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Old 10-10-2012, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rochester
Yesterday I purchased two 50 pound bags of driveway cold-patch, transported in my G's trunk, and I can tell you... 100 lbs is a lot of weight.

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Don't forget to replace the upper mounts with Wrayth polyurethane mounts to complement the Es lower torque mounts.


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got some available?
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
three 20lb subs =60lbs
box for three 8's =atleast 30lbs
amp and other misc. hardware =10lbs

thats ~100lbs
noooo like 20 pounds all together this subs are baby as hell lol my 12 inch sub in my tsx weigh like 10 pounds each lol
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Originally Posted by Rochester

Yesterday I purchased two 50 pound bags of driveway cold-patch, transported in my G's trunk, and I can tell you... 100 lbs is a lot of weight.

Ow, my back.
Old Man!should have had it delivered.

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Throw speakers away they not doing anything with them specs.shove 2 13w7's and 2 mrp m2000 amps plus 2 f500 amps in there then talk smack

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Throw speakers away they not doing anything with them specs.shove 2 13w7's and 2 mrp m2000 amps plus 2 f500 amps in there then talk smack

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my speakers arent bad at all tho i have mb quarts speakers and 3 8" jl audio subs and the car has 3 amps and a double din kenwood headunit. and if you want to talk custom my tsx has custom enclosures so i have my whole trunk
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^your weight calculations must be off. Those eights have gotta be 10+lbs each, plus your box which is at least 15lbs, plus your amp and misc. stuff....10-15bs
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
^your weight calculations must be off. Those eights have gotta be 10+lbs each, plus your box which is at least 15lbs, plus your amp and misc. stuff....10-15bs
possibly -_- im just guessing from what it felt like when i picked it up lol

hey guys so i was told the car has jim wolf headers and by this thread i found out jim wolf doesnt make headers so i finally had time to take pictures but i couldnt get from under the car and idk if you guys can tell the difference from just the top but here is the pictures also do you guys know if my intake is a brand or is it custom made?
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and now for the intake what does it look like? is it custom made? i dont like the spectre filter cause i feel like i should get a better brand such as a k&n i was thinking apexi but my filter gets wet when it rains cause i have the evo style cf hood
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and for the guys talking about the system i have here are some pics tell me what u think im thinking of pulling it out and selling it cause it doesnt bump hard enough like my tsx might get stronger subs or might just go subless lol
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and im wondering what the hell is this it looks like a amp but i dont think it is, i am pretty sure its for the tvs it can use some cleaning lol
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Originally Posted by tigersharkdude
^your weight calculations must be off. Those eights have gotta be 10+lbs each, plus your box which is at least 15lbs, plus your amp and misc. stuff....10-15bs
You are correct 50 pounds of crap is still 50 pounds of crap!

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Originally Posted by cjandura
You are correct 50 pounds of crap is still 50 pounds of crap!

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maybe i should take out my trunk rug that thing is pretty heavy lol
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If you sellin dibs on the ppi amp if the left channel still works right

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sure i keep that in mind and yea it all works and i thought u said it was just heavy crap lol jk

anyone know what kind of headers these are? sorry for not being able to get pictures from under and those that rust look bad? it looks sorta ugly
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so over the past months i learned alot about my maxima and did alot to it also, i realized that i asked some dumb questions like what kind of exhaust of i have... i found out a while that 5th gen do not have dual exhaust on the market, so i got lucky with this maxima, i found out i have g35 throttle body when i gave the original owner a call, and 19 inch rims one of you said can never be light but i have the g35 rays rims that are also 19 and the front weigh 19 and the rear 21 pounds in my opinion thats super light for any rim. i was confused why u said i was lucky with my cattman strut bar but now i know because its not in production anymore. i took out my subwoofers and i lied to you guys those things are like 30-40 pounds -__-. i also ordered nwp spacers, and nwp torque link so once they come in im going to install it along with the kinitex, i know people say there is no real proof it works but since i have it, and it looks good minus well. so basically in the past few months i spent around 2k on this maxima for used bumper, grill, fogs, optima red top, rims torque link, spacers, and i feel like im missing some stuff lol

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What year is this alleged G35 TB from, since well, I'll let you answer that.

It's the same as the Maxima, unless it's an HR motor, and in that case ...


My LW 17's were 14.3#'s per wheel, and each corner weighed in at 35.4 pounds, that's light.
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Originally Posted by NmexMAX
What year is this alleged G35 TB from, since well, I'll let you answer that.

It's the same as the Maxima, unless it's an HR motor, and in that case ...


My LW 17's were 14.3#'s per wheel, and each corner weighed in at 35.4 pounds, that's light.
i have no idea what year its from never asked he told me that after i asked him a few questions just conversating wise.
thats light buy for a 19 inch wheel weighing 19 for the front and 21 for the rear that still very light. cause most 19s are around 25-30 pounds
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how many km does your maxima have op?
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I don't think it can be considered a mod, since it is the same TB, but ... either way either way.
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i c and i have 80k miles. im trying to imagine how much power im putting to the ground i would assume 240-260
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Old 01-29-2013, 07:19 PM
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How about a performance driving school so you can take advantage of all these improvements you've made? Do you like autox or High Performance Driving Events? If you have money for mods, you have money to learn how to make the most of your car's potential.... just a thought...
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If you're wondering what your power is, get a Dyno. Also there are tons of autox events to go have fun and learn how to take advantage of your suspension mods.
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Old 01-29-2013, 07:56 PM
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never thought too much of that but sounds like a good idea. i do want to dyno in the future but i dont feel like spending 100 bucks to find out how much power i pish when i can fill my tank twice with that and do atleast 10-20 good pulls with thats gas money lol or less. one time in my first maxima i burnt half a tank in half a minute racing my friends tl-s 03 and i beat him every race and i had extra 250 pounds in my car 5 - 16 pound bowling ***** and a 150 pound friend
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Any recent pics of that Kinetix IM, on the Exhaust custom 2.5in. or 3in...
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i didnt install it yet since im waiting for my spacers to come in and i dont want to install it and have to take it off again lol. and im not even going to lie idk what exhaust size it is since its the rectangle shape one -_- its a very quiet car until i rev it up high tho. when i start its loud when i have the kinitex, spacers, and torquelink on in a month or so ill take a reving video but i have pics of the kinitex chillen on my photobucket same username as my org name
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Originally Posted by MaxFiyah
never thought too much of that but sounds like a good idea. i do want to dyno in the future but i dont feel like spending 100 bucks to find out how much power i pish when i can fill my tank twice with that and do atleast 10-20 good pulls with thats gas money lol or less. one time in my first maxima i burnt half a tank in half a minute racing my friends tl-s 03 and i beat him every race and i had extra 250 pounds in my car 5 - 16 pound bowling ***** and a 150 pound friend
A half a tank in 30 seconds seconds....Wouldn't matter if you are going about 130 plus for that, that is way too much did the car have problems....
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A half a tank in 30 seconds seconds....Wouldn't matter if you are going about 130 plus for that, that is way too much did the car have problems....
omg i mean 10 minutes lmaoooooo i would be hella mad if that was true but i drove that car hard every minute and i use to average liek 15 mpg lol and on my tsx i drive it alot careful ussually done go over 3k rpm and i average 19-27. lol
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Originally Posted by MaxFiyah
i didnt install it yet since im waiting for my spacers to come in and i dont want to install it and have to take it off again lol. and im not even going to lie idk what exhaust size it is since its the rectangle shape one -_- its a very quiet car until i rev it up high tho. when i start its loud when i have the kinitex, spacers, and torquelink on in a month or so ill take a reving video but i have pics of the kinitex chillen on my photobucket same username as my org name
Does it have a resonator people say those Vibrants are pretty Quiet....
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Does it have a resonator people say those Vibrants are pretty Quiet....
yea it does when i was under the car it looked like one of those vibrant ultra silent ones i believe. but if im keeping this maxima for a long time i want greddy ti-c mufflers i think ill be the first maxima with functional dual greddy ti-c + it will sound like a beast
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Originally Posted by NmexMAX
What year is this alleged G35 TB from, since well, I'll let you answer that.

It's the same as the Maxima, unless it's an HR motor, and in that case ...


My LW 17's were 14.3#'s per wheel, and each corner weighed in at 35.4 pounds, that's light.
Yet you are still too slow
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Originally Posted by MaxFiyah
yea it does when i was under the car it looked like one of those vibrant ultra silent ones i believe. but if im keeping this maxima for a long time i want greddy ti-c mufflers i think ill be the first maxima with functional dual greddy ti-c + it will sound like a beast
Forgot it had Dual Exhaust if you ever get it on a Lift or High enough take some Pics.....
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Originally Posted by DrunkieTheBear
Yet you are still too slow
I sold those wheels to a faster member though.
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no doubt i would take pics. i tried once but i was just using a jack and the pictures came out like ****. did anyone ever do a write up for how to dual exhaust a 5.5?
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IMO, duals on these cars are for looks.

6th gen comes with duals, fastest NA member went single 3". IMO, just like a PnP'd LIM, not worth the time.

Although, not stating that to knight, because for him, it was easy, bot the OP, might want to look somewhere else for gains.
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Originally Posted by MaxFiyah
one time in my first maxima i burnt half a tank in half a minute racing
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omg i mean 10 minutes lmaoooooo
No, you didn't mean 10 minutes. You wrote half-a-minute. There's no way to mis-write that, and mean 10 minutes. You just exaggerated, no big deal, no need to lie about it
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Originally Posted by TunerMaxima3000
No, you didn't mean 10 minutes. You wrote half-a-minute. There's no way to mis-write that, and mean 10 minutes. You just exaggerated, no big deal, no need to lie about it
So I wonder if he tells his girl he can go for 10 minutes, he really means 30 seconds?
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duals often makes cars lose power sorta like why no installs dual intakes like the porches i kno a kid who lodt power after installing duals on a tc but ima keep mine since its unique for a 5th gen and tunermax i really meant 10 min lmao i guess i was typing and not thinking no bullshtt there lol and thats a good one amerikaner in my defence the main objective is 2 get it in lmaoooo
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stellar response.






Yes I just used the word stellar.
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lol thanks thats my comeback for anything relating to those kinds of jobs lol
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either way either way.
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New to this a little bit

Yes i am a little bit new to this.... I am just wondering what i can do to get a little more power and torque out of my 5th gen. So far I have deleted the cat, have a 3" straight pipe to a 44 series flowmaster. i also have a Injen CAI. 15% tint,blue led conversion in the intrument cluster. 18" enkei wheels. just wondering what else i can do without breaking my bank??????
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Originally Posted by Gismo4842
Yes i am a little bit new to this.... I am just wondering what i can do to get a little more power and torque out of my 5th gen. So far I have deleted the cat, have a 3" straight pipe to a 44 series flowmaster. i also have a Injen CAI. 15% tint,blue led conversion in the intrument cluster. 18" enkei wheels. just wondering what else i can do without breaking my bank??????
Change those blue leds to green... That where you find the power!
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Originally Posted by Gismo4842
Yes i am a little bit new to this.... I am just wondering what i can do to get a little more power and torque out of my 5th gen. So far I have deleted the cat, have a 3" straight pipe to a 44 series flowmaster. i also have a Injen CAI. 15% tint,blue led conversion in the intrument cluster. 18" enkei wheels. just wondering what else i can do without breaking my bank??????
That 15% tint only gives you 3-5hp. You should consider replacing it with 5% for like a 50hp gain!

But seriously, remove the Injen and smack yourself in the head with it. Cold air is not behind your radiator. If you replace that with your stock air box you will gain back the lost hp. At a minimum, convert to a short ram setup or look into the true CAI mod for the Injen (decent how-to poking around here).

Headers. OBX, or Cattman if you have deep pockets. Deleting the main cat does nothing. The restriction is in the precats. 20hp alone right there. At a minimum, you could get the precats for a gain.

If you have an android phone you can look into a 2 degree timing advance with a blutooth elm and an app called Car Gauge PRO. $20-$30 total.

NWP mods. VIAS BOP, spacers, etc.

Search SSIM

Also look into piggyback tuners. I just grabbed an Apexi VAFC and AEM uego wideband (both used) for under $200. The classifieds here are great if your a baller on a budget.

There is a wealth of knowledge around here, just gotta search. Stickies are also your friend. Bumping an almost year old thread doesn't get you far around here, but at least you made an effort. Good luck. (ps. Get some lowering springs or coilovers... needs more low)

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