Would you put THIS on your 5th gen?
#1
Would you put THIS on your 5th gen?
I'm just about to pull a new-to-me 5th gen in my garage and I'm going to want to slap a CAI on it. In surfing eBay I came across this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...Q5fAccessories
Being a firm believer in the "if it sounds too good to be true...." mantra, & considering the Injens come in at about $300+, I'm highly skeptical. Anyone know WTH is the deal with these "Blinglights" products? Ok? Avoid at all costs? Run and hide? Poke your own eyes out before putting one of these things on your car? ...what?....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...Q5fAccessories
Being a firm believer in the "if it sounds too good to be true...." mantra, & considering the Injens come in at about $300+, I'm highly skeptical. Anyone know WTH is the deal with these "Blinglights" products? Ok? Avoid at all costs? Run and hide? Poke your own eyes out before putting one of these things on your car? ...what?....
#4
I have no idea what the item is, since eBay is blocked at work, but I looked up "Blinglights" and found this: http://www.blinglights.com/about.asp
If you click on the "message boards" link, you get: http://www.blinglights.net/ <--WTF?
The comments in here are pretty telling: http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139244
If you click on the "message boards" link, you get: http://www.blinglights.net/ <--WTF?
The comments in here are pretty telling: http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139244
this guy is nothing but problems
he has fog light that he claimed to fit oem when i got them i was so mad he sent me walmart \pilot fog lights
he has fog light that he claimed to fit oem when i got them i was so mad he sent me walmart \pilot fog lights
I've seen that before. A member in the XB2 forum had purchased it & we quickly told him he got ripped. Luckily he got his money back. What a POS, someone should email the seller and tell him to stop trying to sell that junk.
yeah my friend just ordered an intake from him for his 2000 maxima that didnt come close to fitting so he sent it back, horrible seller too he never responded to messages or emails or anything so i had to go through ebay
#7
biggest waste of money you could spend.. welcome to the maxima community,..
FYI: CIA in the 3.5 suck,.. plain and simple,..you want a short ram or warm air intake,..p/m 'cattman' his name is brian is is a nissan performance part specialist and his products are top notch..
heres a pic of mine..word of advice..search around here in the 5g stickies...the info is priceless
FYI: CIA in the 3.5 suck,.. plain and simple,..you want a short ram or warm air intake,..p/m 'cattman' his name is brian is is a nissan performance part specialist and his products are top notch..
heres a pic of mine..word of advice..search around here in the 5g stickies...the info is priceless
Last edited by mist max2000; 10-29-2009 at 04:50 PM.
#8
If anyone's interested, here's the domain ownership details:
Registrant:
Jason Manus
PO Box 901
Alpine, New Jersey 07620
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: BLINGLIGHTS.COM
Created on: 10-Sep-04
Expires on: 10-Sep-14
Last Updated on: 29-Mar-09
Administrative Contact:
Manus, Jason manus198@yahoo.com
PO Box 901
Alpine, New Jersey 07620
United States
9739283737
Technical Contact:
Manus, Jason manus198@yahoo.com
PO Box 901
Alpine, New Jersey 07620
United States
9739283737
Domain servers in listed order:
NS57.1AND1.COM
NS58.1AND1.COM
Jason Manus
PO Box 901
Alpine, New Jersey 07620
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: BLINGLIGHTS.COM
Created on: 10-Sep-04
Expires on: 10-Sep-14
Last Updated on: 29-Mar-09
Administrative Contact:
Manus, Jason manus198@yahoo.com
PO Box 901
Alpine, New Jersey 07620
United States
9739283737
Technical Contact:
Manus, Jason manus198@yahoo.com
PO Box 901
Alpine, New Jersey 07620
United States
9739283737
Domain servers in listed order:
NS57.1AND1.COM
NS58.1AND1.COM
Registrant:
Nikolay Zuiev
Draizera 46
Kiev, Kiev 02222
Ukraine
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: BLINGLIGHTS.NET
Created on: 15-Jul-05
Expires on: 15-Jul-10
Last Updated on: 26-Aug-09
Administrative Contact:
Zuiev, Nikolay nikolay.zuyev@gmail.com
Draizera 46
Kiev, Kiev 02222
Ukraine
380677868439
Technical Contact:
Zuiev, Nikolay nikolay.zuyev@gmail.com
Draizera 46
Kiev, Kiev 02222
Ukraine
380677868439
Domain servers in listed order:
NS09.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS10.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Nikolay Zuiev
Draizera 46
Kiev, Kiev 02222
Ukraine
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: BLINGLIGHTS.NET
Created on: 15-Jul-05
Expires on: 15-Jul-10
Last Updated on: 26-Aug-09
Administrative Contact:
Zuiev, Nikolay nikolay.zuyev@gmail.com
Draizera 46
Kiev, Kiev 02222
Ukraine
380677868439
Technical Contact:
Zuiev, Nikolay nikolay.zuyev@gmail.com
Draizera 46
Kiev, Kiev 02222
Ukraine
380677868439
Domain servers in listed order:
NS09.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS10.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
#16
Originally Posted by GuyOffScionForum
yeah my friend just ordered an intake from him for his 2000 maxima that didnt come close to fitting so he sent it back, horrible seller too he never responded to messages or emails or anything so i had to go through ebay
#20
Good call. I owned a 4th gen & am actually a former regular on maxima.org from waaaaaaay back in the day. I bought the wheels that were on my 4th gen from Brian (Cattman), along with a few other things. Good guy & a real straight shooter. I can remember when he had his track-Max rear-ended while sitting on its trailer, behind his truck at a red light. I'll check w/him and keep an eye on the classifieds thread.
#24
If you want a ram air intake then I have a cheap solution for you. go to O'reily or your local auto shop. get the plate that connects to your MAF and has a round mount for a open in take filter. then find the size filter that fits this piece and go home and take 5min to install it. it will prob cost you $25 for the all the cheap stuff. and thats what I have used on my past two Max's after 50k miles under use with these it works fine.
#25
I'm actually wondering if these would fit? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISSA...Q5fAccessories looks ok but i can't really tell
#26
I'm actually wondering if these would fit? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISSA...Q5fAccessories looks ok but i can't really tell
- "washable filter"
- "5-10HP!"
- Company Name: "N-Take"
- "Polished piping for better direct airflow into the throttle body"
This = avoid. Especially for $18.00...
#27
Good call. I owned a 4th gen & am actually a former regular on maxima.org from waaaaaaay back in the day. I bought the wheels that were on my 4th gen from Brian (Cattman), along with a few other things. Good guy & a real straight shooter. I can remember when he had his track-Max rear-ended while sitting on its trailer, behind his truck at a red light. I'll check w/him and keep an eye on the classifieds thread.
Not that there's anything wrong with girls in leather... Lord, no! It just muddies up the decision making process is all.
Welcome back to the org, old timer.
#31
What doesn't add up for you may be an entirely acceptable cost/benefit to other people. Everyone has their own scale. People spend more than that on a UDP.
To put it another way, there isn't $244 worth of gain with any Stillen lip on our cars.
To put it another way, there isn't $244 worth of gain with any Stillen lip on our cars.
#32
A stillen lip is a totally diff world when you want to keep your car lookin stock. plus when you can get intake set up from the piping at the local shop for 30 bucks why waist your time and money buying that crap with flex piping?
#33
#35
I have used the crappy $20 filter from O'reily for the past 3 years and had no problems at all the car runs great. Do your self a favor and Save money but still get the great sound. Be smart about this stuff man there are alot of ways to spend very little money for relatively same gains if not the same.
Jake
#36
You can go short ram since your location is cool. For hot areas, I would never use a short ram or warm air. The power loss is staggering on hot summer days. It's bad enough with my CAI that goes into the fender.
There's gotta be a couple people on here with a short ram or at least the pipe laying around. Knowing the results of an intake (now), I wouldn't spend more than 30 bucks haha.
There's gotta be a couple people on here with a short ram or at least the pipe laying around. Knowing the results of an intake (now), I wouldn't spend more than 30 bucks haha.
#38
best intake setup you will ever have...
-Ported Throttle body 70mm (5th gens only, 5.5gens can use a mustang TB) -$190
-3" Inner diameter tube for breather - $20 (online metals)
-Land Rover Big Bore Maf -$75
-bpi velocity Stack $30
-R2c Filter -$70
Like I said...custom made>*
Before I get PMs:
No you can not run this without tuning
Yes, I have pics, they are around here on the forum
tune in next week when I reveal how to max out your header setup...
-Ported Throttle body 70mm (5th gens only, 5.5gens can use a mustang TB) -$190
-3" Inner diameter tube for breather - $20 (online metals)
-Land Rover Big Bore Maf -$75
-bpi velocity Stack $30
-R2c Filter -$70
Like I said...custom made>*
Before I get PMs:
No you can not run this without tuning
Yes, I have pics, they are around here on the forum
tune in next week when I reveal how to max out your header setup...
Last edited by DrunkieTheBear; 10-30-2009 at 06:45 PM.
#40
does anyone know where i can get intake parts like that in my area? toronto ontario, canada