After driving to Detroit for 3 hours from Cleveland in a '98 Toyota Camry 4-cyl I realized that in comparison my Max is very loud with its intake/y-pipe/GReddy. Perhaps I regret modding my car?
Though the Eibach/Tokico handles the highway well, it makes more noise than the stock Camry setup (which seems to perfrom better on turns).
Or maybe I'm just I'm getting old.

 

The only thing i like about highway driving in my Max is that I can take turns better. Hitting bumps in the road sucks. And I'm not that old But I don't regret modding the car.

 

i don't regret it...not yet at least...

when people get in (like at work) they're like wtf? it is louder than normal with the CAI and Y but hey that's my thing and if they don't like it...well....that's another story...(remember i work with 35 yrs old+ people and im 21...most of them don't understand or care to...

basically its a love hate relationship...i hate the noise sometimes...i love it at WOT....i hate the bumps now but the twisties are so much fun...my brother wonders which car takes bumps better...his 88 T-bird or my max

 

Yeah, I remember my ride being A LOT more comfortable...but I also remember having an embarrassingly huge fender gap

 

My car was never stock.. it came with Kuhumo Supra Tires

 

stock? what fun is a stock car??

 

I'm 24 so you know how it is the guys I work with are "older" but they are cool with me I have the best looking ride at work they all drive "old" trucks rust junk etc.... stock was ok but modded is way better it's a hobby....stock is what "everybody" else has but not us....

 

STOCK CAR RACING

 

Of course.

Or should I say,

 

I remember those days when i first got my car. It was only like 4 months ago and i'm already 2K into my car plus another like 5K to go. The noise and squeaks are a little annoying sometimes but like it's been said at WOT it makes me hard. And when i line up next to someone it's all worth it. I just ordered my lowering springs so i can't wait to hit the twisties. I'm 18 and still have a lot of stupid things to do.

 

Let's see, stock the car was quiet and rode smoothly. But it was also ugly, wallowed in the turns, had a horrible stereo, and the tactile feel of all the controls sucked. Also, it was a freaking boat with horrible wheel gap.

Modded, the car is loud, rattles, not noticably faster at all, and has to be driven incredibly carefully. But it also looks incredible, corners almost flat, has a big booming stereo, absolutely no wheel gap, and has a much better feel overall.

 

I work at NOPI so hardly any body that works with me has a stock car , but their mostly honda boys

 

My Maxima has developed some bumpiness over minor potholes and I have learned to avoid the larger ones. Yes, the ride is rougher than when I bought her. However, it is definetely worth it.

I purchased mine two months ago and it had the FACTORY struts and springs on it. (112k) And some tires that manufacturer needs to be shot for making. Now it is like a new car.

 

The only difference between my stock max and my max now is that my current '95 GLE has 20% tint. That's it. I even get envious of stock SE's.