i read someone's post saying they made the upper piping for a the hybrid intake for 15$.. but i cant find any instructions or how-to's anywhere. i've been searching and looking at posts for 2 hours.. can anyone help?

thanks

 

http://www.drwebdesign.com/mymaxima/upperintake.html

Have Fun
Jim

 

nice! thanks a lot!

 

Did you ever do that airbox/intake mod? If so, how do you like it?
-Cyrus

 

yeah its nice. if you check your original post i posted pics. i'm gonna do the upper piping mod with it now.

 

hybrid intake=less low end power lost?

 

That's what they say.
-Cyrus

 

will this setup make the intake sound like the franken car one?
or is this gonna make it sound like a CAI with that rumble at idle?

 

It wille be louder than any other intake on the market... and at WOT you might want some ear plugs.
-Cyrus

 

so its going to sound like a CAI? the franken ram intake only make noise when you floor it, this will make a lot of noise just crusing?

 

This is louder than any other intake, from idle to WOT. It will be similar to the sound of an intake but louder. It is just plain loud. We did it to my friend's Maxima and I think it is just annoying (it catches too much attention).
-Cyrus

 

hmm, so its loud at lower rpms when driving normally? is it annoying like a fartcan on a civic?

 

No, it's not a fartcan. The sound obviously doesn't come from the exhaust so it's not that bad. But yes it is loud down low when normally driving, and deafeningly loud at WOT. I honestly can't vouch for power gains and I wouldn't put something on my car that catches attention unnessecarily (well, okay the license plate ). Plus everytime I race him I beat him with just my cone.
-Cyrus

 

thanks, guess I won't be doing it, I want it quiet down low like stock

 

well i just finished the hybrid intake...the sound while cruising isnt loud at all..maybe i overestimated.. you hear a very light growl starting at 2.5k RPM then it gets louder as it gets higher..it doesnt really get LOUD until about 3.5-4K. if you can take just slightly louder than stock sound..you'll be ok. i took pics and i'll post them in a few minutes in case anyone wanted to see.

 

Well take it from me, DO NOT TAKE THE VENT PIPING FROM THE DRYER!!!! I did that and my mom got extremly ****ed off at me. I was going to buy a new one but didnt want to put everything back so i figured i would experiment with hers then buy a new one. when she found out, well... its an excuse for her to pay for mods now(that doesnt work wither btw.)
MrGone

 

Memo to all who use pvc piping to make their hybrid intakes; don't use it! When heated up by engine heat it creates gas fumes that can harm your engine. If you're going the cheap intake route get aluminized steel tubing from an exhaust shop and paint it with 3 coats of acrylic paint, inside and out. The reason for painting it is that the paint creates a heat shield that helps the air stay cool, which may help performance.

 

here are the pics
http://members.***.net/wope/photo463.jpg
http://members.***.net/wope/photo464.jpg
http://members.***.net/wope/photo467.jpg
http://members.***.net/wope/photo468.jpg
http://members.***.net/wope/photo469.jpg
http://members.***.net/wope/photo470.jpg

 

when you said not loud do u mean sound like stock or a little louder tahn stock?

 

while cruising? you notice it a little when acclerating. a little louder than stock. at WOT, it roars.

 

did you notice any power increase? more low end torque?

 

yeah you can feel a difference with this one.. you dont lose any low end

 

when you had popcharger only, you felt some low end lost?

 

just a little..barely noticable

 

cool, I'm still deciding to do it or not, I dont' want my dad to go crazy about the loudness (they shift around 3k the highest) & they won't like the noise

 

hmm, he might notice it with the hybrid, but probably wont notice the popcharger

 

I'll do the popcharger tomorrow and see how it sound & decide from there

 

what about the accordian section? are you gonna get rid of that? i've seen some peoples where they got rid of it and i imagine that might have some improvements as well...