Here are a couple pictures of the new to me 96 Maxima SE. I picked it up for next to nothing and was really fortunate with what I received. So far I have put the 350Z wheels on, Tein S-Techs springs, window tint, clear bumper lights with blackout housings, one piece headlights with black out housings, Silverstar bulbs, and put my stereo in (Pioneer in dash fold out with Navigation DVD and XM radio).

Next on the list (For the weekend of April 11th) is the 5spd swap, short shifter, and Warpspeed Y-Pipe.

As for other modifications I'm more than willing to hear suggestions and thoughts. The MEVI seems very interesting, as do the Intake spacers. Anyone have direct experience with these?

 

clean max!

 

Looks really clean man.Luv the color.....

 

front end looks mean..overall I like

 

Thanks much. I really like the 97-99 grille better, but after the bumper lights, headlights, and black out of the gold badge, I'm really enjoying it all.

 

I love the look of the front!

 

Love how the clears look with that color Max! Looks really good!

 

Looks real nice, clean drop.

 

nice and celan.gotta be s-techs.!!!Nice ride man.

 

Yep they are S-Techs. I was surprised at how much of a drop they were, but I have not been disappointed with them.

 

car looks good. are those 17"s or 18"s and do you have a closer picture of the wheel gap up front & rear?

 

They are 17's on the car, and I will take some pictures tomorrow evening that better show the wheel gap, or the lack thereof.

 

My first 4th gen was almost exactly like that. Same color and all. The 95-96 front end has a mean mug to it. Your off to a good start.

 

clean, almost thought it was red, i'm torn between the Tein's or Sprint. so yeah take those pics, especially from the side rear. cuz i know the front of the S techs is 2.2 but the back is only 1.8. but the sprints is 2 all around

 

looking good, you need CF kit tho

 

damn that is clean as hell.....that color usually looks washed out, but u made it stand out in a good way with the smooth clean look of the drop, and rims.....lovin it.....i stay in n. charleston....how far is that from where ur at?

 

Thanks for the kind comments. Here are the pictures of the wheel gap or lack thereof. I will say that there is about 175lbs of stuff in the trunk at the time the pictures were taken. i don't think it really lowered the rear much at all, but just wanted to offer that as a disclaimer.





BlackMax in answer to your question I am about an hour and ten minutes from North Charleston.

What kind of kit are you referring to? I'm thinking probably not. It's low enough right now that I can scrape while hitting rough driveways and such. I probably won't do a whole lot else with the exterior of the car, as I have a couple of good friends who put it well by saying "Fast before Pretty." Thus I'm going to the the 5spd swap in two weeks, as well as the Warpspeed Y-Pipe, and then looking to other things. Thinking seriously about the MEVI if I can lay hands on one, and also thinking about the intake spacers as well.

 

Drop looks good. As far as scraping, you just have to re-learn how to drive when you lower your car.

Did you ever consider doing the 00vi instead of the MEVI? Not saying that the MEVI is bad, but for the most part it just shifts the power band upwards. And without an extended rev limiter, your car will be just as fast as before for the most part. With the 00vi, you'll have the top end that the MEVi gives you, but you wont lose any low end grunt. Either way you go though, tuning is the key.

 

Thats It!!!, Getting the Teins, that front is what did it. are those still the Bridgestone Potenza rubbers? can you take a shot from the rear angle? just to reassure me some more
kinda like this

 

Nope, the tires up front are Yokohama AS430's, and the rears are currently Fuzion HR's. I'm hoping for the Fuzions to wear out sooner or later so that I can switch up to the Yokohama's all the way around. I hate the Bridgestones.

I'll take a couple more pictures of the rear angles of the car, but it will have to wait till Friday as I'm out of town and don't have a camera with me.

 

cool. i got the bridgestones with the wheels, when they're done im thinking of some Hankook's /45/ profile. 50 is a little too much rubber for me. i guess they made them that size for 350 to fill that massive wheel well

 

Part of the reason that I was looking at the MEVI is the ease of installation and so on. I have been reading a fair bit about the OOvi, and It would seem tha tthere are some hard start and idling issues still (while cold). How much should an entire OOvi swap cost (parts that is to say).

 

Ok, as promised now that I'm back in town, here are some pictures of the back corner of the car as requested.

Also tonight while bored I went ahead and did the bumper light modification. Interestingly enough there is a different GM 1157 plug that you can use so that all you have to do is trim the edge of the prongs and they will then plug right in. I was amused.





Hope those were the angles you were looking for.

 

Nice!! not as low as I would have hopped, but i guess only coils can satisfy that desire. but wow, they're 8inch rears in the back but it still looks like there could fit some more! I love our cars

 

nice!!! love dat color so much