Welcome to the homepage for my 2000 Nissan Maxima SE

Last Updated: October 9, 2002

PAGE 1 --- Summary
PAGE 2 --- Performance
PAGE 3 --- Suspension
PAGE 4 --- Lighting
PAGE 5 --- Interior
PAGE 6 --- Exterior
PAGE 7 --- Miscellaneous

Featured on NissanPerformanceMag.com for August 2002

The formality:
ENGINE
--- DOHC
--- 3.0 Liter
--- 24 Valve
--- 6 Cylinder
--- 222 hp @ 6,400 RPM
--- 217 ft-lbs @ 4,000 RPM

TRANSMISSION
--- 4-Speed automatic overdrive transmission
--- Front engine front wheel drive

SUSPENSION AND STEERING
--- Independent type front strut suspension
--- Rear: Multi-Link Beam� suspension
--- Sport-tuned suspension
--- Front and Rear Stabilizer Bars
--- Power-assisted engine-speed-sensitive steering

BRAKES
--- Power-assisted 4-wheel disc brakes
--- 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)

WHEELS AND TIRES
--- 17" Performance aluminum-alloy wheels and tires
--- P225/50VR17 Bridestone Potenza RE92 Tires

EXTERIOR
--- Black grille surround and body-color door handles
--- Automatic on/off halogen headlights
--- Halogen fog lights
--- Smoke-colored taillights
--- Rear spoiler (truck mounted)
--- Chrome exhaust finisher
--- Dual power outside mirrors
--- Dual heated outside mirrors
--- Power sliding glass sunroof (one touch open/close)

INTERIOR
--- 60/40 Split fold-down rear seatbacks
--- Leather seating surfaces
--- Leather-wrapped steering wheel
--- Leather-wrapped shifter
--- Titanium tinted gauges

COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
--- Air conditioning
--- Power windows
--- Power door locks
--- Remote keyless entry
--- Cruise control
--- HomeLink� Universal Transceiver
--- Tilt steering column
--- Variable intermittent wipers
--- Digital outside temperature display
--- Automatic temperature control (ATC)
--- Height-adjustable 3-point front seat belts
--- 8-way power driver's seat
--- 4-way power front-passengers seat
--- Illuminated visor mirrors
--- Height adjustable center armrest
--- Cargo net
--- Heated front seats

SAFETY AND SECURITY
--- Dual-stage supplemental front air bags
--- Front-seat side-impact air bags
--- Front seat belts with pre-tensioners and load limiters
--- Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System
--- Vehicle security system
--- 3-point ALR/ELR passenger seat belt system
--- Energy-absorbing steering column
--- Front and rear crumple zones
--- Hood buckling creases
--- Pipe-style steel side-door guard beams
--- LATCH System (lower anchors and tethers for children)

AUDIO SYSTEM
--- Bose� AM/FM/CD/Cassette audio system (200 watts)
--- Seven Bose� active speakers, including woofer and two tweeters (part of Bose� audio system)

DIMENSIONS
--- Wheelbase 108.3
--- Overall Length 190.5
--- Overall Width 70.3
--- Overall Height 56.5
--- Head Room (front/rear) 40.5/37.4
--- Leg Room (front/rear) 44.8/36.2
--- Hip Room (front/rear) 55.3/53.7
--- Shoulder Room (front/rear) 56.9/56.2

CAPACITIES
--- Interior Passenger Volume (cu.ft.) 102.5
--- Cargo Capacity (cu.ft.) 15.1
--- Fuel Tank (gals) 18.5

CURB WEIGHT
--- Automatic transmission 3,245

2000 EPA FUEL ECONOMY ESTIMATES
--- Automatic Transmission (city/hwy) 19/26

ACCESSORIES
--- Sunroof wind deflector
--- Floor Mats(carpeted)

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Here is the current list of mods I have on my car:

PERFORMANCE
--- Stillen/Vortech V2 Supercharger
--- 2.87" Supercharger Pulley (11 psi)
--- GReddy Type-S Blow-Off Valve
--- 2001 Maxima Anniversary Edition Manual Transmission with Viscous Limited Slip
--- Unorthodox Racing Lightened Flywheel
--- ACT Steet Clutch
--- Pacesetter Short Throw Shifter
--- Stillen Y-pipe
--- Random Technology Catalytic Converter
--- Brembo Big Brake Kit
--- Porterfield R4S Rear Brake Pads
--- Goodridge Stainless Steel Brake Lines
--- K&N Breather Filter
--- Vortech 8:1 Fuel Management Unit
--- GReddy Cat-back
--- Exhaust Wrap
--- Custom Supercharger Cold Air Intake
--- A'pexi S-AFC
--- Perma-Cool Oil Cooler
--- Aquamist Water Injection
--- Walbro High-Pressure 255 ltr/hr Fuel Pump

SUSPENSION
--- Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
--- Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
--- Stillen Rear Sway Bar
--- Ground Control Coilovers (6" springs all around with 500 lbs. and 375 lbs. spring rate for fronts and rears, respectively)
--- Koni Yellow Struts
--- Stillen Adjustable Camber Plates
--- WarpSpeed Performance Subframe Connectors

LIGHTING
--- 2002 Maxima HIDs (Headlights)
--- PIAA Xtreme White 55W H3 (Foglights)
--- PIAA Plasma Blue Wedge Bulbs (Front and Rear Clear Markers)
--- Polarg Visual G Series (Rear Signal Lights)
--- Raybrig Hyper White Bulb (Trunk Light)
--- Blue LEDs (Step Lights)
--- Red Polarg Hybrid Bulbs (Brake Lights)
--- Super White Polarg Hybrid Bulb (Map Light)
--- Super White Polarg Hybrid Bulb (Dome Light)
--- Super White GiGaLux Bulbs (Reverse Lights)
--- Blacklights
--- Blue LEDs Connected To Alarm (On A-pillars)
--- Blue Varad Gothic Scanner
--- Raybrig Hyper White Bulb For Running Light With HIDs

INTERIOR
--- Carbon Fiber Dash Kit
--- Razo Carbon Fiber Pedals
--- 2001 Maxima Anniversary Edition Shift Knob
--- 2002 Maxima Center Console
--- Broadway Mirror
--- Mini Nissan Badges
--- Blacklight Sensitive Floor Mats
--- Nissan Shoulder Pads
--- Valentine One Radar Detector (Hardwired)
--- A'pexi EL Boost Gauge
--- A'pexi EL Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) Gauge
--- Autometer Pillar Pod
--- Chrome Gauge Rings
--- A'pexi Rev/Speed Meter
--- Tomei Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge
--- Momo Carbon Fiber Parking Brake Handle
--- AP-Signworks Diamond Plate Floormats

EXTERIOR
--- Stillen Aero Kit
--- Exea Antenna
--- Autodynamic Rear Clear Markers
--- Ooglie Inc. Front Clear Markers
--- 35% Tint For The Front Windows
--- Limo Tint For The Rear Windows and Moon Roof
--- www.maxima.org Window Stickers
--- Maxima License Plate Frame
--- 18" X 8.5" Volk Racing LE37K
--- Bridgestone RE730 245/40/18 Tires
--- MaximaDriver.com Window Stickers
--- Maxima.org Sticker On Supercharger Piping
--- SC Badge
--- Blue Lite Glow Undercar Neon Kit

MISCELLANEOUS
--- FIAMM Highway Blaster Horns (E and F)
--- Red HoseTechniques Silicone Hoses
--- Optima Red Top Battery
--- 2001 Anniversary Edition Door Sills

FUTURE MODS
--- PFIspeed.com Turbo Kit (sitting in garage)
--- Blitz SBC i-D Boost Controller (sitting in garage)
--- J&S Electronics Ultra SafeGuard (sitting in garage)
--- Stainless Steel Braided Fuel Lines (sitting in garage)
--- B&M Inline Fuel Pressure Gauge (sitting in garage)
--- Cartech Fuel Management Unit (sitting in garage)
--- BerkTuning.com Silicone Hose Couplers

Click to see dyno graph (pre-supercharger)

Click to see dyno graph (supercharger running 11 psi with 3.125" supercharger pulley)
Supercharged running 11 psi with the best run of 284.1 hp and 234.9 ft-lbs torque at the wheels. That comes out to about 380 hp and 310 ft-lbs torque at the crank (25% loss with automatic). I'm happy my tranny hasn't blown up yet. :) In the quest to join the 300 hp club, I will tune the air/fuel to get 16 more hp.

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Questions? Comments? Email me at kevin@maxima.org