got_max

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Ive Had those moments when i just want to sell it and get a nice 2 door sports car, But every time i blow the doors of that 2 door sports car, i know why i still have this massive machine

Plus you get twice the amount of backseat

maxprivate

iTrader: (12)

refuse to buy a new car. just keep modding on the fun continues!

DJ420

iTrader: (77)

Again we're talking to the crank which isnt real accurate but:
190hp stock
20hp ecu
20hp ypipe
20hp cai/sp2
15hp mevi
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265hp total

no arguement that the max comes stock with 190. ts ecu gives about 20hp. everyone knows the big bang for buck mod is the ypipe for 20hp. pr cai claims 5-8hp while the sp2 is good for 15hp, cuz the max loves to breath; so I combine them for 20hp. mevi is about 15hp from 5k up. 265/crank

if we use your calculation of 15% for 5mt, then you've got 225hp to the wheels. i dont know what the car puts to the wheels right now.. but ill find out shortly after i throw the mevi in.

to answer the question whether or not I beat z's and g35's.. no. but they dont crush me. i can hang for the first 3 gears, them pulling ahead by just a couple car lengths. and hell thats not bad, ill take it for a 4 door sedan, n/a. I dont know what the difference in weight is, but Im sure the max is heavier. plus i've got a system, electronics, 18s. im good with it.

..just wait till I force induction!
DJ

got_max

iTrader: (5)

Plus the Nissan 190 hp = a good 230 Honda HP,
best was when my buddy took his 98 max to a chevy factory (he has some high position at) and got them to dyno it with their "special" ways of adding HP to their cars and they said it was about 237 . lol

ALSOUSA99MAXIMA

iTrader: (10)

if your at 265 hp how come i beat you from a roll

XJinCT

iTrader: (3)

i have a 3.5...and its quick as ****....and its full leather interior a/c, p/s and everything and beats most cars on the road.

Big EEEE

iTrader: (1)

I bought my SE 5-speed new in 1995 for my wife. It has never given us any serious trouble and it has 230,000 miles on it today. My daughter drove it to high school for three years but she couldn't wait to get rid of it (I guess because she grew up in it...she drives a 2003 2.5L auto-tragic altima now...he he). Now, I finally get to drive the Max !!! I can't wait to drive it in the morning to work, to lunch and back home at quit’n time. I've spent about $2,500 on it in the past 6 months and it is running great. When I get home, my 2 year old boy looks at me and says, "work on the max?" He help me get the transmission back in (sort of) and helped us wax it Saturday.The Bose sound is great and the air conditioner is colder than my Z-71 truck and my E-430. I've still got cosmetic issues to fix (fender, hood, sunroof) and I really want heated seats (the E-430 spoiled me). I'm planning on putting another 100,000 miles on my Maxima. I'm shifting_happy these days plus I have maxima.org !!!

nismology

iTrader: (8)

You can't just stack mods on top of each other and add up their "advertised" gains. We call that "ricer math", no offense. That's not how it works in the real world and I've been around long enough to know that you wont come close to 265 crank HP with those mods. You really think nobody has tried and dyno'd that mod combination (or similar) in the ~7 years that this community has been around?

Like I said before, you'd be fortunate to even see 200 WHP which would be 235CHP. With that said though, you'll be significantly faster than stock. But with that MEVI you really should consider extending your redline (the TS ECU can't do this).

scrhale

My crunchy 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th gears drive me INSANE, my clutch makes a noise when I push it to the floor when above 5.5K RPMS, the engine is getting sluggish because it needs a little bit of maintanence, no heated seats, BOSE speakers are lacking, interior is getting a little old with rattles, and clutch job costed me 1K including parts (don't ask ... got shafted by mechanic).

With all that said, I cannot bring myself to get rid of the car. I just keep thinking to myself, if I can waste the engine (got 160K) then I can get a 3.5 swap. Of course the VQ NEVER freakin dies. Then I think to myself, if I get a 3.5 on my transmission that is in horrible shape then I am bound to blow it out and then ... oh no ... a better geared 6SPD tranny will have to take the place. Crap ... if I am using the 6spd tranny and 3.5 engine, then I might as well do a full 3.5+ECU swap because I like cutting wires over removing timing equipment . You get the point.

All the negatives are actually positives in disguise

scrhale

I would sell the TS ECU and pony up the dough for EU!

NISMO is right though. Each of those mods alone, if performed on a stock Maxima, should return those gains or close to them. Together, their advantages/gains start to overlap and the numbers start to decrease with each mod.

EX: Y-pipe -> better exhaust flow ... SP2 -> better exhaust flow. You get the point, you are only going to get so much exhaust flow gains with exhaust mods.

HOWEVER, I do believe your mods should have you barely over 200WHP for sure.

nismology

iTrader: (8)

Do you really trust him with that device?

Sounbwoy

iTrader: (2)

No payments. Very good reliability. Good gas mileage. That's with 273,xxx miles on the clock. The biggest repair was a tranny at 100,000 miles. It was bought used with 65,000 miles on it in 1999.

devmax5

Good looking car. Rock-solid engine. Real easy car to work on and mod. Little things always seem to go wrong but it gives me something to do in my spare time.

IlyaK

iTrader: (47)

The fact that I have 39k on my car as of today. I only spent 8.5k on the car. Nothing wrong with it.

liqidvenom

iTrader: (6)

liesten you know that nissan does alot of good things...

fwd trannies, 2.5lt motors and paint/fit finish arent one

liqidvenom

iTrader: (6)

ill be here...my fiance says im not allowed to sell my max...her and her friend love my car and its quirks

onenonlyquan

ive always loved the maxima line, even though my ideal ride would be the 03' maxima se, my '97 will do. the vq30 isnt anything to complain about
..intending on going to vq35 soon.. =)

its also my first car so ive come to enjoy the feel of ride. dont know what i'd do with the maxima.

Dark99GLE

iTrader: (2)

very reliable, pretty peppy, comfortable, good gas mileage, etc...

overall a nice car, and I don;t have money for a nicer one, and it will be cool someday

DJ420

iTrader: (77)

Ok ok so maybe not 265hp, but its pretty quick! LoL (a guy can dream, cant he?)
..and Al, yer supercharged thats why! and the passenger. and the box. Just you wait til Im forcing induction, punk! Then it'll be a whole new scenario!!

mmmmmmKay?!
DJ

ALSOUSA99MAXIMA

iTrader: (10)

lol o ya dont forget the 60-70 pds i had in the trunk! lol
Cant wait till your b!tch is FI!! but for now i own the max

But on a serious not dj's max did hang well with a s/c cobalt.

Phaedrus220

iTrader: (4)

for me, my 2nd A32, now with the SE-L. I wrecked my GXE, and bought the SE-L for the same price, less miles, and had the added fun of re-modding. Redid all I modded on my first one, then took it to the next level with the ypipe, ES motor mounts and bushings, and progress coilovers. I believe, and my friends agree, that I have one of the more personalized and better performing rides out there. It's a max, but it's MY max, and these cars allow us to make them our original creations. Oh yeah, and no car payment.

DJ420

iTrader: (77)

HEY!!
















I dont trust me with that thing either..
Only because I have no experience with it, though several people have recommended I get one. Are they a terrible pain in the ***? Im good with computers and computer software, shouldnt be THAT hard??
DJ

NismoMax1119

iTrader: (1)

i once read that you can have two of the following in a car..
-fast
-cheap
-reliable

the max is the closest thing to filling all three. plus i wont be able to afford collision on a car anytime soon (was thinking about buying a vr4 last year but realized collision would be 500/month). and my max hasnt given me any trouble since i have had it.

JSMax

iTrader: (13)

That's so true. The max was fast for it's day and with the mods that are available, it can be damn fast.

maximafrenzy

iTrader: (11)

Confidently knowing in 2 years when my son reaches permit age he will have his first slighlty modded max. The car is very reliable, kinda like these old Ford and Chevy owners who remember back when the big 3 made cars right, but still buy the crap based on nostalgia.

Maxima is one of the best, ever IMO.