I am new to this forum. I own a 94 maxima and wasnt really into doing stuff to it you know just a work car to be driven.
I still have it 94 GXE 240,000 or so still running.
Wel i just got me a 98 SE 5spd and am looking at doing some stuff. Not to extreem but you know some little stuff. I have been browsing the threads and have found a bunch of cool mods to do but cant really take it all in.
I would like you guys to fill in the blanks that i put out here with good upgrade suggestions. I dont know all the lingo yet so please put whole names if poss. And what would be good to start with. I have tryed to use the search to find info but for some reason it wont work.

1. MOTOR
intake, intercooler, supercharger .......
2. SUSPENSION
struts, strut tower bars, springs........
3. LIGHTS
i want clear tails and sides and i would really like to have the blue lights like whats in the BMW's but i get all kinds of confilickting stories about what you can and cant do.
4. Anything else you can think of that i forgot.


I love my maximas and you guys make me love them even more!!!

 

Y pipe, catback, CAI at the least...adustable shocks w/the aftermarket springs...blue lights?

 

Ypipe catback gotya CAI what is this? Ive never been into the whole car mod thing so if you can please give me names or manufacturers so i can do the research all i need is a name to go by thanks again.

 

research Y-pipes (Budget, Stillen)
CAI=Cold Air Intake

 

Welcome. I agree the lingocan be confusing especially at first. Read the FAQ sticky threads above and the MaxFAQs on the home page...those will help you a lot. We've had a lot of trouble with slow speeds or something so only paying members (I think those who donate at least $20) can use the search feature. For handling, I have the front strut tower brace (FSTB) and the rear sway bar (RSB). You can easily get them both for less than $200, and I thought they made a big difference. As far as performance, the Y-pipe and some form of intake seem to be a really good combination to start with. Don't know about lights, but it's on here somewhere.

 

I was looking at these tails what do you think. Would those lights fot stock no mods(wireing)? Looks as though they would anyone have any or know off hand.

 

Please don't get altezzas, they are the ugliest thing you can put on your max. Since your's is 97-99 you can do a red/clear mod for just about 3 dollars, and it makes the car look soo sexy.
As far as performance goes, get a y pipe(Budget is the cheapest and is of good quality from what I've read) and an intake. Also a catback/b pipe are supposed to complete that combo.
The blue lghts you are talkingabout are called HID, you can get them for just $415 from www.xenondepot.com 9004 is the bulb size for maximas, and since you want your lighting to be blue, you probably want the 5000k bulbs. Note: stay away from cheap *** HID companies, you will regret spending your money on them in the long run. Stick to Phillips/Hella/Osram.

Hope I was of some kind of help.

 

These are Generation 2 Altezzas. They do fit perfect; no modding involved. check out www.cardomain.com and search for MAximas. Some people have Altezzas, some have the Red/Clears, some stay stock. Good luck.

 

nicely done tom

 

I like the choice in tails. The red/clear tail mod is cool but, if you do it yourself(DIY) you risk damaging the tail-light assembly if you're not careful. Then you end-up having to buy a new one which can be expensive from the dealer, or go to a junk-yard and find one. The altezzas may be a little ugly, but I like'em. Click on the "S9" down below. It's a link to my CarDomain site and go to page two for shots of my Gen. II altezzas.

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get some pics so we can see what it looks like now!

 

There's a very low chance of damaging the housing, but if you think that you might f*ck it up, you can just buy red/clears from http://custommaxima.com/RedClearTails.php but i also think that you can get them for as low as 100 bucks on other sites... ebay maybe?

 

Gen 2's are bad ***...i have gen2's and red/clears and i like my gen 2's alot better. People stop and ask me where i got them all the time.

 

Yep, Didn't even think of CustomMaxim.com with the mention of Red/Clear lights. And they're on sale too. lol

Here's the pics of my Gen 2's:



Before the H&R springs:



S9

 

i was thinking about this CAI but i got to looking and it is right behind the radiator and all that hot air will be sucket right in or am i just seeing things. What are some good brands for CAI i looked on ebay and there are tons but dont know good from bad.

 

Mostly it doesn't matter what CAI you get, they all perform about the same, just the injen is so much becuase it looks so nice.

 

If you're really looking for a good site to compare every single 4th gen mod avaliable:
http://maxmods.dyndns.org/

(I'm suprised nobody mentioned it yet)

 

oooh I'm soooo cool, I have my own site, I wanna tell it to everybody...







*bows in envy

 

STFU The man's done us all a favor by compiling all that info...

Thanks Drew

 

ALTEZZA's = NO

 

Has anyone done the skyline mod with gen II alteezas? got pictures?
i think that would look pretty damn good on a black car...

 

man, I thought the last little tidbit showed my sarcasm. I sincerely apologize to all I offended, especially Drew. I am sorry.

 

Not at all, I understood the sarcasm

 

When I first got the maxima, I went with the intake: it makes your car seems like you got something wicked under the hood. Then maybe a suspension(H&R/AGX) to get rid of that 4x4 look.
Be warned though basic mods always are the most fun to put on because they don't require a lot of money and time to install them. When your car starts to get more complicated, that's when you have to think about if you want to put more money and time into it.

 

I obviously knew you were being sarcastic. I just thought you were getting on Drew for mentioning his site. I wasn't offended at all so it's all good...

 

I was offended.






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