Hey,

Been lurking for a day or two and decided it was time to join in. So I have a '98 Auto Maxima SE. It's got about 93,000 miles on the clock and I think it's Sage Green, but I can't be sure.... I inherited it from my wife when she bought the 2004 3.5 Maxima SE (Burnt Orange)... Lovely motor!

Anyhoo, I moved over to the US about a year ago (from London) and I've only been driving since about March, so I have zero mechanical expertise (I can manage to change a wheel or a battery, that's about it), although with the proper instructions I reckon I'd do OK.
That said, after checking out a few of the threads here, I feel inspired to at least give my Max a Y-pipe, possibly a CAI too.

I've seen a lot of the threads here detailing the various benefits of doing such a mod, but I haven't seen anyone mention how difficult/easy this kind of thing would be.

As mentioned, I'm British (!), been driving for only a couple of months, and have nil mechanical knowledge...

What are my chances? Anyone care to assist a noob?

Cheers

Keir

 

the mods that you mentioned: y-pipe and cai are do-it-yourself mods. save your money and try to do it yourself or ask one of the members that live close by to help you out. for a true cai, youd need to cut a hole on your fender wall to get that cold air. as for the y-pipe, its a plain simple bolt-on. you may have trouble loosening the rusty bolts but a quick swag of WD40 will do the trick. check out the FAQs section for detailed installation or check out the DIY section of vqpower.com. good luck and welcome to the org.

 

hehe, hope you don't faint at the sign of blood, lol j/k welcome. I'm about to do a tru CAI mod (in the fender well) and as soon as my y pipe arrive i will be taking that to the shop to get it install.( ain't got time for bloody knucles).

Again welcome and enjoy modding your car, i know i will with mine.

 

You my friend have a lot to learn, Keir. These mods that you want are easy to install. The red stickies on the top of the 4th gen forum have most of the DIY install instructions in there. I was once a noob now i'm a DIY guy (sort of) .

Plus this forum has a lot of instructions on how to do alot of things (change spark plugs or give your car an oil change, etc.). This is your ultimate guide to keeping your car in tip top shape.

Let me the be the third to welcome you

 

welcome to to org eh?
its good to have some new blood, no pun intended around here... modding cars and that sort of thing.

 

hey man, welcome to the .org. like others have said, there are plenty of instructions and resources around the site to help guide you through most any install. i myself am a strong believer in doing it yourself, and the more you learn the better off you are, and the better you'll come to know and love your car. J

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I'm off to get some wrenches, etc this weekend, so wish me luck.

As an aside, I've noticed a ticking noise when the Max is idling/driving... Sounds kinda like when a CD player is searching/skipping across tracks (if that makes any sense?)...
Now I've noticed this gets worse if I put lower octane fuel in the tank (I know! I know! I won't do it again! ), and from some of the stuff I've learned from here, I reckon it might be time to replace the fuel injector...
The Missus says she's never had it replaced, so I'm guessing it's stock. And from the instructions I found here, it doesn't look too difficult... What do you reckon? Can't hurt I guess, they only cost $10-$15...

Anyway, thanks again for the welcome, seems like a cool place to be



Keir

 

Cheers Keir Welcome to the .org and welcome to the Sagemist Green club

 

Welcome to the org!