Half-and-Half Intake Setup
#81
NO!!! you can't use my idea.... Its all mine.. Muuu- muu -aahh ahhh ahhh...
its actually not expensive at all i picked it up at some junkyard.. prolly under 10$ if remember correct..
the car sounds happy.. it runs great... i feel a little more pep in its step... and I just thought about it an i can put the Intake temp sensor in the second opening that i closed off.. and remove it from the snorkle ... YAY!...
its actually not expensive at all i picked it up at some junkyard.. prolly under 10$ if remember correct..
the car sounds happy.. it runs great... i feel a little more pep in its step... and I just thought about it an i can put the Intake temp sensor in the second opening that i closed off.. and remove it from the snorkle ... YAY!...
Last edited by HomerMAC; 07-03-2009 at 02:07 PM.
#82
Homer I like your idea, I wish it applied to my situation more
I just today decided to try and find a way for this to work since I'm keeping my car. I read over my old posts, though, and can't remember exactly what I needed to do in order to make this work. Guess I'll have to take it all apart again and make some measurements.
I looooove how my car sounds, but the intake is far too quiet. I just don't want the obnoxious loudness that an open filter results in on the factory manifold.
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I looooove how my car sounds, but the intake is far too quiet. I just don't want the obnoxious loudness that an open filter results in on the factory manifold.
#83
![Stick Out Tongue](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Question, though: if the Q you got it from has a bigger throttlebody, what did you do to make a good seal on the Maxima's throttlebody? Wouldn't the end of the pipe be WAY too big?
#84
Unfortunately none of the local yards have anything late-model, so they're probably not worth looking at. I'll get on Google Images and start looking up pictures of engine bays, though, and we'll see what I can find ![Stick Out Tongue](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Question, though: if the Q you got it from has a bigger throttlebody, what did you do to make a good seal on the Maxima's throttlebody? Wouldn't the end of the pipe be WAY too big?
![Stick Out Tongue](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Question, though: if the Q you got it from has a bigger throttlebody, what did you do to make a good seal on the Maxima's throttlebody? Wouldn't the end of the pipe be WAY too big?
i actually found the tube when i went to J-yard to pick up a IAT sensor.. and well there was a Q with the hood gone and there it was.. i thought.. "hmm" what are the chances.. so i asked the guy if i can take it and see if it looks like it will fit.. placed it in my eng. bay and it looked right.. but the bend in teh accordian was going down so i had to counter that (which was a bit annoying) BUT once that bend was fixed (automatically, cause it bends.. and holds the shape) now its one of the best things i did for the car.. and it makes the bay look better.. and also i got rid of that stupid metal pipe some douche bag charged me 15$ to bend..
Last edited by HomerMAC; 07-04-2009 at 10:24 AM.
#85
Just did my half-and-half setup. Here's how I did it:
TB > Stock accordion piece > custom 3" midpipe > MAF > stock airbox.
Impressions:
1. Fits absolutely PERFECTLY. No need to even bolt the box down, it doesn't move one bit.
2. The sound is just...wow. I didn't know a VQ30 could sound like this. That stock resonator REALLY quiets the stock intake down. Plus, there's no "angry swarm of locusts" cone filter sound anymore.
3. Acceleration is much smoother than a shortram. No noticeable performance gains or losses from initial butt dyno testing.
4. The custom midpipe cost like $5 to make...much cheaper than anything else.
Overall, this is easily my favorite intake setup I've ever tested, and I've tried almost all of them (stock everything, stock res shortram, stock res CAI, midpiped shortram, midpiped CAI). Nmexmax wasn't kidding, the sound alone is DEFINITELY worth it.
I made the custom midpipe out of a 3 inch section of 3" exhaust pipe. $3 at autozone. Drilled a hole in the middle and JB welded a piece of 3/4" pipe on it for the IACV. (I'm just using a breather filter for the front VC breather.)
Crappy cell phone pic (no breather filter installed in this pic):
TB > Stock accordion piece > custom 3" midpipe > MAF > stock airbox.
Impressions:
1. Fits absolutely PERFECTLY. No need to even bolt the box down, it doesn't move one bit.
2. The sound is just...wow. I didn't know a VQ30 could sound like this. That stock resonator REALLY quiets the stock intake down. Plus, there's no "angry swarm of locusts" cone filter sound anymore.
3. Acceleration is much smoother than a shortram. No noticeable performance gains or losses from initial butt dyno testing.
4. The custom midpipe cost like $5 to make...much cheaper than anything else.
Overall, this is easily my favorite intake setup I've ever tested, and I've tried almost all of them (stock everything, stock res shortram, stock res CAI, midpiped shortram, midpiped CAI). Nmexmax wasn't kidding, the sound alone is DEFINITELY worth it.
I made the custom midpipe out of a 3 inch section of 3" exhaust pipe. $3 at autozone. Drilled a hole in the middle and JB welded a piece of 3/4" pipe on it for the IACV. (I'm just using a breather filter for the front VC breather.)
Crappy cell phone pic (no breather filter installed in this pic):
![](https://img44.imageshack.us/img44/565/64801046837270625953620.jpg)
#89
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I've been running the PR Short Ram with K&N filter for like 2 years.. I have the lower pipe (its a CAI setup) but havent used it. I've heard so many mixed reviews about the intake setups, I haven't bothered. I'm running a MEVI, TS ECU, lightweight crank pully, stock rev limiter, stock internals, WS ypipe, greddy catback..
Do you think Im better off leaving it short ram, or going full CAI?
This is pretty much the same deal i did with mine except that i used a pipe from a ebay auction, I'll post some pics tomorrow.
#96
So earlier I was able to finally get one of these setups done. I hacked some length off an ebay pipe and was able to make it fit WITHOUT the accordion section (just a coupler to the throttlebody and a coupler to the MAF). It seems to seal just fine, but it's a little ugly and probably not 100% optimal. With a little tweaking, paint, and some black couplers (light blue FTL), I think I could be happy with it.
Because I'm at work, I was only able to take it for a really short drive up the street. So far, I haven't noticed any difference (positive or negative) in performance, but I also drive a 5-speed so tiny differences aren't as noticeable. One thing I can say for sure, though, is that I didn't honestly notice a ton of difference in sound
Maybe I didn't give it enough throttle or rev it high enough (like I said, short drive down the street and not very fast), we'll see when I get off work and drive on it some more.
EDIT: EnervinE, slow_yota, etc. anyone else with one of these setups: none of you have your factory scoops on, do you? I still have my factory scoop on right now and I think that's what is keeping my intake quieter I believe. I really don't want to take it off because I know for a fact it helps (tons of hours of racing and hard street driving have more or less proven this to me). Maybe I'll have to make my own scoop
Because I'm at work, I was only able to take it for a really short drive up the street. So far, I haven't noticed any difference (positive or negative) in performance, but I also drive a 5-speed so tiny differences aren't as noticeable. One thing I can say for sure, though, is that I didn't honestly notice a ton of difference in sound
![Confused](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif)
EDIT: EnervinE, slow_yota, etc. anyone else with one of these setups: none of you have your factory scoops on, do you? I still have my factory scoop on right now and I think that's what is keeping my intake quieter I believe. I really don't want to take it off because I know for a fact it helps (tons of hours of racing and hard street driving have more or less proven this to me). Maybe I'll have to make my own scoop
![Big Grin](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Last edited by Tatanko; 07-10-2009 at 04:57 PM.
#98
#99
Thats true, the stock airbox is a PITA. so much unclipping and unbolting and unscrewing. all for some dumb box.
Also, Pat you mentioned making a custom scoop, where do you want this scoop to reside? The stock location or another? Also you mentioned some time ago there was a member who made a intake that was specifically for racing and that he removed the Headlight as the air inlet? has anyone else got any other ideas? Minus stupid popchargers, and Hot Air Intakes.
all i know is that we have spent so much time playing with intakes over the years that maximas have existed that alot of things have been tried.. but i have noticed that 90% of these are all the same thing repeated! we need new ideas!
Also, Pat you mentioned making a custom scoop, where do you want this scoop to reside? The stock location or another? Also you mentioned some time ago there was a member who made a intake that was specifically for racing and that he removed the Headlight as the air inlet? has anyone else got any other ideas? Minus stupid popchargers, and Hot Air Intakes.
all i know is that we have spent so much time playing with intakes over the years that maximas have existed that alot of things have been tried.. but i have noticed that 90% of these are all the same thing repeated! we need new ideas!
#100
I honestly couldn't tell you who it was that had that headlight intake. I just remember there being a picture in their signature of the engine bay of that car with the headlight intake. It was his signature for a long time and probably still is, but I don't remember him posting much. There was also a forum member I exchanged PMs with about custom scoops a couple years back. He had modified the begeezus out of a stock intake to make it more useful, efficient, and heat-resistant...even going so far as to try a new kind of paint that created a thermal barrier. He even tested it using several temperature sensors and it worked surprisingly well.
The problem with the factory scoop is that it is slightly restrictive, and has several unnecessary extras that hurt performance. If you measure the surface area of the scoop inlet where it sits over the radiator, you'd probably be surprised to find that it's actually quite sufficient to feed the engine, but making it a wee bit bigger can't hurt, either. The other problem is that extra little section at the top that divides the scoop into 2 and then back into 1 again farther down. That tube can't help, it only cuts down inner volume. Then there's the extra tube going the silencer box. That can get cut off and smoothed over for proper, unwasted flow.
So essentially the perfect scoop to feed the factory air box would be flat at the top like the factory one in order to fit, but with a bigger surface area. Then it would simply narrow down into a tube, and then get squared off at the end to fit into the stock opening on the air box. This exact scoop was pretty much what this forum member came up with which he tested the heat resistant paint on. I think it's time for me to recreate that scoop and see what it can do!
The problem with the factory scoop is that it is slightly restrictive, and has several unnecessary extras that hurt performance. If you measure the surface area of the scoop inlet where it sits over the radiator, you'd probably be surprised to find that it's actually quite sufficient to feed the engine, but making it a wee bit bigger can't hurt, either. The other problem is that extra little section at the top that divides the scoop into 2 and then back into 1 again farther down. That tube can't help, it only cuts down inner volume. Then there's the extra tube going the silencer box. That can get cut off and smoothed over for proper, unwasted flow.
So essentially the perfect scoop to feed the factory air box would be flat at the top like the factory one in order to fit, but with a bigger surface area. Then it would simply narrow down into a tube, and then get squared off at the end to fit into the stock opening on the air box. This exact scoop was pretty much what this forum member came up with which he tested the heat resistant paint on. I think it's time for me to recreate that scoop and see what it can do!
#102
Drove around without the scoop for the day today. Didn't care for it. The only sound difference it made with the factory air box and that straight pipe was like 2800+ and only at 50% throttle or more, so not really worth it either. I put 60 miles of highway on it and it didn't seem to affect gas mileage, but seeing as today was a VERY hot day here it did affect performance a little going up hills and what not. Not huge, just noticeable.
I think I'm going back to a completely stock intake. Doesn't seem worth fooling around with for no gains (losses, actually) and practically no change in sound vs. stock. Oh well.
I think I'm going back to a completely stock intake. Doesn't seem worth fooling around with for no gains (losses, actually) and practically no change in sound vs. stock. Oh well.
#104
It's a thought. You could probably buy a generic 3" ID one and find a way to rig it to the inside of the air box. Don't know if it's worth the effort/money, though (I have no idea what it would cost). The stock 4th gen. air box is kind of mediocre for performance use anyway, so switching it out for something else altogether wouldn't be a terrible idea. It would just have to fit considering the fender well bulge there that the factory box is molded around.
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