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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 10:20 AM
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What is up with this intake system?

How in the world are you supposed to put an aftermarket intake system onto a 4th gen? At a first glance it seems like it would be easy, but then I notice there are many sensors, and multiple inlets for air. I have no clue how to either deal with them, or do away with them. Not urgent, just curious. Thanks.
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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Are you going to be home making this yourself from scratch? If you buy something made for your Maxima, all these details have been taken into consideration and most likely will come with something called "directions".

Do you have any idea how you are going to accomplish your goals? Home made and universal kits are going to require you to know a lot of minute details, that's for sure.
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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What is this "directions" you speak of? I've never heard of this before. I am mostly curious as to why the stuff is there. Why is there a large hose going from the intake to the valve cover? Stuff like that. It just seems like a strange setup to me, and I would like to understand it better. Any details that anyone offers would be nice.
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hfsdude007
Why is there a large hose going from the intake to the valve cover?
Pcv system

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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 12:45 PM
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Lol I forgot about pcv. Ok what is the second thinner box for right before the throttle body?
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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this topic has been done thousands of times. Just google search 4th gen maxima intake system and most of the results will be threads from this website
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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If your not familiar enough with cars in general to know this, you should not mod yours yet. Learn more about your car, get the maintenance caught up as you learn, and THEN mod.
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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Lol I forgot about pcv. Ok what is the second thinner box for right before the throttle body?
It regulates the flux capacitor for the time continuium........j/k

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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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Are you new to tunning or are you coming from owning a civic?

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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Searching really is your best friend on this and any subject really as it's all been covered before but admittedly it may take reading 5 pages on each topic to get all the info. you want, and then some.

It's worth your time to also look at the "How To" section and peruse the content in their as well to help familiarize yourself with the different parts of our cars and how to work on them.

This site is a wealth of information, much more than many other sites I have been on over the last 10 years.

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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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What the Fu*k is he talking about

I didn't have a problem.

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Op, junk that ****!
Old Oct 17, 2012 | 10:39 AM
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OP seems to be 80 years old.
Old Oct 17, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Shift_A32B
What the Fu*k is he talking about

I didn't have a problem.

Then why did you leave the front vc hose disconnected?
Old Oct 17, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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Then why did you leave the front vc hose disconnected?
I was 95% finished

Hence the wrench by the hood strut
Old Oct 17, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Shift_A32B
I was 95% finished

Hence the wrench by the hood strut
photoshop
Old Oct 17, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GGENIUS
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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BTW: It's called a ratchet, not wrench...
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Originally Posted by Shift_A32B
lol come now
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gismo-T
BTW: It's called a ratchet, not wrench...
Old Oct 17, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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Damn Flux Capacitor, and I thought I was the only one with that mod.
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