yea F this lack of $$....How many of you 3rd genners are stock or not far from stock?After some rough calculations of my "car budget" for the immediate future i wont be able to put much $ into it except for regular maitnence until hopefully the late spring/summer. (paying for this accident really helped me out... ) I hope to get some new wheels, cai, tint, fstb, exhaust by or during summer. Until then, wishful thinking.

 

don't we all...

 

I'm as stock as they come.

 

yes but theres always the "free mods" that i can do (foglight rewire etc)

 

Totally stock. I like the stock look. Plus, 190HP in this SE smokes most ricers...

 

::raises hand:: I'm stock...between graduation and college next year, there's not alot of $ left for my Max. Any cheaps mod suggestions? o_O

 

well...i don't have any real mods, except maybe tint and aftermarket HU and speakers. i wasn't going for competition sound or anything, but it's alright. but i have indiglo gauges, and pedals. aftermarket fogs (GXE), windshield washer nozzle lights (don't flame, that's not what this thread is for), 2 blue neons under the dash, all blue interior lights, and rewired clear corners. oh yeah, i guess clear corners are sorta a mod. and i got it painted black last november. i think that's about it for what's in it now. but i did just order leather seats from the group deal going on with leatherseats.com. i got black with pacific blue inserts, should look good, and i'm gonna redo the dash to match. and i am also ordering a FSTB sometime this weekend for my birthday which was yesterday! and hopefully by spring i'll get CAI, exhaust (dual hopefully), possible body kit, and upgrade the system. that's about it. sorry so long.

 

oh yeah, i posted that cause i think of that as mostly stock.

 

on a stock scale of 1-10 (1 = stockiest, 10 = modiest) id rate your car (based on description) as a 2.5

 

maybe a 3 actually

 

my '94 gxe is almost totally stock, unofortunately bills, rent, and eating take priority instead of pimping out my maxima =)

i did put some foglights on that i found at autozone for $20. this car was driven in germany by the previous owner and had some extra driving lights on it (i'm guessing that's why, i think they have some different lighting laws there). i replaced them with the yellow fog lamps which i think not only look pretty damn sweet, but also comein real handy from time to time as well.

someday i will actually replace that stock tape player that likes to change volume intensity at random. =)

*jared

 

my car looks stock

 

I just have a FSTB and a K&N drop-in filter from the previous owner, which I don't even consider a "mod".

I also hope for more mods by the summer like rims, a few suspension enhancers... maybe more. It depends how the $$$ flow then. Hmm, I also have to remember about that mod sitting in the closet!

 

umm ya a k&n filter springs and no cat witch doesnt do much its mostly stock oooo ya differenty fog lites-super blues

 

Im about a 3.5

 

My gxe looks stock but it's anything but.

 

i consider myself fairly stock. . . . i have some stuff done, but nothing crazy. that's why i'm workin on boost. . .

 

you consider yourself "fairly stock"...oh shaaadddup!!!!

 

boost this whooooshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 

id rate you a 5 on the scale

 

sooo stock and bearly keepin' the civics in my area at bay with my whoppin 160 hp, the only thing saving my *** is the torque and the 5 speed. That is why I love this board, it lets me dream about the mods I want while I pay off the damm credit cards and eat.

But have faith all stock maximas this summer is gonna be oh so nice!

 

yup same here

what do u mean by that

 

im about a 2 on the list...only real mod is a strut bar,synthetic fluids are just security for the most part..but all bills are about caught up with and its modding season

 

My Green 93GXE is a 1.75. I have 220k+ miles. I have CoolBlues (not really blue), and an Amsoil drop-in air filter. Oh, and the Eclipse head unit and 6x9's in the rear. I guess that makes me a full 2 then, huh. Oh, and I took out my driver's side speaker for making a pod, so that put's me back at 1.99

 

the only mod i have is the air freshener on my dash. oh yeah, and a sony head unit too.

 

if that was it then youd probably be easily a 9.9

more air fresheners = MAD HP!!

 

think i should start a club for stock maximas? I was thinkin SMC (Stock Maxima Club) but thats taken by SMC racing. So how bout the BASMC (Bad-A$$ Stock Maximas Club)? And it will apply to any stock max not just 3rd gens. And "stock" meaning any max that is totally stock or semi stock. (roughly a 1-3 on my scale)

 

My '92 VE 5Spd, all stock baby.........at least till i can get the $$ to do anything!

 

Hmm... interesting, but it would be sooooo demoralizing because unless lots of people keep buying Maxes and joining, your membership count will always be going DOWN!


....damned MOD FEVER!

 

Oh yeah and another thing, the El Presidente for Life of the SMC/BASMC will be under constant pressure and temptation - just like that guy who has to guard the DEA evidence room!

 

FSTB + Removed MAF screen = ~1.8

 

on a scale of 1 to 10 my car is a big fat 1!!!!.

I even have the factory radio system in the car.

 

i've heard removing the MAF screen is bad, that it actually straightens out the air and helps the MAF sensor read the incoming air. . . .just what i heard. ..

 

I thought about that. When I blow on the palm of my hand and then place the screen in front of my hand, I can only feel the air around the center of my palm. When I take the screen away again I can feel the air across my entire palm. The MAF sensor is on the top of the intake tract, not in the center, so removing it should help it out. I noticed a slight improvement in throttle response and sound. Plus the screen is made of round wires, round creates turbulence; airfoils and flat shapes make smooth flow. I think it's actually there as a backup for the air filter, since there's another one after the MAF as well, and to protect the MAF. I think I may remove the second one when I install an intake.

 

have you noticed any changes? mileage? engine lights? anything odd? thanks man.

 

Honestly, nothing other than slightly improved throttle (feels like I'm opening the throttle more) and a little-bit louder intake. Nothing major. I did notice when I took it out that the front side was covered with a thin black residue. It came off easily with carb-cleaner (I was cleaning my MAF at the time). I dunno what that was but no bad side-effects yet. I was actually going to put it back in but I had scarred it badly with a screwdriver when I took it out and didn't want to damage the small ring gasket that fits in there.

Anyone know who makes a replacement MAF for our cars? The stock one isn't very large.

 

I am very stock except that I pulled out my dash and did my own dash kit which looks good (toot toot goes my horn) hehehe but other than that it's orig everything

 

but hey if i whoop *** stock i can just imagine how i will destroy them alll with mods, oh yeah i just bought a house my babys gonna be stock for a while at least it looks good..any cheap mods ??

 

25 dollar intake. . . .

 

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