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Old 01-22-2005 | 02:19 AM
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suggestions on ehaust....

wat would u guys suggest dat would be a good exhaust kit? good shocks and springs with a caliper kit? and good strut and sway bars??.....plz help ive been lookin around and need some suggestions plz....
Old 01-22-2005 | 09:33 AM
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As far as exhaust what are you looking for?

If you are looking for top end power go with a Y-pipe and some sort of intake. I had a Stillen pop charger and took it off because I didn't like it. However, after I installed the Stillen Y-pipe I decided to reinstall the intake and it actually made the car run stronger than with the Y-pipe alone. I did however bogg around town a little bit meaning I lost that jump from the light feeling.

I then decided to install an HKS rear section and the sound went through the roof. It kinda sounded like a V6 pickup truck with a muffler, loud and boggy. I was in the process of removing the HKS and decided to remove the Y-pipe instead to see how the car would drive.

Wow what a difference. The car now pulls like it did when it was stock. In addition it now sounds like the G35 coupe, not exactly but close. It's quiet at the light and a nice purr all the way to redline. The sound is beautiful! I did however lose a little bit of the top end though from the removal of the Y-pipe.

Bottom line, the car is way more fun to drive. With the Y-pipe you would have to drive at the upper limits to have any fun. Who wants to speed all the time.

By the way, I do have the Stillen Y for sale, it's almost brand new with no blems whatsoever.
Old 01-22-2005 | 09:36 AM
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I have Tokiko Illuminas and Tien H-Techs and love them. Before this set up I was running Tokiko Blues with Eibachs. The new setup is way better.

As far as strut braces and sway bars they all work about the same.
Old 01-22-2005 | 11:58 AM
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Headers

Go with Headers and Y pipe from cattman or Hotshot and also get yourself a High Flow Cat. Leave the rest of the exhaust alone including your Muffler. I had a Powertech Muffler on my maxima and all it did was lose power and make noise. i put the stock one back on and wow what a difference all the way from 1000 rpms to 6500 rpms.

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wat would u guys suggest dat would be a good exhaust kit? good shocks and springs with a caliper kit? and good strut and sway bars??.....plz help ive been lookin around and need some suggestions plz....
Old 01-22-2005 | 02:12 PM
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Exhaust: I'd go with Frankencar or Cattman. I have Cattman y/b and Frankencar rear sections. For me it's perfect sound/power.

Struts/springs: I have Eibach's with Illuminas coming soon. Check here for lots of good info. http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/sp..._decision.html http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=281194

FSTB/RSB; I have a Stillen FSTB. I like it but it was a bit spendy. You can find them much cheaper. As for the RSB I also have a Stillen. It was really easy to install. I found it much easier to install than the Progress RSB.
Old 01-22-2005 | 02:50 PM
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Cattman y pipe and catback Cant go wrong its worth the investment...that's my next mod after i get my Tokico blues and progress springs installed..
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