http://maxima.cardomain.com/member_p...page_id=430455

 

How does it sound?

 

Sounds nice.. Nice deep growl after 4K...

 

Does the intake void warranty or anything like that?
I'm interested in it, but just worried that it will. thanks

 

The law states that if an aftermarket product is proven to have been the cause of a failure on a part then it voids the warranty on that part alone.

Of course, good service advisors are hard to find. Some will just deny you warranty and/or give you a hard time about it even if the aftermarket product has nothing to do with a part failure.

 

Well it's so easy to put the stock box back in so you should not worry.

 

98, what did you use to secure the filter to the car itself? Ive installed mine, runs great so far, but i need to find some sort of clamp or long piece of metal that i can twist to screw one end to the filter and the other to the engine or inside of the car wall to hold it in place.... I noticed someone else who had recently installed one used a long twist-tie as a temp solution, just wondering if you've done something permanent yet.

 

Nope mine is just hanging. I would also want to know a way.

 

I hear it rattle against something when i close a door or the trunk, so I think I need to get something. I'll swing by home depot and see if they have any small metal things that would work. If i find something, I'll post what it is.

 

On altimas.net someone named 'pvick' has designed a brace for his Frankencar intake on his 2002 Altima. Just a thought!

 

I also hear a rattle sometimes. Especially in reverse.

 

Well here's what I found at Home Depot, I'll try it out tonight. Basically its a bag with a roll of that pipe bracing, looks like one of those "over-21" wrist bracelets you get at bars, with holes punched in it.... The exact type was "Oatey: Pipe Support System, 3/4in Galvanized Hanger Strap".... seems pretty easy, maybe double it up, screw in one end to the filter and the other end to the screw hole that held the old filter box in place.

 

Eeeew! I would rather use plumbers tape or "Galvanized Hanger Strap" than to have the intake flopping around loose. That said, you must find something better. Seriously.

Aluminum strap and aluminum angle are easy to work with.
With only basic stuff like a drill, ball peen hammer, pliers, and hack saw you could fashion a functional bracket or two. If you have a bench vice and a few files you can turn out a functional and decent looking brackets.
I would probably paint it, but that's just me.

If you have a router... we have much to discuss.

 

BTW, search around on this forum. Someone posted pictures of an 04 with an intake installed. The guy who posted it mentions his aluminum bracket/s and you can see them in his pictures.

 

ewww to what I got? what you mentioned you'd "rather have" is exactly what i got, galvanized hanger straps. its a long roll of thick metal wtih holes punched the length of it... doesnt really matter to me if it looks custom, not going to be opening the hood TOO much... i'll see how it works out.

 

I'm not hatin' I'm just sayin'. If the choice is nothing at all or use the stap stuff, by all means use it. If you don't care what it looks like you could use clothes hanger wire too.
I'm stunned that the manufacturer doesn't include something in the kit. Why is it be left to the customer to figure out how to secure it to the car?
This is why I am so apprehensive about "mods". I don't really care what anyone else thinks about how my car or mods look. But anything I do to it has to be at least as good as the factory would do and if possible, better. Otherwise what have I accomplished, a mod for mods sake or an improvement to the OEM design?

But that's just me.

 

I hear that. I am a little turned off by Frankencar... no dynos, shoddy parts (or the lack there of), seems odd to me.

 

Check this out: http://homepage.mac.com/deeprave6969/PhotoAlbum2.html

The top left and bottom right pictures show you the most. These are home made, from aluminum I think.

Credit: 04EliteSE

 

I don't care what the thing looks like. I just want to know if it makes a difference in the performance of the vehicle. Does it?

 

If it made a noticable difference, I would think Frankencar would be in here with before and after dynos. The fact that they aren't leads me to think it doesn't.

 

I guess Steve is just under the impression that since it made gains for him on both the Altima and Maxima that there was no sense in doing so for other models using the same engine.

That's just my assumption. But knowing Steve, i don't think he'd purposely deceive anyone here and jeopardize his reputation as a Maxima owner and now a business owner.

 

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hey im quite possibly the guy you're looking for about the mounting bracket. i went to ACE and i just bent a metal piece. theres a few ways of doin it. you just need to bend the metal.
click the link in my signature and then go to page 2.
if you guys have anymore questions i can take the metal piece off and take more detailed pictures of it. PM me or whatever.

 

there ya'll go