yet.
Whats the best bang for my buck for increased power? What should i start with first that will give me some results. What was your first mod?

 

welcome...now read every word in all of the stickies and you will be well on your way to be a maxima enthusiast.
if you still have questions after that...then post for additional info

 

I think the best bang for the buck is the y-pipe in my opinion, then there's the intake and suspension drop.

Check here www.cattman.com

 

get a y-pipe... but read all the Stickies first...

 

I read the FAQ already. Its good as far as giving info about individual parts/mods, but theres nothing in there to answer my question.
Maybe i shouldve worded it differently. Im just looking for some opinions from peeps about what they personally found most effective/important and would choose as a starting point if they could do it all over again.
When i want to know the science behind how a o2 sensor works, i'll read the faq again.
Don't get mad bro Thanks for the info on your homepage about the window squeak, btw.

 

I think the whole thing is that members are getting more and more fed up with the "what should I do" threads... do what YOU want to do. Read through the stickies, pay $$ to search (or search on Google or Yahoo), and get creative ideas for either modding OR fixing (it was through searching that I found out more about the VIAS fix on my 2k). Sooner or later the mods are going to ban the "what should I do, guys?" posts.

 

yea, i was choosing between a y-pipe or intake based on everything i read in the stickies and other posts. Opinions from people who have these already are gonna help me decide which one.

 

the best performance bang for the buck is SUSPENSION. Rear sway bar, springs....etc. Performance includes more than just power...

 

If your looking for a performance mod, the Y-Pipe is the first one on your list unless you are ready for headers.

 

I'd agree with ya there, but sometimes its almost useless to try to convince other people of that...

Next to a y-pipe, the next best bang-for-the-buck mod would be FSTB & RSB....

 

Does a y-pipe save gas? wat r the best modifications to help save gas? anyone try the franken car intake?

 

no power mod will save you gas

 

...apparenty advancing the timing to 17 degrees is supposed to save gas and improve performance, with the only caveat being the need for premium gas. (dunno personally)

 

let's not go down this road again!

 

I have NO 'performance' MODs, only my suspension MODs. And I am glad I went this route. However, I will be getting some cattman headers soon, or at least when the news ones come out.

 

An intake should give you better gas milage, if you can stay out of the pedal.

 

my favorite is my stillen wai..god it sounds soo nice

 

The Max has good power to start with, go with suspension first FSTB, rear sway bar, springs etc.
or if you just want power an intake is a good first mod

 

yeah well i lost serious HP with the y pipe so i wouldnt recommend it

 

I'd have to say that you're in a minority there, as I've rarely heard that from others on here... that's too bad...

 

Best bang for your buck would be a NX Wet Kit!

 

I would say a Y-pipe but i guess it depends what you are looking for. I think, depending of wheels, wheels are the best upgrade i think

 

Underdive Pully And B Pipe

 

...and a VERY small minority at that!!

 

Maybe there are like 2 or 3 more, MAYBE

 

Best mod?

Performance Tires.

As the addage goes: If you wanted a faster car, you should have bought one with a bigger engine.

 

also the laziest mod for someone that doesnt know enough about cars to actually do real mods
nitrous = steroids for your car

 

Power is Power, get over it

 

im sure mark McGuire, barry bonds, jose conseco, and jason giambi said the same thing...now look at them

 

You love Nitrous..... It's still legal at the track

 

legal just like it used to be legal in baseball
real men put in the time, work, and sweat to get power.

now if you have EVERY other mods and you still need an edge...fine
nitrous as your ONLY mod...weak and lazy

 

You still love nitrous..... nO2 fo eva......

 

exactly...and i use it EVERY time i go to the track

 

well, nitrous would be cool if commuted to work or drove to the club on the Autobahn, but i cant be going over 85 down the highway without a large penalty after i get pulled over. Then again i could park at the tacobell parking lot at 2am and show off my nitrous to the hoes

 

I am just starting myself and i have decided to start with a frankencar intake and cat-back exhaust, the cattman headers are expensive but also a great Bang for your buck if your more interested in making your car look good then just go with some new rims.

 

im stuck between rims,drop, or y-pipe. leaning towards rims at this point,but i didnt have rims on my last car (94 corrolla) so i dont know too much about them.
Im not trying to cop some bootleg rims off ebay,so im researching a bit

 

I hope that comment wasn't directed towards me? My "other" car has heads/cam/LT's/nitrous, I think that counts as "real mods."

 

And just to let you know, without any "real mods" my other car went 12.119 @ 115.47 on a crappy 1.876 60'... that was just with your said "lazy" mod... so like I said best bang for your buck = nitrous. Oh yeah and on a low bottle pressure 100 shot the car picked up 102rwhp and 140rwtq.

 

maybe for track use, nitrous would be "the best bang for your buck" (i shouldve never used those words when i started this post,im sick of seeing it). Now,i know nothing about nitrous or cost,but isnt it fairly expensive and you can only use it a few times before you have to re-up and buy some more?
I'm looking for: spend the money,have lasting results. I just needed advice such as......if you only have money for one thing at this point, spend 250 on a CAI,rather than 200 on a UDP,because you'll get more out of it.
As far as nitrous,if you dont race at the track,what are you doing with it? 130mph down a residential street for 20 seconds? thats impractical for street driving..
Just say "cop a y-pipe and shut up"

 

The best mod/upgrade for your car?





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