Cosmo Racing? Has anyone heard of them?

Hamchan · 08-08-2009, 04:30 PM

Hey guys, I just picked up my nismo from Kevin for this forum (thanks bro). anyway in my research on the net about nismo ran accross a nissanclub.com post and found this website http://www.cosmoracing.com/productin...d=188&pid=1323

long story short, they have short ram and CAI's for real cheap. Just thought i would share if anyone is interested. I have never heard of them so if anyone knows about them. let us know. thanks

1hawaii50 · 08-08-2009, 06:26 PM

I know they are one of the "go-to" places for crank pulleys. Not sure on the quality of the intakes.

a33i30 · 08-08-2009, 06:53 PM

Intakes should be good but I would'nt trust the filters.

SLCPunk267 · 08-08-2009, 07:53 PM

I've got a CosmoRacing CAI. It's pretty much exactly the same as the Injen one at a fraction of the price. But yeah, you definitely need to get a new filter as soon as you buy it.

Actually, I'm not completely sure, but I think the diameter on the CosmoRacing intake is just a bit bigger.

Hamchan · 08-09-2009, 08:31 AM

i thoght the prices were very good to be honest. i think its a good option if you are on a budget. It looks like a quality product. SLC since you own the full cai, how do you like their build quality? pro's, cons, sound?. I am now going to buy one as i have the Nismo but am very interested

SLCPunk267 · 08-09-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamchan

i thoght the prices were very good to be honest. i think its a good option if you are on a budget. It looks like a quality product. SLC since you own the full cai, how do you like their build quality? pro's, cons, sound?. I am now going to buy one as i have the Nismo but am very interested

The build quality of the thing isn't too bad, actually, imho.

It's real lightweight. I think the box it came in weighed maybe 5.5 pounds at most. But I'm sure that's a given with most cold air intakes.

I think it sounds pretty decent. It's not too loud, but it definitely gave my Max a nice, deep growl when I put my foot down. Not that I can hear it anymore thanks to my exhaust.

The only things I have against the intake are that the couplers look kind of cheap. They're just blue. Like. Blue. I mean, it's replaceable, but it looks tacky. That and the filter it comes with definitely needs to be upgraded as soon as possible. I used the filter it came with for about six months, and it didn't appear to be doing a very good job at all.

Also worth mentioning, the post that you're supposed to attach to the AT dipstick support is (or was on mine anyway) just a bit off. If you have an AT, you'll need to do a little futzing to get the post to line up behind the dipstick and then to be able to screw the bolt back in. I think the Injen has a similar problem, though.

It's not quite as shiny in the "polish" option, but if you're looking for performance and not a show car, that shouldn't really matter. I'm probably going to eventually paint mine black, anyway.

I can post up some pics of the set-up if you'd like. But I'm also curious, what's the Nismo intake like? I didn't know that the 5th gen had one.

Hamchan · 08-09-2009, 10:01 AM

Thanks SLC for the info, i know some membes would appreciate the info you gave. I have not heard too many badd things about the nismo, but all intaks have their quirks. I bought the nismo because it was 105 with shipping from org member Kevin. it has a few scratches but i dont care i am not going for a show quality engine, cant beet that price plus he shipped on thursday and got it saturday, even better, haha. IDK if they make nismo for the 5th gen, i have a 6.5. Couplers can be had at autozone cheap but i do understand what you are saying. None the less the cosmo looks like a great option. thanks

BigOgre · 08-09-2009, 05:06 PM

I have a cosmo CAI and its great.. I just need to change the filter..

dsm=power · 08-09-2009, 09:18 PM

its a good product for what you pay. As mentioned just switch out the filter for a better one.

SLCPunk267 · 08-10-2009, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamchan

Thanks SLC for the info, i know some membes would appreciate the info you gave. I have not heard too many badd things about the nismo, but all intaks have their quirks. I bought the nismo because it was 105 with shipping from org member Kevin. it has a few scratches but i dont care i am not going for a show quality engine, cant beet that price plus he shipped on thursday and got it saturday, even better, haha. IDK if they make nismo for the 5th gen, i have a 6.5. Couplers can be had at autozone cheap but i do understand what you are saying. None the less the cosmo looks like a great option. thanks

Oh.

I don't know why I assumed you had a 5th gen. Oh well...

biggz2332 · 08-10-2009, 12:55 PM

Yea I got A CAI from them two good stuff I need 2 change the filter yet, but I haven't bcuz I mite extend the piping of the CAI some more

SLCPunk267 · 08-11-2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by biggz2332

Yea I got A CAI from them two good stuff I need 2 change the filter yet, but I haven't bcuz I mite extend the piping of the CAI some more

Why? Unless you have a turbo, there's no point. You're just going to lose more low-end power.

biggz2332 · 08-11-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SLCPunk267

Why? Unless you have a turbo, there's no point. You're just going to lose more low-end power.

Well its sitting as a SRI rite now, and it doesnt perform like it use when I first got it so I think its da filter itself I'm most likely gunna change the filter to like a K&N, but the reason I wanted 2 extend was just to do something else 2 da damm car lol

SLCPunk267 · 08-12-2009, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by biggz2332

Well its sitting as a SRI rite now, and it doesnt perform like it use when I first got it so I think its da filter itself I'm most likely gunna change the filter to like a K&N, but the reason I wanted 2 extend was just to do something else 2 da damm car lol

Keep it set up as a short ram. You'll keep more of your low-end torque. If you went out tomorrow and slapped the rest of the intake on, I bet you'd notice a bit of a difference in the throttle. I did when I went vice-versa with mine.

If your car's not performing, it could be a lot more than the intake. And by the way, AEM's dry-flow filter is a great investment for SR/CAI. The oiled filters aren't worth the risk of blowing your MAF.

Just my .02

biggz2332 · 08-12-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SLCPunk267

Keep it set up as a short ram. You'll keep more of your low-end torque. If you went out tomorrow and slapped the rest of the intake on, I bet you'd notice a bit of a difference in the throttle. I did when I went vice-versa with mine.

If your car's not performing, it could be a lot more than the intake. And by the way, AEM's dry-flow filter is a great investment for SR/CAI. The oiled filters aren't worth the risk of blowing your MAF.

Just my .02

Well yea there is more hurting my performance than the intake, the TRANSMISSION lol it's all messed up doesn't shift properly I think torque converter is gone

NiZMo1o1 · 08-15-2009, 04:39 PM

I have the Pulley , ZERO issue at all !

side · 09-29-2009, 09:12 AM

I will agree with an earlier poster. The intakes are reputable...but the filter is garbage. I've installed several on Subaru's.

side · 09-29-2009, 09:14 AM

Additionally, I should add the crank pulleys are indeed quite nice.

a33i30 · 09-29-2009, 06:06 PM

Do you lose a lot with the pulley? Like a/c and lighting wise.

VQ'ed · 10-06-2009, 08:51 AM

I know those guys pretty well, they're my neighbors. The underdrive % is 15%
so, if you have a killer stereo, i'd get a capacitor. Besides that, no difference with my crank pulley whatsoever. I got the crank pulley and the cold air intake system. Great products at great price!!