Ok here's the latest happenings at frankencar. We are in the process of switching over to monster flow filters. www.monsterflow.com Also we are going to start offering custom colors at a $10 surcharge, we currently offer blue and silver at the regular pricing and will start to offer red, yellow and black for an additional $10 fee due to the decreased amount that we will have done and the additional fees from otu powdercoater, we are not making any money off that, it will cost 10 extra per unit for those colors and that's what we will charge you.

 

When's the flow coming?

 

this week i hope. they shipped out friday from cali. if you want to order it late this week i will ship out ASAP.

 

how long for 4th gen pipe only to be ready?

 

this time we reallly mean it, hopefully 2 weeks for the pipe only maybe even the full section.

 

Cool! I need an intake! BAD!!!

The Monster Flow site is down - could you fill me in on what this is? I've been holding off on an intake because of all the reports of the oil from K&N's coating the MAF and then screwing up your performance. Is the MonsterFlow filter something that addresses this?

 

are the filters the same exact ones that PR uses? or are they a different model#?

 

monster flow sell basically one filter as far as i know, so i assume it's the same one as monster flow. the monster flow filters is a foam filter with a velocity stack and turbulence reducers and they use a tactifitying agent that will not mess up MAF's (steve ) i don't expect a big increase on the dyno just smoother and maybe 1 hp but the maf thing is the biggest reason i switched.

 

Sweet. I'll be ordering soon

Gotta get my clutch throwout bearing looked at first by Nissan though before I start adding mods (i've been dragging my feet) You know how Nissan is with mods

 

so how long for the complete 4th gen intake you think?

 

 

go back to bed brian

- 4th gen intakes are a bish to make... but me and steve will be working hard to get them ready in two weeks.

 

ya for steve

 

ya we will have the pipes ready soon but we are having trouble getting maf adapters that fit. my shop that makes my 5th gne ones is just one guy and he can't handle doing both styles since i am selling quite a few and trying to build invenotry at the same time. i have to find a site that sells them

steve

 

That's just another one of those paraniod lead beleifs, like CAI sucking water and killing your motor. I got prarnoid myself, took off my CAI and checked my MAF. No problems at all. This was the first time I had actually looked at my MAF as well after 80K miles on a CAI with A K&N at the end. It re-oiled like 5 times.

DW

 

heheh. Like I told Mattsy, when the MIG/TIG whatever comes in, lemme know.

 

Are the flow filters any bigger than the K&N? everyone that sees my K&N says it's small, but whatever is best for performance is fine with me--and is there any kind of heat shield on the way for summer?

 

They look slightly larger as far as i can tell.

Yep, seems like a larger filter would give you a slighter gain as showed by those dyno sheets done by ... hmm.. forgot (sorry whoever you are!)

Anyway, i'm getting mine (with MF filter) pretty soon, so we could easily gauge the difference in performance/sound and size of the filters once i get it installed.

 

the flow filters are supposed to flow more air but an engine also can only require so much air. the main reason i'm doing this is because it's supposed to be smoother air and the tactifiying agent isn't damaging to MAF's. i imagine slightly less sound with this filter and we are actually working with monster flow to develop a heatshield made out of similiar material that thier filter cages are made of

 

lol...I figured. I know how these forums go - filled with alarmist posts. I suppose over oiled K&N's could cause a problem, or not letting it dry out completely before putting it back on your car too.

Thanks for the info

 

guess what we are making tomorrow and guess what i found tonight, that's right 4th gen pipes and 4th gen adapters

-steve

 

Wait til you guys hear about what Steve just told me in my voicemail...

Frankencar is gonna have a busy night

 

MATTSY: "Wait til you guys hear about what Steve just told me in my voicemail...Frankencar is gonna have a busy night"

ohhh yer coming to CT to hand deliver my intake? That's sweet of you!

 

 

if you only knew what me and my new best friend in california talked about on my lunch break. if you only knew. half of it was heatshields which should be soon for 5th gens and then 4th's but the other thing well

 

ok im once again confused... arent foam filters bad? why not just get a weapon r intake then? they use foam filters, and they seem to be much better quality.

 

the monster flow are the highest quality foam filters we have found, they have a velocity stack and turbulence reducers, niot like most which are just a foam cone, and what makes you seem to say that they are much better quality??? we do our best to bring the best quality parts to you and at a good price??

 

I am a little bit confused too, so Steve what filter did you use with Franken Intake before?
Was it K&N? So you saying people who have K&N might have problems with MAF?
I though K&N was one of the best filters out there!?

I am still decide which intake to get.. I am so confused now

I want something that won't damage my car basically.

Thanks.

 

4th gen intakes?!?!

 

from what we have read the k/n people were having maf probs due to the oil on the filters. for 2k2 and up peopel are recomending mosnter flow and for other's it's yoru prefernce but we feel teh monster will perform slighty better(dynos to come) in the form of smoother air not so much more more hp. we did use k/n and we migth keep a small quanitity on hand but the monster flow apears to be one of the best foams available.

and 4thgen intakes. i just took a break from making them

 

Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me!!!

You're killing me...

 

 

looking forward to the heat shield AND the dyno with the new filter

 

when will they be for sale?

 

I just bought a Franken Intake about 2 weeks ago.Can I send in my K&N filter for a Monster flow.Also is there a way to tell if there is gunk in your MAF and how do you clean it.

 

But you have to change the foam filter more often cause you know what happens when foam gets old? It separates and goes into your engine.

 

exactly... thats why i thought they were bad.. no?

 

steve, will the k&n still be available as an option? cuz if i remember correctly...there was a thread awhile ago which lead to the conclusion that k&n(paper) is better than foam. This might be why most high end intakes come with them. And if i am not mistaken, u also need to oil the foam after u clean them, which might lead to the MAF issue too.

 

Dont know what the hell your talking about, ive had mine for over a year.



Bruce

 

a high quality foam filter won't degrade and do into your engine the monster flow filter was designed to be cleaned and recharged just like a k/n and IF and i'm not saying that it would happen, if a piece broke off it would be caught by the MAF screen unlike the k/n oil which could coat and kill your maf.

charlie- we will still offer them as an option FOR NOW but we feel that the monster is a better unit overall then a k/n. place racing uses them now, are they high end? there must be a reason they are switching and why most BMW guys use foam.

-steve