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[prwriter13a]

Hi:

I'm a 45 year old newbie...

I have an 03 midnight blue i35 sedan. I have 3 month 17s chrome rims that I want to sell to purchase 18s and run flat tires. I have tinted windows, spoiler and rain guards.

What can I do to livin' the car up without going broke?

Thanks,

Jeff

[00MaxSE]

A y pipe and an intake will do wonders.

[Beancooker]

Keep the 17's and get That'll be waking the dead, not just livening up!!!

[audtatious]

Y-pipe and intake really don't help that much on the I35 (same as the 5.5-gen Maxima).

If you want N/A mods, then I suggest putting headers on for the most hp gains. Opening up the factory intake will give you a free boost as well. Intake is maybe 5hp, catback maybe 2hp, UDP may free up another 5hp and headers up to 30hp (per Fezzik dyno). Y-pipe alone is only a couple hp increase.

[prwriter13a]

Thanks for your info. How much money are we talking about?

Thanks,

Jeff

[maxhopper]

You can get great products from http://www.sportcompactonly.com. Call Steve and let him know you are a NICO member for the best pricing.

Any of the performance and suspension components for the 02-03 Maxima will also fit your I35.

[audtatious]

Thanks for your info. How much money are we talking about?

Thanks,

Jeff

Lets see, in my case:

Suspension:- Eibach Pro-kit springs: $210- Tokico Illumina's: $410

Engine:- UnderDrive pully (RVM): $115- Injen Intake: $189

Exhaust:- Warpspeed Y-pipe + B-pipe: $365

I do not suggest anyone use the Warpspeed Y-pipe.

I believe headers are somewhere between $500-700 (includes the y-pipe), chipped ECU's around $400+, and full cat-backs around $400

[prwriter13a]

Thanks.

You can get great products from http://www.sportcompactonly.com. Call Steve and let him know you are a NICO member for the best pricing.

Any of the performance and suspension components for the 02-03 Maxima will also fit your I35.

[prwriter13a]

thanks

[PBfrEAk]

Now when you say you suggest not using the Warpspeed Y-pipe, do you just mean for the 5th gens?

Or do you mean in general?

and if so why?

[audtatious]

5.5 Gen with VQ35DE. Bad design and they bang like hell. Warpspeed does not seem to care either, at least they did not when people started complaining.

[PBfrEAk]

Ok I was worried that it was for all Max's, I was planning on getting one for mine.

That sucks though...you would think they would care if there product wasnt helping the car any.

Companies like that need a good

[audtatious]

It may have had some performance gains but every time you put your foot down, it sounded like huge woodpeckers slamming into the bottom of the floor. I had a local muffler shop work on it 3 times. The third time they had to reweld it because it had broken due to being pulled onto a lift (it hung a good 1"+ lower than the factory Y-pipe). When I got it back, it wasnt' as bad but still slammed so I drove home, got the factory y-pipe and had them immediately replace it.

I also have their B-pipe. The B-pipe was short by a foot and I had to have a muffler shop lengthen the pipe to fit.

As far as I'm concerned they are a shoddy company and I would go elsewhere.

[PBfrEAk]

hmmm...

I guess good to know now before I bought it.

Thanks for the warning and I will definitely consider that when I go to purchase one in the spring!

[audtatious]

Not a problem. Many people with non-5.5 gens seem happy with their products.

[Beancooker]

Their Y-pipe worked fine on my car. No complaints here. Maybe I just got one of the good ones.

[audtatious]

You don't have a 5.5 gen

[prwriter13a]

Hey Adutatious:

I still a bit confused by your suggestions. Do I purchase the Warpspeed y pipe since you stated: "I believe headers are somewhere between $500-700 (includes the y-pipe")?

Thanks,

Jeff

[maxhopper]

It's pretty much an either or situation. You either want headers, or a y-pipe. The headers will include everything from the new exhaust manifolds back to the catalytic converter. The y-pipe will connect to the stock manifolds, and go back to the catalytic converter.