ok so i was looking in my engine and on my intake it has a the one by the lip of the hood, and then it goes to the box but it lookes like theres a secondary inlet directly below. has anyone seen this? if i remove it will it let air flow more freely or is it important?

also has anyone tried to repaint there stock rims chrome?

thanks for the help

 

That "secondary inlet" you see is not an air passage. Its to collect water and pieces of junk that are sucked in with the air.

You can't paint on chrome. Chrome needs to be electroplated on. I don't know what so-called chrome paints are made out of, but it won't last very long before it peels off your rim.

 

alright thank you

 

Say I wanted to install a CAI on my 00 maxima. Would I have to replace or remove anything like that secondary inlet or how can I put it in. I'm new here so please don't hate.

 

Ebay has a few chrome wheels

 

you should be slapped, do not rice out your maxima

 

If you go aftermarket, you can remove or leave the inlet, it won't make a difference.

 

Yeah I'm going with an injen cold air intake and would I have to cut a hole in my engine bay anywhere

 

OMG the noobs are running wild...

 

lol i was thinking the same thing as i was going down the posts...

yes

 

No....

Injen sits behind the raditor...place racing and soon to be HTP will be the ones you cut a hole in the car for the cold air.

Now Orgullo wrote a write up as to how to make the injen a true cold air intake

 

Beat me to it !

 

not ricing just trying to beat a friend in thats has a 500+hp camero, i doubt i can but its worth a shot, i never liked ricers(mostly cause theres no power just looks)

i also was wanting to know is my powersteering bottle on the side by the antifreeze overflow bottle? and i noticed that my car has made some wierder starting noices, it was 47 yesterday an dropped to 25 in a few hours would that do it?

ps.com i have never had a car with 200,000miles i used gtx highmilage for oil in it is there anything better? or just go all out synthetic?

 

Exactly how do you want to "beat" your friend that has a CamAro? Think hard about how you want to answer this question.

 

i dont really know, its the first car i have that i am proud to own, other then my supercharged bonnie, but it broke down every week for 5 months, i am more worried about the engine right now though

 

gotcha, i thought they all cai's went in the wheel well area in the 5th gens but i guess i was mistaken

 

trying to beat a 500hp camaro in your maxima will require about 15k-20k in mods in a car thats worth 6k....even then you might not beat the camaro.

 

its beatable because it is an 86 berlinetta(sp?) with a 394 small block, and a 450 turbo tranny, he hasnt upped it to fuel injected and runs with a carborator, is off the line starts a slower an my old car the wagon would get a good 20 foot lead then hed catch up an fly by, but this is much quicker

 

its not worth it
some cars deserve respect so let it be...hey being 2nd aint all that bad either

 

Ok, this is going exactly the way I thought it would. We're not going to assist you in making your car faster so you can race your friend.

BUT having said that...

First off, if your friend has built a 394 there's no way he's making just 500 hp, more like 850-900 hp. Also, it's a TH400 transmission, not a 450. With this combo, I highly doubt he's slower off any line other than the bank drive-through.