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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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97 MAX NEEDS HORSEPOWER

I have a 97 max automatic i have a injen cold air intake and i want more horsepower. any ideas??
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Read post #12, and #13....heck, read ALL of them

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=53828
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you want to buy any of those items listed??? Go here:

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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I have a 97 max automatic i have a injen cold air intake and i want more horsepower. any ideas??
no, no ideas here.
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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First things first, remove that intake. sell it and with the money you get from selling it buy a k&N drop in filter for the stock intake system, it'll outperform the Injen. Then learn to search and read the information thats all over the stickys.
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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First things first, remove that intake. sell it and with the money you get from selling it buy a k&N drop in filter for the stock intake system, it'll outperform the Injen.
I WISH I could put my stock intake back on (doesn't work with the 00VI).
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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oohh im sorry
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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First things first, remove that intake. sell it and with the money you get from selling it buy a k&N drop in filter for the stock intake system, it'll outperform the Injen. Then learn to search and read the information thats all over the stickys.
u really think that drop in K&N intake produces more than an aftermarket CAI?
youre talking about the one that costs like 50 bux right?
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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u really think that drop in K&N intake produces more than an aftermarket CAI?
youre talking about the one that costs like 50 bux right?
Personally I believe that the stock system with the K&N drop-in (a little less than 50 bucks) works better then aftermarket ones. Although, if you insist on getting an intake get a Place Racing Cold Air Intake, it's the only TRUE CAI out there.
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http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...Code=33-2031-1

is this what you are talking about?

under "applications" it does not list a 1997 Maxima
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The stock drop in filter is interchangeable in model years 95-03.
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if thats not the one theres one that does fit. where did this idea that the stock intake is the best come from? not that i don't believe it... but i kinda don't believe it. is there a thread that has dynos or somethin?
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you could change the mid pipe, put cai, one step colder sparkplugs, fuel pump, injecters...
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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MaximaSpd85
Read post #12, and #13....heck, read ALL of them

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=53828
Yep, there are your answers.

Agreed. Dual threads FTL!
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HP = Money--->if you don't wanna spend then don't mod. U could juice it, but u better b on point with tunning, A/F, etc. Things break and if u don't have the money for repairs...well -> you could cut a hole in the drivers side floor pan and Fred Flinstone it....
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by maxpeed96plat.
Things break and if u don't have the money for repairs...well -> you could cut a hole in the drivers side floor pan and Fred Flinstone it....
Or put a horse in the back... he wanted more horse power - not foot pounds...
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Originally Posted by bigred666
you could change the mid pipe, put cai, one step colder sparkplugs, fuel pump, injecters...
Totally unnecessary unless boosted.
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Originally Posted by BLACKonBLACK98
if thats not the one theres one that does fit. where did this idea that the stock intake is the best come from? not that i don't believe it... but i kinda don't believe it. is there a thread that has dynos or somethin?
Try both back-to-back once. You have to be unbiased, though, and ignore the "cool noises" the aftermarket intakes make. The biggest advantage the stock intake has over aftermarket ones is the midpipe, which produces more low RPM torque simply due to it's design vs. a straight tube. It's all in the physics, which I don't remember enough to explain, but the information is out there if you search.
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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boost chip

i was wondering if i should send my chip out and getting a boost chip do u think it is work the $250
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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The stock intake is a "ram air" design too, and I'm not sure that would show up on a dyno would it?
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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The stock intake is a "ram air" design too, and I'm not sure that would show up on a dyno would it?
no it's really not. It's an inclosed filter getting cool air from the front of the car. It does pull some warm air but not that much. Ram air intakes sit in the engine bay and pull basically all hot air. I believe people have dyno'd and show better results with stock (depending on what the are running).
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Originally Posted by Cdg2125
no it's really not. It's an inclosed filter getting cool air from the front of the car. It does pull some warm air but not that much. Ram air intakes sit in the engine bay and pull basically all hot air. I believe people have dyno'd and show better results with stock (depending on what the are running).
thats what i like to hear
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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so do u think i should send it out
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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so do u think i should send it out
Hell yeah. Do it.
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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so do u think i should send it out
NO. Scroll back up the page and actually read the links that were posted at the begining of this thread.
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Originally Posted by Cdg2125
no it's really not. It's an inclosed filter getting cool air from the front of the car. It does pull some warm air but not that much. Ram air intakes sit in the engine bay and pull basically all hot air. I believe people have dyno'd and show better results with stock (depending on what the are running).
You're thinking of the term "short ram," which does not mean the same thing as ram air. Either way, the answer to the question is no, it is not ram air. It does get cold air from the front of the car, though.
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You're thinking of the term "short ram," which does not mean the same thing as ram air. Either way, the answer to the question is no, it is not ram air. It does get cold air from the front of the car, though.
thanks for the correction. Didn't even realize what I wrote there. Was thinking short ram for some reason
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The tornado!!! Improves MPG, HP, and number of friends! duh. I think this is the new edition though because it looks different then the ones i see in magazines and whatnot.
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I think you should get a cool air intake, a NOS fogger system, a T4 turbo, an AIC controller, direct port nitrous injection, and a standalone fuel management system. It's not a bad way to spend $10,000.
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Originally Posted by Country24
I have a 97 max automatic i have a injen cold air intake and i want more horsepower. any ideas??
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