We had an 04 maxima stop by our meet yesterday and we prototyped an intake for it. Unfortunately it's not the same as the 02-03 intake and it has a slight bend it in, but we got one to fit and it worked very well. The maf design seems 100000000000% better then the 02-03 maximas. The stock intake was SOOOO easy to get out also, like 5 minutes tops. After a few trips back and forth to the shop i had one fabricated that fit perfect, took the specs down for myself and we went for a ride. immediately he felt a difference in throttle response and acceleration. he also stated that at 40 in 5th the car pulled better. Overall he was very happy with the intake and so were we. we will be meeting up again to get dyno numbers and this week we will be starting our production run of the midpipes and hope to launch them to you guys soon.

Do you guys have a preference, integrated Crankcase breather line(like the stock intake) or a straight tube with a k/n breather filter on the end?

 

Integrated for me please. Could I have one with a non-descript, semi-flat black finish? Or a finish that will take paint well?

 

Integrated sounds good. I can't wait to see the dyno numbers.

 

ya i figured most people would want integrated. we might offer an option of the breather filter i'l have to discuss it with scott. i can't wait to see dyno numbers either

bluemax-we will have them out soon, they come powdercoated in black, red, blue, yellow, silver or Limited Edition Gunmetal(the hot seller at the meet) if you want a bare one ready to paint to a color you want i can do that also.

 

So u say this is an easy removal and install?? thats great! makes it that much better for me to remove if i have a problem and need that factory warrenty to back it up. anyways I cant wait for dyno numbers. keep up the great work. later

 

Black is beautiful man. Please advise when they are ready to ship, a pre-production picture would be nice too if it isn't too much trouble. Will the price be inline with previous versions?

 

WHEN IS this intake going to come out?

 

dyno

 

i'm going to attempt to have pictures up this week.
we will start working on the pipes later this week and our HONEST estimate would be First week of august to ship the first units and we have already talked with the customer about getting a dyno done soon.

glude-the install and reinstall is prolly the simplest out of any maxima i've worked on and i've done close to 100 intake installs and nothing has been easier.

 

Sounds Great! Just keep us updated.

 

congrats on the sucessful fabrication, hopefully there wont be anymore maf failures

 

Any idea on a price?

 

about 150 with a k/n 200 with an apexi.

 

Will it look something like this? http://homepage.mac.com/deeprave69/PhotoAlbum2.html

 

hey bluemaxx, you stole my page!

Actually, that's just a regular K&N type intake... no fancy tubes or anything. When the cold air intakes become more readily available and better tested, I might pull a switcheroo...

 

ours will feature a midpipe that replaces the stock midsection with one of our vast color choice, silver, red, blue, black, yellow, and for a limited time-Gunmetal.

 

OK, I know whats a "K&N" but whats the APEXI? can anyone post a pic.

 

So where do we go to order it? Any possibility for a pre-order?

 

 

Howd ya do that

 

do what?

 

Like this:

 

Thx! 04

 

we're delaying taking orders until we have units almost ready to ship. once they go to the powdercoater we will start taking pre orders.

 

Are we talking days? Weeks? Months?

 

how much power does this add?? dyno dyno dyno

 

yes dyno should be the next update. I doubt any of you would wanna buy these intakes if they didnt gain any power would ya?

 

Yes I might play if it doesn't gain much/any power.
My concern is how does it fit? Does it rattle, shake, squeak or misbehave?
Do all the OEM pipes, hoses and wires etc have corresponding places to connect on the after market intake?
Are the supports or brackets made from bent aluminum that is sure to fatigue and break or what?
Will it secure to existing mount points for the OEM airbox?
Will I have to drill holes in the car?
As long as it doesn't hurt performance I'm OK with it. If it helps, that would be great too. I just want something that fits right and sounds right.
My biggest apprehension with any mod is not what it costs or how hard it is to do. I worry about taking an impeccably nice car and turning it into a pile of**** by bolting on a bunch of inferior parts.
I'd much rather pay a premium for a quality piece that will last the life of the car, like the OEM piece would, than get one on ebay for $65.00 that doesn't measure up.
So dmbmaxima2k2, can you do it? Or will I wind up with the OEM airbox back on there?

 

I am going to wait for the dyno numbers, and I will probably wait to compare it to numbers for a nice CAI.

A friend of mine showed me the CAI on his spec v this weekend, and it was super nice, he says that he really feels the gain in it.

 

I don't know the fitments on 2004 Maxima, but FrankenCar intake I installed on my 2002 SE fit perfectly. I am sure it will fit just fine on 2004 Max.
As for the dyno, I don't know if 2004 Max will gain the same 10hp that 2002 Maxima gains with FrankenCar intake. One of the bigest reasons is because stock middle section between TB and air filter is already pretty straight, compared to the 2002 Maxima's section that was not straight at all. But 2004 Max should get some gains for sure from FrankenCar intake, awesome sound as well.

 

Intakes like FrankenCar provide better overall performance compared to CAI. CAI tend to have better low end performance but high end performance suffers because of the longer length of the tube.

And I don't get why people would spend more money on some pretty shiny CAI like from Injen which doesn't even provide better but worse performance compared to FrankenCar. Who looks under your hood anyways?

 

sweet the new frankencar intake hot

 

That is why I want to compare the numbers. I don't want to waste the money on one or the other with out knowing all of the information. I understand your theory on the longer tube, but the benefitst of forced air and cold air have to off set the fact that it goes through a longer tube to get there.

 

they will be out sometime mid/late august DEFINETLY. i'm taking my two weeks vacation from the bank starting coming monday and i'm gonna get all these done and ready with a few other projects.

we will have a dyno soon, just have to meet up with our prototype guy, he's a few hours from us.

bluemaxx, you will not have to drill any holes in the car
When i installed the intake i had to MAKE the intake from scratch and install it and it took under an hour, the install is THE SIMPLEST i've done yet.
the support bracket will use an existing mounting hole.
Our parts are definetly the highest quality, silicone and santoprene couplers, T-Bolt Hose Clamps, TIG welded breather lines, 6061 Aluminum MAF adapters custom contoured the maf with threaded holes, the one thing we strive for is perfection and high quality. We are also the only company to offer filter choice.

 

so how will we be able to ge our hands on this?

 

Mossy will have theirs ready next week. 6-8 hp. for 120.00

 

BRO THE FILTER u got on your car, did u just take out the stock air box and popped on a filter to the end of it?? how did u do that and where did u get the filter? and is there a drop in filter out yet for the 04 max?

 

YO, BUS IT, THE 04 MAX IS JUST AN UPDATED 03 ALTI HOW I KNOW I OWNED ONE BEFORE. LOOK UNDER BOTH CARS AND THEY ARE IDENTICAL. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MODS ON THE 04 MAX JUST TRY THE SAME MODS FOR THE 02-03 ALTI SE V6 OFCOURSE..............AND KEEKING SLAMMING THEM

 

On that note... I called Stillen last week to see if there was any news on headers. The guy I talked to, Steve, no not that Steve, said they were delayed because they were prototyping '04 Maximas. He said they should fit Altima and 6th gen Maxima. They may have to be modified to fit the 5th gen Maximas. I've never seen the bottom side of any of these cars. As far as the exhaust system is concerned, is there a lot of difference between 5th and 6th?

 

well I know that the 6th gen exhaust system is a dual exhaust with dual tipped mufflers and the 5th gen is a single tipped exhaust. Wasnt the exhaust what gained some power to give the 6th gen its extra "10"