Altima Mods
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Fuel Slut
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Altima Mods
Ive been driving my wife's 2000 Altima SE to work the past couple days (shes outta town) and while it is peppy enough, it could be peppier!
It's base HP is 150HP. All I have done to it is add a K&N filter to the stock air box.
I started looking at mods for it... Are there any good mods anyone would recommend for an altima? I see they are somewhat hard to come by and a bit expensive...
Ive found that so far, for $750ish, i can get a CAI, Header and Pulley that gives me 25HP extra, and im not sure on the torque, the pulley i noticed added up 8lbs or so extra...not sure about the other parts... but that seems kind of pricey for such little gain, or is that about all I can expect?
ive not seen any exhaust dyno sheets, so im not sure that's even worth the money since nobody seems to be showing any numbers.
I'm not looking to rice it out, and she would kill me if i made it very noticable (like exhaust or something)... so I was looking for engine mods and stuff.
Also, are there any modded computer chips for these cars? I couldn't seem to find any.
One other thing, I was wanting to lower it just a bit to even it out some and get rid of the bug wheel well gaps. but then i noticed the spring kits said the stock struts/shocks won't handle the newer springs? Is that true, and if so, what is recommended for a lower ride?
I have to be subtle about all this, so she won't notice, but I will know it is there and notice the extra performance when I get to drive it
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks guys!
It's base HP is 150HP. All I have done to it is add a K&N filter to the stock air box.
I started looking at mods for it... Are there any good mods anyone would recommend for an altima? I see they are somewhat hard to come by and a bit expensive...
Ive found that so far, for $750ish, i can get a CAI, Header and Pulley that gives me 25HP extra, and im not sure on the torque, the pulley i noticed added up 8lbs or so extra...not sure about the other parts... but that seems kind of pricey for such little gain, or is that about all I can expect?
ive not seen any exhaust dyno sheets, so im not sure that's even worth the money since nobody seems to be showing any numbers.
I'm not looking to rice it out, and she would kill me if i made it very noticable (like exhaust or something)... so I was looking for engine mods and stuff.
Also, are there any modded computer chips for these cars? I couldn't seem to find any.
One other thing, I was wanting to lower it just a bit to even it out some and get rid of the bug wheel well gaps. but then i noticed the spring kits said the stock struts/shocks won't handle the newer springs? Is that true, and if so, what is recommended for a lower ride?
I have to be subtle about all this, so she won't notice, but I will know it is there and notice the extra performance when I get to drive it
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks guys!
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ok..the CAI, header, Pulley combination MIGHT net you 10 Hp to the wheels.
as for shocks and springs. Eibach Pro-Kits (springs) and KYB AGX shocks. should be agreat combination of a little bit lower (3/4 inch) and a bit firmer ride as well. Plus the AGX's are adjustable....so set them on 1 for her...then when you take it out set 'em to 3 for firmer feel.
as for shocks and springs. Eibach Pro-Kits (springs) and KYB AGX shocks. should be agreat combination of a little bit lower (3/4 inch) and a bit firmer ride as well. Plus the AGX's are adjustable....so set them on 1 for her...then when you take it out set 'em to 3 for firmer feel.
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KA's like to breathe. One thing you can look into doing is doing a set of 1991 240SX SE exhaust cams ( naturally on the intake side retarded four degrees)
, a header, and a good exhaust system.
When you start helping the KA, you can get around 150 hp to the wheels. the intake manifold isn't that bad for the rev limit of the car, so there's no major upgrades there, but you can look into things like a larger throttlebody for some response, and what not.
, a header, and a good exhaust system.
When you start helping the KA, you can get around 150 hp to the wheels. the intake manifold isn't that bad for the rev limit of the car, so there's no major upgrades there, but you can look into things like a larger throttlebody for some response, and what not.
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He doesnt want an exaust, but the other mods sound good...I use to mod maxima's and I30 www.custommaxima.com and www.customaltima.com has some stuffs for you!
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Those springs and shocks sound good 
yeah, i dont want to get into cam stuff... this has to be bolt on's that i can sneak in when im doing general maintenance to it now and then...
yeah, i dont want to get into cam stuff... this has to be bolt on's that i can sneak in when im doing general maintenance to it now and then...
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