is there a difference in a 97-99 injen cai than a 95-96 injen cai? or it doesn't matter?

 

I don't think it matters. I have one for a 99 and it works great.

 

nooo. no difference.

 

Injen = Worst intake you can put on your Maxima.
It will rob you of engine power on warm days.

 

Get a PR CAI with stock midpipe, or just keep and hack your stock airbox, like ME

 

Hack is fun, costs a whole lot of nothing and you get a slight sound increase without sounding ricey

 

I had an old SRI for my Camry, I just took the cone filter and ghetto-rigged it up to my MAF with stock midpipe, has the same exact sound and loses no power at all compared to the hacked airbox.

So basically same sound, and gives a little modified look to the engine bay.

Well, there's a noticable rushing air sound at high RPMs (4-redline), but that's because I was lazy and forgot to put the gasket back between the MAF and that bronze adapter.

 

There is a difference, I forgot what the sensor attached to it was called (temp?), anyway that sensor changed in 97.5. The hole where the sensor resides is different. I have a Injen from my 95 (rip) and tried it on my 97 and it doesn't match. I'm going to try and modify it to work this spring.

 

Yeah that's why Injen makes separate ones for the 95-96 and the 97-99.

 

stock i think is the best

 

Stock is good.

 

I had an Injen intake and just recently took it off. My car tend to ping on a very hot day when I had it. I'm back to the Stock Hacked intake version and I got my low end back and still got the same top end power I got when I had my Injen intake. And you can't beat the sound especially when my MEVI butterflies opens at 5000 rpm...WOOHOO!!!

 

my 97 also pinged with the injen intake ! some punks stole it and they can have it !

 

Wow Injens really get that hot to cause pinging? I wonder if a conefilter under the hood (Frankencar) will get as hot as the Injen.

 

Is it just my mevi that doen't have a noticable switch over? It just sounds and pulls smooth all the way to red line. Maybe its my stock exhaust?? Oh well, sorry for the thread jack.

 

no, frankencar setup does not, that is what i run now with no pinging at all

 

Early 97 had a temp sensor w/2 screws holding it in.
Late 97 had a temp sensor w/no screws, rubber grommit holds it in.

 

Early 97 had a temp sensor w/2 screws holding it in.
Late 97 had a temp sensor w/no screws, rubber grommit holds it in.

 

Why are the Injens so expensive? On eBay I see them for about $270. How do they differ from lets say those $40 CAI's? Which one would be better to put on, CAI or short ram? I really like the sound of the intake on my 95 se.I just bought another 97 5spd Rosewood and wondering which one would be best.

 

Read the stickies for variations on intakes, the Injen is expensive b/c of the namebrand. Ebay ones work well and are cheap b/c there are a lot of them w/o namebrands.

 

Is it really worth putting intake in your maxima? or just leave it stock i say?

 

ltu max i have one for sale cheap
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=446634

 

you should leave it stock, if you want something pretty put on the injen intake, if you want engine noise then use anything minus stock intake system.

 

who makes dry ice induction systems for the maxima

 

you know like the ones there were made for the turbo cars a couple of years ago?

 

Please tell me that they were for cooling purposes only, not introducing CO2 gases into the engine.

 

I realize what your original quaetion was man... But I just ordered the last '98 true PRCAI, but cattman makes the same design now with their name on it and its amazing def. best intake. It goes in your fender well and is untouched as far as design for best cooler air. If you lived in FL you could just wait tell another hurricane comes and gives your car another 300whp boost mwahaha.

 

I have an Injen CAI and it hasnt caused me any problems, but on the other hand i havent driven it on a really hot day. I just got a heat shield for it...will it make any difference? and what exactly is "pinging"?

 

Why shouldn't I use intake? You gain HP and TQ don't you?

 

not really not unless you go with a true CAI to my knowledge, the "dynos" are the only accurate way of answering this... go ask them.

 

The dynos tell me 4-7HP increase, according to Ceasar. My true question is will the stock intake keep low, mid, or top end power? Adding a CAI would decrease one of these factors and gain onto another? I basically want to increase 0-60 times, and have some good top end. I know the MEVI will do a good job of that, but what will the stock/Cold Air intake do? Why is stock better?

 

hmm well a few veterans like Ceasar have said that stock is better for lower end I believe and that most CAI improve mid-high range, could have that all wrong but I dont believe so that long tube creates a vacuum affect and everytime your intake gate or something opens the air is trapped inside pressurized and gets sort of shot if you will in at a higher velocity and thats why long tube imroves mid-high range or overall. Thats what someone explained to me. But I haven't got the greatest memory so take it with a grain of salt... later man

 

Anyone wanna explain what "pinging" is?

 

It's like knocking, where detination occurs(a part inside the enging getting too hot to the point where it ignites the fuel b4 the spark plug does).

 

and that can blow your motor to sh**

 

How can you tell if you intake is cauing this "pinging"? And what can I do to stop this from happening? I got a heat shield to help keep the air colder . Will it even help? I really dont want my engine to blow cause I dont have the money to get a new one right now. I havent driven it on a really hot day so i dont know what to look for. Sh*t now im all worried about blowing my engine. Can anyone help me out and tell me what I can do.

 

Your engine will not blow if pinging occurs, if it happens just put premuim gasonline in.

 

ok but how will i know that "pinging" is occuring? is there a noise i should be listening for?

 

i have frenkencar and no problems at all. it is loud tho when you get on it, thats why i like mine so much

 

My Injen setup sound NUTS i love it