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I am going to weld, the SRS muffler tips ,and piping on a near mint stock exhaust.
Then use the SRS b-pipe, if it's quiet after that. The stock muffler ,does most of the sound reduction. If not i'll stick with the same b-pipe.
Got this in very good shape muffler ,off a org member. Gonna make something real nice.
So that's a 5th gen muffler? 00/01 or 02/03? Don't those have a 2.25" inlet? I never had great luck (in terms of sound quality) running OEM mufflers (first 00/01, then G35 sedan) with aftermarket pipes and/or no cat. But maybe not having the cat was the problem.....after installing a cat with a Cattman muffler the car sounds perfect!
Inlet (blue arrow at top right) - on the early 5th gens at least - measures 2" OD at the muffler. I just measured it, and the internals of yours should look like this (it's a "dual-mode" muffler, Nissan claimed an extra 5 HP as used on the Max 20AE and maybe on any V6 Infinity models,)
So that's a 5th gen muffler? 00/01 or 02/03? Don't those have a 2.25" inlet? I never had great luck (in terms of sound quality) running OEM mufflers (first 00/01, then G35 sedan) with aftermarket pipes and/or no cat. But maybe not having the cat was the problem.....after installing a cat with a Cattman muffler the car sounds perfect!
I haven't driven the car in months. But the exhaust with the stock style b pipe and SRS muffler sounds great.
But i can't stand listening to it. When i puyt the northern ss b pipe on ,it probably cut the noise by half.
It's a 00-01 muffler,but it's also the I30 muffler and those things are quiet. I do have a main cat, not precats. That could be the problem ,i'll find out........
Inlet (blue arrow at top right) - on the early 5th gens at least - measures 2" OD at the muffler. I just measured it, and the internals of yours should look like this (it's a "dual-mode" muffler, Nissan claimed an extra 5 HP as used on the Max 20AE and maybe on any V6 Infinity models,)
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Thanks for the picture,it will help,when i weld everything on. It's is on the I30,also.
One thing I found when I cut the one off my 20AE off was that the spring that holds the flap in the 'quiet' position seemed awfully stiff . . . as in, I wondered whether a 3.0L engine would have been capable of producing enough exhaust volume to actually open it without first choking on the backpressure.
OK i forgot to post these . This was around the end of last summer . FINISH Pictures.
Still need a good set of stock rims . And fix the exhaust to my liking. And i still haven't washed the car ,once.It did rain a couple times notice the car cleaner.
You did a seriously amazing job on that car! Just out of curiosity did you estimate the total amount of hours you spent re building it?
A guess 200-300 hours? Cleaning parts ,welding..... hard to tell.
I actually did it fairly cheap. If you don't count the ECU frying($200), and the time i spent $800 (nissan master cylinder ,included in this price) because the calipers a put on the wrong side.
I think ,these are not exact :
car $1300
Engine $1000
paint + foam $300
crossmember $230
hood, front bumber ,rear bumper $300
Trunk,seats rear and front ,carpet, interior trim $165
Lights led side markers $25
Steering rack $100
Radiator and condenser $150
Misc parts $300
Exhaust SRS, that i am cutting up $340
Northern SS b-pipe $75
Stock muffler that i am converting $100
Y-pipe $150
Ebay headers $55
OK i sold some things from the car.
They gave me the engine harness with the engine.
I did not use it. SOLD for $255
Stock lower Intake Manifold SOLD for $250 (yes somebody on ebay did pay that much)
Also sold the stock flexplate on the I30 engine SOLD $65
I may have sold or bought other things but this is a real close estimate.
Great job on the rebuild, how you are rebuilding the Maxima is how i would do mine ..
Just have no time
Thanks.. but i am sure that you won't have to deal with the rust. I will never get a northern car,to work on again.
Updated the prices forgot a few things.
Oh if anybody remembers the 02 maxima i was working on. It's totaled, daughter hit two telephone poles .
Took out both of them. Even with a bad crossmember car held up well. The emergency people on the scene said the car was very well built. Many people die from that type of accident.
Duuuuuuuude, it just dawned on me that this was your build! NICE WORK! And then, OMFG it's gone?????????? WTF!!!!!!! That is so sad! All that work! I've been there before bro. Wrecked the one vehicle I spent the most time and money on and wish I could have kept forever, a slammed, 1970 C10 long bed. I had that thing CHERRY! Pulled a burnout totaled a 4Runner and smashed up the truck. I was 18. Worst day of my life. Bought and sold, wrecked and rolled, brother! Now it all makes sense. You need another Maxima project!
OH sorry about the confusion ,that's a different car.It's a 02 my gray car is an 01. Blue 02 is totaled.
I have the passenger axle from a 02-03 but i will probably use an 04-06 axles and axle bracket. I also have the body transmission mount. And the 02 shifter assembly and cables and shift ****. I also have the interior trim for the 6 speed.
I have the 04 stuff but it wasn't a direct fit. So now i have the 02-03 stuff.
Oh man, I'm jealous. I kind of want to do the 6MT swap, so I'll watch how it goes for you first
Yeah my transmission is on the way out. I had a low mileage 5 speed,i was gonna use. But there was a crack in it's case from someone dropping it. So i had it welded by a guy ,not someone a usually use . This guy instead of using a small aluminum patch , just tig welded the trans case. The problem with that is the case is very thin, and he welded so deep he did damage to the transmission.
You can't find a good 5 speed ,so a 6 speed it is.
It's easy to find a 6 speed transmission ,but all the other stuff is almost impossible .
Yeah my transmission is on the way out. I had a low mileage 5 speed,i was gonna use. But there was a crack in it's case from someone dropping it. So i had it welded by a guy ,not someone a usually use . This guy instead of using a small aluminum patch , just tig welded the trans case. The problem with that is the case is very thin, and he welded so deep he did damage to the transmission.
You can't find a good 5 speed ,so a 6 speed it is.
It's easy to find a 6 speed transmission ,but all the other stuff is almost impossible .
That's why I keep a low mileage VLSD 5 speed in my shed as a backup for the Quaife trans What's the hard stuff to find for the 6 speed, shift linkage?
Well after putting some attention into the back of the vehicle i am finding the rust is worse than i thought.A lot of the rear is gonna get coated with a wax or petroleum product. At this point some of the rust can't be repaired without much hassle. So there a products that can stop it.
Also Ordered new evap bracket that thing is crumbling apart.
I noticed the plastic shield that goes in the wheel well isn't there.There are two on the 4th and 5th gen. I smaller one and a much bigger one. Bigger one wasn't on it.
I'am cleaning up the rear wheel wells now. I did end up ordering a new lateral link also.
And the lateral link bracket ,is gonna get repaired.
With the wheel wells i cut the worse metal out ,then re frame it so the shape is back.Then the inside will be filled from the back with POR 15 and their mesh.Then front covered over with fiberglass bondo.If you look at the 2nd 3rd 4th 7th and 8th picture the rocker is getting repaired. it was bad there.
Sir part # 55401-2y010 displayed in this picture there are 2 bushings how did you replace them mine are shot I can find part # 55401-2y010 but Ian not sure if they come with the bushing please help me thank you
Ok here is a view from area in the rear of the car. Place i had to weld nut.
Area is now done. I also used a lot of "3M cavity wax plus" in hard to reach areas.
Cavity wax just needs to be done in rockers and in frame rails underneath middle of car. And i few other places ,to touch up things.In the mount i used a lot.
I put it inside the pipe in the bottom of the rear beam.
I will also put some in the inside or the quarter panels and bottom of the doors inside them.
Sir please help what's bushing did you use for 55401-2y010 ?! Please help
Sir part # 55401-2y010 displayed in this picture there are 2 bushings how did you replace them mine are shot I can find part # 55401-2y010 but Ian not sure if they come with the bushing please help me thank you
It's hard to know what you're talking about without pictures. Can you quote the original post by krismax so we can see what he posted as a reference?
Here i believe is part # 55401-2y010 it is a suspension member that attached the frame an the lateral link it has two bushings connected to the framethat are severely dry rotted please any help is appreciated Iam at a lost if I buy 55401-2y010 will it come with the bushings Iam not sure is hard to tell from google images ... I appreciate any help I would love if I could get ahold of orginal poster he took alot of time to do what he did but failed to mention where he received the bushings from ?!
Here i believe is part # 55401-2y010 it is a suspension member that attached the frame an the lateral link it has two bushings connected to the framethat are severely dry rotted please any help is appreciated Iam at a lost if I buy 55401-2y010 will it come with the bushings Iam not sure is hard to tell from google images ... I appreciate any help I would love if I could get ahold of orginal poster he took alot of time to do what he did but failed to mention where he received the bushings from ?!
There are 100% no bushings in that picture and Nissan puts no bushings back there. If you look in the previous unpainted pictures, you will see it's steel and it's on the part from the factory. And on the bottom where the bolts are, there are washers on these bolts.
The reason i reused the part and fixed it up , because there is not one available. I sold this car, that is what brought me back. Working on a Armada now.
There are 100% no bushings in that picture and Nissan puts no bushings back there. If you look in the previous unpainted pictures, you will see it's steel and it's on the part from the factory. And on the bottom where the bolts are, there are washers on these bolts.
The reason i reused the part and fixed it up , because there is not one available. I sold this car, that is what brought me back. Working on a Armada now.
new owner checking in, the car is still in amazing condition and rides very smooth on the roads minus a transmission bearing issue and a few seals which are getting done in the near future, this car aged very well krismax has done amazing work on this car.
What's the hard stuff to find for the 6 speed, shift linkage?
