Tatanko's New Maxima
11-02-2008, 09:07 AM
#1
Tatanko's New Maxima
So I got a new Maxima yesterday. '98 sterling mist SE 5-speed with gray cloth. Loving every minute of it. Car is very clean other than 3 items that will be taken care of at a body shop sometime this month. It's actually Drivin Maxima's car, purchased it from him yesterday.
Car has adjustable shocks, lowering springs, RSB, FSTB, RSTB, red/clear tails, clear corners, J30 front brakes, etc. etc. It will get projector headlights (probably TL's), a new shift boot and ****, a sub and amp, and a new exhaust tip within the month probably. It's INCREDIBLY dirty from all the driving it had to go through yesterday to journey from Philly to State College, but here are a few pictures anyway. More to come when I have the chance to clean it up a bit and find some good scenery.
Car has adjustable shocks, lowering springs, RSB, FSTB, RSTB, red/clear tails, clear corners, J30 front brakes, etc. etc. It will get projector headlights (probably TL's), a new shift boot and ****, a sub and amp, and a new exhaust tip within the month probably. It's INCREDIBLY dirty from all the driving it had to go through yesterday to journey from Philly to State College, but here are a few pictures anyway. More to come when I have the chance to clean it up a bit and find some good scenery.
11-02-2008, 10:15 AM
#6
You doing the retro your self man? If so let me know what you are going to use as far as shrouds. I am trying to source everything for my tl's i have here. O yea i still have led tail boards lol.
11-02-2008, 10:56 AM
#8
Certainly. The 5-speed is so much fun 
Thanks. Wait until you see it a month from now
I don't know if I'm going to do it myself yet or not. Depends on how much free time I have I guess. I would love some LED tails, though! I don't want any downtime on the car, though, nor do I have the talent to put them in myself. Shoot me a PM and we'll talk
Thanks. I love her!
Thanks. Wait until you see it a month from now
Thanks. I love her!
11-02-2008, 03:47 PM
#15
Guys, guys...I KNOW about the exhaust tip :haha:
It's getting replaced as soon as I find a suitable replacement. Somebody help Uncle Tatanko find a 9" long clamp-on exhaust tip that would look good
(the actual outlet of the muffler is 3" in case anyone wants to know...but the outlet of the tip is bigger than 3" obviously).
It's getting replaced as soon as I find a suitable replacement. Somebody help Uncle Tatanko find a 9" long clamp-on exhaust tip that would look good
(the actual outlet of the muffler is 3" in case anyone wants to know...but the outlet of the tip is bigger than 3" obviously).
Last edited by Tatanko; 11-02-2008 at 03:51 PM.
11-02-2008, 04:46 PM
#17
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Another sterling mist maxima!
Very very clean! I am happy for you
I haven't really AE'd anything. Just wasn't enough pictures on the org with people with AE'd sterling mist maximas. So I guess I'll secretly use you as a guinea pig to see how your mods (visual) come out.
(could you PM me who you're going to ask to retro? The guy you suggested never replied back)
Very very clean! I am happy for you
I haven't really AE'd anything. Just wasn't enough pictures on the org with people with AE'd sterling mist maximas. So I guess I'll secretly use you as a guinea pig to see how your mods (visual) come out.
(could you PM me who you're going to ask to retro? The guy you suggested never replied back)
11-02-2008, 04:50 PM
#18
1. Car already has a GREAT exhaust on it, just needs a different tip (and this one is just clamped on...so a new one can go on the second I get it).
2. One was included with the purchase, just need to find the time to put it on.
3. I'll get those when I exceed the handling capabilities of a Maxima that has everything else except the SFCs
4. Retro is very high up on the list and will get done immediately.
PM kzoosho, the guy who replied above.
2. One was included with the purchase, just need to find the time to put it on.
3. I'll get those when I exceed the handling capabilities of a Maxima that has everything else except the SFCs
4. Retro is very high up on the list and will get done immediately.
Another sterling mist maxima!
Very very clean! I am happy for you
I haven't really AE'd anything. Just wasn't enough pictures on the org with people with AE'd sterling mist maximas. So I guess I'll secretly use you as a guinea pig to see how your mods (visual) come out.
(could you PM me who you're going to ask to retro? The guy you suggested never replied back)
Very very clean! I am happy for you
I haven't really AE'd anything. Just wasn't enough pictures on the org with people with AE'd sterling mist maximas. So I guess I'll secretly use you as a guinea pig to see how your mods (visual) come out.
(could you PM me who you're going to ask to retro? The guy you suggested never replied back)
11-02-2008, 05:50 PM
#20
3. I'll get those when I exceed the handling capabilities of a Maxima that has everything else except the SFCs
noobsauce. Anything above stock suspension exceeds the capabilities of the stock chassis. Don't disappoint me here.
4. Retro is very high up on the list and will get done immediately
11-02-2008, 08:40 PM
#23
I will get one eventually. The way it sounds is already great, hell it's better than my old one and I had not yet heard anything better. This is a one-off done by a certain community vendor that he'll never reproduce either, but it's factory-quality. It's good stuff!
I know...I just want to push this setup to the limit first THEN do SFCs...I'll appreciate them more that way.
Ahh yes. I will be sure to do so. I'd love it if we could fit LS430's with the extra reflector bowl 
11-02-2008, 08:49 PM
#24
Back when I had moneys I was looking into doing a dual retro (quad projectors) with R34s, possibly LS430s and a good bixenon inner projector (FX, etc) and maybe some adjustable ballasts, etc... decided I had "fixed" the lighting problems of the max and that money could go a long way in other directions.
Why'd you decide on a max over other cars anyway?
Last edited by MorpheusZero; 11-02-2008 at 08:53 PM.
11-02-2008, 08:53 PM
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11-02-2008, 09:00 PM
#26
I definitely don't think dual retros is worth it...ever haha. It just seems like there's no real point and the only people you end up impressing are the nerds over at HIDPlanet who get off to cutoff pictures 
I chose another Max because everything I test drove in my price range was either too expensive to maintain or disappointed me. Drove a GTI and hated the interior. Drove a Trans Am and couldn't stand anything about it and it didn't impress me with the power either (it was an auto). The Max just seemed to fit until I start making enough money to get myself out of this price range.
It's lowered on Progress springs and Illuminas. Also has RSB, FSTB, and RSTB. It's not bad
I chose another Max because everything I test drove in my price range was either too expensive to maintain or disappointed me. Drove a GTI and hated the interior. Drove a Trans Am and couldn't stand anything about it and it didn't impress me with the power either (it was an auto). The Max just seemed to fit until I start making enough money to get myself out of this price range.
It's lowered on Progress springs and Illuminas. Also has RSB, FSTB, and RSTB. It's not bad
Last edited by Tatanko; 11-02-2008 at 09:03 PM.
11-02-2008, 09:30 PM
#27
True for the most part, but I can't say I'd mind having a set.
I chose another Max because everything I test drove in my price range was either too expensive to maintain or disappointed me. Drove a GTI and hated the interior. Drove a Trans Am and couldn't stand anything about it and it didn't impress me with the power either (it was an auto). The Max just seemed to fit until I start making enough money to get myself out of this price range.
Surprised a T/A didn't impress you though. LT1 auto? The LS1 would be the cure...
It's lowered on Progress springs and Illuminas. Also has RSB, FSTB, and RSTB. It's not bad
Now with Konis and GCs I can only imagine how horrible my car would be without them.
11-02-2008, 09:49 PM
#28
True for the most part, but I can't say I'd mind having a set.That's how it goes...
Surprised a T/A didn't impress you though. LT1 auto? The LS1 would be the cure...
You have no excuse not to do SFCs. Like I said, I noticed the difference instantly and took the car on an hour drive because I was so impressed. You won't regret it.
Now with Konis and GCs I can only imagine how horrible my car would be without them.
I am already liking having a car setup the way this is immensely. Maybe I'll pick up some Stage 1's in the spring since they're so cheap
Do you have Stage 1 or 2?
11-02-2008, 10:28 PM
#29
I am already liking having a car setup the way this is immensely. Maybe I'll pick up some Stage 1's in the spring since they're so cheap Do you have Stage 1 or 2?
Do you have Stage 1 or 2?
I will probably wind up getting cross bracing eventually as well as fender bars if it's all still available.Unfortunately I've found that even with endless suspension upgrades the car will never handle as well as other stock cars, although with the right tweaks it can come close.
My car handles very nicely as is, I was taking my friend (E46 owner) down a popular mountain road doing 100+(kmh of course
), he also regularly rides an 07 600RR down that road and he was pretty impressed. That being said it still pushes a lot around low speed corners.
Last edited by MorpheusZero; 11-02-2008 at 10:32 PM.
11-03-2008, 08:22 PM
#32
omg dude your a hypocrite lol! u demodded your 95 so u can use it for more pleasant daily driving. then u bought a talon....what ever happened to that? did you sell it? and what about your 95 max? anyways, nice upgrade, very jealous of the 5 spd!!!!
11-03-2008, 09:00 PM
#35
The Talon I sold back at the beginning of October to a guy from NY because I didn't have any more room to keep it. Then a week later is when I totalled the Max :angry:I really do love it. It's a bit stiffer than OEM SE suspension, but it's still very livable and the roads around here aren't bad. I'd like it if it were a little lower because I think it would look better (maybe another half an inch), but as it is I'm still getting used to having a lowered car and don't want to scrape it. So it's a good compromise between ground clearance and looks.
11-03-2008, 09:08 PM
#36
HAHA your jealous you have suprastick...just get paddle shifters.
11-03-2008, 09:14 PM
#37
yeah I was leaving a 350z (who was passing people left and right) in the dust pretty bad up the aforementioned road. Given, if he really wanted to (or had the *****/skill) he could have kept up but the car is just so much fun now...
11-03-2008, 09:15 PM
#38
I really do love it. It's a bit stiffer than OEM SE suspension, but it's still very livable and the roads around here aren't bad. I'd like it if it were a little lower because I think it would look better (maybe another half an inch), but as it is I'm still getting used to having a lowered car and don't want to scrape it. So it's a good compromise between ground clearance and looks.
11-03-2008, 09:37 PM
#40