TBI CAI adapter plate

SuperSentra4203 · Aug 31st, 2003, 08:23 PM

Alright guys, not sure if this has been discusses before, I couldn't seem to find anything specific using the search. Yea, I searched.

Most Import guys get a new car and withing a week get a CAI for it. Since no one makes them for our cars that are funtional and worth the cash, y'all have taken the project upon yourselves. Last week at Autozone I found an adapter plate that mounts on top of out TBI intakes, and will accept a CAI pipe. It says it's for '88-94 Sentras, as well as many other cars. It's cost is about $15. You just remove the complete airbox and plate, remove the 4 TB screws and put the plate on and put the screws back in, nice and simple. All is left is the intake tube and filter. Now, there is a few vacuum lines just like any other car. Since I'm going to have a muffler shop do my pipe, I'm gonna have them weld on flanges for vacuum lines and I just need to get longer hoses for the lines. Hook the filter up and drive away. Has anyone seen this little intake adapter?? Or am I the only one wandering into AutoZone's Rice Section???

Crazy-Mart · Aug 31st, 2003, 09:03 PM

gezz ill go take a look out there ... since ill be probably changing piping soon to put the intercooler ...

nice found !!

SuperSentra4203 · Aug 31st, 2003, 09:26 PM

That's it, screw my 2.25" catback, I'm getting the adapter and filter Tuesday. I'll fit it on and just use dryer duct hose for a while to see how it goes. I'm sick of my car pinging and accelerating slow when the motor gets to normal operating temp. Stupid high intake temps.

minute rice sentra · Aug 31st, 2003, 09:26 PM

none of the autozones in my city have anything like that that i've noticed. Could you maybe get a pic of it?

SuperSentra4203 · Aug 31st, 2003, 09:35 PM

Don't have a digital camera, but i'll figure out who makes it. It seems to have just become available. They now carry several intake adapters like pipe couplers, reducers, flexable intake tubing (3"). Think of a square metal plate with a few holes and slots in it for universal mounting, and a 2.5" or 3" round flange that rises about 1" off of it.

minute rice sentra · Aug 31st, 2003, 09:51 PM

cool, I guess I'll see it soon then.

Nismodriver · Sep 1st, 2003, 01:36 PM

I'm guessing its a MAF adapter bracket for newer cars. I never thought about using one of those. Was Nissan nice enough to use the same bolt pattern from the older TB's to the newer MAF's? That's good stuff. Nice enginuity!

John

SuperSentra4203 · Sep 1st, 2003, 01:43 PM

I looked at the package, it's not a MAF adapter, but they do have one of those, too. It is actually designed at a starting point off the TB for a CAI to be made. It says it is for Nissan 88-94 Sentra, many other Nissans as well ans other imports. Seems like it can be universally used too. Even looks like I could put a CAI on my sisters 88 cutlass with the Tech-4 TBI motor. It's actually called a TB adapter plate.

Nismodriver · Sep 1st, 2003, 01:56 PM

Kewl stuff. Would be great for that DIY turbo piping to ;o)

John

Enygma · Sep 1st, 2003, 09:33 PM

Found this on Ebay. Take a look.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2429999372

Seems all you need is some pipe. And like SuperSentra says, you can get a muffler shop to weld on flanges for vacuum lines.

ahardb0dy · Aug 19th, 2004, 04:49 PM

what was the brand name on the plate you got from autozone?

Crazy-Mart · Aug 20th, 2004, 01:44 AM

your digging way too long ago lol

i dont even remember if all of this went throu

ahardb0dy · Aug 20th, 2004, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazy-Mart

your digging way too long ago lol

i dont even remember if all of this went throu

sorry about that after I posted that I realized it was from a year ago!

Crazy-Mart · Aug 21st, 2004, 01:44 AM

i think i remember a company doing this in my area... well somewhere in quebec .. they charged an arm for 1... that was about a year ago ... i dont even think the company still exist anymore ...

astreamk1 · Aug 21st, 2004, 08:14 AM

was it DG Racing ? they make one for the B12, as far as I know, you can still get ?

DG Racing