I saw the flash of a Carbon Fiber CAI on TV the other night. Does anyone know who makes them and are they any good. Also, is there any performance issues between them and polished aluminum??

 

A cai that is Carbon Fiber? I haven't heard of something like that...that would be cool! I'm sorry I don't even know where to even look.

 

No takers eh? I haven't heard of this before either. The only possible advantage I could think of this that aluminum transfers heat like crazy so the intakes get hot, maybe the carbon fiber wouldn't heat up so much but I doubt it.

I would stick with some of the tried and true intakes. Post some pics or a link if you actually find one. It would be interesting to check it out.

 

Just saw a site www.carboniointakes.com that makes intake for European vehicles. Their research indicates that carbonfiber allows cooler air than plastic or aluminum. I wonder where we can get out hands on some???

 

A kid that I used to work with had one for his V-Dub and wanted to sell it to me saying that it's a perfect fit.......I was like

 

uhmm............... someone ask Taz what he has on the agenda.

TEE HEE HEE..

Kam

 

Something that will be cool, but will take a couple of years?

 

FYI "Carbonio" is 30 min from my house, Greg's a nice guy

 

taz u getting us hooked up?

 

taz can he make a carbon fiber engine cover? i think i have seen one on 2leets4u's maxi.... i might buy that

 

I know Dinan makes carbon fibre intakes for bimmers. I guess you could try get them to make you one, but look forward to dropping about 1K on an intake though.

 

Taz-

If you have a contact maybe they could creat another cast for the maxima fans. Hey, maybe they could let a few of us try prototype for them??? by the way 96blkonblkse if they can put one on an Audi for under $400.00 I think they can do the same for us. It's not like there isnn't a market for aftermarket Maxima product.

 

I have looked into it, and I am making an intake for the max. But it's a really steep initial cost to me to make them in CF (read $20K) and I'm not sure it'd be that big of a seller as they'd be about $270-$300 range. I'm sure they would sell it's just how many could I actually sell to make it worth it.

Production time is actually not that long either as Carbonio is local. About 2-4 weeks for tooling, then another 4-6 weeks for the product to roll out. If you guys are seriously interested and can get a running list of people who would shell out that kind of cash, I'll concider it. Otherwise your stuck with the aluminum 1 piece short ram with heat shield I'm making

 

Taz-

Got any picks of the intake your making????

 

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http://www.ionicdynamics.com/3-5CFENGINECOVER.html

Is that what your looking for ?

 

I am certainly in

 

i have heard of the carbon fiber intake they have been around for awhile altho i have only seen them for honda and made by a company called j's racing its suppose to increase the airflow to the engine while giving it cooler air than your regular and metal intake

 

NO??????????????? ReaLLY? hahaha

 

yes it is... thanks... Wow 240 is not bad at all..

Might look for a used first.. thanks for the help..

 

Damn, I just bought my Fujita last week.

 

IF he is to make one... IF... It wont be out for a while... so slap on that fujita and enjoy it.. when these come on.. toss the fujita for sale on line here.. u will get atleast 145 if its in good shape..

 

How about an intake made of the phenolic material of the IM spacers?

 

If you got the black fujita couldnt you get heat resistant black spray and not tell to much difference? Depends if you want looks or functionality.

 

Hmmm... nver though of that... but i dont think it wold work as well as c.f.