jay_johnson

What is a good cold air system for a 95 max. I'm looking in the $150 range. i did the brianv mod and now i'm hooked. I need a little help on selection and on install.

1/3There2/3ToGo

For $150 I dont know what there is. If you can muster up $220 go to www.cattman.com and get the Place Racing CAI. I just put mine on and it is WONDERFUL! You will definatley feel the power gain. In a '95(which I also drive) you will notice about at 7-9 hp gain and about 17-20 lb/ft of torque. This is one of the best mods you can get if you are just starting out. Under WOT(Wide Open Throttle) it sounds like you have a small block V-8 under your hood.

K

SkylineGTR

17-20 lbs of torque....i dun think so....the hp number si about right but no way the prcai give 17-20 torque. ill believe that when i see a dyno....not trying to sound offensive but just saying

1/3There2/3ToGo

I could be off on that #, but it FEELS like that much. I can spin the wheels much easier off the line than before, there must be a substantial torque gain with it.

K

jay_johnson

What kind of installation is required? Could i do it myself? I know $150 sounded stupid... I've been looking for a long time now and i noticed how off that was.

1/3There2/3ToGo

The install is pretty easy. The PR CAI comes with instructions that are sufficient. You will need a hole saw(I forgot the size, 3.5" I think). All you do is take off all the stock intake stuff and you need to take out the battery and its brackets. Then you drill the hole. Next is the install of the part of the intake the goes directly into the engine, then the other connecting pipe. Then you take off the front part of your splash guard and put on the filter. Put the splash guard back on along with the battery and your ready to rev up the beautiful new intake.

K

breaux124

iTrader: (1)

Cattman has a special on the CAI, it's $200.

But I'm pretty sure it's not place racing's anymore. He now makes and sells his own CAI, but it the same thing.

jay_johnson

I still don't understand. I know that the whole idea is to bring air from outside of the engine, but where does the filter go. Is it outside of the engine? This seems awfully strange. Somebody please give me a detailed install so I can understand this further.

breaux124

iTrader: (1)

www.maximadriver.com
Under the how to section

And yes the filter is outside of the engine, if you look under the hood, you cut a hole into the fender wall right behind the battery. The filter hides in the chamber that is behind the plastic of the wheel well

SuDZ

I know that when you go for something like the CAI you have to make a hole in the side. Thats the part tht scares me. How big of a hole do you make and how much danger is there in cutting or damaging the outside of the car. Also is it just a regular saw type equipment you can use or do you need something more powerfull / special to do this job? Do they make one where you would not have to cut anything?

SuDZ

breaux124

iTrader: (1)

The hole is about 2.5 inches wide.
Use a hole saw, it'll make your life much easier.

Dan 93 SE

Check our our prices. They are listed on our web page WarpSpeedPerformance.com

Dan WSP

jay_johnson

How does the warpspeedperformance.com cai compare to the place racing cai in terms of performance?? The price makes me think that it is very large.

Dan 93 SE

If you put them side by side, hard to tell the difference. Both 3" mandrel bent, theirs has a K&N filter, ours has a no name brand. You can purchase ours without the filter if you really want the K&N filter, we believe that ours performans every bit as well as the PR model.We have personally dyno tested our Y-pipes and posted results. Few believed us, so we now have several Maxima.org members getting there cars dynod with them and THEY will post results. One of the main reasons Dallas and I started making aftermarket mods was we were tired of paying too much for them. It's the USA, buy what you want, pay more if you want to.

Dan WSP