Alright. I'm Trevor, new to these awesome forums and I have an '00 Maxima SE. The first thing I wanna do to it is either a rear antisway bar or a cold air intake. Any suggestions? Will the rear antisway bar help fight understeer or what exactly does it do? Also, what's the best CAI out there in terms of ease of installation, performance increase, and price? Thanks for any help!

 

Your answers are here:

https://maxima.org/faq-5-Suspension.html

There is only one CAI for a 5th/5.5th Gen Maxima, the Place Racing/Cattman CAI. Check Cattman's site for prices.

All intakes are easy to install on our cars....



Btw, if ya don't wanna get flamed, please read all the Stickies and do some searching before you post next time, because these topics have been beaten to death in the past and there are many threads out there discussing em.

 

What about the Injen and the WeaponR intakes?

 

The Weapon R is a WAI, along with the Stillen, JWT, Berk, Frankencar....

The Injen is... well... no comment. Do a search on it...

Before you even ask, they all provide the same minimal gains (but they all sure sound good)... the intake that has proven to give the most gains (9 whp) is the GAB/PAB.

GAB = Ghetto Air Box http://home.insightbb.com/~dwh/GAB.htm

PAB = Ported Air Box http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=209887

And once again, there is more info in the STICKIES, esp in the FAQs where there is a section dedicated to intakes, so please read those.

Remember, is your friend.... instructions on how to search using Google are in the STICKIES. If ya can't find what ya need, then donate $20 and you'll be able to use the site's search function, which IMO is much easier and more effective.

All the best...

 

BTW: the cheapest and easiest way to get your car to handle better is a front strut tower brace (FTSB). You can buy them on E-bay, redlinemax.com, stillen.com, or about anywhere else. prices range from $35 to $100, but they are all basically the same.

Also, I have an Injen. It's good for making noise and looking pretty, but it does nothing to add to the performance. If you have an auto, look into the "drop resistor mod". It'll make your shifts much, much faster. Make sure you do it the safe way with a WOT (wide open throttle) switch.

 

I heard adding a front strut bar will increase understeer... the last thing I need.

 

A FSTB and RSB will work together to give you nice neutral handling, while still flattening the car out considerably... unless you want the "snap" oversteer that some have experienced with just a RSB...

 

a FSTB by its self doesnt do anything (good or bad) its a cosmetic mod

 

I gotta call BS on that one. I did a little "test" by seeing how fast I could take a certain corner near work. Stock: 55, FSTB: 65. It made a difference. The front plants better now.

 

and im gonna call BS on your stupid test. "how fast i could go" how do you actually judge that??

if you want your car to handle better...lower that biatch

 

I took a beating for saying that I noticed a difference with my CM FSTB and I stand by what I said. The front end feels much more planted with it on.

 

I kinda like my 4X4. That way I can hang with Cutler in his Yota.


and, yes, that would make it handle better. Regardless, the FSTB decreases the lean in the corners. If you don't believe me, ask our local auto-x master: Irish.

 

He sold the Yota for a blue Nissan truck... get your facts straight, post ***** wannabe...

 

I'm sorry. I can't keep up with the fairfax wholesale car lot.

shouldn't you be studying or something?

 

I'm done... and you're not Jason... so quit nagging...

 

ok fine...ask irish


this will be funny

 

JOEL

GET YOUR @SS BACK TO STUDYING!!

 

he'll agree with me. I paid him off.
Agreed. ed-you-may-kay-shun will get yous real faar n lif

 

You forgot to also say... "OR I'M GONNA COME OVER AND TURN OFF YOUR INTERNET!!!"

 

Sup everyone these questions don't really have to do with this forum but, does anyone no if a 350z clutch will work on my 2002max, and also will 350z headers work on my car, if anyone knows hit me up or if anyone knows where i can get a replacement clutch.

 

1. Please stop whoring other's threads with something completely unrelated. You coulda at least found a thread discussing header or clutches to ask this. I guess this thread was already whored to hell so it doesn't really matter, but for your own good, don't do it in other threads that are still on-topic.

2. Read all the Stickies and do a search before posting anything.

3. You have over 15 posts now (although I shudder to think of what else you've been posting) so you can start a new thread, but make it good.

4. All I know is a 350Z flywheel will work with some modification, not sure about the clutch. I doubt headers will because the engine is mounted differently.

 

well, none of you are really going to like my answer, I don't think.

First: The FSTB does have some effect.

Second: Of any handling mod you can do to the car (different tires included), the FSTB has the SMALLEST effect.

Third:
Assuming you have stock suspension
- RSB only: slight to moderate oversteer
- RSB + FSTB: slight oversteer still
- FSTB only: understeer...will feel like stock except a "little bit" more support in high-speed sweepers. No noticeable effect at slower speeds really.
- RSB + FSTB + Stage II LTB: slight understeer
- RSB + FSTB + Stage I LTB: as close to balanced as you can get.

Now let's review...
The "safest" setup is one with a small amount of understeer (which is why almost all cars come from the factory this way). So the goal is to firm up everything while still getting slight understeer.

If you get aftermarket sprinigs and struts, this will obviously have an effect on everything...especially if the struts are adjustables.....just adjusting your strut rebound/firmness can have a big effect on understeer/oversteer balance. Same goes for changing the front and rear tire pressurses...

Work in suspension bushings and you can tweak it further.

Bottom line: FSTB is mostly a cosmetic mod. It does have a small/negligible effect in high speed sweepers, but will not significantly change the oversteer/understeer balance of the car. It is simply a small component in putting together a balanced suspension setup. For the cheap ebay ones you can get for $20 or whatever, I'd say it's worthwhile. But a RSB has a much more noticeable effect on handling (good if you like more oversteer, bad if you don't). RSB oversteer is counteracted by LTB1/2 + FSTB, basically.

I'd say go for it, but don't go bragging to anyone about how your car is suddenly a racecar with just a FSTB, because it isn't.

For handling overall:

Tires>Good struts>Good springs>RSB>LTB2>LTB1>Light wheels>poly bushings>FSTB...basically and in my opinion

 

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a LTB 1 or 2? I have an FSTB and am considering an RSB after I get new tires. I have a 95SE, 5-speed, and like my 4x4 look like GBAUER.

 

Lower Tie Bar... Stage 1 and Stage 2. See www.mattblehm.com for more info.

 

I agree somewhat with you (even tho this is against Irish). I feel that with my FSTB my car handles a tiny bit better. But I do also know that I could have just been trying harder to take the corners that were being compared after the install. Through all of this it does look pretty in my stock engine bay!