Kittamaru Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Summit racing has me highly confused... I searched my model and year, and got no hits. Trying it by manufacturer (K&N), Pathfinder, and SEV6, I got three options... but they all look like they'd mount wrong. Can someone clarify the cone air intake kit I'd need to use? This is what I got it down to, but they look weird to me *shrugs* The Air Filters In Question Thanks yall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneHands Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 damn those are expensive!! and a lot of times the picture doesn't match the actual product. its just to give the buyer the idea of what it looks like. im not sure about pathfinders, but best deal for my honda was a generic pipe and apex'i filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriskaw440 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yikes I'd never pay that much ....sometimes I think K&N stuff is a bit overpriced..... For my 1990, I was able to just order the conefilter and adapter so it just bolted directly to the MAF sensor housing, and then it was just a support rod to hold it in place. They dont make anything for the older models that I have ever been able to find other than what I got, which was years ago and now I dont remember who makes it....It's not a K&N brand, but its the exact same make-up.....I paid about $75.00 I think for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Those ones won't work on the WDs, only R50s and newer. Those are actual intake kits, not cone adapters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittamaru Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Aighty then... so what should I look for? I thought I needed the kit to fit the adapters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriskaw440 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) I'll try to find the same place that I got mine from....as you can see, it just simply attaches to the MAF housing...simple as that....no need to replace the air tube and custom fit anything else...unless you really wanted to fabricate something up which I think other folks have done. -Chris update...well I finally found the place where I got mine.... 4x4 parts .....this link should take you right to it....... www.4x4parts.com/public_html/shop/index.php3?page=shop/flypage&product_id=5&category_id=b1266448471e3ff4388f53a3045e60f4&ps_session=1cbe9cf2cd4c3709f3d2c0aa39adc9db if the link doesnt work...the site is www.4x4parts.com its actually listed for $119.00 not $75'ish like I thought....I just couldn't remember... -Chris Edited March 12, 2008 by Chriskaw440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yeah, AC sells that MAF adaptor. A few people have used ones made for an Altima, can find them cheap on E-Bay, you just need to drill for 2 of the mount holes that are different on our's. I used a generic adapter made by Spectre Performance (was like $10) that I had to drill 2 new holes and seal up 2 of the holes it originally had in order to mount it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I have fabricated an adapter plate, out of some scrap metal, and am currently working on a few sections that will "seal" with the hood when closed....to literally enhance the "cold air" effect...by not sucking in HOT engine bay air as with just mounting the conical filter to the MAF. Sort of sectioning the area where my filter is off from the rest of the engine compartment...I have even thought about putting a forward facing vent in the top side of my hood to sort of force air into the area where the filter now resides... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittamaru Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 Stupid question... are these cone air intakes really that much more effective than your standard air intake box? And I'm assuming if I go with a cone (running a K&N drop in filter atm) I can completely remove the airbox, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Yes and yes. However, if you wheel it, a cone type filter is not the best choice in really dusty, or very wet conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 If it's a Mallfinder the Cone is awesome; if you wheel it get (or make) a snorkel. As the intake hole is enlarged to add the snorkel; so more in... more out. Just my half cent... and teasin' about mallcrawlin!-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriskaw440 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) Stupid question... are these cone air intakes really that much more effective than your standard air intake box? And I'm assuming if I go with a cone (running a K&N drop in filter atm) I can completely remove the airbox, right? mine made a nice improvement in throttle response, and it even sounds better since you get some of the engine 'growl' when you get on the gas it certainly helped my engine to breathe better. I always thought it felt like it was struggling for air with that stock airbox and little panel filter...even when I put a K&N stock fit replacement filter in it. I wasnt happy with it so I found the cone filter and yanked all that stock junk out. I would like to fashion a plate that will seperate from the rest of the engine compartment (so it wont be sucking in all the hot air in the engine compartment...eventhough that is mostly the case when sitting still idling since Im sure theres plenty of fresh outside air flowing through the grill at highway speeds) .....someday but its way down on my list of things to do. (heres my 'before' photo that should have been included with my earlier post above.....) Edited July 18, 2008 by Chriskaw440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Yea, havent quite got the dimensions correct...when I do I will post pictures. Should be interesting, even if it doesnt improve anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I wheel with my cone, but I also don't go charging headlong into water crossings and am not worried about dust since it's an oiled element that catches it pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonianbrat Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Yes and yes. However, if you wheel it, a cone type filter is not the best choice in really dusty, or very wet conditions. X2 with what Simon is saying. I had a cone filter on my pathfinder. It was nice but I then got this job where I was traveling off-road alot to oil rig sites. Most oil rig sites are extremely dusty or "caliche" roads as they call them down in Texas. So I found myself cleaning my K&N at the end of every well or every couple of weeks. I let it go one time because I hears somewhere that the dirtier it gets the better it keeps dirt out. Well when I took it off to clean it there was dust in the housing that the MAF sits in. BAd idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Ran into the same problem with my old XJ jeep. Had a custom PVC snorkel and airbox on the the roof...during a ride out to Baja, the filter gave up the ghost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittamaru Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 I'm partially tempted to do a dual snorkel setup with dual airboxes / plate filters. It'd give good filtration but increase airflow... right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmoore4512 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 The problem is that it all funnels down to the size of the butterfly/intake. So if you run 2 snorkels at 3 inch a piece, and the intake is only 2.5 inches... The filters would not have to be serviced for a longer duration, which in itself could be a plus if the climate and conditions were dusty and such. I used a dewalt grinder box, modified to hold a K&N cone truck filter on the roof of my XJ. I had baffles installed to keep water out, worked great. Filter stayed relatively clean, and when going about 55mph it kinda forced a bit of air into the box...seemed to show some improved throttle response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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