new to this forum,tried search but could not find. is it just the muffler?

 

yupppppppp

 

come stock with an electric supercharger that is mounted inside the intake piping.

 

It's NOT rear muffler. It's something up front. I asked Nissan about it last year. Something about a larger pipe and front muffler. I'll dig through my email for their official response.

Okay... found the email. Maybe we should add this to the FAQ.

> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:44 PM
> Subject: RE: Nissan News
> Dear Paul,
>
> Thank you for contacting Nissan North America and allowing us the
> opportunity to be of assistance.
>
> The Maxima SE Anniversary Edition gets a boost in horsepower to 227 hp
> through the use of a larger-capacity center (front) muffler and
> larger-diameter exhaust pipe, which further reduces back pressure.

 

Ok cool. So what exactly is the front muffler? And exactly which exhaust pipe piece is larger in diameter than a 2K Max? That is something I would love to know?

 

Anyone with an AE and normal 5th gen want to test this? Seems like marketing BS to me...

 

As usual, another Good answer Paul

 

Two words: LEATHER INTERIOR!


ADMAN

 

If I'm not mistaken, I remember reading a thread here a little while ago (a pretty big one, too) about a bunch of guys with AE's getting really crappy 0-60 times and stuff like that - in general poorer than expected performance.

If Nissan is using larger diameter pipe, that will reduce backpressure and probably cause some low-end torque loss, which will hurt your launch. Could this be an explanation. I remembered reading in the thread about something that was funky in the ECU's on AE's and that was blamed, but maybe this has something to do with it?

 

I have an AE which supposedly has the I30 version of the VQ, the only difference I have found between mine and the regular ones in the fact that I don't have a "Air Silencer" on the bottom of my air scoop on the intake.
All the exhaust piping looks the same.