Rochester

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Sooner, that's a smart idea, buying another UIM. (Ow, it hurts.)

I've got some red accents going on in my engine bay... what would you guys think if the radiator hoses were red?

Rochester

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SoonerFan

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the IM was pretty cheap ($70 i think) and included the throttle body

i dont like red in our engine bays...I like everything to blend...i would get black...they will still look better than stock

the wife does PR and was doing some work with Aaron to promote the product...he was going to sponsor me because I was getting in to road course racing...but then I got orders and it all fell apart

Rochester

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How come? Why would they look better?

SoonerFan

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they are shiny and stuff...have the brand on the hose

jowo9

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I think red looks good. As long as we don't go toooo overboard. I went with a few red accents. I'll probably add a bit more red someday...

NmexMAX

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I think I bought one of the first sets as well since I got a good deal since one of the pieces was semi damaged, he let me have the set for a discount, I just couldn't wait for the next batch . But, Sooner's wasn't the car that was tested with them. just sayin'.

Rods03Max619

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Yeah Jowo needs this one cause the other one isn't that nice looking!!

Rochester

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I waited for like 6-8 weeks for his polished plate to come back into stock. Kept thinking, for only $20 more I want to like what I see when I open the hood. Which brings me to hang out in this thread, I guess.

I need to eyeball my engine bay for a while on this red vs. black radiator hose idea. Let it rattle around... there's no rush. Seems both upper/lower hoses are readily available as a kit through ebay for $45+.

Does anyone know what the recommendation is on rad. hose replacement? Age? Mileage?

SoonerFan

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he offered me that set...im pretty sure you had the second set

and thats why I said, "the first set once they were complete"

NmexMAX

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AH see what you did there.

doublea

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Hey Rochester, all the engine bays bolts & nuts are chromed. I bought a good quantity of bolts & nuts that Nissan use in our car and brought that to a chrome shop. I think most chrome shop charge about 1-2$ per bolts depending on the size.

Thanks for the compliment.

AA

doublea

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Now it's going to be a challenge to keep that car clean. lol

AA

NissanMan97

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i say paint the FSTB and battery tie down black and add some red lettering to it.

that would look goof

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quickex99

Wow some super clean bays in here. I just bought my Max and it had a radiator leak and the antifreeze looks like it stained everything. Is there anything to remove this? Thanks!

SoonerFan

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1. spray degreaser on entire engine bay
2. let sit
3. hose off
4. let dry
5. for a shine, use foaming tire shine

quickex99

Thanks so much!

Scottwax

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Run the engine to dry it completely. Trust me on this.

SoonerFan

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yes...forgot to add that...also "bakes in" the shine

Scottwax

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That's what also keeps water from hanging around for a few hours in places it can do some damage...

fastone

That awsome, look clean

Grand_hustle17

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Lower manifold will be painted soon also

Rochester

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UIM looks nice, Hustler. Good for you, man.

Your vacuum line at the bend, I swear that cap looks silver. They don't come in silver. Black or Blue.

quickex99

Any specific degreaser that you guys recomend?

Thanks for all the great info guys!

knight_yyz

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I don't think it is permanent. But it has allowed my polished billet batery tie down to stay looking new through 3 winters of salt.

I think something more permanent is zoop, but at ten times the price. simichrome is a breeze to use.

knight_yyz

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por marine clean degreaser. you mix it 20-1 with water.

ArialChi

old fasion soap n water lol

Grand_hustle17

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LMAO!!! what vacuum??? i dont see it

Scottwax

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Optimum Power Clean. 3:1 dilution, cleans engines, wheels, carpets, even leather safely at that dilution.

Rhyno02

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IMO, I wouldn't do the red radiator hoses, it'd look awkward. Get an optima red top battery, fill in the engraving/etching on your battery tie down red (if possible) and maybe get some red couplers for your intake. Red is a tricky color...it really "pops" due to it having the highest wavelength interval (not trying to be geeky here..just saying), so it can get garrish quick. Garrish doesnt seem your style, so you need to be careful.

jowo9

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Just bought some nice little vacuum caps for the I'M nipples from doing my Block Plate. Looks good

Maximum_Chaos_95

preety much keep it clean

Rochester

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That's good advice. Last night, I was looking at the engine bay with the idea of red radiator hoses, and came down decidedly on the "No" side of that option. They're going to stay black.

I've considered colored couplings in the SRI before, but never pursued it further. That's definitely something I could look into.

As to the battery tie-down... getting some red in there is do-able. But if you look at the way it's etched, the "R" is raised, while the other letters are lowered. It might look good... need to think that one over too.

Thanks for the ideas! (Racingline's photo, not mine... hence the focus issues.)

NissanMan97

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i think this would look good.

what about filling in everything that was etched in with red. leaving the raise "R" silver and the rest would be read and then the etched portion around it would be red. i think that would look good and not to flashy. same set up for your FSTB

pfft...i knew that with out you telling us. your would have been magazine quality

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Rochester

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Guys, where could I buy red coupling hoses for the SRI?

Maybe. I need to think on it. It would match what I've done with the burger, so I might actually do this. Not the FSTB; that's clean, smooth and shiny, with no etched-in logo at all. I rather like it that way.

OK. Thanks. What's ironic is that one of their FSTB engine-bay photos is actually my car, from last last year when they sold me to tower brace.

phatboislim

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i'm not big on red in the bay..i hated my intake because of...but you have JUST ENOUGH to make it look nice, i say thats good enough, no red hoses..

Rochester

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I just realized that I happen to have a brand new MAF housing sitting right here on the shelf, left over from when I replaced the MAF a few months ago. It's currently flat black, and ripe for prime & paint.

I wonder... is there a color scheme I could play with on the SRI? New couplings, painted MAF housing, new brackets? Can couplings be bought that are shiny black? And I could paint the MAF housing gloss black. Can coupling brackets be found in chrome?

Just thinking aloud.

perkman87

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Cough Cough

http://forums.maxima.org/dealership-...torsports.html


noooooooo they are a fraud. located in a college apartment complex

Rochester

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^^^
Thanks for the heads up, Perk. Shame about what happened to you in January.

I was just using that as an example of colored radiator hoses. Until this thread, I didn't even realize such an animal existed, and it caught me by surprise.

perkman87

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Iphone ftl



this is all that matters in the bay.