I have a 2000 GLE max and just ordered about a week ago the evo 2 bolt on exhaust, does anyone know if it is hard to install? it looks preety simple but i wanted to know about how long it would probally take me. oh and heres another question, i want to buy a intake, iheard injen is one of the best for my 00' maxima, what do yall guys thinka bout it? does anyone know PERSONALLY pros and cons about it? or does anyoen know another BETTER exhaust i should get? I dont mind paying a good 3 or 400 on it so cna anyone give suggestions? i am looking for a meaner sound from teh engine and as much performance as possible out of a intake, Thanks

 

Greddy and Injen both suck and do not gain any HP, Injen actually makes less HP than stock.

 

the problem with installing an exhaust is that all the hardware is corroded to hell. so you will need to torch it off somehow from a friend/shop

 

I disagree with your statement about how Injen loses horsepower pal. They have been one of the best manufacturers for awhile. The best Intake would be a Place racing, but they dont have them in those years that i have found yet and if i do im definitely buying one. Exhaust install shouldnt take you too long except for the rusted bolts youll have to break free. So get your muscles ready and the torch lit.

 

I agree with the blackbirdvq on the injen...i lost power with it on my 2k3. As for the Greddy Evo...it makes me wonder, it feels like it gained some up top, revs faster but lost torque.

 

nismomaxm's statement is so typical of an 18 year old who thinks he knows everything lol. and 02-03's are 6spds my friend. btw i had a brand new place racing intake i sold last week... so it's off topic sue me

 

typical of an 18 year old...yeah ok buddy. Notice anywhere in that state where i said I KNOW or IM POSITIVE...? didnt think so. take time to understand peoples statements before you go trying to down play others.

 

you just said you disagreed this and that. but he's right, and you're wrong. case closed

 

sorry i thought i wrote something else. But i definitely dont think i know everything i just wanted to state one person opinion versus the other.

 

any exhaust that gains up high will inevitable lose down low, because you need to loose backpressure to gain up top, which will cause a loss of low-end torque. unless you use a variable-backpressure muffler, such as the maxima has stock. As for the injen, it licks *****, but if you're all about the sloppy dong intake, it's prolly cheaper to get some couplers and some bends and fab one yourself. Actually it's def. cheaper

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA SLOPPY DONG INTAKE. Preferably the best intake for the year 2k would prolly be cattman right now. The best part aboutt he cattman is its almost exact to that of the place racing, it comes out down in the left front fender. No hot air will be sucked in there like the other intakes. Plus it roars like hell.

 

I prefer sleeper set-up .. but that's just me.

 

Thats cool man i can see where you are coming from i just love the sound of maximas with a wicked intake and a great exhaust system set up.

 

alright thanks yall, i guess ill try takin the bolts off myself if not ill bring out tha torch, oh ya im kinda undecided on which intake i should get but i think im going to just post another thread and see which intake everybody thinks is the best, thanks for yalls input

 

Uh... NO.... search for the old threads on that... there are a ton... and you'll find that there is no best intake... people like the Berk, Frankencar, Injen, Place Racing, and the GAB.... just pick one.... for dynos, go check out the Dyno forums, NmexMax has a great thread there.....

 

I just got me a Frankencar intake midpipe. Now I need the filter. =)

 

nismo, cattman and pr are EXACTLY the same....

 

are you bleeding??wtf is that red color **** for??

 

bleeding ...

 

I just put the Evo 2 on my wifes MAX. What a pain in the ****! All the nuts/bolts on the stock system were hella corroded. I actually had to cut off and drill out the bolts to the Y pipe. After hours I got the old stuff off. Using jack stands @ the rear to install this system is a nightmare. It was designed to be installed on a lift. You have to remove the rear tire and get the vehicle like 3-4 feet off the ground in order to "snake" the piping up over the "rear end". Then after all that, the damn thing is pressed up against the rear bumper! Needless to say it melted the body work within hours. It's also a VERY quiet system. Wish we had more of the sound it produces.

Any other questions?????

 

ya what year of max was ur wifes max?

 

i never removed any wheels, but i did use a lift, and there definitely were rusty bolts, but that's to be expected after 5 years in the great Salteast.

 

man i hope i could pry the bolts off, so with a jackstands do you think i could install the exhaust? or will i definately need a lift?

 

a lift isn't necessary, I did my friend's 98 in the drive on stands. It's not too bad, I did have to torch the bolts off the cat though.......so air tools are useful, i air-hammered mine off at the shop cuz it's easier than torching. If nothing else a grinder and a drill. Grind the heads off and drill them out. Just be carefull.

 

cool, then i can do without the lift but when i take off the bolts, if i have to cut the heads off, can i juss go to a hardware shop and get bolts with the same size?

 

you dont need a lift, but you need to get the rear sufficiently high enough to get the piping in properly, last June my friend helped me install it and after removing the rear right wheel and jacking it up dangerously high we slid it into place.

 

I have both but I have the 3.5

 

i still don't undestand about all this wheel removing stuff, someone's obviously rushing without completely looking at the situation.

 

WHEEL REMOVING...What haha, thats not necessary for an exhaust install at all.

 

yeh i dindt think it was necessary either but if they say they had to do it...then i guess it helps??? about how long did it take yall to install it on yalls ride?

 

Don't laugh before you've tried swapping out a rear section with a jack and stands. Its not necessary for most cars, but sometimes for the Max it is.

The rear section is a pain to get off because the rear of the car has to be high enough so that the muffler points straight down for ya to wriggle the piping free of the "tunnel" that it goes through. Most people don't know or believe that until they've tried it and seen for themselves. If the car is not high enough, you can still do it by wiggling it around in different agles to get it free, and the only way to see how the piping is coming through the tunnel is to remove the wheel on that side. This is still very difficult though, so your best bet is either use a lift, or get some big stands, like 3.5 ton stands, jack it up at the rear beam, and that will be high enough to angle the muffler down to get the piping out.

 

If you can jack it high enough or have a lift, and your bolts come off easily, ya won't need to take the wheel off and this should take ya 30 mins.

 

if you twist the muff slightly you can get it out from over the suspension, but you obviosuly have to remove all the hangers and bolts.....so it's just hanging there.....my friends 98 was more difficult, even though he didn't have the support the 5th gens have that cause the clearance issues and banging on some of the larger diameter aftermarkets, and i've heard of a few stockers banging when they get loose.

 

good point master. Ive always used my friends lift so ive never had to remove any wheels. But you do raise a good point about getting the car high enough if you dont have tall stands and or a lift.

 

i think the piping on the injen is a lil too big. AEM got the sizing right on the altima vq35 intake. Injen shoulda done the same. Lose power tho, nah not likely.

As for the statement that Greddy Exhausts suck. Ignorance at it's finest.

I suppose "Mossy Exhaust" is the tightest right...lol.. i live over here(SD), i know the truth about "Mossy"

 

Injen sucks HOT air from the RADIATOR- did you notice where the filter sits there sherlock ? Alright imagine this- as your live in SoCal, you are on I5 stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, A/C on, fans are blowing HOT air off the radiator RIGHT into the filter of this "CAI from Injen". Now please tell me HOW is that considered a CAI ? U realize the Radiator fans come on at 212deg on our Maximas right ? so basically you have over 150deg F if not more, heat coming right into the engine. Jim Wolf Pop Charger is more of a CAI than Injen is.

Greddy EVO for Maximas SUCK, I never said anything else bout their Power Xtreme, or SP exhausts- but do they make those for our cars ?

Whats the "truth" bout Mossy ? Yeah its the same as Cattman, and BOTH are made by Stromung, your point is ?

Its posts like yours that make all the newbies think- Injen is the best and so is Greddy, eeeeeh NOPE. Both are the worst in their respectfull categories in terms of bang for the buck.

 

truth about mossy? Maybe you had some bad experiences with the DEALERSHIPS but not the product. most people i know with an injen ended up getting rid of it because of low end power loss...

blackbird's scenario is all too familiar