crzyballa33

i raced against a 4th gen maxima 5-spd (could tell the way he shifted....or sound of it) we were already going about 20-25 but he pulled up next to me then gunned it, then i gunned it but i was barely catching up, i think he was even pulling away
i hav a stock 2000 maxima se auto
my friend says it couldve been i had a full tank of gas
but thats really not an excuse to me
did i do something wrong? was he lucky? or u think there were some mods involved in that car?
it sounded like there was an intake but thats about it

yongjun

With a really good 5 speed driver in the 4th gen max he will still beat you.
sorry

crzyballa33

if i get that vb for my first mod will i be up there with the manual trans cars? does it really help that much

maximawanabee

How do you define a "good 5 speed driver" ?

mbcp_tdogg

Stick vs Auto. Big advantage on his end already.

Sonic

It did for me. Seriously, no.

UMD_MaxSE

iTrader: (1)

well, it sounds like you were pretty even.... given the extra weight of the 5th gen and the fact you have a stock auto, thats not bad.

crzyballa33

so...vb will not work better on my car?
ive heard one comment on it
is it worth about 500 for it or should i invest that in something else?

WILLSE

how about u take the deal i offered to u for the y-pipe, UDP with belts, and intake for $699....... u will tell a big diff! get the money and call me up... email me and let me know player98@bellsouth.net

ohboiya

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that's no deal ... esp if it's used ...

stillen y = 350
UDP with belts = 200
intake = 170

actually .. i think you're ripping him off?

NickStam

iTrader: (3)

stick is swift

UMD_MaxSE

iTrader: (1)

VB should help.... no extra power from it, just less lag in between shifts

Max_Gator

In this case (from a roll) I would define it primarily as someone who knows the car's gearing well enough to be in the *best* gear for a particular speed.

For example, on the 5th gen about all you need to do is be in the lowest gear possible for a given speed. I think the exception to that is you cannot be too high in the rpm band (around 6200) in the lower gear or the time it takes to shift will outweigh the benefit of the lower gear (i.e second at 6200 compared to third). The 4ths have a different hp curve that peaks lower, so the answer for them would be a bit different.

Next, know when to shift. Again on the 5ths, it is an easy answer - redline. Since max hp is at red-line that's the best you can do. On a 4th, the shift point will be somewher past max hp to maximize the area under the hp curve and keep rpms close to max hp.

Finally, know how to shift. A powershift will give the best advantage since it will have the least amount of time off power.

mbcp_tdogg

Agreed. If you drop it a couple hundred then it might be a deal.

WILLSE

how about u call stillen and tell them that! its not my parts that was a quote from stillen for all 3...... its not used that is the price from stillen for BRAND NEW parts! im not ripping him off he is muy friend but ok! u understood wrong!

ohboiya

iTrader: (3)

Hey dude ... u wrote in your post that it's the deal u offered him ... not what someone else was offering him ...

people comment on what they read ... obviously u worded it in such a way that it appeared that u were the one selling the goods ... that's why I wasn't the only one who commented ...

n e ways .. don't b a retard ... never buy stillen stuff from stillen ... they'll always charge a lot more ... go to one of the dealers online ...

Phuong of www.eatricezone.com
Paul of www.avalonracing.net
Greg of www.custommaxima.com
Brian of www.cattman.com

Intake u can only get from Phuong or Paul
Y-pipe ... Brian makes a better y than Stillen does
UDP u can get from n e of them except Brian

Hogan is having a GD on the UDP right now ... check the GD forum

mbcp_tdogg

Yes indeed. I definitely interpreted wrong. My bad.

WILLSE

sorry u dont like stillen but that price is not bad........ im not making him get it from them but i would like to see u get a better price from them!

LucentAUTO

i think its time to get a y-pipe.



willse: sorry tosay but, ur price is little high.
are u a new dealer now? interesting so we got like 6 people selling the samething but offering diff price.
anyway no time for this selling stuff, good luck willse.

WILLSE

ha im not a dealer that price is FROM STILLEN i use a guy there and he gives me a price i am 17 im not running a business i was helpin him out since he is in the area! but accuslly that price is good so think what u want!

LucentAUTO

willse: im just asking a question.

ohboiya

iTrader: (3)

oh .. but it's not ... didn't you see my first post where I told u that u were ripping him off?

sheesh ... how can u say that the pricing is good when all of us here know for a fact that those prices can be beaten?

LucentAUTO

ok we can stop now.

ohboiya

iTrader: (3)

ok ... but ... still ...

WILLSE

but ok read again brand new all from stillen! not me call them and tell them its a bad price! i dont like puttin cheap **** on my car stillen only!

ohboiya

iTrader: (3)

ok ... but my final advice is to buy it from someone else other than Stillen ... get it from a Stillen dealer if you have to ...

Stillen is not cheap ****? uh oh ...

Then ...

1. What's wrong with the idler pulley on all the V2 Superchargers?

2. Are you calling Cattman's products 'cheap'?

3. Stillen doesn't make a UDP ... they are simply selling UR's ...

4. The intake is simply a K&N filter that Stillen has made an adaptor for ... JWT also sells one that is about $50 cheaper.

5. Others have made a DIY OSCAI which they claim is just as good. It will cost you less than $30 USD.

Dude ... just b/c it's expensive ... doesn't mean it's good **** ...

Not knocking Stillen b/c I have a lot of Stillen parts ... just knocking your logic ...

WILLSE

no way thats not true! GOSH I KNOW THAT BUDDY but my dealer will cover all mods FROM STILLEN and quite frankly i think there porducts look better and the UDP i know it is unorthodox racing look at my sig i have one!!! no one is puttin a gun to this kids head and making him buy he can do what he wants i was simply tryin to help! i love the maxima family u guys are all so nice!

ohboiya

iTrader: (3)

What's not true?

& I luv both of u .. that's why I'm trying 2 help u out ...

kit99bar

WILLSE

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ohboiya
[B]

What's not true?


"SARCASTIC"

ohboiya

iTrader: (3)

Nice pic KIT

yongjun

irvine78

iTrader: (2)

wow...i didn't know you could buy a brand new UDP with brand new belts for 2 bills...

i thought the UDP alone cost like $220ish....

crzyballa33

thanx everyone for ure input
i think ill prob stick with stillen
unless their parts are really NOT GOOD AT ALL
if theres something im unaware of
will has been helpin me out with parts
he has some hookups
and adding a intake/y/udp(belts) costs close to 800 i thought
like y was about 400
intake about 200
and udp about 220
thats about $800
another ques if anyone is still reading this....wuts diff betweeen a torque converter and a valve body....i thought they did the same thing...??

NmexMAX

iTrader: (22)

An aftermarket torque converter will engage @ a higher rpm, thus launching you a bit harder, and during launch, you'll be closer to the power band and accelrate faster, the vb mod quikens shifts, and is a lot easier to do than a hi-stall torque converter. The vb can be done with the tranny still intact with the car, while the torque conveter option requires that you take out the tranny from it's home, that being the car we call The M4X1M4. And for prices, I got my 1st gen Stilen Y w/ equal length pipes for 250, JWT intake for 80, and I can if I wanted to get the UDP for ~180, and add the belts, then it's total will be 2 bills for the udp. My advice as well, don't buy from STEALIN. Buy Stillen parts but not from them. Back to the thread, I raced a stock 2k1 5spd, it was even til about 30mph, then all I saw was 2k1 SE Black Outlined tailamps, But hey, I'd rather lose to a Maxima than a Civic. BTW, the gurl driving the 2K1 max was hot, so I looked funny in front of a hot chikk, but I didn't care, she had a Maxima, what more could a guy ask for?

crzyballa33

so...i get stillen parts but NOT from stillen
the 2k1 5spd max beat u ?
did u hav mods...did SHE hav mods?
thanx everyone