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My name is Louis L. I have a 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE. I started to modify this car since
the first day I have got it. The first thing I have worked on was the exhaust system. I
changed the down pipes and tail pipe to 2 1/2 inches. I replaced the stock muffler with an Ultra flow.
I also replaced the catalytic converter to straight piping. But right now I am using a
Random high flow catatlytic converter to keep my car somewhat street legal. Then, I worked on my
intake system. I replaced the stock air box with an Akimoto Ram Air II air filter. I use a 300ZX
adapter to connect the filter to the mass air sensor. I changed the stock piping to a much
shorter one. As you can tell from the picture, I can get more horsepower by removing my
headlight. After a major crash, I had to replace the throttle body and the chamber. Before I
installed those back into the car, I took both pieces to a machine shop and have them bored and
polished. After all the modifications I have done above, I still can not feel a major boost on
the performance. So I was in the market for some force induction solutions. I had thought
about superchargeing or turbochargeing my Maxima. But both of them cost a lot of money and time.
So I decided to put a 100 shot NOS system into my car. I also had the ECU reprogrammed to suit the
needs of NOS. I still haven't have the chance to Dyno or time this car. Hopefully, I will have
the chance to do both of them in the near future. On the suspension part, the only modification
I did was the Eibach springs. I was lucky enough to locate this set of rims for my car. I was
told that there were less than a dozen sets imported to the US from Japan. These rims are called
Maystorm. They are 17", 2-piece, light weight rims. These rims actually weight less then my
stock 15"s. I recently changed all four tires to 235 45 17 Dunlop D40 M2. D40 is a very good
performance tire. But I like my old Yokohama AVS better. In the near future, I probably will
work on the fuel system, suspension, ignition, and brakes. Hopefully, this car will
not die before I've done all that. Many people think that I am wasting my money to do all this to
my Maxima. But I think I am inspired by the racing heritage of Nissan. Well, if any of you
have question about my Maxima, please E-Mail me. I'll do the best to help.

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