97 pathfinder air box?

[pathy1217]

Does anyone know how to custom make an air intake for a 97 pathfinder? The small tube that goes in the air box is what confuses me... any way around it?

[Fisherdude]

yeah. rip everything out. slap a k&n where the box was right in front of the maf sensor. ill show a pic later.

[pathy1217]

So that tube going into the air box doesnt really matter?

[fueler]

the (maybe 3" diameter) plastic tube that goes in from the bottom? You can pull that thing out and you will already have a semi-intake.... that thing just curves around and sucks up air near the headlight
Modified by fueler at 1:03 AM 5/19/2009

[Fisherdude]

[fueler]

well the filter and MAF adapter looks like Jim Wolf, but where did you get that short length of piping with those little pipes that stick out???

[pathy1217]

Well if i was to rip that out, would it increases the roar of the motor at all ? Actually i meant those little tubes about the diameter of a straw that he has going into the air filter.

[Fisherdude]

Those are like the 2 necessary vacuum lines and instead of doing it in a African fashion, I welded them. And no, it wont make your engine louder, and if you haven't bought anything yet I would advise you not to b/c the K&n is a waste of money. The 3.3 will always be too slow. Also the k&n makes your throttle body incredibly dirty, making it so it robs you of horsepower. A mechanic will only charge $20.00 to clean it but in the long run its not worth a penny.

[pathy1217]

oh alright, well i took that whole tube thing out where it sucks the air by the headlight... does that sensor on it matter much?

[fueler]

nah i just left my sensor dangling freely up there in the bumper. its just an air temp sensor. Mine been running great.

[pathy1217]

oh ok sweet. Thanks for all the info

[pathy1217]

Hey fueler, is your check engine light on because of the that sensor?

[fueler]

Hell no, my check engine light is not on. that sensor does very little, if anything. Ive left it dangling on my previous cars as well, with no negative effects.

Why - did your check engine light come on?

[pathy1217]

wow thats weird, yeah mine did come on. I even unplugged the battery for a little bit and it didnt go away

[fueler]

Those are like the 2 necessary vacuum lines and instead of doing it in a African fashion, I welded them. And no, it wont make your engine louder, and if you haven't bought anything yet I would advise you not to b/c the K&n is a waste of money. The 3.3 will always be too slow. Also the k&n makes your throttle body incredibly dirty, making it so it robs you of horsepower. A mechanic will only charge $20.00 to clean it but in the long run its not worth a penny.

dont pay a mechanic to wash your K&N. Get the K&N "recharger" filter service kit its like $11 and you can wash your filter several times.

But your right you dont really get power from the intake

I really notice the intake by how quickly the engine opens up.... Last time i was in the mud, i was revving the piss out of the VG33, hitting the fuel cut at the top of the RPM's (so its screaming) with all 4 wheels spinning and flinging rooster tails of mud while the QX4 was barely inching up a steep muddy hill..... i love that feeling.... anyways i notice my engine doesnt hit the high RPMs very easily with the stock intake - instaed it "bogs" down..... or hitting the throttle out of a turn... the improved response and upper end is definitely noticeable, off-road

[fueler]

wow thats weird, yeah mine did come on. I even unplugged the battery for a little bit and it didnt go away

Youre talking about the smaller sensor down on the intake tube hidden behind the bumper / foglight area? Not the larger MAF sensor by the filter - right? if so, thats weird. is there any way you can read/erase the code with a scanner....

[Fisherdude]

Yeah It does open up the engine better off road, you can hear it and feel it in 4low. The filter can be easily cleaned with an air hose or water hose, but the throttle body, when it gets clogged up, requires disassembling the throttle body and cleaning it out. not too much work but its annoying if you don't know what you're doing.

[pathy1217]

yeah not the MAF sensor, that little one behind the bumper

[Fisherdude]

the oxygen sensor just let it dangle