2002 Maxima Berk Intake
Long time lurker here - had my 02 6 speed for 7 years now. Thanks to this thread I went with a JWT Pop and the mini midpipe from knight_yyz. A big thank you to knight for dealing with a guy with 0 posts!
Yes.
Be forewarned: people who prefer retaining that upper resonator box thing are going to chime in with an important-sounding name. Any second now.
Be forewarned: people who prefer retaining that upper resonator box thing are going to chime in with an important-sounding name. Any second now.
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I had a short ram intake on my 4th gen which sounded great but you actually lost 1-2 HP off the stock set up. I assume there are some minor gains on the 5th gen at best(thinking maybe 2-3 HP)?
Since this is, for the most part, an Aural mod and HP numbers are minimal at best just go with the drilled GAB with a high flow filter. At WOT or 3k+ RPM- it sounds really good.
A forced injection or high HP car will of course yield much better numbers from an aftermarket intake.
All in all, my sophomoric advice is to do the drilled GAB and spend the money you save else where.
Since this is, for the most part, an Aural mod and HP numbers are minimal at best just go with the drilled GAB with a high flow filter. At WOT or 3k+ RPM- it sounds really good.
A forced injection or high HP car will of course yield much better numbers from an aftermarket intake.
All in all, my sophomoric advice is to do the drilled GAB and spend the money you save else where.
I had a short ram intake on my 4th gen which sounded great but you actually lost 1-2 HP off the stock set up. I assume there are some minor gains on the 5th gen at best(thinking maybe 2-3 HP)?
Since this is, for the most part, an Aural mod and HP numbers are minimal at best just go with the drilled GAB with a high flow filter. At WOT or 3k+ RPM- it sounds really good.
A forced injection or high HP car will of course yield much better numbers from an aftermarket intake.
All in all, my sophomoric advice is to do the drilled GAB and spend the money you save else where.
Since this is, for the most part, an Aural mod and HP numbers are minimal at best just go with the drilled GAB with a high flow filter. At WOT or 3k+ RPM- it sounds really good.
A forced injection or high HP car will of course yield much better numbers from an aftermarket intake.
All in all, my sophomoric advice is to do the drilled GAB and spend the money you save else where.
Also, I had all the mods in my sig minus the SRI and tune, and after adding the SRI, I noticed a definite power increase... Even before tuning. So the moral of the story is that with supporting breather mods, an intake can make a huge difference.
Hopefully NmexMAX can confirm this...
Last edited by jowo9; Jan 24, 2011 at 06:35 PM.
The Secret Weapon Intake was designed, to increase air intake volume to the engine. The concept is to create two different air velocity profiles, one traveling at higher speeds than the other. This technology increases air volume and speed to the engine, which naturally feeds the engine 3x more air than the conventional air intake system.
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The Secret Weapon Intake was designed, to increase air intake volume to the engine. The concept is to create two different air velocity profiles, one traveling at higher speeds than the other. This technology increases air volume and speed to the engine, which naturally feeds the engine 3x more air than the conventional air intake system.
The Secret Weapon Intake was designed, to increase air intake volume to the engine. The concept is to create two different air velocity profiles, one traveling at higher speeds than the other. This technology increases air volume and speed to the engine, which naturally feeds the engine 3x more air than the conventional air intake system.
But I must admit, this + a sprint booster would probably put me in the 12's in the 1/4 mile. Hehe
The Secret Weapon Intake was designed, to increase air intake volume to the engine. The concept is to create two different air velocity profiles, one traveling at higher speeds than the other. This technology increases air volume and speed to the engine, which naturally feeds the engine 3x more air than the conventional air intake system.
Nothing more, nothing less.
The Secret Weapon Intake was designed, to increase air intake volume to the engine. The concept is to create two different air velocity profiles, one traveling at higher speeds than the other. This technology increases air volume and speed to the engine, which naturally feeds the engine 3x more air than the conventional air intake system.
Neat word. Thanks, Joel.
I just went with a stillin high flow kit for like 100 and change shipped,came with mounting bracket,all hardware,6" velocity stack and k&n.simple install looks good,sounds better but def need a midpipe from knight,that hemholts is an eye sore in the engine bay.
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That whole description is a horrid butchering of the venturi effect. Since every velocity stack out there uses the venturi effect and doesn't make outrageous claims (other than the 1-2whp that can be expected going from a plain filter to a filter + stack), yes I'm going to call the weapon R sales pitch complete crap.
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Oh baby jesus... were you talking about the sprint booster? Really? I see it's in your mod list, but thought it was just a joke...
Modified output from the pedal sensor, that's all it is. More throttle %age being sent to the ECU for less pedal input than would be required for the same %age using the stock pedal output. Unless you can tell me how a little box that is plugged only into the pedal sensor (which sends a simple voltage output) can cause the ECU to send signals to the TB faster, the whole "throttle response" thing is, as you put it, codswallop. The only thing faster about the sprint booster is when pressing the throttle from 0% to 100% (or 0 to any %), the sprint booster would reach 100% signal at only 70% pedal throw, causing the 100% signal to be sent earlier in the throw of the pedal. If the booster tied into both the TB plug and into the pedal plug and actually sent the signal faster itself, it wouldn't be so far fetched. I do not need hands on experience to make these deductions. It's been taken apart and proven to merely be a signal amplifier on other forums.
Modified output from the pedal sensor, that's all it is. More throttle %age being sent to the ECU for less pedal input than would be required for the same %age using the stock pedal output. Unless you can tell me how a little box that is plugged only into the pedal sensor (which sends a simple voltage output) can cause the ECU to send signals to the TB faster, the whole "throttle response" thing is, as you put it, codswallop. The only thing faster about the sprint booster is when pressing the throttle from 0% to 100% (or 0 to any %), the sprint booster would reach 100% signal at only 70% pedal throw, causing the 100% signal to be sent earlier in the throw of the pedal. If the booster tied into both the TB plug and into the pedal plug and actually sent the signal faster itself, it wouldn't be so far fetched. I do not need hands on experience to make these deductions. It's been taken apart and proven to merely be a signal amplifier on other forums.
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Sorry, but modifying my throttle input would just change my driving style to make up for the new shorter pedal throw. I'm sure the car "feels" faster and more responsive at first because the throttle is more sensitive and gives the illusion of the car being faster. However, this is achievable without the 300$ price tag by moving your foot faster. It is snake oil, albeit very well marketed snake oil. I'm a bit surprised that you bought into it.
Not as surprised as I was. 
Turns out, tweaking the pedal sensitivity is a personal preference thing, Sparks. That's all it is. Just like tweaking the sensitivity of your computer mouse. Same thing. Of course the car is no faster with or without, because that would be silly...
...like the 3X air-flow Weapon-R Intake, which is on-topic (kind of).
Turns out, tweaking the pedal sensitivity is a personal preference thing, Sparks. That's all it is. Just like tweaking the sensitivity of your computer mouse. Same thing. Of course the car is no faster with or without, because that would be silly......like the 3X air-flow Weapon-R Intake, which is on-topic (kind of).
The Secret Weapon Intake was designed, to increase air intake volume to the engine. The concept is to create two different air velocity profiles, one traveling at higher speeds than the other. This technology increases air volume and speed to the engine, which naturally feeds the engine 3x more air than the conventional air intake system.
this is just plain foolish. an intake doesn't even "feed" the engine
haha i love how every thread goes back to the sprint booster
most influential all time gimmick? i think so
Not as surprised as I was. Turns out, tweaking the pedal sensitivity is a personal preference thing, Sparks. That's all it is. Just like tweaking the sensitivity of your computer mouse. Same thing. Of course the car is no faster with or without, because that would be silly...
...like the 3X air-flow Weapon-R Intake, which is on-topic (kind of).
Turns out, tweaking the pedal sensitivity is a personal preference thing, Sparks. That's all it is. Just like tweaking the sensitivity of your computer mouse. Same thing. Of course the car is no faster with or without, because that would be silly......like the 3X air-flow Weapon-R Intake, which is on-topic (kind of).
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I can't for the life of me understand why the sprint booster catches the brunt of so much criticism. As long as the person purchasing the thing realizes that it's not a "performance mod" per say, but simply a way to tweak and individualize accelerator feel, then I think it's actually a pretty interesting piece of equipment...
The fact that it costs $300 (probably many orders of magnitude more than it costs to produce a simple signal amplifier with pretty connectors) and they claim that it actually increases the speed that the TB receives a signal, which is a downright lie, are the main reasons I am so down on it.
well i fanally got around to snapping a few pics of the new Berk Intake I recently installed a lil over a week or so close to two weeks. I got to say this is BADa**!!!
When I firsted steped on the gas I was blown away by the sound at WOT. What I like mostly is when driving normal, it sounds like I have nothing under the hood but once the pedal reaches the floor it sounds like a completeely different monster and I love it! Did feel a lil of a power gain at WOT as well.
here are a couple of pics of the good stuff! And im still working on fabbing a lil metal bracket custome made by me to hold up the Berk intake, so for now its being held together with some tie wraps.
When I firsted steped on the gas I was blown away by the sound at WOT. What I like mostly is when driving normal, it sounds like I have nothing under the hood but once the pedal reaches the floor it sounds like a completeely different monster and I love it! Did feel a lil of a power gain at WOT as well.here are a couple of pics of the good stuff! And im still working on fabbing a lil metal bracket custome made by me to hold up the Berk intake, so for now its being held together with some tie wraps.
Last edited by mrfxho; Jan 25, 2011 at 05:42 PM.
I can't for the life of me understand why the sprint booster catches the brunt of so much criticism. As long as the person purchasing the thing realizes that it's not a "performance mod" per say, but simply a way to tweak and individualize accelerator feel, then I think it's actually a pretty interesting piece of equipment...
The fact that it costs $300 (probably many orders of magnitude more than it costs to produce a simple signal amplifier with pretty connectors) and they claim that it actually increases the speed that the TB receives a signal, which is a downright lie, are the main reasons I am so down on it.
And I wouldn't pay $300 for it, either. I was in the right place, at the right time, for a half-price deal and I snagged it. And even that was only after getting a hands-on test-drive.
Let's leave this SB BS (heh heh) behind us, and let the OP have his thread back. It looks like he got creative with zip-ties while figuring out what to do without that retainer bracket.
I got to say this is BADa**!!! When I firsted steped on the gas I was blown away by the sound at WOT. What I like mostly is when driving normal, it sounds like I have nothing under the hood but once the pedal reaches the floor it sounds like a completeely different monster and I love it! Did feel a lil of a power gain at WOT as well.
When I firsted steped on the gas I was blown away by the sound at WOT. What I like mostly is when driving normal, it sounds like I have nothing under the hood but once the pedal reaches the floor it sounds like a completeely different monster and I love it! Did feel a lil of a power gain at WOT as well.Last edited by Rochester; Jan 25, 2011 at 05:52 PM.
Lol, Yea I know. I'm in the process of looking for one and I have only found one from Stillen but they want $45 for it. I dont know abt spending $50 with shipping for a piece of shinny metal to hold down the battery. Still have to keep looking around for one.
http://racinglineperformance.com/sho...&idcategory=12
Although it's semi-expensive as well...
Still have to keep looking around for one.[/quote]
Just take that 1 off hit it with a wire wheel, wire brush, then some sand paper and give it a good rattle can coat of paint and it will be good as new ;]
But that intake really cleans up that side of the motor bay, i can't wait till mine comes in
Just take that 1 off hit it with a wire wheel, wire brush, then some sand paper and give it a good rattle can coat of paint and it will be good as new ;]
But that intake really cleans up that side of the motor bay, i can't wait till mine comes in
Go to any auto parts store. Look for the battery isle. Buy a universal tie down for under $10 with all the hardware you need. Even if it's just temporary till you get a fancy one, it looks 100x better than what you have now.
Both are good advice. Use a wire-wheel on your OEM tie-down, then prime and paint. It will look just fine.
Generic auto-parts tie-down is also a reasonable suggestion.
And then there's this:
Generic auto-parts tie-down is also a reasonable suggestion.
And then there's this:
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Yes.
Be forewarned: people who prefer retaining that upper resonator box thing are going to chime in with an important-sounding name. Any second now.
Be forewarned: people who prefer retaining that upper resonator box thing are going to chime in with an important-sounding name. Any second now.