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Member ID: ptatohed

Location: Poway, CA

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1996 Nissan Maxima

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Stillen Intake 
  • Custom Exhaust 
  • Stillen Engine Comps. 
  • H&R Springs 
  • Tokico Shocks 

Exterior Styling

  • PIAA Lighting 
  • Stillen Body Kit 
  • Yokohama Tires 

Ratings

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Sep 16, 2005

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Josh’s Nissan Maxima
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[This will be Page One. Right now my car is "Under Construction". I will post pics as soon as it is done. (Hopefully summer of 2002)]

Please sign my guest book. I'd really appreciate feedback. Thanks. :o)

Mods:

Performance:

- Stillen V2 SuperCharger
- Custom 'bulletproof' Transmission re-build.
- Warpspeed Y-pipe
- Custom 2.5" catback
- G-Force ECU (had to remove due to SC)
- Hayden 1404 transmission cooler
- 'Home Made' Semi-CAI for supercharger
- Mobile One sythetic motor oil
- Mobile One synthetic transmission fluid
- Redline Water wetter
- One-step colder plugs
- Spare tire and jack left out for weight reduction
- Rear bumper remove for weight reduction
- Windshield wipers removed for looks, weight reduction and aerodynamics
- Rear seats easily removable for weight reduction.

Handling:

- Courtesy Front Strut Tower Brace
- Addco Rear Anti-Sway Bar
- 235-45-17 Z-rated Yokohama street tires on CEC Type 129 rims
- Tokico shock/struts
- H&R springs

Exterior:

- Shaved trunk keyhole
- Shaved stock antenna
- Stillen body kit/ ground effects all around
- Tinted windows all around
- VW/Audi Fuba roof-mounted antenna
- Shaved rear emblyms
- All chrome removed/hidden: Doorhandles, side window trim, front emblym, exhaust tip
- Body color grill and emblym
- Body color front air dam
- Body color windshield squirters
- 17" CEC Type 129 rims
- Mid Wing spoiler
- Red/clear taillights
- Diamond Clear front bumper lights
- '97/'99 headlights
- '97 cornering lights with 'rewire'
- PIAA Superwhite headlight bulbs
- PIAA Superwhite 85W foglight bulbs
- A custom windshield star
- A few custom paint chips/dings

Interior:

- Wood kit
- Hard-wired radar detector
- Real leather e-brake boot
- 1999 Security key (I hated that unnsymmetrical 'spoon' key!)
- My trusty cupholder :o)

Stereo:

- Absolutely bone stock (so as to avoid any unnecessary weight!)

Near Future Plans:

- '97/'99 Front bumper cover with diamond grille material (both sitting in garge)
- '97 Stillin front lip (garage)
- '97 Rear bumper cover with exhaust hole filled in (garage)
- '97 Stillen rear ground effects (garage)
- '97 Factory foglights (garage)
- Shaved side view mirrors
- Shaved door guards
- Shaved windhield squiters
- Zendar roof-mounted antenna
- Altezzas with the chrome painted body color (garage)

Not-So-Near Future Plans:

- Smaller SC pulley
- Intercooler?
- '97/'99 Homelink visor
- Type II if they are made again
- Real leather covered armrest
- Leather shift boot
- Chopped/lowered shifter
- Auto dim rear view with outside temp. and compass
- Autoloc.com WC1000 window moduals
- Re-tint one shade darker
- Gauges
- Superwhite bulbs for front bumper lights/clearance lights/reverse lights
- Green dash/window switch bulbs

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Although the car will look very different shortly, here are some pictures of how it looks up to date:
(well, o.k., not so up-to-date I guess. It doesn't show the hidden exhaust pipe, it doesn't show the '97 headlights, the diamond bumper lights, etc. ...)

ptatohed's 1996 Nissan Maxima

ptatohed's 1996 Nissan Maxima

ptatohed's 1996 Nissan Maxima

ptatohed's 1996 Nissan Maxima

ptatohed's 1996 Nissan Maxima


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Member ID: ptatohed

Location: Poway, CA