Max mod's
 

Just bought a 96' Nissan Maxima GLE, interested in modifying it, any information would be nice, especially some more info about an ecu upgrade.

Start searchin, scrollin, and savin $$...
 

...this site has boundless info on moddin ur max. It can get costly though. Start with the clear corners.

Re: Max mod's
 

What kinda mods you looking into? Performance? Looks? Both?

SuDZ

performance(1st) looks(2nd)

Start with a stillen, JWT, or cattman intake. greddy, stillen, or APEXI exhaust. Mobiletek VB mod. and other stuff to lazy to put on.

These mods are good
 

Performance :

First get the Intake like said above. Anywhere from 40 - 120 bucks. Look around or try Ebay i got mine for like 50. If you can do a Cold Air intake that is even better than a regular filter. But it comes at a little higher of a price then you need to cut into your fender.

Second - Go for the Y Pipe. It will give you about 15-25(?) horses for the least amount of money. I would look at Budget Exhaust because they are about 200 Bucks. If you look on there site and it says more it is because it is in canadian.

Third - More exhaust work - Either a muffler, or maybe a Catalytic converter. Supposedly some people say the converter does not do anything while others say up to 10 horses you gain. It is about 100 bucks.

Fourth - Unorthadox Underdrive Pulley. It is around 175 - 200 or so. It frees up around 5 HP.

Fifth - I dont know if you got a 5 Speed but Redline Tranny Fluid makes it run smooth.

Well if you go that route for performance then it will be a nice start and feel some big pull differences.

Looks :

Can go for alot of thigns on this
Exterior
1. Rims - Up to around 20's can fit but most stick with 18's
2. Springs / Struts - Drop it all around near 1.5 to 2 inches. Gets rid of wheel gap.
3. New tires to to for a lower profile look.
4. Body Kits
5. Red / Clear tails
6. Clear Corners
7. Maxima.org stickers :)
8. Grills

Interiror :
1. Aluminum mats
2. Custom interior leather setups.
3. Indiglo Pedals
4. Dash Kits
5. Neon Kits


All sorts of stuff here. Check places like http://www.custommaxima.org and other sites around like that. This should give you an idea to get going though.

SuDZ

Re: These mods are good
 

its http://www.custommaxima.com :D Just helping out

Re: Re: These mods are good
 

whoops :) thanks. Too much time thinking maxima.ORG i guess. hehe Thanks Again

SuDZ

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:D I am also just amazed at the speed of this thing!!!

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I noticed nobody mentioned ECU upgrades..

The ECU's give a good gain on horsepower and whatnot.. JWT has one, and ummm .. Unorthodox Racing the other (I think) .. Some claim the Unortho's better. It's newer, so it could be :confused: ..

Go to www.jimwolftechnology.com for one, or www.maximadriver.com for the other, Cheston can probably hook you up with the beans.

ECU is somewhere between 5-15hp gains at most points. Some have been dyno'd to do nutty amounts of HP gains (like 17-21) in some points of the powerband I believe. ECU's run around $400-600 bones, so if best bang-for-the-buck is in your mind, do:

(clear corners! bang for the buck! hohohoho), Intake, Y-pipe, Don's VB mod if you're an automatic, ECU..

:D