Short Ram

MaxFreak87 · Oct 4th, 2006, 04:38 PM

I"m looking to put a short ram intake on my car i would go true cold air or even injen "cold air" but i want my car to be driveable in the rain and not have to worry about water locking my motor...whats a good company to look for?

Cdg2125 · Oct 5th, 2006, 02:05 AM

OK first, You dont need to worry about water getting in the during rain. I believe it to be that 100% of the people I have talked to do not experience any type of problem running CAI in the rain. Second, using an Injen you will not get water in the intake anyways since the injen stays on the inside of the engine bay. Get a bomz from ebay with the longer pipe to cut through the fender wall. The filter will be safe inside there and it wont pick up water like you think.

***Jeff*** · Oct 5th, 2006, 01:05 PM

lol...Injen...nothing like really hot radiator air being sucked into the intake.

MaxFreak87 · Oct 5th, 2006, 02:28 PM

haha but i mean do they make a short ram intake for a 99 se? thats what i am asking

***Jeff*** · Oct 5th, 2006, 03:42 PM

I have some generic brand warm-air intake. It sits just behind the battery close to the strut in the engine bay.

I use the stock resonator box but have a 4" adapter and a cone filter on the end.
Cost me about $45 total.

The cone filter, I ordered from S&B engineering. My cone filter has the 4"inlet and I got it shipped for ~$26...horribly cheap and it is equal to K&N.

MaxFreak87 · Oct 5th, 2006, 04:02 PM

i'm not sure if i follow can you post a picture?

Cdg2125 · Oct 6th, 2006, 10:22 AM

There's a pipe that comes off the MAF instead of the box, and the filter attaches to that. It's open in the engine bay so it's a WAI. Why do you think that you're filter is equal to k&n?

***Jeff*** · Oct 6th, 2006, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cdg2125

There's a pipe that comes off the MAF instead of the box, and the filter attaches to that. It's open in the engine bay so it's a WAI. Why do you think that you're filter is equal to k&n?

Because...
Both K&N and S&B test their own products (in-house) to meet ISO 5011 standards.
Both use the same filtration method.

Two reasons I prefer S&B.
Cost
Never had a problem with availability

MaxFreak87 · Oct 6th, 2006, 02:26 PM

so pretty much i can take off the box and replace it with a filter and it works?

***Jeff*** · Oct 6th, 2006, 02:32 PM

Well, you need an adapter as well as the filter.

Like this:
eBay Motors: 87-94 95-99 Nissan Maxima Air Intake MAF Filter Adapter (item 140036460116 end time Oct-06-06 16:00:16 PDT)

MaxFreak87 · Oct 6th, 2006, 05:05 PM

Dont hate but me and my friend ghetto rigged the intake...he owns a 95 se 5 speed and so he has a lil know it how but we shoved the maf into the cone and clamped it down so only air can come in through the cone filter but thanks alot jeff i just bought the adaptor and it should be here next week sometime so it will be less likely to f*** up

jeff your a life saver

***Jeff*** · Oct 9th, 2006, 04:46 PM

Ghetto-rigged to the max...no pun intended.

Seriously though, I wouldn't trust the connection from the MAF directly to the filter.

haha

MaxFreak87 · Oct 9th, 2006, 06:33 PM

yea thats why as soon as i read your post i ordered the adaptor i wasnt sure where to get one but now its on its way bought friday should be here tuesday or wedensday hopefully!!!
it sounds real nasty though and its loud!!

***Jeff*** · Oct 10th, 2006, 06:36 AM

Yeah...any kind of open ended filter will give you a much louder 'growl'. WAI or CAI.

MaxFreak87 · Oct 10th, 2006, 10:43 AM

would you think that it would give me an extra few hp or what once i get the adaptor on there??? i dont expect much i just did it to get the growl and let people know hey i'm passing you...i've surprised alot of people around my area with having a 5 speed maxima most people just assume its automatic until they hear my shift now