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What Not To Do When Installing A Cold Air Intake

Silvarh

By Silvarh,
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Already said, but a new DE Motor are as cheap as they come now. Even a DE NEO can be had for under $1k at times.

Stock air box is the best way to go on an N/A Skyline. I'm not entirely sure with the R33 without looking for a pic, but the air feed on the N/A R34's is better than most custom set ups for an N/A.

A K&N Panel in the stock box, with a cold air feed going into the box if necessary, is going to be more than ample. An N/A Skyline isn't going to surpass the capability of a K&N Panel.

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R34 -_- Community Regular

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When i removed my panel filter and installed my stainless intake pipe i noticed a bit of oil gathering inside it. + 1 for the catch can bro, but extend your piping into the empty space where the snorkel would have feed down into.

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Brendonams Enthusiast

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With the tutorial on moving your CAI to behind the front bumper, I have a few questions.

1. Wont water collect in it being so low and un protected?

2. will it collect a lot of dust being low?

Captain Natro Grand Master

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well i guess you could say why bother with a skyline of any type whilst a full time student etc, but yeah i'd be leaning towards the new motor option, the n/a rb25 is worth about as much as an rb30 lol

where r these cheap nas for the price of an rb30,

iseekool Veteran

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Already said, but a new DE Motor are as cheap as they come now. Even a DE NEO can be had for under $1k at times.

Stock air box is the best way to go on an N/A Skyline. I'm not entirely sure with the R33 without looking for a pic, but the air feed on the N/A R34's is better than most custom set ups for an N/A.

A K&N Panel in the stock box, with a cold air feed going into the box if necessary, is going to be more than ample. An N/A Skyline isn't going to surpass the capability of a K&N Panel.

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IMHO - The K&N or any quality high flow panel filter will be more than good enough. Even on a lightly modded turbo model the highflow panel filter will still be more than enough.

I was a student when I bought my R34. Panel filter and a high flow cat gave it a bit more perk in the mid to high range. No difference in the low end.

iseekool Veteran

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So what gave the idea to my previous owner of the N/A rb25 to put a POD filter on it?

I'm guessing little knowledge... Don't know.

One thing to keep in mind is Nissan engineers (any car manufacturer) that work on power trains have unlimited dyno time and are highly trained/educated. Joe Blow thinks a pod filter is better and bolts it on....

Funny thing is pod filters are actually cheaper than all the complex piping and airbox systems.... So why would Nissan bother putting such an expensive and complex setup if it was crap in the 1st place....

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Keith w Enthusiast

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My mechanic told me that Iv'e got an oil leak problem with my engine and the cost effective preventative measure against any possible damage was to install the catch can. I'm not 100% on what the exact problem is aside from being told that I'll have to rebuild most of the engine /sigh.

Pump like 3 bottles of or wynns engine oil stop leak into that sucker :yes:

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iamhe77 Grand Master

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I'm guessing little knowledge... Don't know.

One thing to keep in mind is Nissan engineers (any car manufacturer) that work on power trains have unlimited dyno time and are highly trained/educated. Joe Blow thinks a pod filter is better and bolts it on....

Funny thing is pod filters are actually cheaper than all the complex piping and airbox systems.... So why would Nissan bother putting such an expensive and complex setup if it was crap in the 1st place....

Same reason they put all those resonators on there, induction noise (although the resonators also allow any "extra" air in the intake somewhere to go when you step off the throttle).

Why did Ford put a large pod on the supercharged V8 GT? My guess is they needed a shit load of air going in there and didn't have the space for a massive panel filter.

Hanaldo Grand Master

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Same reason they put all those resonators on there, induction noise (although the resonators also allow any "extra" air in the intake somewhere to go when you step off the throttle). Why did Ford put a large pod on the supercharged V8 GT? My guess is they needed a shit load of air going in there and didn't have the space for a massive panel filter.

Very very different cars from factory, can't really compare them. You're talking a 335kw V8 compared to a ~180kw straight 6. Ford also designed it to work properly with a good heat shield and a cold air intake, something that most people who bolt on a pod filter don't bother doing.

iamhe77 Grand Master

iamhe77

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Actually I wasn't comparing engines, just stating that pods are quite useful if implemented correctly... and that they can be a requirement when a panel filter is not up to the task. In the end, the engine will only take as much air it needs so no harm in getting the largest filter you can.

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