WhY Cant i Beat my Gramas Maxima!

[nightwolf7236]

dear cmc memebers, i spent money for my 97 gle on hot air in take, y pipe, highflow cat, and had my throttle response tuned and i still cant beat my gramas damn gxe!! i mean sure the gxe had recently a 97 engine put in it but can that realy make the difference to where that thing takes off on me so bad.. ps i dont race my grama i use a willing friend to drive. pics coming soon.:banghead:

[walec05]

because you loose low end torque......if shes all stock, then she has more lowe end torque than you........

besides, you shouldnt be racing anyway........

[Grzesiu]

maybe ur knock sensor is bad

[Mr Grey]

A GLE is heavier than a GXE, and knock sensor is probably bad too.

[Just_A_Wrx]

What is throttle response tuned? What did you have done?

[walec05]

at the bullshit shop.....the corner of jack & yo shit.


very common shop that does it all the time.

[Mr Grey]

I figured they tightened the throttle cable and cleaned the throttle body :gotme:

[Just_A_Wrx]

Nice, should give 50-75whp??
That should be enough to beat grandmas car.

[Just_A_Wrx]

Btw, what are we getting pics of as you stated in your first post??
Your grandma, her car, your car, racing??

[nightwolf7236]

when i got chance ( i at work) i upload all, uh yea just had the t/b cleaned and tightend at the bs shop, sorry for being ingnorant but what is this so called knock sensor?

[walec05]

a sensor that detects knock or ping from your engine and regulates timing so your engine doesnt get fucked up.

part number....22060-30p00.

[Mr Grey]

Sensor detects kncoking in the engine and detonation. Usually go bad with time, and anything less than 93 octane gasoline. It can retard the performance of your car causing bad gas mileage among other things. It is located under the intake manifold....a lil hard to get to, but do-able

[nightwolf7236]

so who wants to fix mine!! maybe at the meet one of u can look at my pos.

[Pablito]

buy it on ebay...its cheaper.....we can run the codes on the ecu and it will tell us..

[walec05]

dude, that part is not cheap, it lists out for like $178. and then you get the maxima club discount on that. you can find it cheaper one ebay, but trust me, get the car diagnosed first.

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

$60 on ebay.............

[Xmax]

First see if you actually have a bad knock sensor, go and see if your car is giving any pcm codes. Then you go from there.

[ColombianMax]

Hey does this knock sensor bs also apply to my oldmobile? (not to be confused for GMs Oldsmobile)

[walec05]

it could if you want it to....

[ColombianMax]

hey Paul have you sold lots of KS for 3rd gens since working for Nissan? if so whats the price

[walec05]

nope, cant remember the last time i looked one up for older model car like that.....

[Brian]

John, you use a different one that is mounted on the rear of the block by the firewall.

[DasTeknoViking]

It should be the same as a SR20DE one, you can find them dime a dozen on SR20forums. I remember I compared the Q45 KS to the SR20 one and a Maxima one, and they looked identical..... Q45 has 2 KS, plus the harness goes bad from all the heat- price at the dealer- bout 1200 dollar job.