ok, so i received my stage 1 in the mail today, after feeling all giddy about installing them, i get under the car and notice almost immediately that there is a couple issues..... the first being that it is not clearing my cattman headers and the second that the nuts that are on the car from factory have a washer built into the nut itself. anybody put it on with the cattman headers and run into the header problem? how about the nut situation anyone know if discount auto will carry the 27mm nut???

 

i think it's a known problem with stage 1 not clearing headers. I think you should ask DaveVQ. He has a solution but it involves a lil bit of modding.

 

yah but,i was under the impression that the stage 2's did not fit the headers not the stage 1.....


do you think davevq has a writeup online???

 

I spoke with Pam at Blehmco two days ago regarding this issue and the stages I and II LTB will not clear the Cattman/Hotshot headers. On the flipside of that coin, Blehmco is in the process of creating a new and improved LTB which will clear them. However, no word on the release date.

Please let me know if you find a write-up on this.

Thanks

 

Nevermind. Found it..

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ders-pics.html

 

****..... so i guess i have a stage 1 for sale, less they release the newer one and i can send it back in and get the newer one.

 

fine, but then it leads to my second problem, they 5th gen nuts i have with the washer attached.... anybody know any good places to get that nut?

 

i just also noticed that the skid plate on the bottom of my headers had a cracked weld and came off in my hand....... buncho bullshis!!! lol.

 

Dealer or junkyard would be my best guess.

 

you could also do what I did....use a bench grinder to grind off the "washer" part of the bolt to make it standard-sized. I did this several times and it works fine.

 

the bolts on 02-03 dont have the washer.. try to call nissan and see if they have it.. otherwise you'll never find it unless a junkyard or part out......but u dont have to really worry cuz it wont fit w headers...

 

ya some cars they put the bolts with the washers on them.... i had to go to the Nissan dealer and but the other ones.... it was like 4 each o well.

 

do u remember what year you got the nuts off of? was it the 02-03? i also found the thread where DaveVQ made it fit over the headers.

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ders-pics.html

 

 

ya any 02-or 03