Hacked Air Box mod....awesome mod
02-06-2005, 07:31 AM
#42
you shouldn't be drilling ANY holes in the top of the airbox, unless you want the air that is going into your intake to be unfiltered...ONLY cut holes in the bottom, that way the air still is filtered through the panel filter.
edit: beat me to it^^^haha
edit: beat me to it^^^haha
02-06-2005, 09:40 AM
#43
Originally Posted by ScarfaceTHX
These were taken with two holes cut out of my stock airbox and no other mods. Crappy quality, but you'll hear the difference for sure.
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake1.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake2.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake1.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake2.avi
nice vids, you'd swear by that first vid that you have a lightened flywheel, rpms jumped from 2K to about 5K so fast. right after you finish making the turn and hammered it.
02-06-2005, 10:38 AM
#44
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Originally Posted by ScarfaceTHX
These were taken with two holes cut out of my stock airbox and no other mods. Crappy quality, but you'll hear the difference for sure.
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake1.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake2.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake1.avi
http://www.v6atlanta.com/vids/intake2.avi
Do we get an extra mile or two out of a gallon?
02-06-2005, 10:39 AM
#45
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Posts: 2,085
Originally Posted by nupe500
Welcome to last year....lol...but yes probably the best intake mod IMO. I've had it like this for about 1.5 years and I dig it...plus it looks completely stock
02-06-2005, 08:29 PM
#49
Sup guys? Im completely new to this forum, but I've been readin posts for a long time. I have a 96 auto. About this mod, i have it done. I took out the whole bottom half and found a way to keep the filter on. Sounds great to me. I took this idea from a thread i read months ago!
02-09-2005, 06:35 PM
#50
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I just did the hacked air box mod today. Sounds so niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. I got a 3" hole saw and drilled 2 holes in the side of the box. Then, I took a 1.5" hole saw and cut out a hole in the side facing the driver's fender. I love the sound it makes when I floor it. I think I have the limited edition V8 VQ. HAHA
02-09-2005, 07:02 PM
#51
This is not new!
The hacked airbox mod isn't new. And the purpose of hacking the airbox is to get more growl, there's no performance gains from it. You all should know too that liberally hacking the box allows hot air from the engine to enter it! We all know what cold/dense air does to the engine's performance so I expect that you all know too the downside of hot air entering the engine. Also, the intake resonator is that square looking device between the throttle body and MAF. Just removing this will cause havoc into your engines. Replacing it with a midpipe give off more growl at WOT but disturbs the flow of air into the intake system causing a turbulence which negatively affects performance. Removing the snorkel and keeping that opening uncovered introduces power robbing hot air into your engine. So what did this mod do? Gave you all more noise and introduced more hot air into your engines. 
Read the stickies guys! Also read the Maxmods website.
Read the stickies guys! Also read the Maxmods website.
02-09-2005, 07:13 PM
#52
Yeah I had CAI on my old max.. did the hack mod on my new max... well worth saving hundred bucks or more... not to mention I like how it sounds better.. not as loud, but just right.... I did some more custom work to my box though... I'll have to take pics.. you guys would freak out
02-09-2005, 07:28 PM
#55
I think I know what you did. I got something in the works too, just need more time to finish.
Originally Posted by blackmaxx96
Yeah I had CAI on my old max.. did the hack mod on my new max... well worth saving hundred bucks or more... not to mention I like how it sounds better.. not as loud, but just right.... I did some more custom work to my box though... I'll have to take pics.. you guys would freak out
02-11-2005, 02:43 PM
#59
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Location: South of Boston, MA
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i have a hacked airbox, removed the intake resonator, budget y and custom cat back/resonator with a bullit (?) muffler... now im a car guy so i dont mind the sound inside the car. when rpms are under under 2500ish rpm its pretty loud in the car. at WOT it sounds pretty mean, but i have had some passengers who have made comments about the car being loud inside. from outside the car it doesnt sound too too loud and i have heard good feedback from friends and such. i got the exhaust done in august and am still considering getting a 5th gen muffler... just my $.02
02-11-2005, 08:39 PM
#61
There are other mods u can do that give u the same effect and you can return it back to stock.
Anyone save this page? it appears to be down now...
How to make a $15 upper intake on a 4th gen Maxima.
http://www.drwebdesign.com/mymaxima/upperintake.html
All you need is a cone filter and youd drill out the rivets in the metal lip that connects to the rest of your intake piping. Ill see if i can find this.
Anyone save this page? it appears to be down now...
How to make a $15 upper intake on a 4th gen Maxima.
http://www.drwebdesign.com/mymaxima/upperintake.html
All you need is a cone filter and youd drill out the rivets in the metal lip that connects to the rest of your intake piping. Ill see if i can find this.
02-12-2005, 06:43 PM
#63
Well i found the link (courtesy of brianV)... Heres what i did to my intake:
http://www.brianv.net/mods/filter/
But instead of using pliers to pry apart the metal lip that connects your airbox to the MAF... use a drill bit, 3/16" and drill out the poprivets.. then if you ever have to go back to stock to smog it etc.. you can simply use screws or re-poprivet it.
http://www.brianv.net/mods/filter/
But instead of using pliers to pry apart the metal lip that connects your airbox to the MAF... use a drill bit, 3/16" and drill out the poprivets.. then if you ever have to go back to stock to smog it etc.. you can simply use screws or re-poprivet it.
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