When I was at Maxus 05, I talked to this guy and he mentioned his bro had headers on his 02 Maxima from SS Auto Chrome for only $279!! Has anybody heard of them and are they good quality?? I did a search on the .org and did not find anything about them.

Thanks for any info...

Take a Look....

http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1433

 

I think they are the ebay headers. I would stay away.... save for a little longer and get hotshot.

 

Don't even think about it. Get either Hotshot or Cattman!!! Those look just like the stillen headers to me.

 

Your probably right, I talked to rep from Cattman at Maxus and he said they are coming out with new design for 5th Gen like in a month or two. He said it should be a lot better then previous model.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=409159

 

hhehe,

nice trike man ; )

 

There was a recent thread from a guy who bought the SS autochrome headers. He said fitment was great and that he was happy with the gains. I believe he was getting an after dyno to really see. They are hard to rule out for the money. I had them and sold them because I decided I didn't want to deal with the install, at this time, but I thought they looked like high quality, imho. Design wise I wouldn't know if they will do what the more expensive headers will. I ended up buying a Warp y-pipe for almost the same money. Good luck!

 

Man we need dyno numbers, other wise this is worthless this is a repeat of earlier threads

 

Are they coming out with a new header only, or a new and improved y-pipe as well? Anybody know? Brian.....you care to shed some light on us? Inquiring minds want to know. Can you say...............introductory sale....hmmmmmmm!

 

the collector is going to be different and brian believs that is where most of the power difference will come from. the early models were not equal length and sounded less than desireable. he mentioned the price would be slightly higher but are still in testing phases.

 

there has been a ton of threads about these headers already. i have them on my car and so does luxbond. we both love them. i couldn't be happier with the fitment, quality, and gains. for $279, there is NO comparison.

 

That's is good you are happy with the gains, but can you give a precise hp/tq gain? A lot of guys would love it if you did.

 

Can I see them ....

 

03 I also read that the Ebay headers were a positive on the Butt Dyno. One guy, who had them, posted it wasn't anything to wet yourself over but he definitely felt more HP at the wheels and was happy, as you are. A lot of guys are quick to say stay away and I'm not sure why. It makes me think that they may have a different agenda then helping the members here find value and the most bang for the buck. I can understand if there were threads of people buying the product and bashing it after the install but this is not the case. Many members are quick to use terms as garbage, waste of money, etc. And then there was a thread about the Stillen headers not giving anymore HP and actually losing power. Well did anyone check this car out to make sure that there wasn't a problem with the 02 sensor when they re-installed it in a different spot? Too many members were quick to bash Stillen headers as garbage. Once again it makes me wonder if there is a different agenda here. Instead of bashing Stillen they should have been wondering if there was something wrong with the guy's Max after the install. Maybe it's possible to only spend 280.00 and get 90% or the performance of the 600.00-850.00 headers. The design looked sound to me when I had them.

 

Dude solve the arrguments once and FOR ALL GO GET A BLOODY DYNO geez whats a dyno cost like 40 or 60 bucks just go do it to shut everyone the hell up if they are good or bad cause these posts pop up every couple days!

 

i don't have money for a dyno right now, if i did, the number would be in the thread right now! i'll try to do one soon..

i can feel the gains from driving my car, i don't need a dyno to tell me that i gained power. for an exact hp gain, then i have no idea. all i know is that my car is quicker and louder than it used to be, and i love it. if you feel the need to pay $550+ for headers, be my guest; i'm just trying to let people know that these are made by a reputable company, are good quality, fit perfectly, provide a noticable gain, and sound awesome. for all you folks out there that need a dyno number out to 13 decimal places, give people some time. i only know of one other person on the org that has these headers on their car and he's just as broke as i am. unless somebody wants to pay for my dyno, i'll get it done as soon as i can!!

 

a few dynos showed the no gains of the stillen headers. you can do whatever you want with the secondary o2 sensors, they have nothing to do with a/f ratios like the primaries. the few dynos done all had functioning primary and secondary o2 sensors. stillen even came on here defend their 15hp gain which was a blip on the dyno for about 100rpms. i have personally never called these crap but until a dyno with direct before and after is done then it makes no sense to talk about power gain. i am all about bang for the buck, hence the reason i went with hotshot headers when only them and cattman were around.

 

Failed and/or poorly operating oxygen sensors can cause a inaccurate readings of your air/fuel ratio, which would in turn make your ECU see these incorrect settings. Your ECU would be correcting the fuel trims based off of incorrect data, thus causing poor performance. In addition, exhaust emissions can increase dramatically, and poor driveability may also result.

 

TONS of people on altimas.net use them and they love them. Most of the members with these headers are dynoing in the 240whp range with them. They have been proven to make power so quality and long term durability would be the only thing to be unsure about.

 

the o2 sensors you are describing are the primary o2 sensors. you have 2 for either fed spec or cali but fed spec only has 1 secondary which is located behind the main cat. the a/f ratios are determined by the primary o2 sensors and maf at all times except wide open throttle when the maf solely takes over. did you see the stillen dyno sheets? even they ones they are released are nothing more than a blip.

 

Thats good to know, hope somebody gets to dyno these soon, so we can either benefit from them or just wait for something better.

 

"TONS of people on altimas.net use them and they love them. Most of the members with these headers are dynoing in the 240whp range with them. They have been proven to make power so quality and long term durability would be the only thing to be unsure about."

I thought the ones they made for the altima were designed differently and were more like the hotshot/cattman headers than the stillen headers. If that is true then the fact that they make power for the altimas is irrelevent towards whether the SSautochrome headers for the maxima make any decent power.

EDIT: I just checked the SSAC headers for the altima. Yes they are completely different. WTF?! Why do the maxima owners get the ****ty *** headers from SSAC and the other cheap places?

 

03on18s how much did the install run you??

 

I got the car like 2 weeks ago and i love it has alot of power stock and its smoth. I just think the car is to high up and i would like to get ur guys opnions. Like wats the best suspension to go with and how low i wouldnt like to go really low 2,0inches tops maybe thats even to low and i wanna put 18"inch rims. Just to make it look nice.

 

A1892fitch ...

Pearlwhite, he did himself ..

 

These headers are identical in design the the stillen headers. I have had both the Stillen Headers and the Hothshot Headers on my car. Will these give you gains...YES THEY WILL. Will the Hotshots give you more...YES THEY WILL. If anyone wants to do search for me I posted threads a long time ago with dyno comparisons.

As for the gains the altima's had with the SS headers. That is because the SS headers are identical in design to the hotshots for altimas. Do a serach on the internet and you will see what I'm talking about. IF you want power and want ot save money go for the ss autochrome headers, def a good buy. IF you want to squeeze every last bit of HP and TQ out of your car go with the Hotshots. Hope this helps.

 

READ THE EFFING STICKIES!!!!!

 

appointment made, tuesday june 21.

since this is what everyone is dying for, and it's costing me $75. how about some donations from all these thirsty folks? morgan06@snet.net

no, im not trying to be cute, i think it's a worthy cause.

 

Why did you remove the Stillen headers and go to all the expense and trouble for Hotshot headers?

 

Because there was a thread on it, and they showed no gains in that particular thread .. but juice put down 231 with them

 

"appointment made, tuesday june 21.

since this is what everyone is dying for, and it's costing me $75. how about some donations from all these thirsty folks? morgan06@snet.net

no, im not trying to be cute, i think it's a worthy cause."

You dont have a before dyno. No comparison can be made. You would only be able to make a slightly better guess with a high amount of error as to what the gains might be. In your case I would only dyno if I wanted to see what power my car is making with the mods I have. No solid conclusion about the SSAC headers can be made even if you do. I would love to see 03on18s do a dyno since he does have a before dyno.

 

yes before and after Dyno would be sik.

 

LMAo...this *****#$ka is funny as hell..talk about high jacking a thread...lol where did he come from...