I have mevi, intake, y pipe, and muffler and about to get a custom b pipe, and straight pipe to complete exhaust for now. But what all would I need next so I would have all the bolt ons? All I would need it an pulley, ecu, and headers, right? Any engine work like cams and upgraded pistons and those things wouldn't be considered bolt ons would it? Thanks in advance for help.

Mooney

 

Clutch and flywheel if you consider those bolt-ons are still options.

 

technically the SC kit from Stillen is BOLT-ON

 

That's out of my price range, and I am trying to stay NA.

Would a ecu upgrade be considered a BOLT-ON? I think it would but I am not sure.

Thanks for the comments.


Mooney

 

id consider an ECU bolt on if you have a spare ecu to use in the mean time. but if your car is gonna be down because of the lack of an ecu that makes things kinda complicated. who cares if its bolt on or not tho, if u want it then get it. its not complicated to take out the ecu, its just hard cause its in a weird location and u gotta be in a strange position to get to it. Id consider a STS a bolt on, doesnt give you HP but it will help while shifting.

 

stillen stickers, underbody glow kit in pink, apr aluminum wing with the extra wings on the side of the wings. and altezzza's 30hp easy..

 

hahahahahahahahahah

 

Haha...I've been meaning to get a bench for my trunk lid.


Edit: How does the Infinity basslink perform?

 

Pistons are definately NOT bolt ons!

Cams are feasible and give good top end but you lose alot of bottom end.. but then again thats the beauty of cams, you get to transfer power to where you want.

 

all the performance parts that require bolts to install them...ha

 

basslink is awesome for the purposes i need it for. clean, crisp bass in the car. perfect for my rock, alt rock, metal, punk listening pleasure. output is surprisingly good for a 200w rms 10 inch sub. the bass is deep, clean and controlled. the settings on my HU and on the sub itself make it practical for any type of music. but if you want to wake people up 3 blocks down street.. this wont do it. and it wasnt designed to. i am completly satisfied.

 

I hate it when my people can hear my sub outside my car. I have a 12" infinity reference and I like to get a perfect series sub, I have looked into basslink but I wish they made a 12" basslink.



Now getting back on topic...Like I said, I have the MEVI, and I am looking into getting better low-midrange power. What would help me accomplish this? I heard replacing intake with stock air box will help, any thoughts? Also would getting rid of the crimp in the b pipe help a little. I know it won't be much but any more low-midrange power would be great.

Mooney

 

If you dont want to go back to the stock intake a CAI will not you lose as much low end as you may think.

 

I haven't thought about CAI. All I know of who makes one is Ingen, which is too expensive, and pacesetter, i think that's the company where you have to saw a whole in the fender under the hood. I don't really wanna do that. And once I buy a performance part I don't wanna buy another cause I already have one and I'm cheap. Thanks for the comment though, I might look into it more.

Mooney


Edit: How much would I gain from cattman headers? I am looking into saving up for that or an ecu.

 

-get the b pipe, ECU (the one with a high redline since you have mevi.) i dont recommend the headers.. headers on the vq30 are so small there is almost no diff. save the money for the ecu unless you are independantly wealthy and have cash to blow. i have read that you Hybrid intake takes a few hp away from low end. if you believe it (i do) you can go with a k&n panel filter, put back on the stock intake snorkel and just remove the air box resonator below the battery tray, turn and tape the tubing away from the engine so it sucks in cooler air.(this is like a homemade cai) and NOT hack the lower airbox.

-a pulley is suppose to "free up" about 3-5 hp in the low rpm range. there wil be no highend difference with a pulley b/c once the pulley is already turnign that fast, centrifigual force takes over and that 3 lbs diff doesnt mean squat.

-go extreme and gut out your car to reduce weight. that will save you on brakes, gas, tires, and increase low/mid range tourqe.

-new clutch if you need one. i have heard about alot of blown tranny probs with a stage 1, thats why i didnt get one. i have driven a maxima with an act stage 1. its a nice improvement, espcially in 2nd, grabs noticeably faster than my exedy stock replacment. i dont think there is a difference with how much power it puts to the wheel after grabbing. some with stage one will claim that the clutch helps the tranny put more power from the engine to the wheels resulting in an hp increase at the wheels. i didnt feel it when i drove the other maxima.

-the "test pipe" or straigt pipe does almost nothing for our cars. so be a treee hugger and save the world the extra pollution. dont get it.

not much else to do after that to the max unless you want to spend big dough to get custom work done, or put on vq35 heads, or go FI. we kinda have limited options cause maxima is a sleeper. wow i typed alot. peace

jimmy

 

oh and this is my suggestion to you. do your suspension first, a 5 spd max is pretty decent fast as is. but it handles like a boat.

 

I have a pretty good amount of money right now, in my saving but I am saving that from a rainey day. The money I spend on my car is the money I make from work. I don't have big bucks coming in every week, only about $50-100. I don't know what to tell my dad about why I need the ECU when I get it. The test pipe I probably will not get, even though I don't like being a tree hugger. It wouldn't cost too much to put on vq35 heads if I do it myself right? I don't want a pulley because I have heard bad things about it. About the intake, I will probably find a stock airbox and put it back on. Thanks for all the help.

-Suspension: I got a FSTB and I think it is good for me now. And my mom won't let me do anysuspension cause she thinks it looks bad lowered.

Mooney

 

Don't forget about brakes, these are considered bolt-ons. Even though they don't really increase hp they do help on stopping that boat of ours. Getting bigger calipers(300zx caliper) or by a big brake kit.

BTW If you are looking for more hp, you might just want to look into get that clutch/flywheel combo for right now. The flywheel does increase your car to rev faster in lower gears.

 

ohh taken2damax.....damnn,, where did you find that Akuma Shin-sho-tru-ken icon. its awesome.