What happens is UPS gets an order for pickup from Hotshot and it generates a generic tracking number which will come back as not actually shipped. Once UPS physically picks them up and barcodes them, your order will be correctly tracked in the system. Mine took about 10 days...

Also congrats on getting through to Hotshot, I know ever since I put a set on a 6th Gen, they have been on backorder and Hotshot has not been answering there phone???

 

Hey, where do you plan on getting them installed? Ive put off getting mine so it will be a WHILE but when the time comes il be driving to dallas for somewhere to install and to the tune vafcII.

 

Ive been trying to email them to see if I could grab a set too but they havent responded back. Be nice if they were hooking up a gd.

 

Well, there are 2 shops I have in mind, Intercrew(http://www.intercrew-racing.com/intropage.html) and Jotech who just made the July cover of ModifiedMag(http://www.jotechracing.com/).

I've already worked with Intercrew, they did my springs and sway bar, and I know they will be cheaper. I heard Jotech is expensive.

 

Ok, well I recieved a confirmation that my order was shipped on 7/21 but my tracking number still doesn't indicate so. I e-mailed Hotshot for the 3rd time. It's 7/26 and still no movement. $700 dollars spent and no indication that my order was shipped. I'm getting a little paranoid. Never had this type of experience ordering something from the net before.

 

Relax... it'll be ok,

 

Hope so, I'm the type to track packages 2 and 3 times a day.

 

My tracking number was hosed up also for an order I placed so I called UPS help desk and they confirmed my order, tracking status and est arrival date. Check out the UPS Web site, click on the help icon, 24 hr help available...

Oh and they delivered my Cigars today... Excellent!!!

 

All the panic for nothin'. UPS just picked up my shippment. Should be here Monday. Awwww shucks! It's on now.

Only one other issue I have with my exhaust. I don't have a true cat-back. Instead, I had the muffler shop cut the resonator out and replace it with straight pipe(they reused the flanges(welded) and screws). Also, I had the stock mufflers cut and replaced with Magnaflows. Yes, I still have that dimple in the y-pipe to the mufflers. I hate to butcher my exhaust again.

I like Greddy's cat-back but don't like the mufflers. I think mine look better:


I get so many compliments on these pipes. I hate to buy the Greddy cat-back only to not use the mufflers that come with it. Maybe I can have a shop custom bend some pipe for the cat-back.

 

Why not get the Cattman? Its a bit more aggressive than stock, but keeps the 4 pipes, sounds great, and wont get u a ticket.

 

i'm with deus on that one...cattman...lolxz

buh chern hasn't gotten any SES light from the headers and y-pipe cause he's put on the O2 sensors, from wuh i've read from him

however i wanted to kno...

after moding anything in the car as little as the intake to CAI do we have to reset the ECU?
and do u have to flash the ECU to feel power gain or will you feel it no matter wuh nd just not the full potential?
and is resetting the ecu a permenant solution or do u have to always reset it every week or so?

 

REPOST

 

I don't like the 4 tips. 2 tips look better.

 

I'd say my fuel economy decreased slightly due to my tuning with the APEXi-Super AFC-II which is a tad richer than stock. Since I quite smoking (back in January), I can affort the higher gas prices and don't think too much about it, for longtrips I take our SUV anyway. These are the prices you pay for added performance...

 

What was your A/F stock?

 

my stock was pretty bad, it looked like it wasn't getting enough air.

 

Headers should be here Monday. Also my Palm Treo 700w Guess Christmas came early for me.

Like I said in an earlier post, I will call both Jotech Performance and InterCrew in Garland and get a price before I decide who installs it. Maybe I can squeeze a dyno in.

 

Get as many details regarding the install procedure so when I get my headers, it wont take me forever. Thanks!!!

 

If they let me. I don't have a personal relationship with these shops like maybe Chern has with his shop.

 

Let me know how much they charge for the install. I have a buddy who just moved to Dallas and he was gonna install them for me but if I can find a shop for a reasonable price I may do that. You should definately do a before and after dyno if possible.

 

I am thinking the same.

 

Yeah, but how much they gonna charge me to do 2 dyno runs???

 

Not sure, all shops charge different prices. They usually charge X amount for 3 runs so maybe you could work out something where you could do 1 baseline run then use the other 2 for after the header install.

 

Removing back cat near firewall; it laughed at a 1" impact... had to torch them off! Other than that, home free; just move everything out of your way for install

BTW was anyone else's rear cat THAT much of a pain in the A$$ to get off, the front one, and the top rear came of without much of a problem.

 

Which bolts were the problem? Is the manifold permanently damaged from the torching?

 

I told you guy's it would be a b!tch, took us over an hr just to remove the rear heatshield, bottom line, if you don't remove it, you cannot remove the rear precat (againt the fire wall). and we removed the bolts but we could not get it to fit through the subframe. I PM chad and gave hime my top recommendations which were as follows...

The hotshot headers come with the wiring extention kit, just protect from weather with a good high temp tape or heat shrink.

No drilling required, did not use any fiberglass thermo.

4 things may help things go faster if using a lift for the install and car prep.

Remove all plastic engine covers
Remove the entire hood
Remove Grill
Remove windshield wiper blades and the whole plastic/metal frame against the fire wall.





Drop the forward subframe, easier access and removal of precats.
Problem we had was the rear precat (closest to firewall) could not be unbolted untill you removed the heat shield and we had to cut it to get it out and then unbolted the precat and removed as one piece.

The front precat was the easiest to unbolt but we could not remove it as one piece so we had to seperate it and it was a super b!tch because the where like fused together. Over an hour alone trying to seperate them (bigger hammers). Anyway dropping the sub frame should solve all of this...



This prep work will make the install go faster and allow easier access to hard to reach bolts and removal of heat shields (a b!tch).

Last, O2 sensors where also a b!tch to get off the pipes, there is a special socket available for removal of o2 sensors, has a slit (small open face) for the wire to run up.

This is everything we pulled off, overall weight shaving after swap out will be 35lbs...



OK have to bolt, going to reinstall my Manifold now that it's polished...

Good luck

 

Good news and bad news. UPS delivered my headers today. Bad news is that I noticed something jingling in the box as the delivery guy carried it. Up close I noticed the box was damaged with one end half open. The headers are fine but the bag containing the gaskets, bolts, wiring kit, etc was also damaged. I managed to find all the bolts but I seem to be missing (2) O2 bungs.

Is this item common? Do you think my shop should have them? And are they expensive?

I've already e-mail Hotshop with this problem. Don't really want this to delay the install. I have an appointment with InterCrew in Garland Wednesday.

 

I thought the same when I receive mine, I believe the 02 bungs is already welded after the cat.

 

Correct. There two on the middle header pipes for the WBO2 and 2 on/or right after the cat.

 

bungs can be purchased anywhere. dont worry about them.

 

That is correct...

 

u might want to wrap those wires up

 

Welcome to 4 weeks ago, I have lots of pictures during the install to illustrate different stages of installation. Thanks for playing...

 

then post updated pics.

 

Buy a 6th Gen and I will entertain your question, I'm helping people with install problems since I've been there, done that. You're super duper low priority on my picture wish list...

 

One other concern. I notice a small gap in between the start of the cat and where the y-pipe goes in. I notice what it sounds like little ***** rolling around in the cat. One almost come out! Very strange. And also, I have to say, I'm not a weld expert but I have seen better welds, ther're not very clean.

Anyone else notice this?

 

I had a slight gap, maybe 1/8th to under 1/2 inch which when bolted together drew the GReddy tips back for a more flush look, the mounts can support the slight rear movement, Tighten down all the header bolts but loosely connect the y-pipe bolts, loosely connect the catback bolts, then starting from the very front, tighten all bolts working your way back...

 

06 kit should be in today, is diffent from 04; my y pipe different and have extra sensor. Ill have pics to show precat and diff. y- and sensor as soon as correct set is in (work has my Maxima time pretty slim).

The 2 head bolts that face down had to be torched... and yes, that precat is D-E-D dead.

I removed dam near EverythinG to get more room; motor mounts, drive shaft, unbolt sway bar, all heat shields... btw. Did anyone put heat shields back on over headers? weld?

mad maxima chemist, back to work..

 

The Heat shields attached to the old headers and pre-cats I did not re-install because the bolt holes are no longer there with the new headers. The Heat shield attached to the rear of the subframe I did re-installed... In fall/winter or when I get a chance, I probably will wrap the headers...

 

HAHAHAH, in Poland we call that a biotch slap which would make Chernmax a maxima pimp LOL

Thease things seem like a hard install, any idea how they affect emissions, I know u loose 2 precats, but does the single cat do a decent job? My old car had only 1 cat and it passed emssions. with a half a tank worth of alkihol
Kamski