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Oolatec · 05-20-2009, 09:32 AM

Ok, I will just cross-post from "elsewhere"...

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Here's their site. I know I've mentioned them in a few other threads... but now I think it's time to start one specifically about these guys.

http://r2cperformance.com

After 2 months of back and forth... mostly me and my stupid schedule, I was finally able to take my car in today for them to do an evaluation. They removed my Fujita, and did a 3D scan of the intake area... boy that was interesting. They used some $30,000 piece of equipment hooked up to a laptop, and before long, had the whole intake section of the engine bay scanned.

So this week, and part of next, the engineers are going to be working on a new CAI (actually a short-ram with a heat shield around the filter that seals up nice to the hood... which means it will be a lot easier to clean... a lot) this week... and I'll hopefully hear from them next week after they get a working prototype put together for a test fit/drive.

I must say... these guys are huge on R&D... they design their own filters, and tubing... everything from scratch. Even the military has been using their filters in the Humvees and some tanks too. Pretty impressive stuff. And best of all, for us lowly car enthusiasts, is the cleaning of their filters... just some compressed air from inside-out, and that's it!

Their filters are the least restrictive ones I have seen... and don't require any oiling or washing. A few other 6th Genners here were at the Z meet in Evanston IL back in March... that's when I ran into these guys.

Of course, more updates... most likely next week...

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The dual intake for the G37 is $439 shipped with the group deal via paypal going on at:

http://myg37.com/forums/supporting-v...take-sale.html

Keep in mind, that's really for two intakes (and the metal tubing).

I'll try and get an idea as far as price for us next week. I'd guess (with a good bit of confidence) that it will come in evenly with Nismo... probably cheaper than Takeda.

Seriously guys... I have been so impressed with this company. As evidenced in the myG37.com thread, they have had some growing pains with their move to the end user mod market, but they seem to have worked out the kinks.

And some more info I guess I forgot... the tubing for our intake would be similar to that in the 350Z:

http://www.r2cperformance.com/nissan350m.html

It's some proprietary rubber/plastic mold that they came up with, which would keep the air a lot cooler than all the other CAI systems that use metal tubing. I really am quite stoked about this... I can't wait for next week to see what they have come up with! :banana:

Once the ball is rolling and design has been completed, I know they will do a group deal for us...

There's a poster over there that even put up a review... and video:

http://myg37.com/forums/intake-and-e...xflow-cai.html

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Of course, I'll know more next week (I hope) when they get a prototype put together, and I go back for a test fit/run... But I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about a new intake option that's in the works for us...

05-20-2009, 09:32 AM	#1
Oolatec Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago suburbs iTrader: (4) Posts: 915	R2C intake in the works! Ok, I will just cross-post from "elsewhere"... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's their site. I know I've mentioned them in a few other threads... but now I think it's time to start one specifically about these guys. http://r2cperformance.com After 2 months of back and forth... mostly me and my stupid schedule, I was finally able to take my car in today for them to do an evaluation. They removed my Fujita, and did a 3D scan of the intake area... boy that was interesting. They used some $30,000 piece of equipment hooked up to a laptop, and before long, had the whole intake section of the engine bay scanned. So this week, and part of next, the engineers are going to be working on a new CAI (actually a short-ram with a heat shield around the filter that seals up nice to the hood... which means it will be a lot easier to clean... a lot) this week... and I'll hopefully hear from them next week after they get a working prototype put together for a test fit/drive. I must say... these guys are huge on R&D... they design their own filters, and tubing... everything from scratch. Even the military has been using their filters in the Humvees and some tanks too. Pretty impressive stuff. And best of all, for us lowly car enthusiasts, is the cleaning of their filters... just some compressed air from inside-out, and that's it! Their filters are the least restrictive ones I have seen... and don't require any oiling or washing. A few other 6th Genners here were at the Z meet in Evanston IL back in March... that's when I ran into these guys. Of course, more updates... most likely next week... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dual intake for the G37 is $439 shipped with the group deal via paypal going on at: http://myg37.com/forums/supporting-v...take-sale.html Keep in mind, that's really for two intakes (and the metal tubing). I'll try and get an idea as far as price for us next week. I'd guess (with a good bit of confidence) that it will come in evenly with Nismo... probably cheaper than Takeda. Seriously guys... I have been so impressed with this company. As evidenced in the myG37.com thread, they have had some growing pains with their move to the end user mod market, but they seem to have worked out the kinks. And some more info I guess I forgot... the tubing for our intake would be similar to that in the 350Z: http://www.r2cperformance.com/nissan350m.html It's some proprietary rubber/plastic mold that they came up with, which would keep the air a lot cooler than all the other CAI systems that use metal tubing. I really am quite stoked about this... I can't wait for next week to see what they have come up with! :banana: Once the ball is rolling and design has been completed, I know they will do a group deal for us... There's a poster over there that even put up a review... and video: http://myg37.com/forums/intake-and-e...xflow-cai.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of course, I'll know more next week (I hope) when they get a prototype put together, and I go back for a test fit/run... But I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about a new intake option that's in the works for us... __________________