Thinking of buying a Maxima

**MrPoopyButthole** · 05-11-2015

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

I'm not looking at purchasing a car that sucks oil like no other. My GP now loses oil from the VC gasket and it's a pain to keep up with.

Fix the VC gasket before you have no car...cause fire.

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

That's what I'm saying, but I'd rather have my GP if the Maxima burned oil like no other. I'd be happy with either a 3.0L 5spd or 3.5L 6spd. Either way still faster than my GP.

Stick to the 3.0 then.

**Bluemagic** · 05-10-2015

Yup and again. Oil is cheap. Common issue plagued by those cars but if you keep an eye on the oil your golden and they make nice power and they come in manual

**16MustangVet** · 05-10-2015

modded gp cheaper and faster than a modded maxipad just saying. unless your hell bent on getting a manual trans one then sure but still cost more to mod.

**MrPoopyButthole** · 05-11-2015

Originally Posted by 98BrokeMyCarVet

modded gp cheaper and faster than a modded maxipad just saying. unless your hell bent on getting a manual trans one then sure but still cost more to mod.

I would do a Maxima again over a GP or even a Saab (except a viggen or 08-09 9-3 Aero FWD).

The stuff they've got, doesn't even touch what a GP does. And with the new panhard bar setup they figured out in the back to get rid of the beam is amazing.

**16MustangVet** · 05-12-2015

Originally Posted by DrunkDiddler

I would do a Maxima again over a GP or even a Saab (except a viggen or 08-09 9-3 Aero FWD).

The stuff they've got, doesn't even touch what a GP does. And with the new panhard bar setup they figured out in the back to get rid of the beam is amazing.

only if you could want into any parts store on the planet and get damn near anything you could ever need for a maxima maybe. and i doubt their aftermarket is as cheap as the 3800 one. better car prolly. anyone make a decent sc kit for them or is turbo the only way to go? only reason i ask is its going to take boat loads of money for make a na engine quick vs a sc or turbo 3800.

only reason yet i see to get a maxima over a gp is if your hell bent on a manual. wbodies are just to simple and cheap to work on and mod vs some dohc v6.

**Bluemagic** · 05-10-2015

If you looking for cheap speed keep the prix. If you looking for a better all around car and manual get the maxima

**16MustangVet** · 05-10-2015

1.9 rockers downpipe cheapo 200 dollar sd headers and a 3.4 pulley and tune would destroy a maxima....

i have no idea how easy it is to mod a maxima but 300hp from a sc 3800 is pretty damn easy.

**Grimsin** · 05-11-2015

Originally Posted by 98BrokeMyCarVet

1.9 rockers downpipe cheapo 200 dollar sd headers and a 3.4 pulley and tune would destroy a maxima....

i have no idea how easy it is to mod a maxima but 300hp from a sc 3800 is pretty damn easy.

you do know he has a n/a 3800 right? so he would have to topswap,tune,headers, fluids etc and he would be close to $1000 just for that.

**Fivefingerdeathpunch** · 05-10-2015

That VQ sound though.

**Bluemagic** · 05-10-2015

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

That VQ sound though.

This

**SubwayGuy** · 05-11-2015

Wow, thanks DrunkDiddler! Are there any more problems to be concerned with? A lot of Maxima's I've found up north here have rust on the rear wheel wells. Any other place they like to rust? And are the piston rings to blame for the oil burn issue, or is it like PCV valve related?

**MrPoopyButthole** · 05-13-2015

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

Wow, thanks DrunkDiddler! Are there any more problems to be concerned with? A lot of Maxima's I've found up north here have rust on the rear wheel wells. Any other place they like to rust? And are the piston rings to blame for the oil burn issue, or is it like PCV valve related?

Pretty sure it is both, some are lucky to catch the PCV system and do a catch can setup, but 9 times out of 10 it was piston rings...just like the QR25 guys with the Pre-cats.

Yeah I've seen the rear wheel well rust too, the 5th gens just didn't stand the test of time as well as the 4th gens did. You should see the class action lawsuit the Altima guys got going, the floor pans are rusting right out of the car and some of them aren't even 10 years old yet. I30's and I35's stood up to rust a little better from what I've seen.

**SubwayGuy** · 05-12-2015

Originally Posted by 98BrokeMyCarVet

only if you could want into any parts store on the planet and get damn near anything you could ever need for a maxima maybe. and i doubt their aftermarket is as cheap as the 3800 one. better car prolly. anyone make a decent sc kit for them or is turbo the only way to go? only reason i ask is its going to take boat loads of money for make a na engine quick vs a sc or turbo 3800.

only reason yet i see to get a maxima over a gp is if your hell bent on a manual. wbodies are just to simple and cheap to work on and mod vs some dohc v6.

Ok, but you see, you have to mod a Grand Prix just to start competing with the power a Maxima puts out. A 3.8L V6 should put out well beyond 260 horsepower, but instead you get 200 horsepower. Supercharging it should put more than 300 horsepower, but just to barely get over 300, you need a 5.3L. Once you start modding a Maxima, nothing will touch it.

**HighOctaneRacing** · 05-13-2015

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

Ok, but you see, you have to mod a Grand Prix just to start competing with the power a Maxima puts out. A 3.8L V6 should put out well beyond 260 horsepower, but instead you get 200 horsepower. Supercharging it should put more than 300 horsepower, but just to barely get over 300, you need a 5.3L. Once you start modding a Maxima, nothing will touch it.

nothing? nothing at all will touch it? right.........................................

Please just buy the Maxima.

**16MustangVet** · 05-13-2015

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

Ok, but you see, you have to mod a Grand Prix just to start competing with the power a Maxima puts out. A 3.8L V6 should put out well beyond 260 horsepower, but instead you get 200 horsepower. Supercharging it should put more than 300 horsepower, but just to barely get over 300, you need a 5.3L. Once you start modding a Maxima, nothing will touch it.

clearly you have no idea the difference in torque a supercharged 3800 makes vs your precious vq........ lol ohhh god how i wish i had a go pro stuck to the back bumper of my car when countless 350z's and 370z's disappeared rather quickly from sight behind me haha.

ohh and a hint the srt chargers with the 6.1s are faster than both the 350z and 370z so why dont you take a look in the race/kilks section at the as$ ripping i handed one out in wash dc. lol said srt8 charger owner cried to jayroca another member on here that video'd the race claiming i must have sprayed him.....

the thought of making a maxima quicker for less money with easier to find parts than any w body makes me laugh....

im done here have fun with your maxipad..... please buy a white one.......... haha!

**SubwayGuy** · 06-02-2015

Originally Posted by 98BrokeMyCarVet

clearly you have no idea the difference in torque a supercharged 3800 makes vs your precious vq........ lol ohhh god how i wish i had a go pro stuck to the back bumper of my car when countless 350z's and 370z's disappeared rather quickly from sight behind me haha.

ohh and a hint the srt chargers with the 6.1s are faster than both the 350z and 370z so why dont you take a look in the race/kilks section at the as$ ripping i handed one out in wash dc. lol said srt8 charger owner cried to jayroca another member on here that video'd the race claiming i must have sprayed him.....

the thought of making a maxima quicker for less money with easier to find parts than any w body makes me laugh....

im done here have fun with your maxipad..... please buy a white one.......... haha!

How much money have you dumped into your car just to get where you are now?

**chrsmi1** · 06-02-2015

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

How much money have you dumped into your car just to get where you are now?

I have basically his exact same setup and I would guess I have less than $2000 in aftermarket parts on the car. On a sh1t tune with more knock than i would like to talk about i made 300whp. No way a maxima is gonna touch that number for anywhere near that price. Granted i did all my own work including Cam, E85 conversion, etc. But less than $2000 in parts and 300whp is pretty good. That's easy a 100+ over stock.

No maxima could do that without a turbo and intercooler.

**SubwayGuy** · 06-02-2015

Originally Posted by chrsmi1

I have basically his exact same setup and I would guess I have less than $2000 in aftermarket parts on the car. On a sh1t tune with more knock than i would like to talk about i made 300whp. No way a maxima is gonna touch that number for anywhere near that price. Granted i did all my own work including Cam, E85 conversion, etc. But less than $2000 in parts and 300whp is pretty good. That's easy a 100+ over stock.

No maxima could do that without a turbo and intercooler.

Ok. A 2003 Maxima has 255 horsepower, stock. A NICE Grand Prix will run, lets say $3000. Plus $2000 like you mentioned, you get about $5000 for a 300 horsepower car. Now, Japanese cars are very easy to mod (ie. Civic's, Accord's, Nissan's, Mitsubishi's, etc.) If you spend $2000 on a Maxima, you will be pushing more power than the modded Grand Prix. Also I just noticed that you drive a GTP? If you're talking about this car where you spent $2000 to gain 40 horsepower, no offense, that's pathetic. GM has to either make engines with huge displacement values or supercharge them to keep up with the competition. 6.1L? What are you driving, a truck? I mean come on.