Yes. It's a thick rubber pad that fits over the brake and clutch pedals.

From what I understand, Nissan doesn't part out the HLSD pedals for the Maxima. (That's a familiar theme, BTW. Nissan's parts system is somewhat less than perfect.) However, these HLSD pedals happen to be the exact same ones used on the 350Z, for about $20 a piece.

I wasn't kidding when I said I would be buying them shortly. They look pretty cool, and people claim they feel better underfoot.

Hotshot, you should tell him how to definitively figure out whether or not his car has HLSD, or if someone just threw on some HLSD pedals. I think there's some indicator under the hood or on the firewall or something.

 

I believe it's if the last letter on your vin on the fire wall ends in an H than it's a hlsd tranny,
ftw stands for "for the win".
And hlsd basically lets both wheels receive power to spin, better traction. Something MUCH needed in EVERY 6mt maxima...

 

Almost... what you're describing is positraction, which would be more than a little awkward on a FWD car. Limited Slip transfers power to the wheel that gets better traction.

See, I always thought FTW stood for "Free the Whales!" It's so much more entertaining, and far less gameboy geeky.

I imagine HLSD is rather like heated seats. If you've never had it, you're not missing anything. Of course, once you get heated seats, it becomes a necessity.

And yes, Hotshot, I'm sure your ride has heated seats, too.

 

niceee loce the color....the addiction will begin nowww lol

 

I thought it meant "f*** the world".. Like:

"I just bought me a XXXX racing pipe and I know its loud and people might get annoyed but FTW"

 

Congrats, It's hard to find a 6mt with HLSD.

 

hater!! and a heated steering wheel as well

 

me too and navi!

B

 

i will have more once i get her cleaned up and detailed this weekend.

B

 

I've got One. 2002 Se, It's clean too... and For Sale in the classifieds!

 

yes you do and i would have bought it had it not been for the distance...you parting out btw?

B

 

Im not hijacking, Ive been lurking and researching for a bit now lol. But can an hlsd be added to the 5.5 (im aware of the 6gen swap). BTW, I ordered my max a week ago (coming from Utah to SC!!) 6speed 58k...I wish i had a pic of the pedals now haha.

 

is it white? and did you get it from carmax?

B

 

I want one too!

 

Congrats. Magestic blue is one of my favorite colors.

 

Its not white, but yeah from Carmax. Its that pewter/silverish color. Cloth seats though ...Could be worse, it could be auto lol.

 

nice.

 

Well Done

 

very nice pick up.

I so want to sell mine and get a 6spd

 

i hope they didn't put these pedals aftermarket...hopefully you checked the tranny code on the engine ID plate to verify it should say RS6F51H if it is in fact a HLSD

 

i will check that to be sure. Im 3rd owner, guy i bought it from had no idea what i was talking about be he said he checked and said that it did, and the 1st owner was apparently and older guy who used it to commute.

B

 

What's your point, kid?

 

lol...no point just from what i heard the 1st owner may not have known either....no disrespect

B

 

Nice find. I got myself back into a Maxima yesterday. I bought an 03 GLE new, majestic blue. Traded her for an Infiniti FX35 in 2006. Yesterday bought 03 SE sunlit sand, 90k for $7k. I still miss that blue one. Stupid me.

 

I have rubber pedals. But I have an HLSD. From a 2004 Maxima.

Great purchase, OP.

 

lol...thanks. you put an 04 HLSD on your 02??? cool

im already thinking mods suspension upgrades future

B

 

The 5.5 6MT has a design flaw in the 3rd gear syncros, affecting a significant percentage of the cars made those 2 years. For some it's worse than others, although the majority of 5.5 6MT's don't have the problem. It's affectionately (?) referred to as the "third gear crunch".

A number of people have replaced their manual transmission with the updated tranny from '04-'06. From what I understand, it's a direct replacement.

You'll find out about the third gear crunch... either by research, or first-hand experience. Good luck.

 

i think i have it now...it doesnt sound bad and doesnt affect me shifting at all...maybe its driver error because i went from the 97 to a cable clutch to the 02...we will see. thanks for the heads up though

B

 

Im going to change the tranny fluid but i cant find what to use...i looked in the lube thread and maybe i just skipped it but am i supposed to use GL-4 or 5. a direct answer or an arrow in the right direction would be much appreciated

B

 

Nice 5.5 man...

 

This.

And chalk me in with the "had it worse than others" crowd. The tranny swap was SO worth it in the end, however. I didn't just take care of the "crunch," I also upgraded to an HLSD and a 4.1 final drive, as opposed to the stock 3.8.

It bolts right in as a direct replacement. No sort of modification needed. That is, unless my buddy whose shop did the swap forgot to tell me something.

 

nope, its a direct swap. I got a 6th gen HLSD tranny in my car and it bolted right up. 3rd gear is like butter now, even under spirited driving.

 

mine doesnt do it all the time but it does do it. im guessing i need to get her up and moving and change gears fast to figure it out

B

 

Yeah, that's a shame. Mine crunches very lightly about 40% of the time. With experience, you learn the subtleties on how to drive with it, and it becomes a non-issue. Here's another way to look at it: for the 5 years that my car was under new-car warranty, it never occurred to me to complain.

However, WOT and red-line... that's a different matter entirely. Under those conditions I have a 90% likelihood that 3rd gear will be a brick wall. Used to think the problem was me. It's not me.

I don't track or street race (well, very rarely), so it's not really a problem. If I were younger, or tracked the car, it would be a priority.

You can research the swap. I believe a replacement tranny would run between $1500 and $2500, shipped and installed. That's a lot of money for a 7 year old car.

 

what about just replacing the syncros? i dont ever plan to race the car i just want it to last a long time and to be able to mod it.

B

 

Um, I don't know. Thought about it a number of times, but never enough to chase down an answer. Research the problem, start a thread, ask your dealership, ask a tranny shop... all good ideas.

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Now that I think of it, the 6th gen 6MT is a bolt-on replacement, but the internals are probably redesigned. So unless Nissan fixed the syncro design in the 5.5 gen tranny for their parts supply chain, you probably can't just bolt on 6th gen internal parts.

We need a tranny expert to weigh on on that question. I don't fix 'em, I just drive 'em.

 

thats a good point. if it starts to bother me ill fix it but as of now im happy to be in a maxima again.

would you happen to know the answer to this question?

B

 

Yep. Redline MT-90. Your local nissan shop probably uses it, if you ask them. Mine did the fluid swap a while ago for 1/2 hour labor and the cost of the tranny oil.

 

I bought mine from Racer Parts Wholesale.

$9.50 a quart. They have flat rate shipping of like $9.

I bought 6 quarts to average out the shipping some.

 

As I recall - Redline MT-90 is NOT GL-4 rated tranny fluid.

Amsoil now makes a fully synthetic GL-4 version - I recommend you use THAT instead.

Btw -- Get the All-Weather, Rubber, Nissan Floormats! Set of 4 for $50.00.
They don't get dirty, and they don't wear-out.

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