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.
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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 Originally posted by kingcarnage
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 can't see that stuff working very well at all. but maybe you know something i don't 
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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'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. Originally posted by kingcarnage
Can you tell more please. I am curious about why pvc is bad. I personally would use sheet metal if I were doing it.
pieces of pvc going into the intake can get ugly.
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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.Originally posted by kingcarnage
sheet metal is what the whole car is basicaly made of. that is what is used for "professional intakes".
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Originally posted by kingcarnage
sheet metal is what the whole car is basicaly made of. that is what is used for "professional intakes".
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.Originally posted by kingcarnage
sheet metal is what the whole car is basicaly made of. that is what is used for "professional intakes".
Do not use a PVC intake because it creates dangerous fumes that can harm your car.
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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...
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...
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