Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

I just bought my 92 Maxima SE a couple of weeks ago. I would like to do some performance mods to my car. What does everybody think about CAI? Cost? How much faster will this make it? If you know about any other inexpensive mods, can you please tell me? Thank you.

Aaron92SE

primeevil711

Go for the CAI, it makes a difference and when you drive your car you know where the money went, or at least the seat of your pants does I haven't had mine on for a week and I'm still kicking myself cuz I didn't get it sooner. Another cheap mod would be a FSTB which stops independent travel between your two front struts....other than that the prices go up from there.

Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

Could you tell a difference in the acceleration as soon as you got it? I know the sound it makes is a throaty sound that sounds good. Can you explain how the acceleration changed? Low End? High End? Thanks.

Aaron92SE

maxmonkey

I heard it's going to add high end power and the sound usually get's more noticable when it's open throttle. I wanted to get the warpspeedperformance.com CAI but I heard that it's not so great if u live in a cold area (for me albany ny) so I decided not to. bcuz there are times when I actually need to have a warm car like in the blizard-winter. But I want to know if other ppl in the northern states actually got CAI and how does it stack up?

khrfadz

get the cai from either company its just the cost and the filter. pr has k&n and warpspeed has a generic one. after that get a y-pipe and the gains will really show up then.

Jon91SE

A CAI will increase low/midrange power where as a POP charger will increase high end..........

FitzMax

Yeah I am also curious what the people in the Northern states think about the CAI. I am from Central New Englad and I have the POP charger now, but was planning on switching to the CAI. What do you Northern people think?

Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

I am from one of the hottest cities in the US...Las Vegas. Today, it's going to be another 110 degree scorcher. At night time, it's about 75-80 degrees and that's when my car runs the best. I can really tell a difference in performance. I think the CAI would help alot for my car. I have more questions:

1. What is a POP Charger and what does it do?
2. I know a Y-pipe is exhaust, but what does it do exactly?
3. What kind of sound do these mods make?

I hate it when I see a Dodge Neon hooked up with pipes that sound like crap. I do not want my car to sound loud.

4. How much would these mods cost for my 92 Max SE Auto?

Thank you for your help.

Aaron92SE

primeevil711

When I put my CAI on the car felt stronger all across the rpm range, but I've found that my car isn't as strong on high speed passing (highway driving) as it was with just the middle pipe from the cai and my cone filter on the MAF. My low and midrange power (hp/tq) are great and the car has great throttle response and it really pulls. I would imagine that in the northeast the CAI would be great because of the winters.....I used to live in NY and it get cold as alaska if you think about it wouldn't the gains be higher in the northeast? someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Jon91SE

Pop charger is a cone intake designed to replace your stock airbox, its under $150 adds high end and will let out a nice growl when at WOT (wide open throttle)

y-pipe or down pipe is before the cat converter and after the exhaust manifold, its very restrictive on our car and opening it up will give considerable gains, more so if accompined with intake/exhaust, its not that loud on its own but with an exhaust will make it louder........

all thes mods add some degree of noise, you can plan ahead and make it noisy or somewhat quite depending on your own taste, but either way its not going to sound like a neon and you will probably love its new aggressive sound......

as i said before you can get a pop for under $150. and a CAI for as cheap as $135......
y-pipes range in price from about $255 and up.......

may i also suggest an undrerdrive pulley, this mod will make no noise whatsoever and is a great all around power attainer, reduces the amount of energy spent turing acessories and is lighter then stock, you may not want to do this if your running a huge system but other then that a very worthwhile mod............

oh and as for starting in the winter with a CAI, makes no difference, think about it when you start your car codl any intake regardless of where it is, will initially suck in cold air until the engine heats up..........

Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

So, it sounds like I need to start with a CAI instead of a POP. Right? Thanks for your help.

Aaron92SE

Jon91SE

You will find that the CAI helps out more for city/stop and go driving where underhood temprature can go up ....like sitting at a light or in traffic, its a little more practical and you will be pleased with its performance.....

Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

Yeah, that is the kind of driving that I do most. I really want the lower end acceleration to improve. Can you tell me how much of a difference it would make in acceleration? Thanks.

Aaron92SE

Jon91SE

Your going to have to get it and find out, if this is the only mod you do its not going to be incredible but it will definatly be noticable, plus the growl you will get now is also nice........ check out warpspeedperformance.com for the best CAI price , black is the cheapest and you pay a little extra for different colors.....

Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

Thanks a lot.

JDwyer2821

Tell us when you get one and how happy tou are with it! It was my first mod and I loved it with my stock max.

surfermax92

I'm going to get a CAI soon, and I wanted to know if I should go for the PR because it has the K&N, or the others because they are cheaper. Can you guys help me out?

Jon91SE

K&N is only increasing price, IMO go with the warpspeed, cheap and you find anyone unhappy with its performance........

Aaron92SE

iTrader: (128)

It might be a while until I get a CAI. It's not too expensive, I still have other little problems to sort out first. I was the one who started the "Slow Acceleration Problem" thread. I have that problem to worry about. Someone brought up that a CAI would help. I would really love to get one. Thanks for the info.

Aaron92SE