1 motorsports or whatever it is called sells them also, and you can search around on my350z and there are a few vendors on there selling them too.
do a better search next time noob
do a better search next time noob
Ok... got an email from Jason:
xxxx,
They are on schedule for SEMA so I think we should have everything by next week! Not sure if we will have time to put one together for you before SEMA but I will check, definitely first thing after. We'll keep you updated.
Thanks
Jason
They are on schedule for SEMA so I think we should have everything by next week! Not sure if we will have time to put one together for you before SEMA but I will check, definitely first thing after. We'll keep you updated.
Thanks
Jason
only because your a fellow giants fan nismos14...
link: http://forums.maxima.org/group-deals...take-sale.html
he has different types.. one that fits the popcharger with the venturi blah blah.. and one that is a generic, if you will 3" outlet..and there might have been another..
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link: http://forums.maxima.org/group-deals...take-sale.html
NEW! R2C replacement filters fit all JWT POP intakes and are a significant improvement over the original oiled cotton filter. The advanced R2C filter media provides better airflow and MUCH better engine protection than oiled cotton filters, and they’re easily cleaned without damage (never clean an oiled cotton filter). Read about the advantages at the R2C site HERE. Introductory price $64.99
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They are going to try to get me a production model in my car next week, but if not, right after SEMA, then they should be for sale.
Brian, who have you been talking to there? Ed?
Glad to hear about the progress, I'm looking forward to seeing the final product.
When a company isn't familiar with the Maxima market (and sometimes when it is!), it seems like a big risk to develop and tool-up a new part for the Maxima because its impossible to predict how well they'll sell. They're holding their breaths a bit at R2C to see how this A34 project turns out, so you've got to give them credit for taking a chance with this.
When most companies would pass in favor of picking lower-hanging fruit, R2C seems to be taking this up largely on the strength of the forum-based push to make it happen, so good on R2C and good on Oolatec and the Maxima collective.
Brian
When a company isn't familiar with the Maxima market (and sometimes when it is!), it seems like a big risk to develop and tool-up a new part for the Maxima because its impossible to predict how well they'll sell. They're holding their breaths a bit at R2C to see how this A34 project turns out, so you've got to give them credit for taking a chance with this.
When most companies would pass in favor of picking lower-hanging fruit, R2C seems to be taking this up largely on the strength of the forum-based push to make it happen, so good on R2C and good on Oolatec and the Maxima collective.
Brian
Glad to hear about the progress, I'm looking forward to seeing the final product.
When a company isn't familiar with the Maxima market (and sometimes when it is!), it seems like a big risk to develop and tool-up a new part for the Maxima because its impossible to predict how well they'll sell. They're holding their breaths a bit at R2C to see how this A34 project turns out, so you've got to give them credit for taking a chance with this.
When most companies would pass in favor of picking lower-hanging fruit, R2C seems to be taking this up largely on the strength of the forum-based push to make it happen, so good on R2C and good on Oolatec and the Maxima collective.
Brian
When a company isn't familiar with the Maxima market (and sometimes when it is!), it seems like a big risk to develop and tool-up a new part for the Maxima because its impossible to predict how well they'll sell. They're holding their breaths a bit at R2C to see how this A34 project turns out, so you've got to give them credit for taking a chance with this.
When most companies would pass in favor of picking lower-hanging fruit, R2C seems to be taking this up largely on the strength of the forum-based push to make it happen, so good on R2C and good on Oolatec and the Maxima collective.
Brian
Real glad you have chosen to carry their product!
I hope their claims will stay true, and that dyno wasn't a fluke of sorts. I have my filter on order with brian, but in my research and readings about the r2c they are not highly regarded in the 350z community and that worried me a bit. Oh well, it is ordered and I hope for the best
How will this compare to the K&N short ram. Basically the same thing I guess? I've always like the idea of the short ram setups over the CAI's. Black chrome would look very very nice as opposed to the textured flat black of the K&N.
Short rams, as a design category, definitely have their plusses. However, they have one BIG potential drawback - excessive turbulance over the MAF hotwire, which is a power-robbing, gas mileage-reducing issue no matter how you look at it.
Whether a short ram intake design is subject to this problem depends entirely on whether or not there is an effective velocity stack incorporated in the base of the filter.
For example, the cast aluminum base of the JWT POP Charger intake is an excellent velocity stack because JWT profiles them specifically for the engine they go with, so that's why we're combining it with the R2C filter to create the "new" hybrid intake we're selling. I've seen filters (the type with a 3" neck) that are molded with sort of a velocity stack in the base, but the quality of these designs is pretty variable, and not all are true velocity stacks.
BTW, I have no doubt that the R2C intake design will include a velocity stack.
Brian
Whether a short ram intake design is subject to this problem depends entirely on whether or not there is an effective velocity stack incorporated in the base of the filter.
For example, the cast aluminum base of the JWT POP Charger intake is an excellent velocity stack because JWT profiles them specifically for the engine they go with, so that's why we're combining it with the R2C filter to create the "new" hybrid intake we're selling. I've seen filters (the type with a 3" neck) that are molded with sort of a velocity stack in the base, but the quality of these designs is pretty variable, and not all are true velocity stacks.
BTW, I have no doubt that the R2C intake design will include a velocity stack.
Brian
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I know for the Maxima, there is a bit of low-end loss with a CAI. In our case, a short-ram with a heat shield (R2c/Stillen also, I believe) is the best of both worlds.
It will be the best option available for any maxima regardless. For Automatics this is the best option, end of story. For manuals it should be the best as well- so long as the horsepower claims are true- i have no reason to believe they won't be.