clive

Considering the Max has no propshaft, being FWD, why is there a bloody stupid 'transmission hump' slap in the middle of the floor, in the rear?
If it is just for stiffening, I'd love to take the cutting tools to it, braze a flat section in, and add a piece of 3x3 square section tubing UNDER the car to replace it.

Hoooper

well the exhaust goes down that section, so welding flat wouldnt work. plus then you would need new/ to cut your carpet for it to fit right.

Progress

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The Maxima was originally designed as a RWD car.

clive

Ah HA!

SPiG

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Exhaust routing FTL.

vsamoylov

so you can ask "why the hump?"

Black Maxima

It's so when I bottom out my SP2 has some area to shift up into.

NexGenSS-S/C

yup, for exhaust routing. saw one on the lift the other day.

DA-MAX

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WOW....please step away from the car and put the tools down

KCMC582

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me and my father argued for 5 minutes about how my car was NOT rwd because of this stupid hump. most cars seem to have it, i thought. its so common that didnt the previous gen civic advertise its flat rear floor, since it was "innovative"? i wouldnt go to the extreme of making the floor flat, but i was always wondering the same thing.

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Tim96I30t

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That hump is to smuggle drugs into the US

Park2670

I had no idea your maxima had a prop... I could have sworn that was the DRIVEshaft hump for RWD cars. The hump is there for exhaust routing. That way the bottom is more flat, so the people you run over dont get burned by the hot exhaust pipes. Or its possibly up so it doesnt get bent when you hit a speed bump.

Black Maxima

Mine still bends when I hit speed bumps.

Park2670

on my car the exhaust is completely above the flat part of the car. The only part of the system that hits the ground is the rear tips.

Guinader

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one word. "Aerodynamics"

nick1595

That would be fun

tavarish

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This can't be a serious question.

Please, look under your car and tell us what you see.

MrGone

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you are a fool if you believe that is the reason why your car has a tunnel

D-Bo

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Ask that broad from Black Eyed Peas she seems to know alot about this hump of which you speak...


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deanwr

traditional looks

rl2880

D-BO, I know this is off topic, but I've been dying to know where the heck your pic comes from! It f***s me up every time I see it! I know I've seen it somewhere b4, a movie maybe? Gotta know!

SEmy2K2go

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Maybe they once had plans to make the Maxima some sort of aquatic vehicle

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That's for the optional 4WD upgrade option you could get on 2001 AE models....

D-Bo

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PM sent to cut down on my whoring of this thread...