I am 19 years old and i recently purchased a pearl white 99 maxima se. I dont know to much about this car and all of my friends have mustangs and camaros, so they are no help. I was just wondering what basic mods will get me the most performance gains for my money. Also suggestions on some nice wheels and tires would be great.

 

Y-pipe is the best "bang for the buck" mod.

 

Will i have any problems with emissions?

 

drive the car around for half hour and dont turn it off while waiting in line for inspection, the pipe remvoes the pre cats, once the car is warmed up, theres no longer a need for the precats and the catalytic converter is now the catalyst cleaning the air, you'll pass inspection then

 

Do you know average prices that i can expect to pay or places where i can get one?

 

www.cattman.com for a y-pipe I am getting ready to install mine

 

you should take a halfhour or so and read through thte FAQ located on top of teh 4th gen forum, itll answer ALOT of your quesotins,


major brands of ypipes are

cattman
budget
Warpspeed
and i think stillen makes one?

 

Stillen and Cattman are too expensive, because they are all pretty much the same. The others are just a brand name that is maybe more recognized.

Most people get the www.budgetexhaust.com one because it is very well made and cheapest. However, if Warpspeed is having a group deal, they are usually a little cheaper. I got mine there in a group deal, and I love it. He runs them from time to time. The last group deal was for $160 shipped. That is an aluminized steel mandrel bent pipe with all gaskets.

Another suggestion is to go to a local muffler shop and pay them about $50 to custom bend you a pipe from your cat back to your stock muffler that is 2.5" in diameter. Take off your stock resonator or keep it on if you want it a little bit quieter. Keep your stock muffler on there, where as it does not really add enough to matter when replacing the muffler. You can spend a few hundred on a muffler for like 1hp at the most if you want to, but I wouldn't recommend it.

After you do all this, you will have a Maxima that does not look or really sound any different, but you will be about 15-20 hp stronger.
These are the strongest mods you can do until you get Supercharger or Turbo.

 

Reprogrammed ECU, Mevi, underdrive pulley, suspension (prob lots of other stuff) could also be done before making that big jump to a supercharger.

 

there is a GD goin for warpspeed y pipe, check the groupdeals section. 18 whp shipped for $160. im not complainin about that price

 

Congratulations for the Maxima. In my opinion, it is a better car than a Camaro or a Mustang. The MAx is marketed as a family sedan, but as you will see on this forum, it can be easily modified to become an agressive car. It already has an electrifying and most reliable engine.

 

Thanks alot guys!

 

hey man just wait til you mod a few things and see the look on your friends faces as your "family sedan" keeps up with there muscle car.. depending on the model mustang it is you might be able to keep up stock

 

lol ya, when i first got my "Family car" i was scared to go over 3k rpm's before shifting..... little did i know i had a sleeping tiger underneath the hood of my Grocery getter.... Now when i get into my Max and turn that key an evil smile creeps over my face and its time to Shift_@5500


p.s. not for everyday driving btw.... drive safe and responsible.

 

Why is it not for everyday driving?
I use my max to the fullest all the time.
(and redline is at 6500, not 5500...he he)

 

6500 only if you have a stock ECU LOL

 

Yeah get a y-pipe, ecu, catback, b bipe, intake and if u wanna go big go turbo or sc. Congrats on the car and dont drive it like a maniac my differential bearings got thorn up after just 6 months of red lining it daily.

 

drive her normal and she'll take care of you

 

But don't be scared to let her stretch her legs

~THT

 

Nice choice of color

wheel-wise IMO I like the way 5th gen wheels look on our 4th gens, but to each his/her own. I've seen a few pics of ppl putting 18" 6th gen SE rims or even those from a G-35, or a 350Z on thier 4th gen

 

I was being a smartass Bru hahaha notice the --->
I put the 5500 cause well.... i luv my car enough not to shift at redline in every gear driving it to work everyday. (insert smartass comment here) but if some punk in his sportscar comes alongside me on my way to work and gives me "The look"...... well...thats a different story all together for another thread...... muahahahahaaa

 

Pizzaman has a 99 so an reprogrammed ecu and mevi would probably not be the smartest choice for his car right now. If i were you go with a stronger suspension some Illuminas in the front and AGXs in the back paired with some H&Rs.

 

...well, for starters you can tell your friends how badly you will whoop on them with this "grocery sedan" of yours, provided of course that you bought a 5-spd, otherwise

fine, so also provided that it's no Cobra's or SS's that you're racing

 

Uhm...about the only ones he'd 'whoop' is the 6cyl versions. Sure, he'd be able to hang with a few of late 80's GTs, but most of them wouldn't worry too much about the 'grocery sedan'.

Back on topic: I'd go for the y-pipe first...hands down. It's, by far, the best mod for the Maxima.