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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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I need some help deciding what should be next for my car, heres my options: TWM Stage 2 short shifter or Injen CAI? help me out
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 05:23 AM
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CAI for looks/sound

shifter for feeling.


i'd personally go with the shifter.
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 05:25 AM
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I like loud noises... CAI
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 05:53 AM
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CAI FTW! :D
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injen CAI
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Injen CAI first
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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shoulda set up a poll, put me down for cai
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CAI will help you sleep better at night
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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CAI will help you sleep better at night
CAI here also.
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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CAI!!!!!!! don't you want that sweet a$$ plate frame?
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i'd personally go with the shifter just b/c I am so fed up with the long throws on the shifter. If I werent so frustrated with it right now, I would say the CAI, but i'm finally getting a shifter and looking forward to it. Thats the one thing that I liked most when driving a friends 350Z. I can deal with the power loss going back to the tC, but the shifter and clutch make me wanna trade it in. Thats why I say the shifter
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I need some help deciding what should be next for my car, heres my options: TWM Stage 2 short shifter or Injen CAI? help me out
Get urself the Short Shifter and save the money you'd spend on a CAI and put it towards a turbo!
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 06:59 PM
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I need some help deciding what should be next for my car, heres my options: TWM Stage 2 short shifter or Injen CAI? help me out
Get urself the Short Shifter and save the money you'd spend on a CAI and put it towards a turbo!
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Originally Posted by Spect2K3
i'd personally go with the shifter just b/c I am so fed up with the long throws on the shifter. If I werent so frustrated with it right now, I would say the CAI, but i'm finally getting a shifter and looking forward to it. Thats the one thing that I liked most when driving a friends 350Z. I can deal with the power loss going back to the tC, but the shifter and clutch make me wanna trade it in. Thats why I say the shifter
Do you really think the tC shifter is that bad?
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No, its not THAT bad, but compared to a 350Z or Z4 for example, it is THAT bad lol. Its much easier to do something about the shifter than the clutch (which I dont think is too bad, just the throw on the clutch is too long). Dont get me wrong, its a better shifter than a sentra or civic, but I really like nice tight short throws. Like was said, the cai is more for looks (if anyone ever looks under the hood), and sound.

The shifter is more of a performance upgrade than the intake is IMO.
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Hmm.. I've driven a Z4 and was not impressed by the shifter feel at all. It was all loose and rubbery.

I agree with you on the intake not really being about performance though. All that sound just makes it seem faster.
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My dad has a z4 that I drive around periodically, it is much nicer than the tC shifter. I really like the 350z's though What a car!



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