well, now that i'm a proud new owner of a maxima, i want to do something that would make it look different or feel different...
but my problem is making a decision on what i want?? so here i am hoping that any of you experienced max owners could help me out a lil bit... i currently own a 95 gle (auto)...just last night i raced a accord sedan 5spd w/racing clutch and CAI...he left me at the launch but i caught up (oooh the power of the max!) but i wanted to smoke him...what can i get performance wise to help my max breath a lil better??? (excluding turbo, s/c, & nitrous) which first mod did you guys end up doing?? intake? exhaust? suspension? which is most affordable with great quality?? i'm lookin to spend about 500 to 600. any feedback would be greatly appreciated!! thank you very much!!!!!

Young

 

i say spend a lil bit of money on handling before you invest into speed. get a fstb, rsb and some lowering springs and then go straight for the Y pipe, hybrid style intake, catback, stage 2 clutch, etc

 

Yeah I agree with 95emeraldgxe. The single most noticeable mod on a Max is a nice drop to get rid of the 4x4 status. The day before I bought my Max I had already ordered my springs, struts and CAI. I'd say with $600 you could afford all those things. The AGX's go for $350 shipped, pair them up with Sprints for about $130. Thats only $480. You will still have some money towards the purchase of an intake.

 

500 to 600 bucks is easy to spend.
1. Front strut bar 25 bucks lately on Ebay
2. Cone intake and Short ram like say 125 total.
3. Y pipe - starts at like 160 -300ish.
So say we are at roughly 300 - 500 depending on what you go with. That will give you better handling and better performance. Start there.

SuDZ

 

are the sprints and kyb shocks the best combo for the max??? i'm lookin for a near stock ride...are the h&r the closest to that?? even if i drop my car...i still have the 95 gle spider web looking stock rims... they're horrible...hehe anyhow thanx for ur advices...i appreciate it~!!!

Young

 

Here you go. Start with this

Do a search for "Suspension questions answered SuDZ" The top link that will be maybe 10 pages long is something I puttogether a while back and has a ton of info. See if that helps you out.

SuDZ

 

start wherever you want.. i said i was going to only spend like 5-600.. yeah right.. i am over 7000...



good luck and good modding..

 

hey what are those rims you have on there? plus how much they cost ya? they look freakin awesome

 

Im pretty sure those are momo arrows. A pretty popular rim for the maxima.

 

hehe those MOMO's are expensive and heavy. Dont they weigh in around 27 pounds each?

Get your checkbook ready if you want them.

SuDZ

 

Get a VI

-John

 

whats a VI???? newbie here....



[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr Cranman
[B]Get a VI

 

save your money for a TURBO!!!

You start with $50 here... $200 there.. then it $1000 for rims and tires.. $800 for suspension.. $800 for VI,y-pipe,intake..

F that.. skip all of it and get a turbo

Info on the main board and the For Sale section

 

When people say stock here, they usually mean stock SE ride. If you go with any set of lowering springs, the ride will be firmer than your stock GLE ride. It's the price you pay for better handling.

That said.. KYB AGX struts and H&R, Eibach, or Maxspeed springs are generally the closest you'll get to a "stock" ride.

Good luck.

 

The bolt on guys dont really go through as much as the cost of a turbo unless you start running up rims etc. The ones who really run up the $$ is the audio guys. Sometimes over a grand for a deck then another 2 grand is speakers and another few hundred to a grand in amps or custom enclosures. Total up the bills you see over there and it goes insane.

SuDZ

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by genuinexkp
[B]whats a VI???? newbie here....

It is a variable intake which when your racing you probably notice that the car seems to lose it's pull at aroun 5300 or so...well the VI allows you to have the pull all the way to redline. It makes the car feel so good. Just having the constant pull from start to finish. You can go here to get more info on it

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....3&goto=newpost

-John

 

the variable intake sounds good!! i did notice a loss of power past 5200 rpm's or so...wow the VI sounds good to me...how much does it run...i checked the link but no info on it...what name brand is it?? very interested...thanx

 

Price is around 600 by the time your done.
Brand name you might have heard of... Nissan. It is actually a stock part overseas but we just did not get the enjoyment of recieving it here.

SuDZ

 

Here's a link to my group deal the one unfortunate thing about the VI is it does take about 4-7 weeks to come in. But you can split it 50-50 so half to start and half due before it ships. But, I'll be doing this for a while so if your interested you can definitely shoot me an email and I'll be glad to respond.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=151928

Also, another guy who's name is Ian is also doing the VI you can look into his group deal if he is still doing it. Just search the group deal area and you can find his...but I think we are about the same price. We are both just trying to help Maxima owners parts to help improve the preformance of the Max.

-John

 

cooo~~~~

just a few more questions...how long are u going to be selling this?? can most mechanics install this?? and how many hp do i gain from it?? what does mevi stand for??
madd newbie here...sorry...but thanx for ur help!!! peace!

 

mevi = middle eastern variable intake. its appearance period looks funky to me

besides, i think the best combo for a good drop/ride would be eibach/kyb.. ride is close to stock but it isn't too low. you'd appreciate this if you were driving in city areas and have a body kit. gl on your new max..

 

I assume you are talking about KYB AGX shocks.. You would NOT appreciate this combo if you are driving in a city with rough roads. The "stiffness to drop ratio" of eibach springs with AGX shocks is very high, meaning you don't get a lot of drop, but get more stiffness and better handling of course. The ride would not be anywhere near stock ride quality.

If you want the closest ride quality to stock, with a decent drop, consider H&R springs with either KYB GR2 or AGX shocks, AGX's will give you a stiffer ride but will last longer because they were made to work with lowering springs, while GR2's are stock replacements but are much softer than AGXs.

 

guess i'm still learning about suspensions... thanks

 

Where can I order some AGX'z for 350 shipped? That's the best price I heard so far. I remember there was a thread about Nick Brauer selling AGX for 350?

 

I drive in the city where they refuse to fix potholes, what springs do you recommend besides the H & R for rough roads and potholes? I heard someone talk about sprints.

 

Yeah, $7000, and for what? I mean, your car doesn't look that different from stock. Apart from a few stickers Mr. Bond, and some knock off rims with MOMO chiseled into them, your car is pretty much stock...

booooring...



Heh heh... you KNOW I love your ride, and I'm a Bond freak too. Much love brotha!

Mike

 

Thats exactly who I got them from. I got them from Nick in April. I saw him selling them on Ebay a while back. Give it a shot...or do a search in the group deal forum. I saw him selling them on Ebay for $320+18shipping which is pretty much the same as $350....except if you call Nick directly theres no wait time for the auction to close.

 

well maybe i have done some a little something to the car

PERFORMANCE
- InJen Cold Air Intake (Polished)
- Stillen Y-Pipe
- SS Straight Pipe with Resonator
- Stillen B-Pipe
- Stillen SS Muffler
- Red Unorthodox Underdrive Pulley
- NISMO Radiator Cap
- NISMO Oil Cap
- Stillen Slotted Rotors
- Axxis Metal Master Break Pads
- Goodridge SS Brake Lines
- B&M 15000 GVW Tranny Cooler
- Mobiltek Racing Valve Body Upgrade

SUSPENSION
- Tokico Gas Struts
- Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
- Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
- Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
- Stillen Rear Sway Bar

LIGHTING
- Phillips Blue Vision, Headlight & Fogs
- Rewired Corners & Fogs
- 3A Hyper White Corener Bulbs
- Street Glow GOLD Series Red Under Body Neons
- Street Glow Red Neons (Interior)
- Red Nozzle Lights
- Auto Concepts Indiglo Gauges

INTERIOR
- Custom Black/Red Leather seats with Nissan logo (Leatherseats.com)
- Ractive Silver/Carbon Fiber E-Brake Handle
- Rally Silver/ Carbon Fiber Pedals
- Konig Silver/Carbon Fiber Dead Pedal
- Levoc Chrome/Carbon Fiber Shift ****
- Ceferio OEM Polished Bezel with Rings
- Alkaplus Carbon Fiber Dask Kit
- APC Billet Lighter
- Takeo Kikuchi Air Fresheners
- Autometer Voltage Gauge (Phantom Series)
- Autometer Air/Fuel Gauge (Phantom Series)
- Autometer Tranny Temp Gauge (Phantom Series)
- Autometer Oil Temp Gauge (Phantom Series)
- Black NISMO Seat Belt Pads
- Momo Polished Door Sills
- Custom 007 Door Inserts
- www.eatricezone.com Sticker
- Simpson Baby Racing Seat with 5 point Harness with Mathing NISMO Belt Pads

EXTERIOR
- Diamond Clear Corners
- MOMO Arrow 17X8 Rims
- Dunlop Sport 5000 235/45/17 Tires
- NISMO Badging
- Red Calipers
- Stillen Body Kit
- Custom Red/Clear Tail Lights
- Stickers

MISC
- Apexi Rev/Speed Meter
- Polished Valve Cover
- Specter Braided Hoses
- Hella Air Horn Kit
- Hose Techniques Silver Hoses
- Red Spark Plug Cover

the stickers are gone
chiseled momo on the rim?? good thing cause they are for sale soon..


so are you..



you my friend can get a beat down at any time.. just ask.. and you shall recieve..

 

dude, don't listen to that fool! j/k you car is tight dude!

 

thankz

 

I'll be selling these as long as there is any interest in them...definitely a few more month. Yeah it is a straight bolt up to your intake manifold. All that is required is an vacuum canister (which stores vacuum pressure to open up the VI) RPM switch (tell the VI when to turn on), dawes device (which turns on when the RPM switch sends the signal and allows the vacuum pressure to switch over and open the VI). It might sound a little complicated but it is really easy to do. Depends on the mods on the car...for me I got 12HP peak and from 5200RPM-7000RPM the average torque and HP gain is about 20 at the wheels. Here is just a little spread sheet that xxhypexx put up for me and the dynos I did, so you can compare the VI when it is open and closed. The 1st 2 were just runs one with it closed all the time and one with it fully open. Then doing test runs on when it should open. Hope that helps. http://www.vanillaice.com/webmasters/hype/mrc/mrcVI.xls

-John

 

good choice on the gauges, i have the same ones except i dont have the oil one. Did you get the gsensor for the rsm? I still cant find a good place to mount it. I always get weird readings like 378ps when my car is NA.

 

How is he supposed to get a stage 2 clutch with an automatic car?

 

haha if you want to hate your car completely, get sprints and drive with them over some pothole-ridden roads.

i think H&R's or maybe Maxspeeds are your best bet, although I'm not too sure about Maxspeeds.