I was given a K&N intake a couple years ago and almost every day for two years I looked at it just laying on a skid in the garage.I thought it was worthless just laying there doing nothing all the time. Not much of a present if you ask me. Well, I finally decided to buy a 2018 Nissan Frontier "Midnight Edition" 4.0 and I threw it on and man, what a difference! That intake is good after all!
I included in the description to a .pdf so you can see how to take it off. All k&n filters come with papers on how to take off and install the new air filter. Hope this helps!
I’ve done this similar mod to several vehicles and in my honest opinion, it makes it sound better but doesn’t do much for performance and definitely not for gas mileage. You may gain 5 hp but at redline and usually you lose a little bottom end torque, which sucks. If you just redline your ride all the time you will trash it. Figure, the engineers at any of the car manufacturers have done the math and figured out the best all around airflow, torque and hp for regular driving. Different story for a heavily modified race vehicle with no Cats, a hot cam, bigger throttle body, ported and polished heads, etc. Then a cold air intake makes sense. Just saying from my personal experience. Save your money.
Thanks for the vid, I wanna put one on mine soon. 2010 Frontier Pro-4X. Your vid was perfect, just with you would of finished it with a close up of the exhaust again at the end....curious if it sounds any different. lol But no worries, thanks again. Also, you have prob answered this already...But was it a easy install? And would you say you can def tell a difference, even a little?
I have the instructions and I spoke to tech support for K&N and he said it might be an open hose that blows out air from the tranni that is left open. But I have a check engine light on that is P0101 which is mass air flow. This is is held down along the wheel well and comes from under the engine. But where does this hose connect too?
Nice sound! I have the same truck.Is this mod worth it in your opinion?If so are you happy with K and N I am trying to decide which brand I would choose?
I put in a K&N cold air intake and one hose from the crank case goes to the middle of the K&N long tune,..where does the other smaller tube connect too ?
I always thought frontiers came stock with a cold air intake since it gets from wheel well. What i did is remove that 2 inch dia tubing and put a 4 inch tubing going into air box. also remove the small tubing inside air box. so all air intake is in a huge tube and your still getting the air from outside the hot engine bay. Now if i could just figure out a way to hook up AC here so the air coming in is truly cold.
how do you take the cover off the top of the 4.0 engine without breaking anything? I believe I have to remove the top plastic engine cover to be able to replace all the spark plugs...
im glad that u understand that its not a true cold air intake …. IMO u should have called it a short ram intake to make yourself look better cause the next guy probably won't be a nice as i was to you :-)
I just call them what other people call them.. I do understand what you mean. There is nothing cold about it just a shorting tubing for the intake. But that is what everybody else calls its and searches for.
James Rock how do you have yours ran? Dual in/ single out? Do you still have the factory y pipe? Is it 3 inches before or after? Did you lose low end torque? Does it sound good at higher rpms?
single in/out dont do dual u will loose your torque.. yeah sounds humming muscle tone... i modified my intake myself bought adaptor from ebay hook the cone filter and thats it.. i also modified my own heat shield i rivette them with aluminum and tape them anti heat protectant.... i mean 3 inch pipe from your catalytic going out to your muffler..flowmaster 40 series..
I was given a K&N intake a couple years ago and almost every day for two years I looked at it just laying on a skid in the garage.I thought it was worthless just laying there doing nothing all the time. Not much of a present if you ask me. Well, I finally decided to buy a 2018 Nissan Frontier "Midnight Edition" 4.0 and I threw it on and man, what a difference! That intake is good after all!
Just installed this on my '08 Pathfinder. The motor sounds amazing when that rev counter hits 4500 and up!
I included in the description to a .pdf so you can see how to take it off.
All k&n filters come with papers on how to take off and install the new air filter. Hope this helps!
I’ve done this similar mod to several vehicles and in my honest opinion, it makes it sound better but doesn’t do much for performance and definitely not for gas mileage. You may gain 5 hp but at redline and usually you lose a little bottom end torque, which sucks. If you just redline your ride all the time you will trash it.
Figure, the engineers at any of the car manufacturers have done the math and figured out the best all around airflow, torque and hp for regular driving. Different story for a heavily modified race vehicle with no Cats, a hot cam, bigger throttle body, ported and polished heads, etc. Then a cold air intake makes sense. Just saying from my personal experience. Save your money.
Thanks for the vid, I wanna put one on mine soon. 2010 Frontier Pro-4X. Your vid was perfect, just with you would of finished it with a close up of the exhaust again at the end....curious if it sounds any different. lol But no worries, thanks again. Also, you have prob answered this already...But was it a easy install? And would you say you can def tell a difference, even a little?
The 4.0 is a beast
Can't wait to put 1 on mine
I have the instructions and I spoke to tech support for K&N and he said it might be an open hose that blows out air from the tranni that is left open. But I have a check engine light on that is P0101 which is mass air flow. This is is held down along the wheel well and comes from under the engine. But where does this hose connect too?
Nice sound! I have the same truck.Is this mod worth it in your opinion?If so are you happy with K and N I am trying to decide which brand I would choose?
I put in a K&N cold air intake and one hose from the crank case goes to the middle of the K&N long tune,..where does the other smaller tube connect too ?
I always thought frontiers came stock with a cold air intake since it gets from wheel well. What i did is remove that 2 inch dia tubing and put a 4 inch tubing going into air box. also remove the small tubing inside air box. so all air intake is in a huge tube and your still getting the air from outside the hot engine bay. Now if i could just figure out a way to hook up AC here so the air coming in is truly cold.
Where did you put the second breather tube?
i get about 21 to 22 mpg? what do you get? I can go like 350 miles on one tank
any shot you have a video of the installation??? i am going to get one this week but alittle hesitant to do the install myself but it looks easy
obrien184 sorry no shots of install but I believe it comes with installation instructions and they are very detailed. Should only take 30 min.
do you see any difference???
What size filter is that?
in sound yes in performance a little bit
any difference on mpg??
yeah I really don't mind. But thanks though.
When I installed my cold air intake my engine light came on for mass air flow sensor , on my 2016 frontier pro 4x
Look up on how to reset it, theres tutorials.
how do you take the cover off the top of the 4.0 engine without breaking anything? I believe I have to remove the top plastic engine cover to be able to replace all the spark plugs...
Is it necessary to reset the ECU?
Jimmy Howard I did not have to reset it
im glad that u understand that its not a true cold air intake …. IMO u should have called it a short ram intake to make yourself look better cause the next guy probably won't be a nice as i was to you :-)
Don't speak if you have no idea what you are talking about...thats not a ram air intake...in no shape or form
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I just call them what other people call them.. I do understand what you mean. There is nothing cold about it just a shorting tubing for the intake. But that is what everybody else calls its and searches for.
PUT 40 SERIES FLOWMASTER ON YOUR MUFFLER WITH 3 INCH PIPES.. Will sound like u had a V8 Engine
Would that sound good coming out asmall a single With 3' pipe?
Hunter Keszler yes mine sounds muscle but will increase a gas mileage a bit... you can feel you add some HP too.
James Rock how do you have yours ran? Dual in/ single out? Do you still have the factory y pipe? Is it 3 inches before or after? Did you lose low end torque? Does it sound good at higher rpms?
single in/out dont do dual u will loose your torque.. yeah sounds humming muscle tone... i modified my intake myself bought adaptor from ebay hook the cone filter and thats it.. i also modified my own heat shield i rivette them with aluminum and tape them anti heat protectant.... i mean 3 inch pipe from your catalytic going out to your muffler..flowmaster 40 series..
Does it sound like a rice burner at all? I'm thinking about the 50 series... thanks for responding
I could actually see the fuel guage dropping.
LOL
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+FASTPISTOLDRAW how is that?
Sorry man, that's not a cold air intake... it's just a short ram intake.
01Commenter10 not a ram intake