Hey guys, I have the Berk Intake but want it to be louder. Can I buy whatever my berk is missing from Frankencar so it can be loud? Thanks.

 

Yes. $65 shipped. Go to their website and e-mail them.

 

You can buy the Frankencar midpipe from me for $50 shipped! I had it on my 2K Maxima SE for one week.

The MonsterFlow filter is available to whoever else needs a replacement filter or wants to test the difference between their Berk, K&N, and MonsterFlow filters.

 

I dunno about that midpiece u have. to many issues coming up from 2000 to 2001.

 

Then what do you want? That's the difference between the Berk and the Frankencar. And most of the issues are the MAF sensor on 2K2's.

 

What you are missing is the Mid pipe from Frankencar, ...what is it that you want.... ASU gave you the correct info ..

 

Fuggedaboudit! What the man wants is LOUD! So let's give him LOUD!

I'd suggest you rip out the stereo in your Maxima and install the biggest, baddest sound system money can buy, Greek. After you've got it set up and broken all the glass out of your car a few times testing it, mount a contact microphone as close to your Berk intake air filter as possible. Connect the microphone to your power amp either directly or via a preamp and turn your stereo up just as loud as it will go. Then accelerate to redline at WOT. I GUARANTEE you will have the loudest Maxima intake extant.

 

...Malaka !

 

dead? It seems Coby has become involved in suspension work.

 

hey Greek to the Max:

get the franken car midpipe....you will love it.
no difference in sound in the low rpms but at WOT the thing roars.

After the midpipe is installed keep the hood open and turn on the
engine.....the sound of sucking air is pretty damn dope.

you will like this mod........a lot

 

Huh? The midpipe is the same for 2K and 2K1. Frankencar sells it and a bunch of people have it. Some even have the Berk\Frankencar combo and they love it. I'd still have it on my car but for the SC intake pipe.

Like asu174 said, the MAF problems that everyone is talking about are on the 2K2s.

 

A re Malakas, to many comedians. You all must be bored. For those who offered real advice, thanks.....By the way, Greece would be in the world cup, but they find the company of cigarettes and ouzo hard to resist. lates.

 

You're still not making any sense. You started the post by saying you wanted the piece from the Frankencar that the Berk doesn't have. Now you're saying you don't want my Frankencar mid-pipe because of issues between the 2K and 2K1. Now you're ignoring the topic altogether? What are you smoking...?

 

I think franken beat him to it.....



and remember all...we do see dead MAF-s in 2k and 2k1

y2kse - what happened to ur poll on blown MAF?

 

You'd have to compare the results of the blown MAF poll with the aftermarket intake poll to see if one intake is causing more trouble than another. But based on the last time I looked at the polls, the intakes seem pretty even from the standpoint of blown MAFs when you take their distribution into account.

I think I'll run one more poll just to be certain about which model years are affected the most.

 

I meant that I wont buy used one cause I want to make sure I get the correct piece. Also, what problems have people been having with the franbk intake?

 

roger that, from the intake poll...seems franken is favored by 5th gen...2x more than berk and JWT



Greek Max - u missed a lot of good discussion about aftermarket intak and blown MAF. we are not sure wheather the cause is due to replacement of the midpipe (any brand) or the vibration to the MAF.

 

thats fine, the last 2 months ive been out of loop. Normally im up to par. So, I have a berk, has there been any known issues cause by it?

 

I remember there was one case of blown MAF with berk....

and there is a blown MAF from a 2k1 with stock airbox

 

ah, that happens.

 

Just treat the MAF like a piece of your mammy's fine china and don't over-oil the filter. In fact, I'm beginning to side with Y2KSE on this one about just replacing the filter altogether every time.

I'd just bang off the dust every 10K miles and replace every 30K or so? Or are my numbers way off?

Just buy the Frankencar. I have been checking by the front door every half hour to see if the UPS man dropped it off and I somehow just missed him. Guess I will have to wait until Monday......

 

yeah...once a year buy a new filter. Period.

 

Guys,

I have a Berk Tuning Intake currently, but I guess I am confused what exactly the Midpipe is. I went to Frankencar's site, but that really didn't clear up my confusion. Can somebody please let me know. Also, what is the advantage to installing the midpipe...more HP? Or just the noise?

 

 

I've experienced NO problems with my franken midpipe.

 

A picture's worth a thousand words, huh MichaelAE?

 

And if our polls are correct, you've got about a 75% chance that you won't.

 

Korea all the way!!!

 

yea I know...kinda surprised me that Korea has gone this far.

 

I'll stand behind our DMBMaxima88 because the kid created something that worked, even better, he did it for us 4th gens and I can't say enough about the intake. I love it and my car hauls a$$ with it.

 

If the MAF problems could be caused by vibrations, what about adding foam around the bracket to soften the HAI's ride?