When I had my 4 cylinder prelude, getting any performance increase from mods was hard to come by, excluding forced induction of course. It could be done, but the most effective bang for the buck was CAI/headers/exhuast which would run about a grand and result in maybe 9-10 HP.


I did searches, when it was working, and havent really found a concrete answer. Whats the best bolt on mod(s) for the money, this 'franken' intake deal? When I've seen pictures of it, it appears to a short RAM intake and not necessarily a cold air intake. Anyways, What kind of measurable gains have people gotten? What other mods are recommended that have given the best proven results?

 

Depends on what year maxima, but Y-pipe on some years gains about 15hp and is like 400 bucks.

 

y-pipe. i think they claim about 15-20 hp increase, but from what ive heard from other members... it seems that it's only about 5-8 whp

 

Here's a link the the 4th gen FAQ's

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=72447

look for the title:
How can I get more power from my Maxima?