well we took a few pics and i thought i would share them you guys prolly dont care but im bored.
http://maximapics.4t.com/photo2.html

 

looks like it went without a hitch.

 

prepare for the loss of power...

 

Good Job, prepare for highway passing power!

 

i dint really notice that much in a loss of power.

 

Install was pretty easy?

 

yea it wasnt that hard it was just time consuming

 

Who took the key to your drives side??

 

lol they took the key more to the drivers side.they got 3 lines to the trunk lid a circle on the hood one line one the roof and another down the pasenger side.it happened the first week i bough the car.

 

He was only laying that way to keep his member warm on the valve cover. haha. Yeah only took a couple pics to install it wow!

 

How many of us were in this position while removing and connecting the coolant lines?

 

I'm getting one too (installing this weekend i hope)... I hope that it won't be THAT bad... a few tq i dont mind.. as long as its not in the double digits...

 

couldnt you guys get a picture of some hot chick in a bikini bending over the engine bay instead? wtf

 

It's double digits. You lose power in the low-mid range but you gain power after like 5000rpm. I fyou do TONS of highway driving then it should be fine. City driving will be worse since you lose like 10-15hp or more. But get a JWT ECU as soon as you can afford it and the power will come back...

 

I have a MEVI in my car and I did a before and after dyno. I only lost 8 lb-ft of torque (it chopped off one of the torque spikes at around 4000 rpm) but I gained 8 peak hp and 38 hp at 6500 rpm I am very happy with the new power curve.

deezo, I hear you, those coolant lines took me forever!!! It didn't help that it was 30 degrees outside when I did the install.

 

too bad right when you gain those 38 hp, you will have to shift. Thats why JWT sounds so good, yet if I get it I will get that PITA CEL (97 max). But the mevi should still help from 5k and up compared to the USIM right?
and according to this thread:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ight=mevi+dyno

They didnt lose double didgits either. well not 15 hp high...

 

Your welcome Mike, glad you're enjoying it.

 

that looks sweet, raiker!!!

Hope you have fun with that MEVI. I want to get one as soon as I get the money until then I'm stuck with the USVI.

Do you think that it would be better to get a JWT ECU before or after the MEVI?

 

good job in the install, and keeping up the constant theme with mevi owners....the only clean part of the engine bay after you install

 

Just a correction, I think its 'USIM ',no VI... VI would denote Variable intake, in which case you probably wouldn't want to get the Middle Eastern version. Also, keep in mind, if you get a JWT ECU for your 97 the way it is now, you will have a CEL pop up. It will still "work", but if you decide to ignore it, and something else goes wrong, you won't know. If you are willing to take a risk, then go for it. Personally, I would go for the JWT first, and then the MEVI. I rather have no losses (IE midrange plummet from mevi) from the JWT, and once I have the MEVI, the increased RPM will help even it out.

 

Dude you don't loose any HP you loose about 5-10lbs of tourque. I installed mine when I still had a stock Y pipe and still loved it. and ran an identical 1/4 mile. Not to mention that when installed with all NA boltons, it will beat a equaly equiped max with a USDM.

Enjoy your VI bro.

 

Keith needs a garage!

I was down there this past weekend and man was it cold! Need a garage with air tools let keith know and you guys can work on the max's in a heated garage