5th Gen: What did you do to your 5th Gen today?
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
I usually dont post on the forumns but i go on everyday, but here is what i did today, i Put on my G35 18's powdercoated black. I also put my new smoked side markers and blacked out my headlight housings. What do you guys think? lowering springs and struts this weekend...cant wait
I lost mine in my ECU wiring/modding days and now it looks a bit weird and one wire is spliced and sometimes depending if i have sht kickers on, I'll grab taht wire and bam, there goes my CC.
Only problem I got an email telling me it was on national backorder from Nissan USA.
Next up, going to try and finally connect my primary O2's into the headers without extending them. I hope it can be done. Only problem is, I drive it every day so I can't do that job during the week, because hot.
I usually dont post on the forumns but i go on everyday, but here is what i did today, i Put on my G35 18's powdercoated black. I also put my new smoked side markers and blacked out my headlight housings. What do you guys think? lowering springs and struts this weekend...cant wait
What brand you get?
That alone is going to be sooo much funnn
I used Dupli-Color Engine Enamel 500 degree.
Very painful hahaha. But on a serious note I covered the threads in tape and sand blasted the bolt heads only. Then I stuck the threads in the cardboard box so I wouldn't paint over them since they are ok.
Very painful hahaha. But on a serious note I covered the threads in tape and sand blasted the bolt heads only. Then I stuck the threads in the cardboard box so I wouldn't paint over them since they are ok.
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 153
From: omaha,ne
I took my worthless injen intake that i removed after i realised how much hot air that thing gets when the fans are on and turned it into a true cold air intake like the old place racing intake.
Took maybe 1 hour to do it and that includes doing the battery relocation mod that i found on the forum.
Since i dont have fog lights i took the dremel and cut out the inside of the fog light slots so direct cold air can get into there.
I also position the filter as you can see right above the whole so direct rain won't hit it coming in you can just see the bottom of the filter through the whole.
Since yesterday i ordered 3 new Injen couplers so everything will match and get rid of the red spectre ones i used for the time being. I'm also picking up an old berk intake midpipe from a friend to get rid of the hermoltz resonator this weekend.
Also i will be cleaning up that part of the engine bay more this weekend since most of that area has been covered up until i did the battery location so everything will be nice and clean there soon like the rest of the engine.
Took maybe 1 hour to do it and that includes doing the battery relocation mod that i found on the forum.
Since i dont have fog lights i took the dremel and cut out the inside of the fog light slots so direct cold air can get into there.
I also position the filter as you can see right above the whole so direct rain won't hit it coming in you can just see the bottom of the filter through the whole.
Since yesterday i ordered 3 new Injen couplers so everything will match and get rid of the red spectre ones i used for the time being. I'm also picking up an old berk intake midpipe from a friend to get rid of the hermoltz resonator this weekend.
Also i will be cleaning up that part of the engine bay more this weekend since most of that area has been covered up until i did the battery location so everything will be nice and clean there soon like the rest of the engine.
Last edited by a33nismo; May 22, 2013 at 08:18 AM.
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 153
From: omaha,ne
It was well worth it.
With my scan tool my IAT are around 36 degrees colder while driving in 85 degree temps then when i had my injen located in the original location by the radiator and gets better at highway speed. The main thing i like is at idle in traffic or with the a/c on the IAT stay the same and aren't effect by engine heat or hot air from the fans.
Here is the link to the battery relocation thread i followed.
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ir-intake.html
Also if you don't have a injen intake currently you can buy just the pipes which are identical to the injen stuff for $20 and then just grab a couple of intake couplers and filter and have a intake for about $50 depending on filter i went with a apexi so it was alittle more.
Also you can use the elbow that came with the injen intake kit like in the battery relocation thread or just pick up and 3" 90 degree elbow like i did from autozone for $6 for a cleaner look but either way will work great.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/00-01-NISSAN-MAXIMA-3-0L-OBX-DIY-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-PIPE/330926652416?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D7842326274435825404%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D330904661807%26
With my scan tool my IAT are around 36 degrees colder while driving in 85 degree temps then when i had my injen located in the original location by the radiator and gets better at highway speed. The main thing i like is at idle in traffic or with the a/c on the IAT stay the same and aren't effect by engine heat or hot air from the fans.
Here is the link to the battery relocation thread i followed.
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ir-intake.html
Also if you don't have a injen intake currently you can buy just the pipes which are identical to the injen stuff for $20 and then just grab a couple of intake couplers and filter and have a intake for about $50 depending on filter i went with a apexi so it was alittle more.
Also you can use the elbow that came with the injen intake kit like in the battery relocation thread or just pick up and 3" 90 degree elbow like i did from autozone for $6 for a cleaner look but either way will work great.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/00-01-NISSAN-MAXIMA-3-0L-OBX-DIY-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-PIPE/330926652416?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D7842326274435825404%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D330904661807%26
Last edited by a33nismo; May 22, 2013 at 10:49 AM.
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I have not seen a gold plasti dip before until just now
No offense but that doesn't look good at all in my opinion but again it your car I'd stick with black plasti dip... good thing you can remove the paint!
Last edited by Garrettz459; May 22, 2013 at 11:07 AM. Reason: removed
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From: omaha,ne
Yeah gold rims are really a hard color to get right on some cars it really depends on the color of the car. Blue does really well with gold rim like the olf rally subaru's.
Oddly i'm looking into gold rims also because the Konig Daylite only come in 3 colors lol.
Gold , black with a yellow lip or Green.
These are the ones i was looking at. I'm really into light weight rims and these 17's are right at 14lbs.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...r=9&wd=17&rw=7
also there other 2 colors they come in.
If the light gold wheels dont work out for me i could pick up the Kong backbone is 17x7.5 that weight 16.3 lbs so just alittle more.
Oddly i'm looking into gold rims also because the Konig Daylite only come in 3 colors lol.
Gold , black with a yellow lip or Green.
These are the ones i was looking at. I'm really into light weight rims and these 17's are right at 14lbs.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...r=9&wd=17&rw=7
also there other 2 colors they come in.
If the light gold wheels dont work out for me i could pick up the Kong backbone is 17x7.5 that weight 16.3 lbs so just alittle more.
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
Yeah gold rims are really a hard color to get right on some cars it really depends on the color of the car. Blue does really well with gold rim like the olf rally subaru's.
Oddly i'm looking into gold rims also because the Konig Daylite only come in 3 colors lol.
Gold , black with a yellow lip or Green.
These are the ones i was looking at. I'm really into light weight rims and these 17's are right at 14lbs.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...r=9&wd=17&rw=7
also there other 2 colors they come in.
If the light gold wheels dont work out for me i could pick up the Kong backbone is 17x7.5 that weight 16.3 lbs so just alittle more.
Oddly i'm looking into gold rims also because the Konig Daylite only come in 3 colors lol.
Gold , black with a yellow lip or Green.
These are the ones i was looking at. I'm really into light weight rims and these 17's are right at 14lbs.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...r=9&wd=17&rw=7
also there other 2 colors they come in.
If the light gold wheels dont work out for me i could pick up the Kong backbone is 17x7.5 that weight 16.3 lbs so just alittle more.
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Resignator delete, straight 2 1/4 with mangaflow and SS tip. (stock cat forward) Gotta keep it on the quite side with the kid on the way. Just want some note. I have had to many loud *** cars and its ok when your young and have a fast car... but daddy needs to be responsible (at least a bit)
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Scaredy pants?
Drove my 6mt 2002 Maxima SE to the food store to pick up some groceries and this guy on a cell phone walked pass slowly in the crossing in front of me, I revved it and he jumped hahaha. vq35's sound monstrous between 3500 and 5000 
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Finally replaced my cabin air filter that I bought three months ago. And fixed a bad connection in my navigation that started annoying me last week. Need to wash and wax her pretty bad....maybe tomorrow.
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From: Ontario, Canada
In the last week I did...
New front rotors and pads
Fresh oil and filter
P. front wheel bearing
Changed 2 tires and balanced all wheels
Installed 01 AE tails
Put pipe clamps on all the exhaust hangers, so solid now
and fixed my leaking muffler by welding on an 01 AE muffler, both thanks to a parts car I scored.
Also, I picked quite a few things from it, door sills, side markers, knuckles, LCA's... And lots more.
I was feeling pretty good about my car last night when I parked it in the garage and went out to see coolant on the ground... and all over the engine compartment.
So, today, I happily came across the recently replaced almost new rad, with perfectly functioning rad fans in that beaut of a parts car. Cleaned it up nice, swapped it into mine, and filled her up with fresh coolant.
Feelin pretty good about her right now.
New front rotors and pads
Fresh oil and filter
P. front wheel bearing
Changed 2 tires and balanced all wheels
Installed 01 AE tails
Put pipe clamps on all the exhaust hangers, so solid now
and fixed my leaking muffler by welding on an 01 AE muffler, both thanks to a parts car I scored.
Also, I picked quite a few things from it, door sills, side markers, knuckles, LCA's... And lots more.
I was feeling pretty good about my car last night when I parked it in the garage and went out to see coolant on the ground... and all over the engine compartment.
So, today, I happily came across the recently replaced almost new rad, with perfectly functioning rad fans in that beaut of a parts car. Cleaned it up nice, swapped it into mine, and filled her up with fresh coolant.
Feelin pretty good about her right now.
Last edited by Brl24; May 26, 2013 at 07:52 PM.
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pulled out the intake, removed battery, removed front valve cover, removed upper and lower intake manifold, disconnected all electrical, removed rear valve cover!!! she's gonna get her right bank head rebuilt & some paint this week!!
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