View Poll Results: Which one should i get?

Headers (all the way to exhaust)

26.19%

Springs, Struts, RSB, FSTB

41.27%

Turbo Kit (t3,t4)

24.60%

Power Tuner w/In-dash Laptop

3.97%

Other

3.97%

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Jan 31, 2007 | 10:01 AM

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mist max2000

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i have progress and love it.. dont know much about addco,.. got mine on here on a GD for like 110 bucks or something cheap like that i dont rememeber

Jan 31, 2007 | 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mist max2000

i have progress and love it.. dont know much about addco,.. got mine on here on a GD for like 110 bucks or something cheap like that i dont rememeber

Brian Catts has them for 119 - cant go wrong with that price..

Jan 31, 2007 | 08:07 PM

#43

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i just put in $1200 in my se and i got intake, pully, hks catback , tokico blue and eibach springs. littlebit of everything lol

Feb 1, 2007 | 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MAXIMUS86

i just put in $1200 in my se and i got intake, pully, hks Rear Section , tokico blue and eibach springs. littlebit of everything lol

Fixed... HKS does not make a Cat-Back for our maxima, only the muffler.

Feb 1, 2007 | 08:16 AM

#45

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Well, after doing alot of research and reading alot of reviews, Im down to choosing between the following setups:

Kyb-Gr2 shocks/struts with Vogtland Springs (-1.4" drop, all way around) - $411 bucks

Kyb-Gr2's with Eibach Springs (-1.3 drop in front, 1.0 in rear) - $475

Tokico Illuminas with Vogtland Springs - $662

So now my question is....

Which is likely to perform better under heavy cornering and/or straight-aways (good combo of both)......the 1.3 inch drop in the front with a 1.0 in the back (eibach), or a 1.4 inch drop all the way around (vogtland)?

Also, I threw in the Tokico illuminas in case I couldnt decide between the two above.....since they are adjustable, I figured I could keep the "flat" ride when I wanted it, and the aggressive feel when I decided to do that....

Just not sure if i wanna go that route, since its a 190-250 dollar difference...

Any info would be much appreciated!

Also, Here are some very helpful links, that have helped me along the way...

http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/sp..._decision.html

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=453122&page=2

.

Feb 1, 2007 | 03:37 PM

#46

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In case anyone's interested, I got a chance to talk to Brian today (Cattman) and ordered a RSB for 143.01, shipping included....

A great deal if anyone's interested...

Also, he gave me a few updates on the headers he currently has, and the ones they are currently "workin on"....From what I understood, he only has about 4 orders left, which happened to be backorders left over from those who didnt recieve them from last year...

He mentioned they currently "have in the works" a new set of headers, coming out asap!

I reminded him it was tax season, and he'd make a killin if he put the new ones on the market...lol

Stay tuned....

Feb 1, 2007 | 09:31 PM

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platinum03SE

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so whats that throttle body mod?

Feb 5, 2007 | 09:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MaximumPower01

Which is likely to perform better under heavy cornering and/or straight-aways (good combo of both)......the 1.3 inch drop in the front with a 1.0 in the back (eibach), or a 1.4 inch drop all the way around (vogtland)?

The drop has little to do with handling (unless you've slammed the car). You should be considering the spring rates and characteristics (linear vs progressive).

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Also, I threw in the Tokico illuminas in case I couldnt decide between the two above.....since they are adjustable, I figured I could keep the "flat" ride when I wanted it, and the aggressive feel when I decided to do that....

The adjustability is in the compression and rebound rate of the shocks/struts, not the height, as you've implied.

Feb 5, 2007 | 04:01 PM

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=509149

Feb 5, 2007 | 04:09 PM

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MaximumPower01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolMax

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=509149

Thx for the link, CoolMax!

And yeah, I talked to Brian directly, and that is what was told to me....

SHould be gettin my RSB tomorrow~

Feb 5, 2007 | 06:13 PM

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Quote:

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=509149

Quote:

Originally Posted by huffdaddy2008

i know HS is no longer an option so i ordered the only other obvious option last week from Mr. Catts over the phone. Now dont rape me too bad but i was wondering if you experienced header peeps out there really think the cattman headers are worth 1/3 more than HS? I dont know how accurate the hotshot website is but when i last visited it quoted their headers at 550? Mr. Catts seems like a reasonable respectable maxima enthusiast and i know now that HS is out he should and can charge more for his header and i honestly dont mind paying 799$ for headers considering the hp gained and all that jazz but i was wondering if there is really that much of a difference in the cattman vs. HS setup? From what ive seen in the dyno threads they seem to give similar gains? Mr. Catts said the next batch of 50 should arrive late this week and be shipped by the end of the week....has anybody ordered off of this latest batch and what did you pay? I hate to sound so cheap and dont mean to bad mouth Mr. Catts because from what ive read hes got a pretty good rep and seems to offer quality products for our cars but being a college student and comparing them to HS, $250 is almost a months rent for me and really goes a long way while in school. I know ill be happy w/ them even if i have to drop 1G, i was just hoping someone out there has some helpful info for me. Thanks yall.

Brian also said he has 4 backorders leftover from the last batch.....