It's a long story, but to sum up today I deposited a pretty large check and I'm going to allow myself 1000$ to play with the car. So let's hear it, what would you do with a grand?

 

5spd?


I've got a fidanza and UDP forsale

pm me if you're interested

 

"Extra" money?

Open a Roth IRA (and do not spend it on a 13 year old car).

 

I dropped 90% of it into long term savings, this is part of the 10% to reward myself for 6 months of serious pain and suffering. Thanks tho!

 

buy a turbo kit off of ebay oops, wrong car

 

I would fix EVERYTHING that leaked or dripped or showed any wear. If none of those problems I would think rims, tires, y-pipe, muffler in that order.

 

That would just about get these wheels to your house

 

How about a vacation. No amount of serious pain and suffering that a cruise can't take care of.

 

Definetly bacnk for a future transmission. Heh, if it was me, I'd buy a crib for my new lil boy.

 

1. jeff those rims are ugly.
2. CyMax you should buy them.

 

im thinking about getting a set of them rims, maybe later in life

 

save for a new car, in my experiences with two different maxes.....they guzzle money, an empty hole sucking away money man, i spend more keeping it running than on stuff i want

 

OUCH!! No seriously, apperance mods are not what I'm all about, just want the go fast, and go better stuff.

 

Engine rebuild. Start at the bottom and work your way up. A complete overhaul will bring back lost ponies... and certain goodies will add ponies

 

well if you were in my situation, i had to sink 1k of my graduation money in nothing but suspension

 

the depressing thing about suspension is you can drop a grand and still not even be half way there.

 

That's true for any part of a car... look at my stereo system in my truck. I dumped $1500 into it... and I still have a nother $4000 to go to where I want it.

 

why did you say ouch? is was just a joke, because i have those rims.

if you really want to go fast, sell your car and get something fast. like mr gone said you can dump some money into this car and not even make it half way there.

 

I agree. These cars aren't that fast, unless you are skilled enough to fab up a turbo set up.

I think that since they are nice comfy cars, it's nice to mix in a decent stereo, maybe lower it a little and add some rims.

Even with all of the bolt ons available (except fabbing a turbo or s/c) your car won't be as fast as a stock turbo Eclipse.

 

i agree with you there. not to mention our transmissions are not that best and turbo seems to be a killer towards that tranny.


not that best?? im a retard. our transmissions are not the greatest and the turbo setup seems to shorten the already short life of them.

 

Which gen of Eclipse... and which area of fast are you talking about? I raced a older one... the guy had a turbo and was double clutching. He still couldn't keep up with me.

It was so cute though... he'd double clutch and pop up like 2 ft up beside me. And then I'd shift and start leaving him again

 

Well if you want to clear some "performance" 13" cobra rotors and 4 piston polished aluminum Z calipers, you are gonna need a wheel like that. Just so you know.

 

id go out and buy a prostitute for 1 grand, LOL nah, if i were you, id look into the rebuilding of the motor and maybe a 5spd swap.

 

You must have raced a bone stock 1st gen turbo DSM, and you probably raced him from a roll, which gives you an advantage. Those things get 60 foot times below 2 seconds, usually 1.8-1.9, which is almost impossible for a Maxima.

Stock for stock it's faster (stock 1G DSM is about 15.1 1/4 mile to 15.6 for a VE 5-speed), but he must have been stock and way out of tune while you are modded. That, or he is a very crappy driver.

A buddy of mine has a 92 Talon TSi with nothing more than a 16g turbo, boost controller, ACT clutch and downpipe/exhaust. (he has about the same $ in mods as I do). He ran a 13.2 last Saturday in 90 degree weather. That's actually kind of slow for one of those. Most guys who fully mod them can get them into the 12s.

 

Ok ok, I get it, she will never be a "real sports car". I have to tell you tho, I happen to love my max and all I'm really looking to do is get another 10-20 hp, some better handling and keep her for as long as I can. Thanks everyone for your .02

 

Yeah i thought i loved my maxima too, but as soon as i got a car with pure raw power my thoughts changed a little bit, i do miss the handling abilities of my maxima though.

 

Not sure about stock.... but it wasn't off a roll. It was off a light. 2 lights in fact. Because he tried racing me again at the next stop light. He really didn't have chance considering it was uphill.

It's about 1/8 mile between those stop lights... and I remember hitting 3rd gear. So we were doing over 55. I think I had to let off around 62 or something. I didn't get very far into 3rd because of the 2nd light.

Going uphill was hilarous. He tried launching at a higher RPM. And the intersection is not one to do it at. So he spun while I just straight launched. He gave me a pissed off look as I turned and headed down toward a friend's house.

I wasn't really planning on racing the guy, until he started reving when the other light turned yellow. I just still kind of sat there till our light turned green, then dumped and floored it.

 

buy a dead maxima the same year as yours and just keep it for parts for when yours breaks >.<

 

Yep... Raced one stupid eclipse.. it was a convertible. beat him 3 times in a row on 3 lights. he was pathetic. none of his tires could get any traction for .5 secs when the light goes green. and he screeched them on every gear shift. so he was definately racing me... don't pull that "he wasn't even racing u" Cl2ap.

he had his girl friend with him and top down, and i was by myself. maybe that 130lb addition to his car made all the difference... i got his attention doing a quick start at the light before the first race, he followed me and pulled beside me at the next stop, and the smoking began.

i think he's stock, cuz' exhaust doesn't sound modded. But he had rims and maybe lowered.

 

Not many of the convertible eclipses are turbo. Only the 2 Gen and up DSMs are convertibles, too. You basically beat a 140 hp car. The convertible turbo (which is somewhat rare) weighs about 3100 lbs and has 210 hp stock, which is 20 more than a VE at the same weight.

A stock Eclipse Turbo AWD (1Gen or 2Gen) runs about 15 seconds flat. Since they are turbo and respond well to mods, with a few hundred dollars, that drops to low 14s. I raced a guy at the track with a 95 Eclipse GSX. With a boost controller and an intake he ran 14.0-14.2 with 1.9 60-foot times all day long. Even with stock wheels and tires.

You guys (especially those with VGs) need to stop thinking our Maximas are fast. My VE runs below 15 seconds in the 1/4 mile and there isn't a N/A VG that has done that. Please go to the track and give me a time slip where you are even in the low 15s, because that's what any DSM does BONE STOCK.

 

Errr, my max ran 15.1 STOCK. that's what most car mags found as well.. 15.1- 15.3 on a VE 5 spd. few bolt ons and some good driving and you can see mid 14s on a VE. (intake, flywheel, UDP netted a 14.7 in my car).

but going fast in a straight line for 14.x seconds is boring, IMO. it's about stopping and turning. If you want to do that, the Max can have a LOT of fun, but it will still get blown out of the water by a freaking Miata.. but to get there, it's goign to take about $3000 in suspension, tires, and wheels.

 

Compared to most of the wannabe ricers out there... our cars (even the VGs) are fast.

 

Our 3-gens have had respectable times for many,many years. But with even the most basic of cars having nearly 190-200hp now, the VG guys kinda get left behind a bit. Hell even a modded VE is just so so now days. For about $16,000 you can buy an used WRX that has 220hp? With nearly 300hp fairly easily done? These things are like water in my area. But then again, so are 330is, RX8s, GS400s, TL-S, G35s spawn like rabbits, new Z, E55s, and so on.

 

I've dropped out of the race scene because it was getting boring. Cavaliers, Hondas, Neons. I had a co-worker that kept on wanting to race my Max with a 97 Integra. As soon as I had the clutch and axles replaced, he didn't want to anymore.

The WRX sti, is a DUH factor. I want to try and race a SRT-4. I'll loose, but I want to see how I do. That's how racing goes. You race till someone beats you, then you start upgrading to catch up.

I took on a 80's corvette and was at his front wheel for about a 1/4 mile. That's really damn good. But the Max has gotten older and mileage since then.

Right now I'm worried about my timing belt, and I need new struts. As soon as a 1/4 mile track opens near by (supposedly the one in Pierre SD is open) I'll take her down and see what she does. But for the whole street race thing... I'm done except the SRT-4. (and I prefer to try it on the track)

 

I meant the normal 220hp wrx. Sti is 300hp.

 

The funny part is... there's a supra here on base that even I beat. The guy was a moron. Bought a 96 non-turbo for around $15,000 And it's so bent out of shape my Max beat it.

 

TF? Ok, so a GSX will take me in the 1/4, it's called traction, after a few runs they will break down though lol, but I've never had a stock any type of eclipse keep up after I've hit third. At the track i took a 2000 GST by at least 8 car lengths. Go get a ypipe intake high flow cat, UDP, flywheel, and clutch. If you find the parts used they will fit your budget, then go look for z28s.

 

If your still going to spend the 1K put it in the motor cam = 15hp T.B. 60mm = hp or so ive read. Also i saw a intake swap from a 93 pathfinder but it was on a Z body with a VG motor not sure if itill work on a max or if youd want too?

 

Ok all I've been doing my homework and for what I want out of the Max I'm thinking of going with the following combo.

UDP
Fidanzia Flywheel
Full Warpspeed exhaust
Bhlemco Ground kit
+
New Plugs
Vacuume hoses
misc repair parts ( all of little $$$ ) Thanks for all the ideas and info!

 

It's Fidanza and BlehmCo

also check out the GReddy catback compared to the WSP, it's quite nice