OK, so by now everyone here knows I am a Nissan tech. Well, until recently, I hadn't done anything too "fun" at work. Sure, I've fixed a lot of cars and done some really nice PDI's and used car inspections. Well, we just received in a dealer trade 2006 Sentra SE-R Spec V. Since the car has a $19,500 price tag, we like to add things to drive up the price. With the Spec V, we do Nismo performance packages. I was chosen (finally) to make one of these Nismo cars. Man, was this a lot of fun (and pays damn well, too). Nice thing is, our service writers have seen my car so they know what I can do!

First thing I did was to install the cold air intake. Since it's an AEM made for Nismo, it will look familiar with the bypass valve:
(IMG:http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/utiheadbanger/ColdAirIntake.jpg)

Second thing I installed was the cat-back exhaust. Since my phone sucks, here are the sections, starting with the mid-section:
(IMG:http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/utiheadbanger/ExhaustMidSection.jpg)

and the rear-section:
(IMG:http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/utiheadbanger/ExhaustRearSection.jpg)

Then, my specialty, mounting and balancing the Ray's Engineering for Nismo wheels:
(IMG:http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/utiheadbanger/SpecVNismo.jpg)

I personally wish we chose the bronze wheels for the car, but, I did what my service manager and our general manager wanted.

Of course, it had to have the unholy horns seal of approval:
(IMG:http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/utiheadbanger/MewithSpecV.jpg)

This is why my job rocks.

Yea I don't get that kind of fun at work.

nice work man...
looks really good..

Thanks...it's still sitting on the lot iwth a $19K price tag.

did you get to drive it around before and after mods.?

I have driven a few SE-Rs before mods. And, part of my job as a tech is to test drive the car after I do something that will affect it's performance, this includes transmission flushes, etc. I didn't beat on it, but I drove it a little hard. It is a quick car, and the intake sounds great at all RPMs. Only problem is, the exhaust is only loud above 3000, but it is specifically tuned by Nissan for the car.

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i hate when a car is really loud for no reason..

Yeah, but this exhaust actually does give the car more power.

?. did you tune for the exhaust there at the dealership.

No, it's a Nissan Nismo exhaust. It was engineered specifically for more power and has been dyno-tested. I think it's actually a Greddy setup, similar to how the intake is an AEM model.

yup, looks like the greedy sport touring package to me

Ok my guess was correct. It sounded like Greddy, too.