I called PlaceRacing.com today (626.334.3345) and they told me they had finished their CAI for the 2K2 Maxima. Just thought you should know. They are available in Red, Yellow, and Blue for around $200, and in Silver for around $210. Shipping is extra ($15-50 based upon type - UPS only).

 

Interesting... something else to think about...

 

Cool! Thanks for the heads up!

 

THX

 

Make way ignorant white trash here....What is a CAI. We ain't got those fancy things on our Camaros/Firebirds.

Seriously though what does it stand for, I come from a Firebird.

 

a true CAI is a COLD AIR INTAKE. Now Place Racing CAI's are made so that the 3" piping is long and increases the velocity of the air going into the engine. Creating "sort of" like a ram air effect. Plus in their kit, you have to drill a 3" hole in the inside fender wall so that the Cone filter sits behind the plastic wheel well protector. This way it gets possibly the MOST coldest air possible. Cause anything from the engine bay or around there is going to be HOT from the engine.

Colder the air, the better for the engine.

Dixit

 

PRCAI FRANKENINTAKE?!?!?! DECISIONS DECISIONS hmmm, whats better?

 

Ah yes, in Musclecar land we call that Ram Air or as you say Cold Air Intake. I had a homemade version on my '87 IROC back in high school, sounds just like the same thing.

Thanks for the enlightenment...

 

Now to see Dynos comapring both PR's setup and Frankens setup.......interesitng.

 

History has shown CAI, thats what i would get..........

 

Do you think CAI will void the warranty? The dealer told me Stillen will not void the warranty. He cannot tell me if other aftermarket maker's intake would or would not.

 

If it requires drilling a hole, it may void the warranty, maybe if you could cover the hole, and take it in whenever it needs warranty work.

 

Called up PR and they say it's out of stock. Either they didn't make a lot of there's a whole lot of 2k2 people out there that's buying them out.

 

Void the warranty on what? The Fender?!

 

Hehe exactly.

 

you can't know what stories Nissan's serivce can make....

 

yeah, my drive belt broke and they tried blaming it on my lowerering springs, saying that the fron end of the car must have scraped on something, which caused damage to the drive belts.

 

Dynos never show the full advantage of a CAI. At speed, the CAI sucks in cold air from outside whereas the underhood intake uses hot air. Dynos are usually done with the hood open, so the underhood intakes create a bit more power than in the real world. Without the high-speed air being fed into the CAI filter like it would be at speed, the CAI dyno will read slightly lower than its real-world potential.

Bottom line: you can't know the full difference unless you drive or ride in cars with both, or compare 1/4 mile times under the same conditions.

 

TRUE

 

I stand corected, so then I would like to rephrase that and say: I would like to see the same car with the 2 different intakes run on the same day at the track, to compare its respective times with each intake of course...There we go!

 

with a CAI and the long long tube it has, esp with a high revving engine and the thirst for air like a 255hp 2k2 it get starved for air above 5K rpms and won't perform as well. some people say that you loose low end power with a pop style. look at my dyno. i started around 2k for a reason to show no loss with my intake. i'd be warry of breathing problems with the PR CAI with a car with a big thirst for air that only breathes marginally above 6k as it is.

 

no..the paint..