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Old 10-15-2012 | 06:48 PM
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Kinetix?

Whats the word on the kinetix intake manifold?? Good reviews, bad reviews??? I want some info beforew i just drop 800 bucks on a brand im not familiar, otherwise ill just pay the tune shop to fab me up one. More money, but its a proven tech thgat does it.
Old 10-15-2012 | 06:49 PM
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Good for boost. Poor for N/A unless paired with supporting mods and tuned.
Old 10-15-2012 | 06:50 PM
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Or just delete VIAS. YOu can then take that to the next step and SSIM it.
Old 10-15-2012 | 07:06 PM
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Don't waste your money.
Old 10-15-2012 | 07:20 PM
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It's better used as an expensive paperweight than as a performance mod.
Old 10-15-2012 | 07:21 PM
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Old 10-16-2012 | 08:34 AM
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Sure looks good but its a show piece and that's it.
Old 10-16-2012 | 12:58 PM
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Sure looks good but its a show piece and that's it.
Sick fucckin sig mang!
Old 10-16-2012 | 02:10 PM
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Sick fucckin sig mang!
Haha, thanks man. Go figure with all the cameras there that day that this was taken with an iPhone.
Old 10-16-2012 | 06:59 PM
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That bad huh?? Really good to know.... I am lookin to mod up fairly huge here in the next year.... probably just have the shop fab something up.. Thanks everyone for your imput. It sure is a pretty piece though isnt it
Old 10-16-2012 | 07:02 PM
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Do the SSIM mod, and either paint or polish the manifold
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And if you don't like how it looks, mail it to me and I'll send you my stock one back :]
Old 10-16-2012 | 07:25 PM
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HA! Im on it like green on red! Just got done reading a post about the ssim, and it seems a bit labor intensive, especially if imlookin to polish it inside. Should i be worried about going to far, or just clear the whole thing out?? Weak/ thin spots I should know about??
Old 10-16-2012 | 08:16 PM
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I have the KInetix and I felt a difference, even with no tune.
Old 10-16-2012 | 09:06 PM
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TQ loss down low for gain up top (in a nutshell)
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:31 PM
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since we are talking about intake manifold what about speedforceracing maniflod it says that it has ported runners but very expensive.
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by hero782
I have the KInetix and I felt a difference, even with no tune.
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Max streets
since we are talking about intake manifold what about speedforceracing maniflod it says that it has ported runners but very expensive.
Ranmas is running one (and Ranmas is pushing over 400 ponies on his Maxima)

SFR intake manifold thread

If you search for "SFR manifold" you can find more threads about it
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:43 PM
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What's so funny
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by hero782
What's so funny
put it on a dyno. In reality you probably lost about 5hp. Kinetix manifolds are best used as paper weights. They do look good, I will give them that
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
put it on a dyno. In reality you probably lost about 5hp. Kinetix manifolds are best used as paper weights. They do look good, I will give them that
Ok mr expert, can't dyno a CVT. All I know is my butt dyno sure felt a difference so I didn't find it useless.
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:50 PM
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Forgot about the CVT....sorry for your loss on that one. Not saying it is useless but every person I have known to have one has cracked. Why not port and polish?
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:56 PM
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Guys, seriously, $100 to get someone to do the SSIM on your intake, polish the outside, and you're good.
Old 10-16-2012 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
Forgot about the CVT....sorry for your loss on that one. Not saying it is useless but every person I have known to have one has cracked. Why not port and polish?
I wasn't planning on getting it, just got a good deal and decided to jump on it. I did hear that it was useless and I did only buy it for looks but I was surprised when I did feel a gain in top end. Is it worth $800 it depends on the person. My catback was more than that, and really didn't feel much gains from it.
Old 10-16-2012 | 11:01 PM
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the BOP + the ssim is fail
Old 10-17-2012 | 11:15 AM
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why a fail on BOP and SSIM? I think it sounds better than the kinetix, cheaper, and is keeping it original to hot rodding. Im thinking thats the way to go after seeing the before/ after dynos.
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its been proven to destroy low end power. I saw the dyno charts on stock manifold/BOP/SSIM variations on 6thgen.org
Old 10-17-2012 | 04:54 PM
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So what's a person to do for low end torque? It seems either choice weakens it. If I were to only do the spacer and bop would I still lose low end? There just doesn't seem to be a win win here.
Old 10-17-2012 | 04:58 PM
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stock intake manifold, VIAS delete, BOP and NWP spacers and you will see good gains across the board
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Here you go http://my6thgen.org/f17/secret-sauce...-ssim-mod-618/. It is rare for 6th genners to have any good ideas related to performance but this thread actually has ideas and proof to back it up
Old 10-17-2012 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
Here you go http://my6thgen.org/f17/secret-sauce...-ssim-mod-618/. It is rare for 6th genners to have any good ideas related to performance but this thread actually has ideas and proof to back it up
That's because it originally came from an Altima forum....
Old 11-25-2012 | 09:59 PM
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What's ssim?
Old 11-26-2012 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by bassmax92
what's ssim?
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Originally Posted by shocknawe
here you go http://my6thgen.org/f17/secret-sauce...-ssim-mod-618/. It is rare for 6th genners to have any good ideas related to performance but this thread actually has ideas and proof to back it up
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