Cold Air Intake

[xtwoonamatchx]

so i finally broke down and bought a fujita intake off of versaspeed... i should get it somewhat soon adn will have it installed... but does anyone have any advice for installing it? any do's and dont's? also, does it come with instructions? i know AEM has instructions for installing thiers online that i might refer to... but if there are any that are fujita specific.

[bulld0g]

yes it comes with instructions (pictures too ) I found it easier to jack up the front dirvers side, remove the wheel and go in through the wheel well opening

[xtwoonamatchx]

alright awesome! yeah, ive been thinking about it for a while, and know i wanna get one, so i figured i might as well now while it was one sale... was it worth the money?

[bulld0g]

here are a couple of pix when I did mine....

[xtwoonamatchx]

was the NOS included? =p and how long did it take you to install? i gotta put it in at my friends apartment, do you need any special tools? i have a tool box with basic hand tools, and a couple special ones... and my friend lives 45 mins away

[Great White Versa]

was the NOS included? =p and how long did it take you to install? i gotta put it in at my friends apartment, do you need any special tools? i have a tool box with basic hand tools, and a couple special ones... and my friend lives 45 mins away

You might need a long adapter for the socket wrench. My batter (Versa S manual) mount is different than Bulldog's. The brace on mine is at the base of the battery. Check that before you drive over to see if you need to stop somewhere to get a socket long enough to reach it.

And yes its worth it. It makes the car sound a lot nicer, and adds some much needed pep to the acceleration.

[xtwoonamatchx]

yeah i have a versa s manual... i have a 3" i think, or 2" extender, im pretty sure its 3... that good enough?... and is the different sound that much more noticable? at least from outside the car?

[bulld0g]

was the NOS included? =p and how long did it take you to install? i gotta put it in at my friends apartment, do you need any special tools? i have a tool box with basic hand tools, and a couple special ones... and my friend lives 45 mins away

just basic hand tools....and yes the NOS was included

[xtwoonamatchx]

nice! it will give me energy to actually install it! thanks for the help thoguh, ill definately put up some pics when i do it... thanks

[Johniboi]

Good luck with everything!!

i wonder if theyres any difference between the growl noise of the aem and the fujita.Maybe i can get a good video of the aem intake and someone can get a video with the fujita? Anybody up for it?

[superskunk]

not sure but i think the fujita is louder than the AEM... could be wrong tho... i can set off certain alarms with the fujita....

[metallickirby]

Aw.... I didn't get the hat, t-shirt or the license plate cover when I ordered off versa speed. Actually, I didn't get the 3 inch t-clamp rings either(had to use the ones I pulled off the stock system), but Bill's gonna send those clamps again.

Anyone get those things when they got it off versaspeed? (during the sale)

[superskunk]

sorry about the guy peeing behind my car.... my wifes cousin, just got done watching a dodger game...

[Johniboi]

LMAO nice one superkunk.

im gonna try to get a video soon!!

[superskunk]

he is prob gonna get mad if he finds out that i posted that video

[superskunk]

hey i seen you on myspace... add me the beer bum

[Johniboi]

^^you tlkin about me? lol

Well i took a video with my cell phone and tried sending it to my email but its not letting me..grrr.Im gonna have to find my video camera.

But i compared superskunk's video with mines and they kinda sound the same

[#1Tango]

patrick and i compared intakes and he and i agreed they sound the same. i have aem, he has fujita. i actually should clean my filter... its been several thousand miles since i have.

[xtwoonamatchx]

so i got it in the mail, well at my friends house... on my birthday ironically, seeing how it was my bday present to myself =]... it went on fairly easy, my friend did most of the work though, and the instructions could have been a little better... but all in all it was worth it... 167 shipped.. didnt realize it would change the sound so much! sounds much deeper... which is awesome, plus you get the little whistle when you hit the gas =p im also glad its easy to drive it without making it so noticable when needed (my parents are really against upgrading parts and such) so they cant know i did it... but theyre not under my hood at all O=]... heres the only pic i got with my phone...



the only thing im worried about is getting water in it... my friend said it should be good cause its a closed tip filter, and the engine doesnt make enough suction to pull water all the way through that vertical tube, but what do you guys think? i would hate to hydrolock my engine...

[feloniousmonk]

Plan on crossing rivers? If the answer is "no f'ing way", then it should be fine. It's not going to pull up water into the engine unless the filter is completely submerged (whether is open or closed tip filter makes no difference). I'm not a believer in such mods, but like any mod, adjust your driving accordingly; avoid standing water.

[xtwoonamatchx]

dude, are you serious... i go offroading, its my mini jeep. just kidding, yeah i try to avoid big lake-size puddles, but around where i live, its all mostly on the very edge of the road, so im not too worried about it, but its ok if the filter does get a little wet, just not completely submerged?

[feloniousmonk]

but its ok if the filter does get a little wet, just not completely submerged?

It's ok if it gets a little wet. If anything the moisture will help reduce intake charge temp... just don't go spraying the filter with water intentionally. You don't want to mess up the airflow meter. A bit unnecessary to place the filter that low. It's just cheaper to make a kit that way than to spend the R&D time to come up with a snug fitting heat shield in the engine bay... and easier to cover it up with marketing (it's away from the engine... bam! cooler air!).
Modified by feloniousmonk at 3:42 PM 9/16/2008