I ordered the intake (GD) on Sunday and it arrived at my place Wednesday. So today (Thur) I, along with a couple of friends around, decided to install it. Installation was pretty easy, but took me longer, since I decided to clean the throttle body at the same time and dropped the f...ing straw from the cleaner bottle in there. Had to take a part of TB off to get it. Thank God it didn't go too deep. Anyway, the rest went with no problems, just unscrew old thing, screw in the new one.

Mine was K&N version. And guess what, after I took my friends for a test drive, they were very amazed. THIS THING SOUNDS AWESOME. It pulls harder. Feels like the car has more guts now. Overall: I am VERY pleased with this product. I wish gas would be cheaper, so I could rev it up all the time

Here are some pics of it installed:





P.S. communication with Bryan was very smooth. If you ever dealt with him, you know what I mean.

 

Took you that long...........

 

Nice, I can't wait to get mine on Monday. I have stuff to do all week, but that's not going to stop me from installing it thats for sure. Since you have the 3.0, do you notice any low-mid range torque loss or is the power spread throughout the band?

 

may take some hot weather/high humidity to really "feel" a loss....

 

actually, I don't really feel any loss so far, but then again, I've only had for like 15h rs

 

i installed mine yesterday tooo! omg it sounds awesome... took me 30 mins to install.... i forgot to clean my TB Tho ****.. i'll do it sunday

 

That looks pretty good
a few questions.
Where do you get this from?
How much?
Where does it suck the air from?
Is there no place where you can get cold fresh air from as in lower or near an opening?
Do you think a heat shield would be a good idea?
Do you think that the aluminum part conducts too much heat and heats the incoming "cold air"? I always thought the plastic didn't get as hot.
Is that K&N the best one for this application?

Sorry about all the questions and they are probably crap or have been answered many times before but I am a newb here so bear with me or bare with me if you so choose.
thanks

 

d00d, i'm just a poor college student, who follows one of your advices not to mod on credit card

 

Looks good
some quick questions
about your intake
Berk is the name?
How much?
Where does it get the air from?
Is there an opening near by?
Would a heat shield benefit this setup?
Is the K&N the best filter fo this application?

Thanks

 

Patience, my friend, just a little patience

Berk is the name. Here's the GD on them, so if you want it, you should hurry up:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....5&page=1&pp=30

It gets the air from behind the battery. Also, there's some air coming in from the stock part of the old intake box, which directs it to the new intake. Dunno about a heat shield.

Some say Apexi has higher air flow rate, but K&N was cheaper - sounds and performs good nevertheless!

Good luck!

 

hah sorry about the double post I didn't think the first one went through because my computer shut down. Guess I should have checked first. Thanks though for the info.

 

Dont forget that bro....mod on CASH !...

BTW, my best track times were acheived with that exact same setup......

 

Looks really good bro. Glad you like the intake. I know I twisted your arm a bit to get it, but told you that you would be happy you did. Have fun.

 

marat maybe we should now go the the trak and do a battle of the auto vs manual

 

lemme borrow that .5L of yours

 

man, all I can say that I wish I had done it earlier. Much earlier. Thanks for twisting my arm...

 

I'm down, man, always. my 18"s and supa cool shiftign skillz will 0wn y0u

 

keep the trash talk for the traks.. cause they wont be much after i i toast you

 

Hate to tell you both this....but we can meet at Fontana and I will TOAST you both ..........

 

not on your third tranny you won't lol

btw, how many runs do you usually get here? I heard not too many. Palmdale, on the other hand... Did 10 runs last time.

 

Im on 2nd tranny......and it will hold up, since Im not squeezing........not many runs at Fontana, since its usually packed with ricers......

 

Im getting mine tomorrow i cant wait.. !!!

 

i just bought my berk intake havent installed yet though

 

Even though i get it tomorrow i got my intake , Ksport Coil overs , Stillen Struts and Sway Bars and HID lights to install hopefully SUNDAY !!! so excited ..

 

anyone know if the 2004-2005 model would work? trying to decide on an intake but i want to shield it from the engine heat. also looking to get rid of as much of the stock intake as possible.

 

Just installed the Berk intake w/ Apexi dry filter and WOW! Amazing sound and pull throughout basically entire rpm range. Propably one of the best choices for the 5th gen.

 

i have seen an intake similar to the berk intake on frankencar.com

 

wow, a 3 year old thread bump

 

everyone needs to get their 15 posts somehow.

 

Old **** thread.

Anyhow, I've been in communication w/ Bryan to get me a 76.2mm I.D. midpipe made for my stock airbox, FTW.

 

ok so its a three year old post. i was asking on something that was interested in. i just recently joined the site. give a guy a break.

 

you brought a thread back from 3 years ago...to tell us you ordered one?

 

FYI, the intake is better on the 3.5. it was ok on my 3.0 but the growl is MUCH louder on my 3.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC46OIvHPnA

 

Um...if this helps make power...hook it up.

 

Midpipe has been proven to add a few whp. But the problem is that the VQ35 TB = ~76mm, but the MAF is 70mm. So, we'll see what that coupled with some slight afr tuning and possibly a larger maf housing do.

 

wAi InTaKeS aRe MaD tYte Yo!!!

 

I didnt know it was old.. why do people keep posting on it .. if its old lol . Im just really excited anyways just fixing up my car ...

 

That sounded BEAUTIFUL !!!

 

Verified by 3-5% more MAF usage. (gm/s)

 

Speaking of intake mods, Anyone have the video fo the sounds a 5th gen makes with the lip cut off of the stock air filter? Just wondering. I know its a pretty specific request.