What is the best cold air intake for an 01 maxima??? And are there any noticable performance gains???

 

There are only 2 CAI's . Cattman and Place racing. Both involve drilling a hole in your fender wall......No intake will show outstanding gains in a Maxima. Both Cattman and Place racing is essentially the same design, so take your pic. I had a Berk Tuning HAI, with a JWT filter on the end. I had my best results that way.

 

That's not true. Injen also produces a cold air intake.

 

Look at where the filter sits on an Injen . Then tell me if that is a CAI......
I have installed every possible intake you can think of on Maximas.....I'm trying to save you money and time.

 

How much did ur set up cost you?

 

Check out this very recent thread.... http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=353609

Might have some good info for ya there... both about intakes and other things...

As for the price of Berk WAIs... PM Cobymoby (Bryan) of Berk Technology... he can give ya the most current prices....

 

From the experiences of others (myself included) who had experimented with different intakes, not much hp gains, if any from them. The ONLY major difference is the sound.

Gosh, there must be hundreds of threads about this topic!

 

What can we do? Maybe a Sticky for "Most commonly asked questions?" Oh wait...we have that already...

 

You summed it up. The sound you get in a 2k2-3 Maxima, is a lot meaner, than what you will hear in a 2k-2k1. If you want a bang for the buck, contact Bryan at Berk Tuning. Get his setup with the KN filter. I would suggest that as your best setup, for a great price. My setup was a bit pricey. The Jwt will cost you 150 bucks or so, and I had a midpipe and custom blue hoses......Here is my setup, which is for sale in case anyone wants it. PM me....

 

Thanks. I checked other threads and read the FAQs. Ill check out Berk/Franken. Both sound good.

 

Cool.... let us know how it goes...

Also, try the Classifieds forum for good deals on used intakes... there's always a couple for sale... and maybe you should also check out Kloogy's since he's selling it....

Btw, I have a Berk w/ K&N filter and I like it... quality parts and fitment too....

 

Berk/Franken are exactly alike. But I like Bryan personally due to the quality of his customer service. Either way, you will be happy. No point in wasting your hard earned money on the POS Injen....

 

yeah Bryan is really cool and great to deal with....

And yeah, Injen is overpriced...

I also just noticed that there's a group deal going on for the Place Racing CAI in the GD forum.....

 

Oh come one now. You once had it and raved about it. I had both the HAI's and now the Injen (not in the car right now for sale also). I prefer the sound of the Injen better.

 

I have had the Berk / K&N setup on my car for just under a year or so and have been quite pleased with the setup. Bryan aka cobymoby is probably one of the better vendors to work with that are on this forum. Can't go wrong with the Berk and Bryan will actually keep in touch with you and keep you updated.

Here's mine.

 

That's how "smart" vendors should conduct there business. Catering to customer needs will only produce more sales! Yes, the Injen intake is much pricer compare to the HAI's setup. My preference was the sounds and looks of the Injen intake.

 

I hate to tell you , but if you know anything about modding cars, the Injen is as good as a one legged man in azzz kicking contest. I had Franken car and Berk. The best time I ran at the track was with a Berk, and the KN .....the same setup Semy2k2go has.....My worst run was when I swapped an org members Injen into my max...for one run. I cooled my intakes before each run. ....I'm speaking from experience. I have been modding cars since I was 15. Go waste your money on an Injen if you want, I could care less. I am offering help to a new member.

 

First, I assume that we both agreed that there is no significant hp improvement from any aftermarket intake, as you'd agreed w/a response to my previous post.

Second, I am too speaking from my experiences. I am not advertising that the Injen is better. Dude, I know a thing or two about modding cars! There are so many variations when you're at the track. As I remembered about the thread of your swap of the Injen. The original filter was dirty and I do not recalled you did a ECU or reset procedure with the swap. Adding any new components/hardwares to the engine require time for the ECU's software to adapt. I am not stating that was your problem with the swap but there are so many variations that can make your run not so good?

The bottom line is the noise factor of these aftermarket intakes. Your one track run does not give a concrete evident that the Injen is "as good as a one legged man in azzz kicking contest" as you'd boldly stated.

 

Well , I challenge you to show me how the design of the Injen , merits this guy to spend 100+ dollars on it. When in the world does am alleged CAI ,have a filter that sits behind the Radiator....? Why do they provide you with such a gay filter ? Anyone with a brain knows the placement alone of that filter , doesnt make this a CAI....I'm not trying to fight you or anything...but I know enough about this car .

No , there is NO significant gain from ANY intake on Maximas.

 

Again, I am not advertising that the INjen is the intake to buy. And I never said that the Injen is a "true" CAI either.

I agreed that the filter that came with it is too small. I swapped mine out
w/a bigger K&N filter and the did made a "slight" improvement, noisewise.

 

I never answer intake threads...but those of us like you and I , who have tested them, should have a sticky thread, so newbies dont keep asking the same stuff.

 

BUT unfortunately, this topic consistently renew itself every so often. I was trying to be imformative but I should have ignored this topic completely.

 

I usually do too..... ....but I had to open my cake hole...

 

And we're all so thankful that you did...lucky us

 

Tim, I made you what you are today !

 

Hmm, now this is getting kinda

 

this is such a played out debate, i dont know why this person didnt check the faq's..... im perfectly happy with my injen, thats all ill say

 

Most of the mods you've suggested to me since I've been on here have been quite useful/helpful which is why others should listen to what some of the more seasoned members have say on here even more.

 

We just try to save you guys money. Ive had about 5 different intake setups....so why wouldnt people listen to me ?

 

because modding is sometimes an art not a science! wether a mod works or doesnt work for someone depends on tons of things (ie condiiton of the car, driving habits, weather, etc, etc)

I have an Injen and it works quite nice for me....does it perform better than other intakes? maybe or maybe not. All i know is that in the Mustang forum we rarely speak about intakes because they dont do much (we do speak about intake manifolds thou!!!)

 

Sublimer, check out the Group Buys section. Nismomaxgtr is hosting a group deal on Place Racing Cold Air Intakes. If a CAI is what you're looking for, then you're not going to find it any cheaper than that. In fact you can get that PR CAI for about the price of a regular intake. Installation will be a bit more challenging....will the extra HP gains be worth it?.......that's for you to decide. Being that you're not going to be gaining 20+ HP from ANY intake you buy, there won't be a HUGE difference either way you go. Not too many people can truly feel 5 HP. I don't have much experience here with Berk, Frankencar, Injen, or Place Racing, but I do know that the best way to get the BEST intake for YOU is to listen to what everybody has used, tried, sold, threw away, then do your research. Buy the one that fits your criteria and go for it! Have fun! If you aren't happy with it, do like the rest of 'em and try another one. That's the fun of modifying cars. It's like X-mas all year round when you get to try out new parts! Now, if somebody could explain this to our girlfriends and wives, and make them understand........PRICELESS!

 

 

AGAIN!?!?!

At least it wasnt us this time '2k2wannabe'

 

It happens every 2 or 3 weeks...someone is either too lazy to read thread titles or assumes "something may have changed" and asks again.

kevin

 

If any of you guys actually read all the posts, you would have noticed that on about the fifth one i apologized and said that id read the FAQ and previous posts. I did and I already made my decision on the intake. You guys should just chill out.

 

But it seems that its Virginia boys vs everyone else these days doesn't it?

 

If you had it on so the filter was behind the radiator, you had it on wrong.

 

i found my brothers intake on this website they have many at pretty good prices go check it out for your self autoaccessorystore.com

 

studman did a dyno on all intakes and the wai showed the most gain on the dyno but he did mentioned the place racing cai felt the best in real world driving. From personal experience, i have both injen and frankencar...w/ injen i lost power and frankencar felt stronger.

 

Dudes.. CAI on eBay for $44 + shipping for the 5th Gen Maxima. They're all the same, as long as they are of similar quality/crafstmanship. They all have the same diameter, same length, same materials, and same bends, as that of Injen, but for tons cheaper (not brand name and probably not certified CARB legal for Cali).

But save yourself some money... a metal 3" tube with a filter on it is a metal 3" tube with a filter on it, no matter how much you pay.