im thinkin about selling my injen and ordering a BERK technology intake or any type where the filter sits next to the battery where the stock air filter/box used to be.

i mainly wanna do this becuase i want to move the filter away from the radiator as far as possible and have it sit somewhere where its getting "colder air". i know both of these intakes are still HAI since both are in the engine bay but these are the only 2 types that i would go with if i had to start over again. i dont want a PRI because i dont want to get a hole in the fender also it increases the chances of water getting sucked in. the injen still has a chance of suckin air in but its alot less than berk technology (almost impossible to suck water in).

i mostly do city driving and we all know that the engine bay temperature is higher when doing city driving rather than highway. therefore the injen sucks in that hot oven temperature air given off by the radiator. i fear this is bad for the engine. that being said, it has ruined my gas mileage by a noticeable amount since it guzzles and i have lost a great amount of low end torque since the summer has hit (at night time my car feels more powerfull than day time). i started to notice this great torque loss since the summer came around, before it was just as good as stock. i also like the growl so im not planning on going back to stock airbox

so you guys think i should order berk and sell my injen for these reasons?

1) gain some low end torque lost by injen
2) suck in "colder" air. you guys think it will suck in COLDER air or not??
3) eliminate the chances of water being sucked in. i live in california so this is not really an issue but its a good excuse
4) the intake pipes are going to be shorter so i guess that helps reduce some throttle lag!!


btw if anyone here has berk technology intake, id like to hear from you. thanks !!

is berk considered an intake or a popcharger?

 

You live LA and you are worried about sucking water? I live in FL and it has rained almost everyday for about two months and I have'nt even come close to sumerging the PR CAI I have. If you get over the fear, my advice is to get the BOMZ intake from ebay that is a PR copy and get a K&N filter to go with, because it comes with a crap filter. Otherwise go back stock or just get a MAF sensor adater and cone filter of your choice.



The Berk is only a mid pipe and filter for $130, not worth it man.

P.S.
That misleading link in your sig is some

 

haha. i said that the water was just an excuse

 

In the 3 years I've been on this board, I've never heard of anyone sucking water into their CAI. I don't know why that is even brought up when discussing intakes.
If you want something to gain a few ponies, get a y-pipe for like $150 from budget, and you'll feel it. As far as the intake you have, leave it alone cuz whichever one you switch to is not going to feel much different, if different at all.
Do something else to the car and screw the intake...


-Tony

 

hacked air box, unless you like show

 

Its happened... although VERY VERY unusual

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=318172

Unless of course you do what this guy did

 

i know at least 5 people on here who have blew up engine when the intake sucked in water. one of them was a 5.5 gen

i already have a y pipe tony