i want to get an intake i dont know if i should go with pvc pipe and make it myself or i should get a mitsubishi intake off of ebay now i know that some of the maxima.org memebers done it before. Now my friend is going with pvc pipe and it dosnet look that bad. Now im going crazy guys dont know which one to do and dont worry im going to add a k&n cone filter at the end of it.

 

PVC...

 

MITSUBISHI

 

what does the mitsubishi look like?

 

Can you tell more please. I am curious about why pvc is bad. I personally would use sheet metal if I were doing it.

 

i don't know about sheet metal man i can't see that stuff working very well at all. but maybe you know something i don't

 

i'm guessing the PVC will break down from the heat of the engine. ever seen a pvc pipe that's left in the sun for a long long time? it develope these cracks and is rather brittle.

pieces of pvc going into the intake can get ugly.

 

sheet metal is what the whole car is basicaly made of. that is what is used for "professional intakes".

 

okeedokee...i'd prefer to use pvc personally but i'd be very intrigued to see a custom sheet metal intake.

 

Your talking about 2 different kinds of intakes. Yes sheet metal intakes are profesional but that is an intake that connects the carb to the heads (or on our car would be called an intake manifold) the intake that this guy is talking about on our car is from the MAF sensor to the fenderwell. No need to use sheet metal because you would have to roll it up...that is why people use steel tubing (or round aluminum) when making correct CAIs for the maxima.


Do not use a PVC intake because it creates dangerous fumes that can harm your car.

 

anybody got a pic?

 

Stainless steel is what "professional" intakes are made out of...

PVC has chemicals that will break down due to the heat...

my rule of thumb is don't be cheap and if it is cheap make sure it's done right...

 

chris91se and awsm66

thanks for giving the good info guys. Most people here just pass on rhetoric.

 

damn i didnt know that about pvc pipe. ok but this is the one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2417070653 i think im going to go with this one cause right now my friends is having a real problem kinda a pain in the *** so what do you guys think about this intake