Berk intake... WOW!
03-19-2004, 12:23 AM
#1
Berk intake... WOW!
I ordered the intake (GD) on Sunday and it arrived at my place Wednesday. So today (Thur) I, along with a couple of friends around, decided to install it. Installation was pretty easy, but took me longer, since I decided to clean the throttle body at the same time and dropped the f...ing straw from the cleaner bottle in there. Had to take a part of TB off to get it. Thank God it didn't go too deep. Anyway, the rest went with no problems, just unscrew old thing, screw in the new one.
Mine was K&N version. And guess what, after I took my friends for a test drive, they were very amazed. THIS THING SOUNDS AWESOME. It pulls harder. Feels like the car has more guts now. Overall: I am VERY pleased with this product. I wish gas would be cheaper, so I could rev it up all the time
Here are some pics of it installed:
P.S. communication with Bryan was very smooth. If you ever dealt with him, you know what I mean.
Mine was K&N version. And guess what, after I took my friends for a test drive, they were very amazed. THIS THING SOUNDS AWESOME. It pulls harder. Feels like the car has more guts now. Overall: I am VERY pleased with this product. I wish gas would be cheaper, so I could rev it up all the time
Here are some pics of it installed:
P.S. communication with Bryan was very smooth. If you ever dealt with him, you know what I mean.
03-19-2004, 06:18 AM
#3
Nice, I can't wait to get mine on Monday. I have stuff to do all week, but that's not going to stop me from installing it thats for sure. Since you have the 3.0, do you notice any low-mid range torque loss or is the power spread throughout the band?
03-19-2004, 06:20 AM
#4
Originally Posted by ABDomega
Nice, I can't wait to get mine on Monday. I have stuff to do all week, but that's not going to stop me from installing it thats for sure. Since you have the 3.0, do you notice any low-mid range torque loss or is the power spread throughout the band?
03-19-2004, 09:23 AM
#5
Originally Posted by ABDomega
Nice, I can't wait to get mine on Monday. I have stuff to do all week, but that's not going to stop me from installing it thats for sure. Since you have the 3.0, do you notice any low-mid range torque loss or is the power spread throughout the band?
03-19-2004, 09:51 AM
#7
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 275
That looks pretty good
a few questions.
Where do you get this from?
How much?
Where does it suck the air from?
Is there no place where you can get cold fresh air from as in lower or near an opening?
Do you think a heat shield would be a good idea?
Do you think that the aluminum part conducts too much heat and heats the incoming "cold air"? I always thought the plastic didn't get as hot.
Is that K&N the best one for this application?
Sorry about all the questions and they are probably crap or have been answered many times before but I am a newb here so bear with me or bare with me if you so choose.
thanks
a few questions.
Where do you get this from?
How much?
Where does it suck the air from?
Is there no place where you can get cold fresh air from as in lower or near an opening?
Do you think a heat shield would be a good idea?
Do you think that the aluminum part conducts too much heat and heats the incoming "cold air"? I always thought the plastic didn't get as hot.
Is that K&N the best one for this application?
Sorry about all the questions and they are probably crap or have been answered many times before but I am a newb here so bear with me or bare with me if you so choose.
thanks
03-19-2004, 10:42 AM
#9
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 275
Looks good
some quick questions
about your intake
Berk is the name?
How much?
Where does it get the air from?
Is there an opening near by?
Would a heat shield benefit this setup?
Is the K&N the best filter fo this application?
Thanks
some quick questions
about your intake
Berk is the name?
How much?
Where does it get the air from?
Is there an opening near by?
Would a heat shield benefit this setup?
Is the K&N the best filter fo this application?
Thanks
03-19-2004, 10:54 AM
#10
Originally Posted by Mack Daddy
Looks good
some quick questions
about your intake
Berk is the name?
How much?
Where does it get the air from?
Is there an opening near by?
Would a heat shield benefit this setup?
Is the K&N the best filter fo this application?
Thanks
some quick questions
about your intake
Berk is the name?
How much?
Where does it get the air from?
Is there an opening near by?
Would a heat shield benefit this setup?
Is the K&N the best filter fo this application?
Thanks
Berk is the name. Here's the GD on them, so if you want it, you should hurry up:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....5&page=1&pp=30
It gets the air from behind the battery. Also, there's some air coming in from the stock part of the old intake box, which directs it to the new intake. Dunno about a heat shield.
Some say Apexi has higher air flow rate, but K&N was cheaper - sounds and performs good nevertheless!
Good luck!
03-19-2004, 11:18 AM
#11
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 275
hah sorry about the double post I didn't think the first one went through because my computer shut down. Guess I should have checked first. Thanks though for the info.
03-19-2004, 12:03 PM
#12
Originally Posted by carabuser
d00d, i'm just a poor college student, who follows one of your advices not to mod on credit card
BTW, my best track times were acheived with that exact same setup......
03-19-2004, 12:35 PM
#14
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marat maybe we should now go the the trak and do a battle of the auto vs manual
03-19-2004, 12:58 PM
#16
Originally Posted by SEmy2K2go
Looks really good bro. Glad you like the intake. I know I twisted your arm a bit to get it, but told you that you would be happy you did. Have fun.
03-19-2004, 02:49 PM
#18
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keep the trash talk for the traks.. cause they wont be much after i i toast you
03-19-2004, 03:01 PM
#19
Originally Posted by scopium
keep the trash talk for the traks.. cause they wont be much after i i toast you
.....
03-19-2004, 03:25 PM
#20
Originally Posted by kloogy
Hate to tell you both this....but we can meet at Fontana and I will TOAST you both ..........
..... btw, how many runs do you usually get here? I heard not too many. Palmdale, on the other hand... Did 10 runs last time.
03-08-2007, 09:13 PM
#23
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i just bought my berk intake havent installed yet though
03-08-2007, 09:17 PM
#24
Originally Posted by playboi21617
i just bought my berk intake havent installed yet though
03-09-2007, 05:54 AM
#25
anyone know if the 2004-2005 model would work? trying to decide on an intake but i want to shield it from the engine heat. also looking to get rid of as much of the stock intake as possible.
03-09-2007, 11:50 AM
#31
ok so its a three year old post. i was asking on something that was interested in. i just recently joined the site. give a guy a break.
03-09-2007, 01:00 PM
#33
FYI, the intake is better on the 3.5. it was ok on my 3.0 but the growl is MUCH louder on my 3.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC46OIvHPnA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC46OIvHPnA
03-09-2007, 01:17 PM
#35
Midpipe has been proven to add a few whp. But the problem is that the VQ35 TB = ~76mm, but the MAF is 70mm. So, we'll see what that coupled with some slight afr tuning and possibly a larger maf housing do.
03-09-2007, 04:56 PM
#37
Originally Posted by soonerfan
you brought a thread back from 3 years ago...to tell us you ordered one? 
why do people keep posting on it .. if its old lol . Im just really excited anyways just fixing up my car ...
03-09-2007, 05:15 PM
#38
Originally Posted by soonerfan
FYI, the intake is better on the 3.5. it was ok on my 3.0 but the growl is MUCH louder on my 3.5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC46OIvHPnA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC46OIvHPnA
