stock vs 25mm race bar- hollow + lighter and TONS stiffer when on full TILT.

Putting on the Neuspeed race swaybars on the car....

 

Mods:
Bilstein PSS9s coilover setup
Neuspeed 25mm front sway bar
Neuspeed 25mm "RACE" rear sway bar on FULL tilt
ECS camber bushings.
Race prepped alignment.
Hawk brake pads.
HPA short throw shifter
EVO CAI.
GIAC 93 octane flash.
Flapper mod.
Cupra lip.
Blacked out VW badges- OEM.
18x8 OZ Ultraleggra in black
Toyo R1Rs- should be in this week, currently on P-Zeros
Redline Fluids in tranny, diff, engine.
Harman Kardon Road+Play iPOD
XM + Alpine BBird Navi.
V12 mono block amp + 12" Eclipse titanium with quick release for track.
06 Audi S4 rear headrests.

Awaiting to install:
Magnaflow catback + test pipes, carbon fiber hood, DieselGeek panzer shield.

Its my time attack machine/DD. Boost soon to follow. I love the car, bought it 4 months ago and managed to rack up 15K miles already.

My other DD is a 94 Legend, 1st time in 10+ years I do not own any Nissans.

 

Dude that's sexy. Should stick that license plate in the windshield.

 

Looking good. What's on the passenger side of the car that that side of the bumper is open but the driver's side is closed off?

 

Wow! Sweet daily.

 

passenger side one has a huge P/S cooler and the driver's side one has a scoop for the intake there when you run a OEM airbox. I run a CAI and opted to leave that capped off vent on the driver's side to prevent any hydro lock.

Pics don't do it justice, I had TONS of lightning and little time to work with.

License plate will go away soon, getting personalized ones, DOHCVR6 or BOSTDVR6. I can't stand front plates, but its the law....

Thanks guys !

 

Dude I envy you, I've always wanted one of these!

I really hope they make the R36

 

Very nice--always liked R32s and I've kept tabs on yours. What alignment are you running?

 

-1.5 deg of camber in the front with .04 deg of toe in (straightens out as you drive to .00)

-2.4 deg of camber in the rear with .02 deg of toe in.

Corner Weighted.

Up next will be huge 14" Brembo brakes in the front with 13" in the rear. I've noticed some brake fade from "Autobahn" speeds.

 

Definitely down with the sickness! Those R32's are sweet. I thought they were boosted factory? How's it run/drive?

 

nice daily. no engine pic.?

 

I was always thinking of trading in my 5.5 6mt for an r32. It may be small but it weighs A LOT for its size ...~3200lbs. Just as heavy as the 5th gen maxima.

...still contemplating. nice car man!

 

man thats a sweet DD.. Good job!

 

R32 comes with a 3.2L "VR6" motor making 240HP @ 6250RPM and 236lbs of TQ @ 2800RPM. 11.3:1 compression with plenty of mods around to bring this motor up in power.

NA "package" brings the motor up to 260AWHP but it does cost a bit to make that- you are then pushing around 320 crank HP and the TQ doesn't become Honda like, actually goes up too from what I seen on the dyno.

Boost- well you can go from mild to kinda wild. I haven't seen any BUILT motors yet, but all of them run some kinda compression reducing apparatus - like a head spacer. Most I have seen was 740WHP.

I rarely ever push it over 3K RPM, motor has TONS and TONS of low end power. It feels like its boosted with its surge of power. My power combo brings the car up to about 275 HP vs 240HP stock. My Maxima on the other hand, or any Maxima I have drove lately (3.5s too) never could make this much low end power. Top end on my Max was much stronger. But I plan on adding a set of 268 deg Schrick cams soon to get the power back up.

Handling wise, Maxima had EVERYTHING under the sun done to it- Stage 2 SFCs, JIC FLTA2s with hard rear springs, sway bar, strut bars, bushings, custom front subrame bushings, sticky tires etc.... and the R32 handles better. Stock vs my Max was a diff story as US spec R32s come with marsh mellow like suspensions vs the European model.

But Bilstein PSS9 suspension (dual spring front inverted struts, fully adjustable, ride height and compression/rebound all around) plus adjustable camber, and toe all around... this car can be setup AS YOU WISH. I plan on running it VERY soon, but I know my brakes and current tires are not up to track tasks.

Yeah the car is heavy, but its got something STi and EVO can't reproduce, engine sound and low end TQ. Roastin all 4 is not a problem in this car, not that I do it..... but I had a few "challenges"

 

Beautiful car man, my friend has one.. they have one of the best exhaust tones Ive ever heard.. Great platform with AWD and the mid range torque that engine produces.

Grant

 

what i would do if my max wasnt a daily....
not too shabby, nice and simple
and .. one of most attractive models/gens of the vws IMO