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Member ID: chernmax

Location: Southern, Maryland

Vehicle Info

2004 Nissan Maxima

Bragging Rights

  • 0-604.6 sec
  • Top Speed148 mph
  • HP370
  • Weight3300 lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • port and polish
  • stroke-increase

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Custom Intake
  • Hot Shot Header
  • Remus Exhaust
  • Arias Pistons Engine Comps.
  • Nismo Ignition
  • GReddy Engine Electronics
  • Custom Shocks
  • Custom Springs
  • Stillen Strut Bars
  • Wilwood Brakes
  • Nismo Transmission
  • Speed Force Racing Stage II Turbo
  • COMETIC Head Gaskets
  • Brian Crower Pro Series Connecting Rods
  • Optima Red Top/Stinger battery Terminals (Trunk)
  • Walbro 255 High Flow Fuel Pump
  • AEM Wide Band Monitor
  • Sparco Intercooler
  • ARP Head Bolts
  • Tial 33mm Blow Off Valve
  • Cosworth High Performance Rod Bearings
  • Tial 33mm Wastegate
  • ActiveTuning Ground Wiring Kit
  • Turbonetics T60-1 Turbo
  • Unorthodoz Racing Pulley / Gates Belts
  • Slit Second Timeing Turbo Piggyback Computer
  • Kinetix Intake Manifold
  • 440CC fuel injectors / Autolite XP Iridium plugs
  • NWP Engineering U/L Intake spacers
  • RacingLine Motor Mount inserts
  • D2 Coilovers
  • Stillen Rear Anti Sway Bar
  • Hawk HPS Brake Pads
  • RacingLine F/R Endlinks
  • SE-R Font Anti Sway Bar (24mm)
  • Wilwood F/R 4 piston BBK
  • Drill/slotted Rotors 13.25F/12.9R
  • Energy Suspension bushings

Interior

Exterior Styling

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Chris’s Nissan Maxima:
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WOW, Could not believe how heavy the OEM exhaust system was. Probably shaved 40LBS off the car, glad that's gone...

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chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

(I'm leaving this up as an FYI, CE Y-Pipe was replaced with Hotshot Headers in July 2006)

Custom Enterprise Y-Pipe bolted up 12-9-2004 to the Pre-Cats and GReddy SP-II Catback exhaust system...

OEM chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maximachernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

UPDATE 9/2/2004, Stillen rear Anti-Sway Bar.

Took all of 15 minutes to swap out the OEM Anti-Sway Bar (Remove 1 rear tire, 6 bolts, swap out, done)

EXCELLENT IMPROVEMENT, CORNERS FELT TIGHTER WITH LESS BODY ROLL, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE ONCE I MARRY IT WITH MY NEWLY ORDERED STILLEN FRONT UPPER STRUT TOWER BRACE.

As for the Stillen Front Upper Strut Brace (FUSB), The Part Num# for a 2004 MAX is #307021, Yes it also fits the 2005 ALTIMA 3.5L. See Pic's of install:

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maximachernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

Updated 8/23/2007, OK on 5/30/2006 I installed my new RacingLine Endlinks. These Endlinks do and excellent job in augmenting the Stillen RSB. Only problem was the Grommet stink so I upgraded the to new Polyurethane Sway Bar End Link Grommets with Washers and used 3" grade 8 stainless steel nuts and bolts to fit the new grommets on.

Racingline EndLinks when purchased new.

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

Black thin ones are the removed OEM set verse new

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

Over 1 year later

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

The Fix with Link: www.energysuspensionparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=9.8105

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

The new:

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maximachernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

Updated 06/25/2006 Installed New KYB AGX 8-way Adjustable gas shocks to tighten up the rear and illiminate the SQUAT!!!

The KYB's for the 6th Gen are currently ONLY available through ActiveTuning

Visit: ActiveTuning Link

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chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

The Front Bumper Saga.

PICTURES SAY IT ALL...

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*** Now!!! ***

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Updated Sept 11, 2004. FINALLY RECEIVED AND INSTALLED THE NEW UNORTHODOX RACING UNDERDRIVE CRANK PULLEY. TOOK ME ABOUT 4 HOURS USING ALL HAND TOOLS (DON'T OWN AN IMPACT WRENCH YET!!!). OVERALL EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH INSTALL.

UNORTHODOX RACING STATES THE FULL ADVANTAGE IS REALIZED AFTER 5-7 DAYS OF DRIVING SO THAT IT GIVES THE ENGINE COMPUTER TIME TO RECALIBRATE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ENGINES LIGHTER ROTATIONAL WEIGHT. I INSTALLED A RED PULLEY, PART # 408235-R (FOR 2K4 MAX)

NEW RECOMMENDED BELT SIZE / BRAND ARE:

ALTERNATOR & A/C BELT:
GATES, Part# K060408
(41.5" or 1055mm) or
GATES, Part# K060410
(41" 5/8 or 1060mm)

POWER STEERING BELT:
GATES, Part# K040300
(30.75" or 780mm)

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maximachernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maximachernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

MY OTHER RIDE HIGHLIGHT...
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ.

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chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima


New tails just added July 2006

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chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

BROTHER AND SISTER SIT TOGETHER IN OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE HOWEVER CAN BE A REAL BITCH...

chernmax's 2004 Nissan Maxima

 

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: chernmax

Location: Southern, Maryland