I know this is OT, but now we just need to get the GD going for Cattman Y-pipes! Hint, Hint, Hint! Wink, Wink, Wink!

 

I just got mine today. Place Racing was a little slow in shipping it but the customer service from Cattman was great. I cant wait to put it in.

 

Just got mine today, although tackifier spray is still on it's way (it's in customs right now I believe). Customs charged me $23 (not bad at all, less than what I expected). I got red, I guess the silver went fast (99 maxima) ah well I'm happy I got one as I see they are now sold out.

I don't think I'll install until it's a bit warmer out (like spring :-)

Thanks again for the GD,

 

just a questoin...does installing the intake do anything to the MAF?

 

"Got my intake last night, I damn near cried and put it next to my bed as I slept..." Now THAT my kind of customer!

Thanks to you and everybody else for your support during this deal. Sorry for the roadbumps, but glad everyone likes their parts.

Looks like the next intro sale will be... (drumroll) the new, long-awaired, incredibly powerful, EPA-approved, Cattman Scat-Cats!!! Look for these by roughly 10 January.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Oh, BTW, the 4th batch actually shipped from Place Racing today. This included all orders received through last Friday, 17 December, so we're pretty much current, I'm glad to say.

Greg will be sending out information on how to access your tracking number. I noticed those closest to California should get their kits on Xmas eve.

The group deal goes on!!! We still have a pretty good stock of CAIs for:

00-03 Maximas and 00-04 I30/I35s
95/96 Maximas and I30s
92-94 Maxima SEs
89-91 Maximas (all) and 92-94 Maxima GXEs (just a couple left)

Plus a whole bunch of Sentra and Altima CAIs.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

I think me and StevoReno007 are going to be ordering these in a few days. I am just waiting on my replacement card so I can order me one. So these are going on untill the end of the month correct? I may put my order in on 12/31 would that be ok??

 

Got mine today. The only thing i don't like is the weight. My knock off place racing is a couple pounds lighter probably due to thiner and cheaper metal. But i love the nice billet maf adapter Is there no gasket we need there or does it fit tight.

 

Brian, what colors do you have left as of now for a 2k3? I will definately be ordereing one in the next few days...u think you will still have them?? Also just to be sure, If I do not want to use this as a CAI, i can not use the extended pipe and just use it as a WAI correct?

 

can you order the intake so you wonthave to drill the car at all? this is my daily driver and i know it is simple but i want to keep this as close to stock as i can, i was thinkin about doing my own intake after the maf, slap on cone filter baby, good times

 

I know that you can. If you read a few posts back, Cattman says you can use it without the extended piece so its basically just like a BERK. My debate is do I want to use as a true CAI or WAI. I remember seeing a few dynos awhille back on those two setups, but I cant remember the difference...any help anyone??

 

does installing this intake do anything to the MAF?

 

so its customisable to be a short ram intake? cattman have an answer on that at all?

 

Yes if you read through the thread, you do not have to use the extended pipe and it will function exactly as a Berk. He has already said this. I am defintately going to order one on monday I just wish Cattman or NismoMaximaGTR would post in this thread if they have anymore for a 2k3 in stock.

 

Cattman just posted yesterday saying they still had intakes for 2003s in stock....

 

Yes, its convertible to an underhood intake, simply by leaving out the lower tube and attaching the filter to the MAF adapter instead. If that's what a person wanted in the first place (instead of a CAI), this would still be a great deal.

I would also note that we were selling these intakes (called the Cattman COMBO intake) years before there was a Berk. ;-)

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Well, this has gotten to be a very long thread, I don't blame someone for not knowing its entire contents.

We do have CAIs left for the 02/03 Maxima and 02-04 I35 (same kit fits both). There are still several blues and yellows left, and one red. There are no more silver CAIs for the 02/03 Max and 02-04 I35 left in the group deal.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

hey guys, just became a member of the forum yesterday and i'm an owner of a 2000 MAXIMA SE . really interested in the PR CAIs, read through the threads and mr. Cattman.. are there anymore Silver for my gen? i know the last thread u said there are no more left in the group deal but were you refering to the 02/03 Max's?

one more thing.. how do i go about getting one from this group deal? Thanks in advance. i'll most probably be paying with creditcard.

 

btw... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!

 

Brian thanks for responding as I know this has went on for a really long time and you have done an excellent job at maintaining this thread. I will be calling you on monday to order one. I guess I will get a blue one.

 

Welcome to maxima.org. Yes, we do have a few silvers left in the 2000-2001 CAI kit. This was a case of recently "discovering" some 00-01 silvers on the top of a rack that weren't in the original inventory tabulation I'd received.

To order a GD CAI you can pay by CC (call 520.730.9309 9-6 MST, M-F or 800.759.9920 8-5 MST, M-F), PayPal, or Money order. If you want to do PayPal or MO, write to NismoMaximaGTR who's actually managing this group deal.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

did u guys get those small screws for the filter to keep it together?

 

There is a little alan screw and wrench kit that should be packed with the filter (or elsewhere in the box), but they do turn up missing every now and then. We have a few extras, send NismoMaximaGTR email and he can arrange to send you a set - its tiny and will fit into an envelope.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

thanks for the info Cattman, gonna get on that first thing in the morning.. as soon as i figure out how many hours difference is MST to EST :P

 

MST is two hours earlier than EST.

BCC

 

Will this kit work if I retain the stock resonator and use my existing MAF adapter (3") and connect that to the intake tubing?

 

I just installed it yesterday, for some reason it took my nearly five hours with the help of my Godson's father who's built/rebuilt several classic, muscle and race cars. The reason why it took so long is because I didn't realize that we didn't need the middle piece, as well as trying to keep the filter from actually hitting the wheel (pictures to come). So I had to cut the pipe about two inches, and remove some the the plastic paneling under the wheel well. But now that I did so the position is perfect minus the fact that it's exposed to the "elements", and the sound is outrageous, two people have actually told me it sounds like a V8 when i'm on the throttle. I'll try and get some sound clips soon.

BIG BIG up's and thanks to Cattman and Jason for doing this GD, i'm getting power all thru the band (low & high) the only issue is that the car wont break 110mph, the RPM holds at 4000 and neither needle moves, i'm going to leave the battery disconnected tonight to reset the ECU with hopes that it fixes it. Any other suggestions would be helpful. But again, I would recommend this to anyone looking for huge improvement on sound and power.

 

Your car is running out of breath at high RPM's, that's the downside of the CAI setup. Which is why I am wondering if I can retain the OEM resonator and only use the long tubing to get to higher RPM's.

 

Downside? Are you saying that there is nothing I can do about it? I did retain the OEM resonator, the only thing that isn't OEM is the intake tub itself. Prior to this post i've read nothing about running out of breath at high RPM's due to the CAI

 

You should have done your research first!!! Here's something from the 4th Gen mod FAQ, post #49. Here's one interesting note about it: " In general, HAIs are preferred for people wanting good high-end power, while CAIs are more power down low. The trade-off is that each intake, while being stronger in one area of the power band, is weaker in the other." I know that the info is from the 4th Gen forum but I'm sure it is the same on the 5th Gen as the principle by which air enters an engine is the same no matter what engine you have. If you search the forum more, you will actually find many posts from people who have ran CAI setups saying the same thing. If driving past 110mph is really that important for you, consider other mods in addition to what you have now. BTW, the intake subject has been beaten to smithereens many many times. All the info you need is in the forum stickies, you just have to read first and do your homework before you spend your hard earned dollar on any mods. Also, I'm not saying the CAI is worthless by anymeans. You saw its potential, its just that no intake setup will give you the total benefits from both worlds, you have to sacrifice one to gain another.

Also, I was thinking of getting the CAI setup and keeping the stock resonator. But since you did it on yours and still got the same result (running out of breath in the high RPM's), then I'll go to plan B.

 

I am aware of that, both facts that the intake subject has been beaten to death and doing my homework. Which I did, but I guess I just didn't dig deep enough when it came to this issue that again i've never seen in the the year i've been browsing the org. Grant it that isn't a lot of time, but i've seen DOZENS of threads on intakes and have never seen this issue bought up. It's disappointing as all hell because I don't like adding one performance aspect of my car while at the same time limiting another, it just doesn't make a lot of sense AT ALL to me.

But it's okay, i'll do a little more "homework" and see what I have to do about it. I appreciate the help though.

 

I wasn't being facetious, sorry if it seemed that way. Interestingly, our cars have been engineered to a balance in performance. Modding one aspect of performance usually has a price (trade-off) regardless of what it is. Modding throws off that balance, not saying that modding is bad. But to my knowledge there is no such thing as an intake mod that increases both low and high RPM response. In the 4th gen world, they use a MEVI to get the engine to produce power up to redline instead of the usual roll-off. Not sure what the equivalent is on the 5th gen.

BTW, you joined the org on May of this year. So that makes it 7 months. I do really suggest you read all stickies before anything. I know I'm not a moderator but even a moderator will suggest the same. Good luck.

 

No, I didn't think you were I was just responding to what you said that's all. I know your genuinly trying to help like most people on the org are and I appreciate it. Yeah, i'm going to have to find out what will "balance" the power band in the 5th Gens now that I have this issue. Just a small fyi, I officially joined the org in may, but i got my Max in Feb, and had been "lurking" around the org since Dec'03 trying to get a much info on the 5th gens as I could before I got it.

 

Dude, I have not been on here long (and btw your join date doesnt mean you werent reading these forums already) and I have read numerous intake threads as we all know there have been numerous. There is no way your car should flatten out at 110 mph no matter what that guy is saying. I am not trying to bash your intelligence or anything like that, but what that post you quoted up there said nothing at all related to not being able to pull at 4000k. Thats ludicrous. I am sure after all the threads I have seen, including reading this entire one that that issue would have already have been brought up. In addition you have no first hand experience with this so untill I hear some more consistency around this topic I will believe that alicious has some other problem.

 

Oh Cattman, unfortunately some unexpected expenses have came up and I unfortunately will not be able to get an intake for a while. I will call you guys up and order one in a couple months and maybe you will have a sale or something on some of the WAI when I am ready. Its unfortunate that I will be missing out on this GD

 

Here's more info for you if you haven't seen this: http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaIntakes . I saw a thread a while back that brought up the Y pipe being the mod that could get you more performance in the upper ranges. Also, I don't know about the VQ35 but the VQ30 is known for having a good low end torque and that it really suffers on the higher RPMs which is why many org'ers went for MEVI or 00VI. Also, you might want to watch out when driving your car in rainy days especially on streets covered with water as you may hydro-lock your engine. You should look into this: http://www.autosportz.com/airintake_...passvalves.htm .

 

I'm back, so if you have any questions let me know. I had a busy weekend at home and work. Holildays are great, but also hectic. Anyways let me know if you have anu questions, problems, or concerns pertaining to the group buy.

Greg

 

Okay hotmax, here is the problem like I stated originally. The car is fine on the low end when i'm pulling from a stop in 1st, and 2nd. When I hit 3rd at about 82mph is when I start to see a power drop where as before I had the intake installed this wasn't a problem. When I continue to accelerate past the 100mph mark (the auto pushing it into 4th gear) the engine really begins to drop off and around 110 @ about 4-4200rpm the car pretty much stays there unless I drop the OD go back into 3rd and push it to 6000rpm and get it a little over 115. The problem isn't going necessarily acheiving speeds of upwards of 100 because I don't do that often if hardly at all, the problem is that when I hit third i've lost the majority of my power. I've not had any problems prior to this so that pretty much eliminates the possibility of it being something other then this issue if that's what you were implying.

 

i installed my intake on sun night. it took me about 5 hrs to do and i have some quesetoins about it. i have an 02 and under the fuse box is a white plastic piece covering the wires, i was wondering if you had to have that on because my intake would not fit with it on. and also my fuse box is not screwed on to the car because the intake would not fit but the fuse box does not move at all. when i first started the car you couldn't really hear the hissing noise from the intake but now i can kind of hear it. i was just wondering how loud other peoples were. and also, when i start from rest there is a slight creeking noise from the front of the car, i was just wondering if that could be because sumthing is lose or wat. i noticed it yesterday and its only when i start moving from rest and then it stops.

 

I had to put my fuse box inbetween the battery and the intake itself, location is good and snug, i don't think you have to have it (plastic piece), it's just to protect the wires a little bit more. I've noticed the hissing as well, i'm thinking it's the filter itself and not the "intake" per'se. So i'm going to replace that with an k&n as soon as I get the chance.