Picked Up A 2001 Nissan Sentra SE

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Went up to Seattle and picked up a nice little car for the girlfriend (she paid for it and picked it out... so proud! Ha ha). Anyways, it's a 2001 Sentra SE automatic trans. Has 154k on it, but it's not the end of the world. Trans shifts nice and smooth. Not sure if their is an LSD auto out there for the RR SR20, but that would be something nice to pick up for it. Not going to do much, but I'm sure I'll talk her into a few things here and there... ha ha.

Couple cell pics for now, I'll take nicer pics this weekend, lol.

[RED_DET]

Can't never go wrong with a SR20...

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Can't never go wrong with a SR20...

For sure, lol. Reliable and robust

[RED_DET]

I have owned my SR20 powered sentra since 1993, I agree 110%.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

I have owned my SR20 powered sentra since 1993, I agree 110%.

Longer than I, lol. I've had at least 1 SR since 2005. I've had up to 3 at one time, lol.

[06_blkout]

Nice pickup

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Thanks! I think I have her convinced to upgrade the headlights to the 02-03 black housing SE-R lights, ha ha. Mainly because hers never "not have" condensation in them. So it's a must fix, lol.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

A small update to the GF's car, lol.

I picked up this Stillen B15 Catback Exhaust (made for a Spec-V, but going to mod it to fit) for super cheap off Craigslist. Actually not going to install it until the Holidays, as it'll be a Christmas present, ha ha. She's been bugging me about getting an exhaust, so she'll be happy!



A little while ago I ended up installing some "cool white" LEDs in her gauge cluster, because she was complaining about not being able to see her speedometer at night, lol.



And she also wanted it to look more sporty, so we got a brand new Stillen front lip and had it painted/installed.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

Well, a few months ago I found a local guy selling a B15 SE-R Spec V Stillen Catback exhaust for really cheap. So I picked it up, hoping that it was a direct swap over (not knowing). I finally put it on the car today, ha ha. It's close enough that you can run it without doing anything, but I think I'll eventually have to modify it a little to fit better.

Here's the factory exhaust... lame


Here's the new one and the factory one side by side


And the new one installed:


The Stillen is a little too long as it sat. Now, they do give you a slip fit section with a clamp for minor adjustment, but it was already in the max short position. I think I'll have to take it to a muffler shop and just have them make it a little shorter, lol. If that section was shortened, the piping and muffler position would have been perfect.

Here's the two rear hangers that are too short for now, but if the muffler was moved forward (like when I shorten the catback) it will be perfect.



The rear muffler hanger is in a completely different spot, lol. I'll need to have a new one welded on.


Because it's too long, the bend by the gas tank was sitting on the heat shield. I bent the heat shield back a little for now, so it doesn't rub. When it's shortened, this will fix that.


The exhaust sits too low to reinstall this little part:


Another shot of the exhaust installed:


The car still has the factory exhaust manifold with pre-cat and main cat, so it's still very quiet with this exhaust. The piping size is only 2.25" vs the factory 2", but it has a straight through muffler and resonator. It sounds pretty good, but quiet, which is perfect for the lady! I'll try to get a video up tomorrow of the exhaust note.