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Aggressive Driver Here / Area's of focus?
I thought of putting this in the New Here Thread but I figured they're would be enough replies / personal differences / opinions that It could use its own threads.
My Maxima is fairly new to me and I was wondering what tips, procedures, points of interest, and preventive maintenance ideas and self-rituals you all have for keeping this beast, a beast, as long as possible for an aggressive and hard go/stop driver.
Its a bad hereditary trait that got passed down from my mother to run a car hard. Since I can't change my driving style I want to have the knowledge so I am able to drop some extra money where it belongs to withstand the wear and tear.
My Maxima is fairly new to me and I was wondering what tips, procedures, points of interest, and preventive maintenance ideas and self-rituals you all have for keeping this beast, a beast, as long as possible for an aggressive and hard go/stop driver.
Its a bad hereditary trait that got passed down from my mother to run a car hard. Since I can't change my driving style I want to have the knowledge so I am able to drop some extra money where it belongs to withstand the wear and tear.
I thought of putting this in the New Here Thread but I figured they're would be enough replies / personal differences / opinions that It could use its own threads.
My Maxima is fairly new to me and I was wondering what tips, procedures, points of interest, and preventive maintenance ideas and self-rituals you all have for keeping this beast, a beast, as long as possible for an aggressive and hard go/stop driver.
Its a bad hereditary trait that got passed down from my mother to run a car hard. Since I can't change my driving style I want to have the knowledge so I am able to drop some extra money where it belongs to withstand the wear and tear.
My Maxima is fairly new to me and I was wondering what tips, procedures, points of interest, and preventive maintenance ideas and self-rituals you all have for keeping this beast, a beast, as long as possible for an aggressive and hard go/stop driver.
Its a bad hereditary trait that got passed down from my mother to run a car hard. Since I can't change my driving style I want to have the knowledge so I am able to drop some extra money where it belongs to withstand the wear and tear.
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Best advice in this thread.
I am also a hard driver. This is my work, baseball, runaround car. I installed Megan springs, ebay shocks/struts, and a HD tansgo kit. Those things make this car considerably better to burn around in. I also run a full bottle of Lucas with my oil changes, and made a home made PVC catch can. Those are not required, but it has kept my oil consumption to nill between changes.
One more thing. Sumitomo HTR Z III 235/45/17 are the best reasonably priced tires I've found. Don't forget good rubber. The el'cheapo's are junk.
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Upgrade your suspension to H&Rs and KYB GR2s. Bigger rims always look great, but hurt performance. Your engine will work harder when accelerating, and your brakes will work harder (heat) when braking. Try to stick with 17s on your car. Replace your primary O2 sensors if you've never replaced them before. After 100K miles they get tired. Gut your pre-cats, or get a y-pipe. It's the best bang for your buck exhaust mod.
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Not only if you have to pass emissions tests, but it's illegal in every state. They are there for a reason and that reason is to scrub the exhaust before it goes out the tailpipe. Show a little maturity and if you want to increase your performance, put in a high flow cat instead of gutting the one you have. Feel free to roll your eyes and use witty comments to respond, but the reality is that what you are doing when you remove or otherwise gut the cat is extremely dumb and harmful to the environment, not to mention against the law.
According to Title II of the EPA Clean Air Act (Enacted Jan 1 1988) there are multiple regulations concerning the use or misuse of aftermarket catalytic converters, or the removal and/or modification of a stock catalytic converter. According to various parts of Section 203, all aftermarket catalytic converters must be EPA certified, and your car must have a gas conversion device of some manner. If not, both you and the installer are punishable of a Federal Offense by Section 205 (a). The operator's fine can be no more than $2,500 and the installation agency no more than $25,000.
A pre-cat is still a cat.
According to Title II of the EPA Clean Air Act (Enacted Jan 1 1988) there are multiple regulations concerning the use or misuse of aftermarket catalytic converters, or the removal and/or modification of a stock catalytic converter. According to various parts of Section 203, all aftermarket catalytic converters must be EPA certified, and your car must have a gas conversion device of some manner. If not, both you and the installer are punishable of a Federal Offense by Section 205 (a). The operator's fine can be no more than $2,500 and the installation agency no more than $25,000.
A pre-cat is still a cat.
Fixed that for ya
The pre-cats serve to clean the car's exhaust during warmup, when the exhaust temps are not hot enough for the main catalytic converter to function properly. Once the car has reached operating temperature, the main cat does the bulk of the work cleaning the exhaust.
Now, get this, once the car has reached operating temps, the pre-cats are useless. The pre-cats are only exhaust restrictions now.
So, while keeping the exhaust clean during the relatively short warmup period, pre-cats hinder that car's power, and therefore economy and efficiency, during normal operating conditions, this during the vast majority of the vehicle's operating environment.
The pre-cats serve to clean the car's exhaust during warmup, when the exhaust temps are not hot enough for the main catalytic converter to function properly. Once the car has reached operating temperature, the main cat does the bulk of the work cleaning the exhaust.
Now, get this, once the car has reached operating temps, the pre-cats are useless. The pre-cats are only exhaust restrictions now.
So, while keeping the exhaust clean during the relatively short warmup period, pre-cats hinder that car's power, and therefore economy and efficiency, during normal operating conditions, this during the vast majority of the vehicle's operating environment.
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