1997 Nissan Maxima project help

[BKLounge445]

OK, so. I am new to the forums and am new to cars. I do know basics and could easily get help if I ran into trouble. But I am wondering where to start with my Maxima. I was thinking a cold air intake. Any suggestions as to good brands? I know K&N doesn't make any for this model. (Except the apollo but they are not street legal).

After the cold air intake I was planning on a new muffler. The one that is on the car is old and rusted. I want to get a muffler for performance, not just sound. The first thing I did to the car was wire in some LED windshield washer nozzles. (All I did was splice it into the headlights). But I do not want to be a ricer. So now I am moving onto performance. I am also on a budget so I cannot get the most expensive parts. For the muffler, I was thinking maybe magnaflow... But I don't know if they will just bolt on where the old one was, or if I will need to weld it. I would prefer bolt on ones, but if absolutely necessary I can get my uncle to weld it. (He is a nissan/infinity mechanic). Thank you for all the help!

[audtatious]

Muffler alone won't give you any noticeable hp increases. The factory exhaust is not really limiting so if you want to get some increases via exhaust mods then look into headers and free-flow cats. Injen, Stillen and others make intakes for the Maxima and should suffice fine. Injen is a long-tube CAI and most of the others are short-tube. Here is a good overview of intakes:

http://www.nicoclub.com/tech/intake-overview.shtml

[BKLounge445]

Well, I am actually looking into just putting a infiniti q45 engine in. Me, my friend, and his dad would do it. His dad knows what he is doing. He has an 89 foxbody stang that runs low 9's on the quarter, he build that car from the ground up. If anyone could do this swap, it would be him. And I really like having almost 300hp instead of almost 200. That is quite a jump for only around $600 and some hard work.

[tigersharkdude]

welcome to nico. and if you put a q45 motor in there, I think you will be the first with a V8 in a max. are you gonna go RWD? if so, what equipment will be used? as there is no room underneath a max.

[BKLounge445]

I believe that for now, we will stick with front wheel drive. Just to simplify things. I mean, the man has done swaps before, but I dont want to get too carried away. I can always go back later and change things. But the engine is a nice start. And yeah, I was actually surprised no one had done it before. I looked around on the internet trying to find stories and couldnt find any. I cant believe no one has tried it before, especially with this engine. They are not expensive to buy at all.

[tigersharkdude]

the vq35 would be much easier than trying to go RWD. ppl have tried to go RWD, but that dream usually stops cause money IS an object.VQ35 or bust