Hello New Zealand!
08-27-2002, 05:54 PM
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yeah, and i'm originally from invercargill! now in chch.
Its a shame there's not more new zealanders on here, cause there is sure a large no. of maximas around!
I want to mod mine a bit, but having trouble finding local parts, but dubious about ordering from the states.
Its a shame there's not more new zealanders on here, cause there is sure a large no. of maximas around!
I want to mod mine a bit, but having trouble finding local parts, but dubious about ordering from the states.
08-27-2002, 07:34 PM
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go to like an autoshop or something. They usually have parts avaliable there. I have an autobarn near my place and they have air filters and exhausts etc. for my max. I am just saving up some money to buy the stuff.
Just go look around and you will find somewhere you can get parts (instead of buying from the states).
Just go look around and you will find somewhere you can get parts (instead of buying from the states).
08-28-2002, 03:42 AM
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Kelfords have some reasonable priced cams for VG and VE Maximas. They can also import a *ahem* supercharger kit from Aust for about $7K (ouch). The hardest thing I found was trying to get a generic strut tower brace at the time. I'm sure you can get one to fit from Jap Race supplies or somewhere like that. Never ended up gettin gone myself.
Full exhaust systems are not cheap as not many people do it on Maxes. I priced one through Magoos and it might cost up to $1K. So you might be a guinea pig.
Never got to price through Turbo Technologies either. Link do a Maxima kit, but it maybe just for the VG. I have seen in NZ Performance car some of the lads in Auckland are starting to mod up some Maxes. Good be a good thing.
Brent.
Full exhaust systems are not cheap as not many people do it on Maxes. I priced one through Magoos and it might cost up to $1K. So you might be a guinea pig.
Never got to price through Turbo Technologies either. Link do a Maxima kit, but it maybe just for the VG. I have seen in NZ Performance car some of the lads in Auckland are starting to mod up some Maxes. Good be a good thing.
Brent.
08-28-2002, 07:54 PM
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Hi, I am from NZ, but I shifted to Australia. I can tell you there aint jack in the way of maximas here. The ones here also have the slow slow motors without the VI. 3rd and 4th gen are rare and pretty pricy too. chchmax, I was also from Invercargill. I had a 3rd gen for a while and a few other cars and then I got a highly potent 4th gen cefiro.
08-28-2002, 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by chchmax
There's no such thing as a fast EA. Put a nissan engine in it like holden did to the commodore!
There's no such thing as a fast EA. Put a nissan engine in it like holden did to the commodore!
08-28-2002, 08:10 PM
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Originally posted by chchmax
You should come back to new zealand, and get another maxima and then we could start a club, seeing as there is only about 3 ppl from nz on here...
You should come back to new zealand, and get another maxima and then we could start a club, seeing as there is only about 3 ppl from nz on here...
08-28-2002, 08:13 PM
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no way!
only cost 7 grand, and has had that much spent on repairs, VTC's, CV joints, new rebuilt auto tranny. injectors next. BOSE stereo too, new wheels. the list goes on.
But i love the car anyway
only cost 7 grand, and has had that much spent on repairs, VTC's, CV joints, new rebuilt auto tranny. injectors next. BOSE stereo too, new wheels. the list goes on.
But i love the car anyway
08-28-2002, 08:14 PM
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Originally posted by chchmax
no way!
only cost 7 grand, and has had that much spent on repairs, VTC's, CV joints, new rebuilt auto tranny. injectors next. BOSE stereo too, new wheels. the list goes on.
But i love the car anyway
no way!
only cost 7 grand, and has had that much spent on repairs, VTC's, CV joints, new rebuilt auto tranny. injectors next. BOSE stereo too, new wheels. the list goes on.
But i love the car anyway
08-28-2002, 08:27 PM
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Originally posted by chchmax
yeah, it was after the VTC's were replaced, but before i took it back to them to fix the timing, which was out by a couple of miles!
yeah, it was after the VTC's were replaced, but before i took it back to them to fix the timing, which was out by a couple of miles!
08-28-2002, 08:29 PM
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Originally posted by NZ Max1
No it wasn't because remember the time you came down and your car died at 4500rpm and sounded like it was howling and starved of fuel, and then the next time you came down when nay was home. it was at xmas and I had cut the springs.
No it wasn't because remember the time you came down and your car died at 4500rpm and sounded like it was howling and starved of fuel, and then the next time you came down when nay was home. it was at xmas and I had cut the springs.
08-28-2002, 08:38 PM
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Originally posted by chchmax
thats correct. it needed it too, goes a lot better now. but with one or some of the injectors possibly on their way out, it's probably not up to scratch again
thats correct. it needed it too, goes a lot better now. but with one or some of the injectors possibly on their way out, it's probably not up to scratch again
08-28-2002, 08:54 PM
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Originally posted by chchmax
lol, it even had my bluebird towing it around then! Now thats speed!
lol, it even had my bluebird towing it around then! Now thats speed!
