andymax95

So I open my hood yesterday and I noticed that the bracket on the injen that holds it sturdy had come loose on the weld. Well apparently that weld is also designed to cover a hole in the intake housing. So now I suck in some dirty air into my engine. awesome

Since the intake gets pretty damn hot would I be able to use exhaust wrap to patch the hole? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

04RedOpMax

The intake should not get that hot (it is after all, a cold air intake). Tape a piece of heavy plastic (like from a milk jug) over the hole with some duct tape and you should be good to go. Then call up Injen and tell them what happened, I'm sure they will replace the part.

CanadianMoFo

Yeah, its obviously a defective weld. No big deal, I'm sure they'll replace it.

andymax95

believe it or not, it gets pretty damn hot, where my solution of duct tape wouldn't of worked. So I'm leaving for lunch now and gonna stop by the automotive store and try to find a temperory solution.

tko507

Take it to a shop where they do welding (i.e. muffler shop, body shop, etc.) It will cost you less than $50.00. Don't assume Injen will replace your intake, but in the meantime re-install your factory intake if you are not going to have the Injen fixed.

CanadianMoFo

I was missing one of the 3" rubber hoses that came with mine. I contacted Southwest (where I bought it). They had Injen ship one directly to me, no charge, no problem. I'd be suprised if they didn't just ship a new piece out to you directly too. They may want it returned so they can look at the weld or something. But in my experience they've been good to deal with.

SHIFT_NY

Just a thought, but maybe some kind of hi-temp silicone plug (shaped like a wine bottle cork) would work?

Max Cat

Personally, I wouldn't want that heavy sucker hanging on my TB without the physical support of that brace. There was obviously enough stress on that weld to rip it loose......right now, all that stress is prying back and forth and up and down on your TB.

I'd yank it off and put the factory box back in place till you get this resolved with a replacement from injen.

andymax95

for the mean time, I just purchased exhaust wrap, that should hold it for the time being.

I just got off the phone with injen and they told me that I need to fax over a copy of my receipt, then get an authorization, then ship out the piece and then in 2-4 weeks I'll recieve a new one.

SHIFT_NY

Careful with the wrap. If it contains fiberglass, foil, etc, fibers and such may get sucked into your engine. When an exhaust wrap is used for an exhaust system, anything that unravels gets blown out, not sucked in

andymax95

good call, I'll check it out

andymax95

actually for the mean time while i wait for the cold intake portion, I'm gonna take it off and make it a short ram intake right off of the maf adaptor

CanadianMoFo

Hey, now that's a good temporary solution.

originalstarlit

AndyMax,
Out of just plain curiousity, why did you have to replace a perfectly functional factory part with that piece of "silver"? Just what are you doing to that fine piece of machinery of yours?
Surely you are not on the racing circuit, so why do you "need" all this add-on stuff???
I'm not flaming, just being the devil's advocate. Aren't you causing your own problems?

JiuJitsuThug

iTrader: (1)

"Out of just plain curiousity, why did you have to replace a perfectly functional factory part with that piece of "silver"? Just what are you doing to that fine piece of machinery of yours?
Surely you are not on the racing circuit, so why do you "need" all this add-on stuff???
I'm not flaming, just being the devil's advocate. Aren't you causing your own problems?"

LOL - That's flaming. And to answer your questions - he's trying to improve upon a great platform. Or to get more basic - why would one need aftermarket tint, aftermarket stereos, aftermarket wheels, tires or any aftermarket part? Do you have anything aftermarket on your car? Or as you would put it - Why would you do anything to that fine piece of machinery?

Answer - cause almost everything can be improved upon.

CanadianMoFo

You can rationalize it away by these facts:

- it will provide a bit more HP and TQ. Who doesn't want a bit more?

- You can clean the element when it gets dirty. Better for the environment since you're not throwing out dirty paper air filters.

- Usually your fuel consumption decreases with an open element filter. Expect a 1MPG increase in fuel economy if you can lay off the go pedal. Again better for the environment and your pocket book as gas prices rise.

maxfreak_98

My brother just contacted me over the weekend and said his broke too! I told him to contact SW and see what they had to say.
In the mean time, he's going to have it rewelded.

andymax95

So I took off the cold air extension and realized that the filter and the maf adaptor where two different diameters so what I did was take the rubber hose that originaly mounted the cold air section and left it on the maf so the air filter could have a snugger fit. It still was a bit to big but hose clamping it down made a secure fitment.

Anyways, from driving the short ram intake, the sound is a little bit louder and I honestly feel like it has more power. Feels like it accelerates quicker. Only downfall the filter sits right next to the battery. Is this a problem?

JiuJitsuThug

iTrader: (1)

I don't think you will have any issues - My Stillen Hi-Flow sits right next to the battery - no worries.

cobymoby

iTrader: (2)

The Injen intakes for the Maxima and Altima are notorious for breaking. Their design is flawed in that it does not allow for proper flexing of the intake system. Or the other reason is that you guys tightened down that mount too much. You should only do 10-15ft/lbs.

andymax95

thanks for the imput cause I did tighten the mount to about 60 ft/lbs of tq

Edify11

After hearing all this, I'm glad I went with the Stillen instead of the Injen.