Alright, I've been holding back about this, but now that I'm plastered I'm gonna let it rip about this intake!

The truth is:

It's the best $200 you can spend for HP on a car.

I've owned 2 mustangs, a teg GSR and a Fiero and let me tell ya, this is the best money spent by FAR. (I did own a Fiero, however I was making a joke...)


I've never had a mod improve the pick-up of a vehicle so much, so easily.

Headers, UDP, exhaust...forget it.

Throttle response...++++++

It's a great, QUALITY product. I love the sound of my rig, and I love to show it off. If I want, it's as quiet as stock. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

I held off because I'm SUPER skeptiKal about bolt on BS...I was scared of the MAF problems...well, whatever..so far so good.

Do yourself a favor and get one.

Just my $.02 on a late tuesday night!

 

in your drunken stupor I thank you....

I've been waiting for one of these before I made my choice about which CAI to buy. I'm not able to order it for a month or two ($$) but I think I've made up my mind unless something else comes along (doubt it).

you mentioned "quiet as stock" ... that's EXACTLY what I want. Quiet as stock but with all the intake gains. Is there any way you (or anyone?) can make a recording from inside the car of two accererations, one normal and one "spirited." The only way I'll get this is if the wife doesn't object (don't bother flaming me, I'm too beaten down to care) and there's no way she'll let me get it if it makes noise.

I appreciate it.

 

not a chance of it being as quiet as stock! It is like stock until you hit above 3k rpm's and then all hell breaks lose. I put my stock airbox back on to take it to the dealer and let me tell you I notice a huge loss in throttle response and top end. By far the best mod yet peformance wise

 

uhm...am convinced i will get one ASAP!!

 

Yeah, but I have a question. I have seen posts where guys have modified the stock air box (cut off the insert thing-a-ma-jig) and gained 10 horsepower. Why not just do this?

Serious question.

 

If you go with an aftermarket intake, you save your stock box.

If you have a warranty problem and you take in your ride with a hole cut out of a stock airbox, they will laugh so hard until your warranty is cancelled.

 

Will you notice gains with the Injen CAI without modifying the exhaust at the same time? And can you put on the Injen CAI as soon as you get the car (i.e. under 1000 miles)? Just curious cuz I think the Injen CAI and the spring/shock/strut mods will be the first things that I do.

 

If your into racing and concourse {show off} after the race it looks like a$$. It just looks so much better with nitrous plumbed up to it then some ghetto rigged stock box. Besides if you drive a first rate car why not put first rate parts?

 

Serious answer... because that would make it loud, and I don't want loud.

I want factory quiet with CAI gains. I realize it's going to get louder over 3k rpm and that's ok. I just don't want to sound like those ******* honda guys and the one BMW that go by my house with the engine/exhaust so loud I can hear it over my lawn mower.

and yes, it's ALL honda except for one BMW. I checked.

 

All I can say is under 3k rpm's you don't even know its there

 

That's not nessecarily true. In order for them to legally deny you warranty service, they have to prove that your mod caused the damage/defect/problem. So yes, they will laugh at you if you are trying to get a new MAF sensor and you have a big oily K&N filter, but if you are getting a new alternator or what not, then you could have any kind of intake you want on there, they can't deny you.

This is federal law, and I beleive it's been discussed on here before, including a link to the .gov site that discusses it. Try a search.

 

If you think it's good now wait a 1000 miles. Once I got mine on it seemed everyday for a about a week the car just got faster and faster; I honestly think that it takes a little while for the ECU to adjust. It could just be a bunch of BS, but that's the way it felt to me! Now drop your car into second and accelerate hard under all the metal bridges near you, very little sounds sweeter...

But under normal driving you'll hardly notice, it's a very well concealed mod; never giving itself away unless you want it too!

 

I concur, this is a great mod and darn purdy too

 

You should reset your ECU whenever you make a performance mod. It will only take a couple days (as opposed to 1000 miles) for the cpu to learn.

 

The 2k2 ECU doesn't respond well to the normal methods of resetting it (e.g. unhook the battery). It goes on an ever learning process.

 

If only it were that easy... My '84 subaru all you needed to do was disconnect the battery, wait a few seconds, reconnect it and then drive for a few miles...

The maxima is not so quick to respond, it seems to slowly adjust over a period of at least 1000 miles (or perhaps just a matter of driving time).

Good thought though.

 

That was my thought on resetting it. If you clear that 10k mile history, then it will adjust to the mod more quickly.

Sorry if I'm wrong, I didn't mean to misinform anyone.

 

Nah, don't worry about it. You meant well

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DrVolkl
[B]Alright, I've been holding back about this, but now that I'm plastered I'm gonna let it rip about this intake!



Which Injen CAI are you using?
have you ever had problems during heavy rain (Excess water on the ground)...
A friend of mine has a Civic Si ( Sorry but he's a pretty good guy)
anyway he's been stranded a couple of times when it's raining hard.
Thanks for any info.

 

Then you my friend are in for a real treat.

I was the same way...I can't have my car that loud, christ, I have a professional job...I can't be farting down the road...

My car under WOT (read onramp..and any chance I get)reminds me of my 5.0 stang with it's headers and dual dynomax mufflers...no cats..

My car driving around town sounds more like my stock 4.6 stang...you wouldn't look twice.

The only drawback to this intake is the fact that my left foot gained 100lbs...my gas mileage is going to hit the crapper.

I'm a super mod snob...I research everything 10times+ and then research it another 30. I've modded so many of my rides I know the pain when I get something that sucks...especially after putting the time and effort into putting the damn thing on...well this CAI is so easy, and so GREAT I give it my A+++ seal of approval...and if that ain't good enough, you can..
Pic of blue CAI with tools I used to install it!

 

How much work is required to install this CAI?

Also, where did you get the CAI for 200 from?
According to their site, their MSRP is 350

RD1935 Maxima SE, GXE, GLE 2000-01 $350.00

We all know no one pays MSRP but I was just wondering who you were getting 200 from.

Thanks.

 

Correct...and my cpu is still learning what to do with all that air. The first run out of the garage my car didn't feel all that different...just louder. I was like "Ok...this is kinda like my AEM on my GSR... ".

Well since then, and only 150miles later, I'm starting to notice real pick up. Damn this baby wants to just run...and all the way to the redline. My tires are breaking lose in 1st gear while I'm accelerating (not peeling out from a stop..I'm talking as my car hits the 3500rpm line and up). I love getting on the highway and watching people's faces when I fly up that onramp...my car sounds like a bat outa hell! Then I can drive around town and it's a sleeper...waiting for some riced out POS to try and start something.

 

The cheapest is Adventon.com (polished $218, color $225)

 

Alright, last response.

Direct link to intake

Time: Took me about an hour to put in...from opening the box to closing the hood and everthing in between...look at my other post for the three tools I used.

You can pay $218 for the polised or $7 more for color...your pick. There's always shipping too...but whatever. I could have been more accurate and said $235, but like I said, I was plastered...so cut me some slack!


My GSR intake was a PAIN IN THE **** to get on, and the filter was in the fender well, so I had to remove the damn wheel to look at the filter and change it... UGH..no fun.

Don't worry about water unless you like to drive through lakes.

 

How does the Injen compare to the Berk, Frankencar, and Stillen???

Better, worse, 'bout the same????

 

I wouldn't compare these just for the fact that the Injen is a true CAI while the rest are WAI's (or Short Ram Intakes at best - SRI reminiscent of my Honda days).

I won't speak beyond that, the issue of WAI vs. CAI has been debated to death already.

 

Very cool. I wonder if there's a Canadian distributor. The currency conversion, shipping to Canada and the brokerage fees really add up in the end. Sigh...

 

INJEN RACE DIVISION AIR INTAKE for 00-01 NISSAN MAXIMA SE ALL (POLISH) >> $225.29 Each

 

I don't see any for 2k2 auto's?

 

I have a Injen on my wife's TL and I like the way the polished tube looks. It didn't need any cutting because Acura designed a nice size hole when you removed the factory air box. Where does the Injen go from the MAF. I see it goes forward but do you have to cut any holes similar to the Cattman intake? (Which I had to do on my I-30)

 

you don't need to cut any holes...

 

Sorry, but I have to ask (Newbie) Are you telling me that you're chirping gears with just a CAI. Or do you have other mods. I'm assuming you have a manual also .

 

whats up with the AUTOS!!!! 2k2? no love for us???.....

 

The 2K2 SE does fit the Auto. They haven't updated their site yet.
I have one on mine and it is soooo sweeeet. No problems with install. You can accelerate all day normally and hardly hear a hint of it until you kick it. It's not the RPM's that produce the noise it's the vacuum. It's a great sleeper mod.

Shaydz

 

I have an auto, if i could chirp 2nd during the (Houston) winter times i'm assuming it's a lot easier for 6spd's to do so especially after the CAI.

 

I have managed to get more than a chirp in 2nd. As far as getting the tires to lose grip in 1st (not peeling out from a stop) is a piece of cake.

 

Yeah, I'm not talking about chirping gears...the 6spd will do it to 3rd...I'm talking cruising in first, going 15mph (I'll have to check exact speed next time) or more and then getting on it and having the car whip up some whoooop *** and squeeel tires as it's excellerating. (The clutch was out long ago...) You can then rip 2nd and bark 3rd...by the time you hit 4th you're going over 90mph.


All I have is the intake on the engine so far.
Oh, and synthetic oil if that makes a dif.

 

Are you still on the crappy Potenzas? If you are, then I'm not surprised. If you are on better tires, I'm impressed.

 

Here's one:
http://www.wolfish.net/maxima/DCP_0054_small.jpg

In fact the instruction sheet that comes with the intake has directions for us auto guys, they just don't seem to advertise it. It is a little more difficult to install, there much less clearance available, and you'll find that keeping things loose until you've a good position will help. I spent 2 hours putting mine in, with probably 1/2 hour alone just adjusting it so it sat perfectly and didn't rub anything. I also spent a good 1/2 on removing and reinstalling the MAF sensor really carefully.

 

I feel the same about my Frankencar/Berk intake!