Page One: Intro
Page Two: YOU ARE HERE - Mods and future mods wish list
Page Three: Maxima gets a face-lift (results of my rear 1/4 panel rust repair in progress)
Page Four: My custom paint work/logo for my CAI and dash gauge fabrication
Page Five: Sig Pics I made for friends' Maximas a.k.a. 'The PhotoChop Page'
Page Six: My ramblings on the future of the Maxima.
Page Seven: MagnaFlow Muffler Upgrade (with video)
Page Eight: 1/4 Mile Racing with the 1992 Maxima
Page Nine: NIStune. My early beginnings with laptop ECU tuning on the VE30DE engine.
Mods and Future Mods
Mentality:Preserve the 4DSC Ideal.
Don't get me wrong, what I enjoy most about sharing my ideas of how our car should be, is sharing in your ideas of how it should be.
I have been really impressed by the array of signature touches so many of you have put on your cars. And at times -- equally disgusted. haha.
But I'll never knock someone for trying. That much deserves positive recognition if nothing else.
For me, however, the ideal Maxima preserves the intended spirit of the car: a balance between Luxury and Sport
Sometimes less is more, and sometimes less is not enough. Striking that balance is the ideal.
For example, the window tint should offer privacy, without impairing vision. Maintain a sense of luxury, while at the same time improving the bling factor. It will never lean too heavily in one direction.
I want to mod this car they way Nissan intended to, but maybe... overlooked.
Anyway, I'm going to STFU now and just get on with it. Here's what's been done, and what is to come: (in no particular order)
Done so far:
- Warpspeed Performance Y-Pipe
- Magnaflow Street Series Dual Chmber/Dual Tip Muffler (Model #14816)
- Cattman Cold Air Intake (custom painted logo by myself)
- Eibach Pro Series Springs
- KYB-GR2 Struts
- OBX Racing Pedals
- Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace
- BlehmCo Electrical Ground Wire Upgrade Kit
- Hayden 403 Transmission Cooler
- G-Tech Pro Timer
- 17" RTX Gunmetal 5 Spoke Rims w/polished lip
- Custom Dash Lighting (using LED 194 bulbs)
- Custom Chrome Guage Rings
- Removal of stock Bose System
- Pioneer DEH-P8600MP Head Unit
- Infinity Basslink Subwoofer (if you haven't heard it don't knock it mang)
- Crunch PowerZone P460 Amp
- Kenwood 10 Disc Changer (trunk)
- Infinity Reference Component Speakers Front & Rear
- Every possible brand of headlight bulbs (currently Sylvania SilverStars)
- K&N Filter (replaced with C.A.I.)
- NGK Wiring
- New Hood Struts
- Replaced transmission in 1997
- Manifold studs replaced 1999
- Manifold Studs replaced 2005
- Straight Racing/Test Pipe (removed when I moved from Los Angeles to Toronto for import purposes)
- 15" 4th gen Sawblade Style Rims (backup winter rims)
- LoJack equipped, Crimestopper and Factory Alarms.
Possible 'Undecided' Future Mods:
- e36 Headlight Conversion
- HFI (Hairdryer Forced Induction. That was a joke -- do not try this at home kids)
Page 3: my Maxima gets a facelift --->
