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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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Which mod to do first?

I'm about ready to do SOME mod, and aside from the tinting I'm going to get done regardless, should I go with HIDs, a drop, or G35c wheels (sorry Irish, I can't resist those damn things!)? I know the wheels are going to make me NEED a drop, but I can swing that soon too. I like my AE lights right now, so I'm thinking of holding off on that, but I have been wanting to do HIDs for a while too. AAAAHHHHHH, decisions, decisions
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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I would recommend a drop and simply getting HIDs for the AE headlights.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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i'd have to go with the wheels.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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Drop and RSB...... cosmetics after those two..... my .02
I got my HID's and will installed them as soon as I got my car form the shop
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Lontar1
Drop and RSB...... cosmetics after those two..... my .02
I got my HID's and will installed them as soon as I got my car form the shop
Oh yeah, I forgot all about the RSB on my list of mods! That was one of them that I meant to get done a LONG time ago and never got around to it. I'll be doing that one way or another, also.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Make sure you mod under your hood as well, you don't want to have the nickname "All Show and No Go" do you.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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drop --> rims --> HIDs
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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Hint* Hint* Ingen-Cold Air Intake
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:03 AM
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Hint* Hint* Ingen-Cold Air Intake
Again, Injen is not a true CAI. Filter sits by the radiator fan and it suck hot air from the radiator
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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cough cough... NITROUS... aahhahkkkkahaha cough.. exsuse me.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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the rims would be good but then you'd need a drop. what i did was 1)minor cosmetics, 2) intake, 3)springs and struts, 4)rims. now i'm lookin into DDE's, headers and full exhaust.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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I am probably going to be clubbed and stoned for saying this but....NITROUS KILLS ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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If I were going to do a big perf mod, I would seriously consider some kind of forced induction option. For now though, I do almost all highway cruising to and from work so minor perf mods are all I'm considering (intake, y-pipe, etc).

I LOVE the look of the G35 wheels and I know I'd need a drop. I'm kind of leaning that way for now and I'll just put some super white bulbs in my AE housings to get rid of that yellowish stock looking light that is starting to drive me crazy. Still, GuZo has that brand new set of HIDs that makes me wonder...
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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drop, HIDs + all the hyper white stuff and DDE's, sway bar/strut, rims.
lol even though i went, HID's w/ddes, strut/sway, sounds system, rims, drop, maintance.......coils, plugs, hyper ground.....you gotta remember you have to take good care of the car FIRST, or all your mods wont matter in the end.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by AcerX
I am probably going to be clubbed and stoned for saying this but....NITROUS KILLS ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh no you didn't!
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxima112
drop, HIDs + all the hyper white stuff and DDE's, sway bar/strut, rims.
lol even though i went, HID's w/ddes, strut/sway, sounds system, rims, drop, maintance.......coils, plugs, hyper ground.....you gotta remember you have to take good care of the car FIRST, or all your mods wont matter in the end.
I definitely take care of my car. Like I posted in the "How old is too old to mod" thread, I drive my cars until they just can't drive anymore so I need to be able to keep it on the road for as long as possible.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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the drop and the wheels should be done together, thats what I would do.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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i say drop and wheels.
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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it's ok Skizza...I am not the first one here with the G35 rims (though I might be the first 00-01 5th gen....I think all the others are 5.5 gens

I say:
suspension first (RSB, LTB, springs, struts)

then worry about power and cosmetics.

handling is WHERE IT'S AT.....
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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Drop HAS to come B4 Anything else, may i recommend the tein H tech ? there very nice, then get the rims
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Drop and wheels for handling and looks... headers for performance.... actually, since ya have an 01... a y-pipe should be fine....
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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Do like I did. Intake, then paint, then all the other **** I have in the car
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by AcerX
I am probably going to be clubbed and stoned for saying this but....NITROUS KILLS ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
Nitrous doesn't kill engines, people that don't take care of their cars kill engines.

Soon to be bottle fed Max...better watch out...
Old Feb 16, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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are these the G35 rims your talking about?

G35

show me some pics with those rims on some Maximas i've never seen them.
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by axotik
are these the G35 rims your talking about?

G35

show me some pics with those rims on some Maximas i've never seen them.
No, those are the G35 sedan rims, I believe. These are the wheels I'm looking at:

Old Feb 17, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by AcerX
I am probably going to be clubbed and stoned for saying this but....NITROUS KILLS ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

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