aih98max

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hey guys. im thinkin of gettin one of these for my weapon r short ram intake: http://www.weaponspeed.com/werramairkit.html
and one of these:
http://www.weaponspeed.com/wercoairboxi1.html

does anybody have experience with the ram air kit? do you all think it would work pretty good? what about the cold air box?

86maxima96

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geez, might as well go stock. it just seems like so much unnecessary constriction.

aih98max

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nm on the cold air box, they dont make one for the maxima, but the ram air kit, any opinions???

whitegold

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I guess the short ram product looks interesting.. where to mount it on a max though? You can hook it directly up to a hacked stock air box

Nismotic

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Injen cold air intake.


Your short ram does nothing but make noise...and you lose on your low end power.


That thing will only make it worse

ThisMaxIsTight

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^^^^ that sig is looking FRIGEN HAWT Q .... whens the next meet .. i got a bunch more stuff to show off on the max

Nismotic

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Hovik from NYC org did it for me. I really like it.



Maybe i'll schedule one for a different spot a little later in the summer

aih98max

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hmmm, ive always heard that the injen cai's sits down by the radiator and sucks up hot air.

SPiG

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Ram air does not work and you can just put the filter in the fender if you want cold air.

maxiquin

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that box does look kool though. I wonder if anybody can make our stock box look like that.
man i cut a hole for the cold air intake so i can put the filter in the fender and man the car felt slower....... i took that long pipe off and went short ram. I really wanna go back to stock and just drop a k&n in it. I think that will be the best bet performance wise.

DR-Max

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Made my own CAI using the same principles as the PR one but w/o its price tag.

Voila!!! My own RAM CAI kit...cool air goes in thru the driverside fog lamp opening. The air filter is isolated away from the engine compartment.





Intake bypass valve coming soon.

gto400no1

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intakes in general are a joke on our cars, stock is the way to be in all honesty.

gto400no1

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geeze u might wanna watch out for puddles, or better yet dont drive in the rain. i know u said ur gettin a bypass but thats still not gonna do any good when that filter is soaked, it wont be able to suck enough air. k&n's are worthless when they are wet. my buddy learned that the hardway when he had one on his quad and it got wet. we couldnt start his at all. what you could do is see if u can get one of them "prefilters" its like a sock type thing that suposidly repels water but doesnt limit airflow. they are popular on quads and motorcycles and things to that nature.

aih98max

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i already have a weapon r dragon short ram, its alright. i guess if nobody likes the weapon r ram air kit, i wont get it, i thought it would help bring in more cold air to my filter.

DR-Max

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We'll only morons would do such a thing as driving over puddles. Common sense dictates one to avoid puddles, hopefully. Besides, I have a truck for those bad rainy/floody seasons. My maxima will stay parked when that happens.

As for the comment about intakes being a joke:

It's only a joke when you expect it to give you some big unrealistic hp gains. Intakes will never do that...ever... unless its forced induced. No matter what setup you go by, the difference between all of them is miniscule. I've tried many: HAI, stock w/ ported airbox for a cool air setup, then this recent one. I only did this for the looks and sound. However, it turned out that my car is running a lot better with this setup. Maybe its a placebo effect that is why I'm getting it dyno'd this weekend to see exactly what kind of gains I got, plus I'm curious to know.

99grnmaxgxe

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I see you left your stock snorkel on, that should help get some cooler air into the engine bay at higher speeds, it's not worth wasting money for the same effect.

Ceasars Chariot

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yeah who knows with these aftermarket intakes ? i dont guess i would go back stock but i saw no difference in having a frankencar midpipe or injen intake, the car did ping on hot days with the injen and doesnt at all with the frankencar so im just going to stick with the ugly midpipe setup.

just buy something cheap i wouldnt wast to much money with the intakes

Crooper_Hedder

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Does an Injen CAI produce good sound? Is the sound about the length of tubing before the throttle body? Or the material?

I just took the snorkel off my intake and run a K&N in the stock airbox. Sure it's a HAI, but it growls nice at WOT.

99grnmaxgxe

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All intakes make sounds, and I heard that some people with the Injen like the sound it makes.

kil2board

hey man, i have a much easier idea for you. Go on ebay, get a midpipe, or even just get a short ram kit. just use the midpipe in place of the stock resonator. hook it up like you would to a regular CAI setup and keep your stock airbox. THEN buy a K&N plate filter and put it in. This setup will give you OPTIMUM power, better throttle response, and more power through every single gear.
It's quiet, but if you feel the need,just hack your box.

all i gotta say is the first day i did that setup, i could not believe the improvement in power.

just putting in my own 2¢

aih98max

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ya, ive decided not to get the ram air conversion, ill just stick with my weapon r dragon short ram and save the money for a MEVI, and my upcoming suspension upgrades

jvelos3

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pr style cai are being sold on ebay for under $30 shipping included.

happyricefob

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yea that thing is useless don't waste ur $$ on it

Disconnected

I agree, we have that little scoop at the hood, which to me looks like it pulls air right from the grill before the air gets anywhere and gets heated up. I think stock is best, because honestly, how much does a CAI give us anyways? nothing very noticable in my opinion...

jvelos3

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better alternative to the short ram or injen.

Stock is of course best.