Curious on AEM cold air ompatibility.

[ShusterVision]

Hey guys. I have a Versa 1.8S 6 Speed. Magnetic gray. I installed Tanabe NF210 springs, put some 17inch Ikon 4 J-Spec with Falkon tires and I have tinted my windows. I posted this question over at FreshAlloy, I am curious if I can install an AEM cold air intake into the Versa. Is the Sentra version compatible with the Versa?

I don't have the cash to turbo charge my car. At least not yet hehe so I am interested in a cheaper gain in HP.

Thanks,
Modified by ShusterVision at 5:17 PM 10/24/2006

[Jemdawg]

AEM has not yet released a CAI for the V, however, Fujitsu is rumored to have been fit testing a CAI for the V. They will have it featured in one of the SEMA Versas. The CAI for the Sentra won't work, and I can assure you of that, mainly because they don't even make it for the 1.8L engine--which is a totally different engine anyway. AEM only made a CAI for the 2.5L Spec-V. You'll either have to wait for someone to release it specifically for the MR18 engine or find someone to help you custom fit one. If you do enough research I'm sure you can make something happen; the intake would be easy to set up as a short ram air intake via the grille.

[proxim2020]

I'm not sure about AEM, but you could always create one yourself and have a custom one off design. It's not hard at all, and normally come out to be way cheaper than something you buy off the shelf. Except for the ones off Ebay whenever someone starts making those. Most of the parts you need are readily available at auto parts store and even at Walmart sometimes. If you need bends, most muffler shops can mandrel bend tubing for a few $$. The hardest part is making the measurements and angles. The rest is like legos.

[Ever Victorious]

If you need bends, most muffler shops can mandrel bend tubing for a few $$. The hardest part is making the measurements and angles. The rest is like legos.

This part I'm not so sure of. When I wanted to do the exhaust on my last car, I called all over the place looking for exhaust shops that could mandrel bend. Not a single one within a 40 mile radius of me. They could all CRUSH bend, but none had a mandrel bending machine.

However, Summit Racing sells mandrel bent piping sections.

[proxim2020]

This part I'm not so sure of. When I wanted to do the exhaust on my last car, I called all over the place looking for exhaust shops that could mandrel bend. Not a single one within a 40 mile radius of me. They could all CRUSH bend, but none had a mandrel bending machine.

However, Summit Racing sells mandrel bent piping sections.

I guess it just depends on where you live. Down here tons of places do it. The cheaper smaller shops normally don't bother with buying the mandrel benders because not many people come through asking about them. The higher end shops will have them most times.

[ShusterVision]

Thanks for the info guys, your a great help. Look what I found,

http://www.stillen.com/product...=2007

Looks like AEM does in fact have one but it is not listed on there main site yet.

[proxim2020]

Cool. I think I'll be interested in the short ram because of the water issues we have down here.

[Ever Victorious]

Cool. I think I'll be interested in the short ram because of the water issues we have down here.

May want to wait before there's an actual picture of both intakes before you make that decision. Some AEM true-CAI's have an AEM water bypass valve/filter near the throttle body, which detects if you're sucking water into the main intake and shuts the lower portion, allowing you to use the integrated filter near the TB to keep you going safely. It's a really nifty trick, and lets you keep the benefit of the CAI during the summer when it's nice and dry.

[proxim2020]

May want to wait before there's an actual picture of both intakes before you make that decision. Some AEM true-CAI's have an AEM water bypass valve/filter near the throttle body, which detects if you're sucking water into the main intake and shuts the lower portion, allowing you to use the integrated filter near the TB to keep you going safely. It's a really nifty trick, and lets you keep the benefit of the CAI during the summer when it's nice and dry.

Thanks. I've always heard to the bypass and I knew what they did. But I never know exactly how they functioned.