2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GXE 5Speed:

Some New Pictures of My Car on the Last Day of 2003:

The 2nd Annual Mossay Nissan Show

Maximadriver.com Maxima of the Month(Jan/Feb/Mar)
Maxima.org May 2002 Maxima of the Month
June 2002 Maxima of the Month
VQPower.com October 2002 Maxima of the Month

Page 1....................... Homepage
Page 2....................... Engine Performance
Page 3....................... Suspension/Wheels & Tires/Brakes
Page 4....................... Exterior
Page 5....................... Interior
Page 6....................... Plans

KBD Carbon Fiber hood pictures:

Stillen Nissan Day Pictures

NEW 19x8 WORK Esperio IIs with 245/35/19 Yokohama AVS Sport tires!!

These pictures were taken at the S.L.A.P.(Sound Looks and Performance) show in Vista, CA on July 14, 2002. Many thanks go out to Kloogy and NYC2SD from Maxima.org for taking these pictures of my car.

Thanks for visiting my page. it's still under construction so it's a little messy now. I'll try to clean up some mess and post some new pics and info about my car.

Updates

6/28/03:Team Shift meet was very impressive. Lots of Sentras showed up, about 5 240SXs and 4 Maximas. Here are some pictures from the meet. Thanks TJ for taking these pics for me.

6/25/03:I'll take more new pictures of my car with the seats soon!!

6/23/03:My Corbeau seat brackets have finally arrived. One day too late for the show. But hey, they're finally here!(Pictures soon)

6/22/03:RPM Motorworks and I entered Tweeter's SLAP(Sound Looks and Performance) Show in Oceanside. I won 6th place Wild class(after some argument with the show judge who thought I should be in Wild, not Mild class because of my NOS kit)..The shop also won 2nd place Wild and the Best Engine award with a turbo Miata.

6/20/03:First ever Maxima meet at RPM Motorworks! In total, about 15 plus Maximas showed up for this meet. Good turn-out, always nice to see old and new faces!

6/17/03:After talking to Spencer and Nate from Corbeau headquarter for about half an hour, they 'allow' me to buy the brackets alone. How gay...I've never had this much fun trying to buy seat brackets...

6/10/03-6/13/03:My futile attempts to acquire the necessary Corbeau seat brackets have failed. Apparently, Corbeau does not allow their authorized dealers to sell the brackets alone. 'The brackets must be purchased with a purchase of the seats', they say. What the hell is going on? Called over 20 different places, they all say the same thing. This sucks.

6/09/03:Purchased a set of Corbeau CR-1 seats from my friend Cheston. I can't believe these are used. They're are absolutely tits!!

5/20/03:Finally got new 4th gen Sprint Springs for my car. My cut-Eibachs got trashed...The right front springs lost all their tension...This is some crazy shit!

5/15/03:After a brief NOS test run, my clock-ring in the steering colume busted...wtf? Now i have Airbag light flashing in my eyes...gay...

1/25/03:My car never looked this good before without my new CF hood...This hood is tits!!!

1/23/03:First update of the new year and it's a good one! The custom KBD Carbon Fiber hood is finally done!

11/24/02:My hood is dropped off at a custom fabrication shop called KBD, located in Brea, CA. The shop is currently using my hood to make a mold for Carbon Fiber and Carbon Kevlar hoods. It will take about 2 weeks to prepare for the hood. Here is a Porsche Boxster hood made by the same shop. Much better quality hood than VIS counterpart.

and some other hoods at the shop

I just can't wait till the hood is done! I will post pictures as soon as I have the hood on my car.

11/20/02:New! A brand new MOMO combat carbon fiber shift knob!! My old one was taking alot of beating. hehehe..

11/14/02:The big brakes are in finally! The brakes feel awesome and it was well worth the money. Still searching for the wheels...whew...For pictures of the brakes on my car, go to page 3.

10/21/02:The brakes are way too big! My 18inch wheels did not clear the calipers by far! Even the 300ZX rims won't clear the calipers due to larger VR-4 rotors. Now I have to shop for new wheels again. Sucks!

10/19/02:Stillen Nissan Day!!! It was alright, but I thought last year was much better.

10/18/02:Just bought a pair of 300ZX Twin Turbo calipers and a pair of 3000GT VR-4 rotors. The rotors are massive 12.4inches with cross drilled/slotted face. Pictures are coming soon.

10/01/02:There is no better way to start a month then installing a set of KYB AGXs in your car!! :)
My Tokico Blues, after 2 years of use and abuse have finally blew on me and today the AGXs replaced the Tokicos. 4 adjustable settings for the front struts and 8 adjustable settings for the rear shocks. The ride is very nice and controlled, and much less body lean than Tokico Blues. By the way, these AGXs are made for 95-99 Maximas. For those of you who are interested in installing the AGXs in 2000-2003 Maximas, you'll need to modify the front struts in order to install these shocks.

9/13/02:The MSD in-line fuel pump is now installed. The installation was not that hard, but man, fuel hoses are some hard hoses to take out..

9/09/02:Just put in my new clutch and a Pacesetter short shifter today. The shifter install was very easy, since I already pulled the tranny out. I now have a custom made 8 puck Fiber Tough clutch with stock-heavy pressure plate. I did not get a new flywheel, I just resurfaced it at this time. Now I need to go out and break in my clutch.

9/06/02:My car is dropped off for new clutch.

8/11/02:It's not all that good squeezing too much Nitrous if your car cannot handle..my clutch is slipping, i need new colder plugs, new fuel pump and MSD..more to come..

8/10/02:Just finished installing 100shot NOS Dry Kit. Yikes!

7/14/02:I went to S.L.A.P.(Sound Looks and Performance) show in Vista, CA, sponsored by Tweeter stereo shop. Won the 1st place Advanced Nissan. Many thanks go out to my shop, Premier Autoworks.

7/10/02:Yet another new set of rims. Only this time, they are 19x8 Racing Hart WORK rims with 245/35/19 Yokohama AVS Sport tires all around. these are phat!!

6/04/02:It's been a long time since I updated this page. Well, nothing extraordinary happened..got a couple new stuff for my car. A new clutch is due at the end of this month. I'll be prototyping a custom clutch(with full kevlar set-up). Another news: I was selected as 5thgenmaximas.com's June 2002 Maxima of the Month!

5/30/02:Just smoked my tail lights(the turn signal and reverse lights) with a tail lamp spray. I think it looks much better than before.

5/01/02:YAY! I was selected as Maxima.org's May 2002 Maxima of the Month!!!
Stillen Open House is this Saturday May 4th. See you all there!

4/22/02:Sorry about the long delay. It took me a while to take these pictures. NEW PICTURES HAVE BEEN ADDED!!!
Most of new pictures were added in Page 4

4/21/02:With some luck, more pictures of my car will be added by tomorrow. If not, they'll be ready by Tuesday.

4/06/02:Tomorrow is my Birthday!!! woohoo!!

NEW!:Video Clips from the Topanga Canyon run. Enjoy!(Special thanks goes out to Don and his significant other for taping this). The file named Irvine78.mov is my solo shot.
*You will need a realplayer or a quicktime applications to view these files

Click here for the movies

3/21/02:Just got done with finals at UCI. Car's running great lately, except for the annoying 'service engine soon' light..still didn't have time to fix it, but since it's not really a major drivetrain problem, i'm not in a hurry to fix it. Recorded a best G-force of .96G so far with the RSM. It's really fun playing with it. Desperately in need of a car wash.

3/13/02: Just found two pictures from the All Nissan Meet back in February and recent MCC canyon run meet in Topanga canyon, CA. These are the only picture I have so far of my new rims. The new AE headlights are not pictured in this photo.

3/12/02: The RSM is interfering with my VSS(Vehicle Speed Sensor). Turned out to be a faulty connectors. I really hate my Service Engine Soon lights.

3/09/02: The RSM is installed in my car and looks pretty nice. So far, the best 0-60mph time measured is 5.9sec with my system in the trunk and assortment of junks in my car. Just wanted to find out what I'm running in everyday trim.

3/08/02: My 25th Anniversary Edition Black housing headlights arrived 2 months after I placed an order for them. The right side headlight housing was on backorder(hmmm...wonder why..). Well, the APEXi RSM couldn't be installed today, but it will be by tomorrow. The RSM looks great, it's about the size of APEXi S-AFC. I will be mounting this right under my headunit(I have an empty slot under my headunit). Stay tuned.

*I have not taken any pictures of my car since my new rims were put on. I will try to take new pictures as soon as I can.

3/07/02: Ordered an APEXi Rev & Speed Meter(RSM) for my car. It should be installed by tomorrow.

2/22/01: Finally! My new rims have arrived! They are 18inch AXIS SE7ENs in gunmetal gray color. Love how the rims looks on my car. Gotta take some pics of them. I'll post the pics as soon as I take them.

2/21/02: I blew 2 O2 sensors in 3 days. The first sensor was replaced and now i have another one to deal with. God I hate the 'Service Engine Soon' light.

Overview of My Maxima

Performance:
Stillen/Premier Intake, Stillen Y-pipe, GReddy EVO catback exhaust, UR Pulley, Custom B&M Dual Fuel Pressure Regulators, K&N Breather Filter, Pacesetter short shifter, Custom 8 puck Fiber Tough clutch with stock heavy pressure plate, MSD in-line fuel pump, 100shot NOS Dry Kit

Suspension:
4th gen Sprint Springs, Modified 4th gen KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks(Front and rear), Stillen FSTB, Stillen RSB

Wheels and Tires:
Stock:15X6.5 steel wheels and plastic wheel covers with 205/65/15 Dunlop tires
Previously:17X7.5 5Ziggen GT-8s with 235/45/17 Bridgestone Potenza S-02 Polepositions/19x8 WORK Esperio IIs with 245/35/19 Yokohama AVS Sport
Currently:tires18x7.5 AXIS SE7ENs in Gunmetal Gray with 235/40/18 Falken GR-B tires(Now with Custom Extended Front Wheel Studs for the Caliper clearance).

Brakes:
Front:300ZX TT 4 piston calipers(painted red) with 12.7inch 3000GT VR-4 rotors, Porterfield pads, SS Brakelines
Rear:Custom rear Brembo Superslot Rotors with AXISS Metalic Pads, SS Brakelines

Exterior:
Custom(one-off) Carbon Fiber Hood by KBD, Full Stillen Aero Kit with Stillen Front Touring Spolier, OEM Rear Spoiler, AE Headlights and 00-01 SE Taillight conversion(w/ smoked turn signals and reverse lights)

Interior:
Corbeau CR-1 seats, Corbeau 4-point Racing Harness and shoulder pads(Race/Show Only), Autometer Shift light, Autometer Gauges(oil pressure/air-fuel meter), APEXi RSM, Joshua Tree Carbon Fiber Interior Trim, Pacesetter Short shifter with Sparco Shift-knob, RAZO Aluminum Pedals, Broadway Mirror, NISMO e-brake handle cover and shoulder pads for stock seatbelts

Audio System:
Panasonic Headunit, Alpine V12 Amp, Single 12" JL sub

Soon to come:A Custom Turbo Kit.

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