I decided to unclip my airbox today because I wanted a deeper throatey sound (while I wait for my intake to come in), as I was driving, I came to a stop at a stop light, and my idle went REALLY REALLY low, then at the next stop light my car stalled and the check engine light came on. I was like holy CRAP. I popped my hood, jumped out, clipped the airbox back on, and started my car. Good to go. Then all of a sudden I was stopping and the idle needle went to 0 and the back to .5 , sounded like the car was sh*tting the bed.

I brought it to my stealcanic and he said that the ECU was friend and it would cost 80 bucks. I dont understand, unclipping the airbox is the same as having an intake, am I wrong?

Help me out here.

 

OK, number one, what the hell do you mean exactly by unclipping the airbox. Do you mean flipping the latches and lifting the cover off essentially bypassing the airfilter? If so, not good. Allows crap to get sucked in. Number two, a fried ECU will cost you alot more than 80 duckets. Maybe Mass air meter was damaged. That's all I can think of, as just runnig it with an open filter won't really hurt anything unless somethinig big gets sucked in. Even then, it would get caught in the air meter. Did you look in there?

 

maybe the ecu got a different air flow reading than what it is used to. try unhooking the battery for like 20 min, to reset the ecu, and then see if it does the same thing.

 

Yep it was the air meter , but still, I want an intake and I want it to sound good, but I cant seem to find an intake for the 94 max, any help? I bought an accord 90-93 intake system someone told me that would work, dont know how to set it up. Need instructions.

 

where would you get the idea that uncliping the air box is a good idea ????????????????????????????????????????????????

OMG, lol- holy crap

you should of researched a CAI before you did anything..

 

I wouldnt jump on him that much! As long as the air was being filtered, then he did fine. However, if he was sucking in unfiltered air, then laugh all the more.

Most of us have tried "popping" the airbox, right?

Heck, I did it on a brand new Taurus rental car. Sounded pretty cool...till the check engine light went on.

 

What the hell is wrong with all you people? I have never heard of this phenomenon, ever. This person "wanted" an intake, but didn't bother to do 5 minutes of research into purchasing one? For $20 you can get a generic pop intake on Ebay. Go buy one, PAY someone to put it in (unless you truly throw some effort into researching the Max's engine), and enjoy. Stop with the crippling statements like: ".I want an intake and I want it to sound good, but I cant seem to find an intake for the 94 max, any help? I bought an accord 90-93 intake system someone told me that would work, dont know how to set it up

 

All I got to say is 5spd92SE your da man.
Thanks

 

this is the type of thing 16 yr olds do to their cars because it sounds cool, yet they have NO CLUE what they're doing to the car. Just like the idiots that think 6k neutral drops in an auto are cool and just because the tranny has done one, that it can do them all day, every day.


If you want an intake, go out and buy one and pay someone to put it in for you. there are a plethora of resources to finding them. check ebay, check the FAQ threads at the top of this board. call warpspeed, call stillen, call Jim Wolf, call Place Racing, call Courtesy nissan for most of all the above brands.

they're out there, you just have to spend more than 30 seconds shopping for them at your local rice shop. (I'll tell you now they ONLY thing they sell that will fit your are are blue lights and washer nozzle LEDs. both stupid ideas.)

 

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Wow! Nice Termonlolgy. I Like plethora!

 

Yeah, like I am going to buy an intake for a rental car, let alone a Ford.

 

The smart thing would be to NOT mess with the Rental car in the first place. you don't tear your dad's car apart when you borrow it, do you?

 

haha i am driving a rental car right now because my maxima is on life support in the shop so im driving a saturn... its fun to mess around with rental cars, haha like 6k neutral drops and pulling the e brake doing 50mph. ha jk but yeah this brings me to another point, here is a reason why you dont race out corollas, when a stock saturn rental car can spank your tricked out corolla thats not a good sign. i speak from experience

 

I got smoked by a saturn a few months ago on the highway. I passed him quickly, then saw him coming up on me so I dropped a gear..still coming, dropped another..boy was that pointless..flew right past me..I was like HUH? Musta been the V-6 version. They have like 180 HP I think..the sedan.

 

Actually I did pop the airbox on both my dad's cars when I was a "kid"

1. 81 Maxima wagon 187K miles
2. 90 Subaru Legacy Wagon 120K miles

Now I am a grown-up and I pop the airbox on rental cars and buy intakes for my own.

Again, its filtered air. What is the big deal?

 

Um, on my vg, if you pop the airbox and lift the cover up with the intake tube/MAF on it, the filter can either stick to that side or stick to the bottom. If it sticks to the bottom, might sound cool but unfiltered air goes in. If it sticks to the top It won't stay there for long. I guess it depends on the setup.

 

Nothing a bungee cord wont cure. Trust me.

 

ghetto sheeit. come on, if youre that desperate to make your car sound loud i think you can afford $20 to get a filter of ebay..

 

Don't be Gay, Sparky, Don't be Gay.

 

 

When you are 16 making $5/hour, $20 is huge. Besides, ebay wasnt around then.

Do you think the Camaro I smoked in my dad's 81 Maxima Wagon knew I didnt have intake?


Yeah right.

Let's just drop it.

 

haha, Camaro is American junk. The only reason they have big goofy engines is to haul there oversized asses around.
Dont get me started.


[QUOTE]Originally posted by 5spd92SE


When you are 16 making $5/hour, $20 is huge. Besides, ebay wasnt around then.

Do you think the Camaro I smoked in my dad's 81 Maxima Wagon knew I didnt have intake?


Yeah right.

Let's just drop it. [/QUOTE}

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 94MaxySE
haha, Camaro is American junk. The only reason they have big goofy engines is to haul there oversized asses around.
Dont get me started.

Quote:

Originally posted by 5spd92SE


When you are 16 making $5/hour, $20 is huge. Besides, ebay wasnt around then.

Do you think the Camaro I smoked in my dad's 81 Maxima Wagon knew I didnt have intake?


Yeah right.

Let's just drop it. [/QUOTE}

As much as I want to agree with you, some are fast.

My wife got DUSTED by a new Camaro SS in the Max.

Of course, I doubt he will make it to 159K miles and still run as strong as the Max.