Performance Intake
#1
Performance Intake
Has anybody installed a K&N performance intake on there altima hybrid?
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...Prod=69-7061TS
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...Prod=69-7061TS
#3
Re: Performance Intake
They have a K&N Typhoon Kit for a altima hybrid for around $300 that I was thinking about buying but I wanted to see anyone was running it before I bought it.
#4
Re: Performance Intake
I only glanced at their page, but personally I wouldn't bother. They claim an increase of 6.88 hp to the wheels on a non-hybrid. Big whoop. If you want better acceleration, you might be better off replacing the stock tires w/something w/better traction.
Any improved perf you get in the say the 1/4 mile time will be MUCH smaller than your variance between runs. (I've taken my Z and former Maxima to the track before.) On a side note, you'd probably get a HUGE variance on the NAH depending on the SOC of the HV battery. Low SOC and/or high HV battery temps would probably yield crappy times.
When I used to have an 02 Maxima and frequented maxima.org, it seemed like lots of people who screwed around w/these K&N filters ended up having damaged mass air flow sensors. Looking at the pics, w/o CAI, you'd be pulling in a lot of warm engine compartment air, further hurting performance vs. the stock airbox. (At the track, cold temps give you better times in the 1/4, except if it's too low and you get poor traction.)
Any improved perf you get in the say the 1/4 mile time will be MUCH smaller than your variance between runs. (I've taken my Z and former Maxima to the track before.) On a side note, you'd probably get a HUGE variance on the NAH depending on the SOC of the HV battery. Low SOC and/or high HV battery temps would probably yield crappy times.
When I used to have an 02 Maxima and frequented maxima.org, it seemed like lots of people who screwed around w/these K&N filters ended up having damaged mass air flow sensors. Looking at the pics, w/o CAI, you'd be pulling in a lot of warm engine compartment air, further hurting performance vs. the stock airbox. (At the track, cold temps give you better times in the 1/4, except if it's too low and you get poor traction.)
#5
Re: Performance Intake
I only glanced at their page, but personally I wouldn't bother. They claim an increase of 6.88 hp to the wheels on a non-hybrid. Big whoop. If you want better acceleration, you might be better off replacing the stock tires w/something w/better traction.
Any improved perf you get in the say the 1/4 mile time will be MUCH smaller than your variance between runs. (I've taken my Z and former Maxima to the track before.) On a side note, you'd probably get a HUGE variance on the NAH depending on the SOC of the HV battery. Low SOC and/or high HV battery temps would probably yield crappy times.
When I used to have an 02 Maxima and frequented maxima.org, it seemed like lots of people who screwed around w/these K&N filters ended up having damaged mass air flow sensors. Looking at the pics, w/o CAI, you'd be pulling in a lot of warm engine compartment air, further hurting performance vs. the stock airbox. (At the track, cold temps give you better times in the 1/4, except if it's too low and you get poor traction.)
Any improved perf you get in the say the 1/4 mile time will be MUCH smaller than your variance between runs. (I've taken my Z and former Maxima to the track before.) On a side note, you'd probably get a HUGE variance on the NAH depending on the SOC of the HV battery. Low SOC and/or high HV battery temps would probably yield crappy times.
When I used to have an 02 Maxima and frequented maxima.org, it seemed like lots of people who screwed around w/these K&N filters ended up having damaged mass air flow sensors. Looking at the pics, w/o CAI, you'd be pulling in a lot of warm engine compartment air, further hurting performance vs. the stock airbox. (At the track, cold temps give you better times in the 1/4, except if it's too low and you get poor traction.)
#6
Re: Performance Intake
I think that, if you add a WARM air intake, it will help.
Have seen this discussed for other hybrids on hypermiling sites.
If you figure out a way to do that on the NAH, please let us know!
Have seen this discussed for other hybrids on hypermiling sites.
If you figure out a way to do that on the NAH, please let us know!
#7
Re: Performance Intake
I will most likely be picking up a fujita short ram intake or a k&n intake in the next few weeks.
#8
Re: Performance Intake
Maybe you're better off w/an engine block heater. A number of people on Priuschat have one installed to cut down the warmup time.
#10
Ebh
Look at results for queries like http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...&start=10&sa=N.
I've found stuff like:
http://www.techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/heatgames/pagetwo.html - just go to the bottom
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-...tml#post880279
https://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-...tml#post478639
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-p...chat-shop.html
FireEngineer apparently makes rounds and does free installs (dunno if he ever made it to my area). Unfortunately, I have no EBH and will be moving somewhere where I won't be able to plug one in.
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