I'm looking to put an intake on my car, nothing too expensive and just something to give it just a little bit more response and sound. I found the Stillen intake for my model car and saw that someone else online had purchased it and it worked. The link for it is: http://www.stillen.com/Sportscars_de...d=48137&page=1

This is not a cold air intake but I am aware of that and dont want to dump nearly $300 into one when all I really want it just a little bit and not a whole lot of gain. Would this Stillen intake be what I'm looking for?

P.S. Here is the link of someone putting this exact intake on their Maxima: http://www.maximacar.com/stillen_intake.htm

 

that not a vg engine,

that more of a vq engine,

and it is more like a ve engine,

so it is going to be different for the vg engine,

 

I'm sorry but I didn't understand a word of what you just said.

I have a SOHC '90 Maxima just like the intake says, so it should be fine.

 

just make sure you get the right one so the bolts will line up to your MAF and you'll be fine.

 

It's much cheaper to just buy the MAF adapter off ebay and stick a cone filter on it.

 

true, but half those adapters that claim will fit our cars don't. the one i got off of ebay is serving another purpose at the moment...nice shiny paperweight

 

I forgot to mention for you to take a look at the shape of your MAF before ordering, the universal aluminum one won't fit, but I did manage to fit it before.

 

you can also have the flange inside the stock airbox trimmed down. Most Machine Shops will only charge $15 to do it. (I recommend you bring along a cone filter for them to size it up on)

 

ok wheres this maf adaptor i can buy?

 

go online and look for a 93 accord cold air intake, they will fit ours cars and there only like 40 shipped

 

Someone told me that I could cut a hole in the airbox and use a K&N airfilter and that would be the same (both performance & sound) as putting a $150 cone filter on it.

 

If you get a maf adaptor off ebay, get teh one to fit a 300zx

 

Pardon my inexperience but what exactly is a MAF adapter?

 

i did my research yay! i was confused for a minute because the intake i bought didnt come with a maf adaptor...anyway

supercross http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

this has a filter and an maf adaptor in one. youll need one so the 3inch tube will connect with it. i havnet been able to find just the adaptor, but hopefully that answers your question.

 

Has anyone heard of a Ractive Tornado Filter, these are only about $30 and come with the adapter and it says it has a 3" diameter. I wonder if one of these would work.

 

read post 8, kcidmils signature. he has one

 

Yeah but would a Ractive Tornado fit directly on the existing tube, or would I have to do any type of fabricating?

 

are you trying to use a 3" tubing or use stock plastic tubing?

aftermarket intakes will need that adaptor to work with our maf(so they connect properly) and then you can connect basically any cone filter for 3"

 

Is it even worth it to go through all of this trouble for a basic cone filter. Will a cone filter even give you any difference in throttle response or sound?

 

Why isn't this link in the stickies??? Here you go a way to get an eBay CAI for the VG maxima. http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=294449

 

The sound will be MUCH more noticeable than the throttle response. Its a loud growl. I remember when I put just the short ram intake before going to my dads and cutting the hole in the fender for the full CAI. I drove around the campus area flooring it and everyone was looking at my stock car thinking wtf? Its a nice sound.

As for throttle response, its a hair quicker but it will be one of those things where you'd need a dyno to prove any gains. The sound is totally worth it though.

 

Well I already have a Magnaflow racing exhaust on my car, so its already loud, I think the intake now is kind of useless.

 

good idea I like that

 

You like what?

 

If you go for this setup shown here (my old setup) You will have better throttle response, more sound, and a slight increase in torque.



That is the Ractiv Tornado Filter / the flange from the stock airbox (modified). You will have to secure the filter to the bracket to eliminate movement.

The stock pipe is actually better since it's around 4" in diameter.

 

That looks good, but a couple questions:

How did you modify the flange to make it fit the filter?

And when you say the stock pipe is better, what pipe are you referring to?

 

I used the flange in desperation on my car, and i just ripped it off the air box, and then i bent it to work with a pair of pliers, because its about 3.5" around stock, so i had to bend it to 3".

The stock pipe is the part that the air filter bolts to.

 

So if I get a Tornado filter, even though it will be sucking in hot air, will be giving me better response than the stock airbox?

 

Throttle response is basically barely noticeable, but the sound is there and sounds quite nice while around 3k+ rpm. People with CAI barely notices any improvement also. The reason the stock airbox isn't that affective is because it is only sucking in air through a tiny opening located right behind the left(driver side) headlight.

BTW, when the car is moving, the moving air will cause the air inside the engine bay to be almost the same that of the temperature outside + a few degrees.

 

disgruntled, like Ive said previously in this post, I already have a Magnaflow racing exhaust which provides a good deal of sound. Would a Ractive Tornado filter give me much more sound even though I already have the muffler?

 

When I installed my filter, my Ravin muffler did seem to get a little deeper and louder.

Just remember... when the muffler was installed, it allowed the exhaust gases to flow faster. But you're still limited by the intake. Now that you have more air coming in the engine, that means more exhaust leaving. That more exhaust is what will make your car louder.

Weird thing with my setup... when I'm floored going over 3500 rpms. My engine is as loud as my exhaust. Makes a lot of heads turn.

 

what kind of exhaust are people running and where did you get it?

 

I'm running a warpspeed y-pipe (probably the best mod for the exhaust/intake), a 2.5" cat-back with stock cat, and an Apex-i universal style canister muffler. I also have a full place racing CAI with the red monsterflow filter that comes with it.

My exhaust is very deep. I can really only hear it under 3k rpm. Once i hit 3k, the intake noise overpowers the exhaust tremendously, at least from inside the vehicle. Overall I am pleased with the whole setup and can tell a decent difference from the complete setup versus stock.

 

where do you get these things?

 

I got my intake used off ebay, the warspeed y-pipe from warpspeed performance, and I took the exhaust off my wrecked max which came on that car.

go to www.warpspeedperformance.com they have all of the exhaust and intake parts. They sell magnaflow mufflers though. They have high quality stuff. I have bought 2 y-pipes from them and the warpspeed lady is very nice and the product comes fast and I have had no problems yet.

You could probably get other exhaust mufflers from a local exhaust shop with a custom catback, but I would definately grab a warpspeed y-pipe.

 

i have an aftermarket muffler, but the muffler sound drowns out at about 3k rpm.. from there, the engine and intake sound takes over.. the intake makes a very noticable sound during idle, any ricer that pulls up besides me could tell i got stuff under the hood. my car looks bone stock except the muffler..

so basically, the intake whissle sounds at idle, 1000-2500rpm muffler sound takes over, 3000rpm engine and intake growl.

just for reference, i have the maf adaptor/cone filter setup for intake, warpspeed y, and the nice shinny stainless steel dual tip muffler..

 

LOL... I can provide clips of mine. Unfortuantley.... it seams Ravin has gone out business

Anyway... clip of my exhaust
http://www.gregg-henry.com/video/exhaust02.asf

Also... here's a few more links

Ractiv Muffler
http://www.gregg-henry.com/video/bhunter-ractiv.mov

Magnaflow Muffler
http://www.gregg-henry.com/video/magnaflow-revd.MPG

 

wow those sound pretty good thanks for the links

 

I just put a bunch of 7/8 inch holes in the stock airbox and took it out for a spin and It sounds much louder but more powerful sounding. Didnt do much other than drive it around but definatly an improvement. I recommend you do a bunch of 1" holes but I couldnt find my 1" drill bit so 7/8ths works.

 

Yeah I was thinking of taking this route so as to not have to buy a new filter and have to mess with the MAF adapter. Cause if you mess up that connection, you are screwed (a whole lot of dirt in the engine).