Well after many hours at Jay25's house and lots of blood... My variable intke is in. Not working 100%, still need to connect the vacum lines and wiring, but zipstripped open.

The power above 4500 rpms is nice

In my auto, 1st gear ran out of breath..not tonight, pull till the redline

2nd gear.. at 60 she comes alive and screams to 80

3rd gear... OH MY.. I won't say the speed but after 5000 rpms it's like the pull you get at 3000 rpms... she went full bore till redline.. MMMMmmmmmm ... felt good

4th gear.. waits till another day

the car seriously takes forever to get to 4500+ rpm's right now..wow.. I need this thing working ASAP

If you own an AUTO and like to drive fast.. this is a MUST!!!

More to follow tomorrow.

Thanks to jay25,mr.cranman,mardigras,redmax007,kevin97 for hte help

 

Congrats Baggy! Da*n I need to order that thing.

 

yes you do pat. the best way to describe it is just like the pull you get at 3000 rpms... it's like another power kick.

 

I definitely have to get this. First thing first though, have to finish my little project first. Almost done Bags.

 

Ain't that the nicest little hunk of aluminum you've added to your car

DW

 

Okay... after reading that, I cant wait to get mine in the mail. I ordered it like 2 weeks ago... still a while to go but damn. If it pulls like you say. Im gonna be going to redline all the time.

 

Brother..on YOUR car.. all I can say is WOW.

Trust me on this... you will NOT be dissapointed.

Good to know everything is working out

dwapenyi- yes it is

darksands-it's worth the wait

 

i know you have on the VI project ever since i met you. good to hear you got it working. what is your final parts money total?

 

hmmmmmm




varable intake.....hmmmmmm




i think i want one...

 

 

How did you like those coolant hoses on the back of the intake manifold?

It's good to hear another maxima owner pleased with the VI.

 

I want VI... I want VI.....

Is this installable by an average DIY'er?

 

yes,


but it is not a bad idea to have a mechnically inclined person present when you do it..

 

nice bags...when's the next drag trip for ya?

 

Congrats, baggy!!!

Aint that a b!tch...I go and spend money to powder coat my stuff and now you throw a damn curve ball at me. You think I can get that VI in red?

 

final money is still being added up.. it still is not working.. weekend came up and you know how that goes


speedtrip.. not to bad...AFTER we put it on and had to take it back off

hokiemax.. yes and no.. just like redmax said..have another person there and have lots of time... might run into a problem or 9


fred- who knows

jamie... hey I'll trade ya... your red one for my stock one

 

what else is involved in the MEVI install besides removing the stock manifold and putting the variable in it's place? wiring and new hoses or what?

i removed and replaced my intake manifold when i got it polished myself..

 

Wiring of an RPM switch,vaccum acctuator, new hoses and a few other things. Nothing extremly hard..just time consuming.

More of a weekend project, just as long as you have another vehicle to take you to the parts store.. really sucks riding a bike to the parts store.

Also it depends on how you want it to look. Right now mine engine bay looks like a zip strip factory exploded in it. I will make it look better once everything is working

 

 

I wonder how fast you can go on the dyno now!

 

funny thing is your the 3rd person to say that... probablly the same speed... guy on the dyno should stop me again... must be my personality

BTW d/l newest vid now..can't wait