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#6 of 25 New Maxx owner in Michigan by realtalk1 Jul 20, 2006 (7:23 pm)
I just bought a 2005 Maxx LS. Silver green with alloys and the rear spoiler / wiper. I have already added a K&N panel filter and am interested in any performance upgrades that you all know about. I've tried to get the upper strut tie bar from the SS, but GM isn't selling it seperate yet. I like the 16 inch wheel size, and as soon as the tires wear out, I'll go for something a bit more sporty. How about exhaust upgrade? Cold air intake? Sway bars etc. I am up for most anything that can bolt on. Any input would be appreciated! Replies to this message: pao (Jul 21, 2006 7:36 am) realtalk1 (Jul 22, 2006 5:36 pm) malibumaxxn (Oct 11, 2007 9:18 pm) and 1 more...
#7 of 25 Re: New Maxx owner in Michigan [realtalk1] by pao Jul 21, 2006 (7:36 am)
Replying to: realtalk1 (Jul 20, 2006 7:23 pm) your arent going to find much for the 3.5l unfortunately in the aftermarket....Ive been looking for 2 years now and nothing......wheel upgrades are even hard to find due to the bold pattern......I simply added 17inch with beefer tires.......like the look..suffer a little in gas mileage   04 LT here Replies to this message: realtalk1 (Jul 22, 2006 5:36 pm) malibumaxxn (Oct 11, 2007 9:18 pm) pao (Oct 12, 2007 7:06 am)
#8 of 25 Re: New Maxx owner in Michigan [pao] by realtalk1 Jul 22, 2006 (5:36 pm)
Replying to: pao (Jul 21, 2006 7:36 am) Thanks for the info. It seems the harder I look the more frustrated I get. This would be the ideal sleeper out on the road! If I find anything exciting I'll post it here. Replies to this message: malibumaxxn (Oct 11, 2007 9:18 pm) pao (Oct 12, 2007 7:06 am)
#9 of 25 Trim Question? by abrown18 Oct 05, 2007 (5:15 pm)
Replying to: maddmaxx (Mar 17, 2006 7:46 pm) Ok, so I have an 05 maxx LT. As you all know they make no cool parts for it so I figure im going to start doing whatever I can to start the craze. I am having trouble figuring out how to take off the front and back trim peices with the chevy badges on them. So far I have a K&N airfilter, im cutting the springs and going badgeless (VW upbringing) and doing cosmetic work for the looks, im trying to find wheels in 18" size as well as im fabricating things to add a turbo ^.^ I could use any help, email me at thule1944gmail.com and your welcome to ask what makes me think i can do all this bullhocke and pull it off Replies to this message: kurtamaxxxguy (Oct 21, 2007 10:53 am)
#10 of 25 Re: Gas Mileage Tricks [maddmaxx] by caness67 Oct 05, 2007 (7:26 pm)
Replying to: maddmaxx (Mar 17, 2006 7:46 pm) when i first driving my 04 malibu ls i was having so much fun watching the gas milage. so i started expermenting with different gas stations. i found that the "cheaper" gas i got way less gas milage. found the BP gas stations were a few cents higher a gallon but got almost 10 more miles to the gallon easy! i am finishing up on a maxx ss and the gas milage is a lot less than the "sedan", but i dont mind. i will stay away from the "cheap" stations/convient store. Replies to this message: csandste (Oct 07, 2007 6:52 am)
#11 of 25 Re: Gas Mileage Tricks [caness67] by csandste Oct 07, 2007 (6:52 am)
Replying to: caness67 (Oct 05, 2007 7:26 pm) Generally I use Top Tier gas in my 05 Maxx. In the St. Louis area that's QT (dominant player here), Conoco/Phillips, or Shell. Will generally pick these over the non Top Tier brand names such as BP or Mobil. Since QT sets market prices they all wait for QuikTrip to move and follow along.   Anyway, I was surprised by a comment on bobistheoilguy from an Atlanta driver saying he found that Murphy got better mileage than QuikTrip. His supposition was that the higher detergents in QuikTrip meant less gas in a particular gallon.   I take the idea of meeting Top Tier standards seriously enough so that I wouldn't switch from Connoco/Phillips or QuikTrip to BP. I suspect that BP skimps on detergents on their regular because of the old Amoco premium= more detergent ad campaign that they inherited. As I said, around here QuikTrip has more stations, better stations and sells a lot more gas than BP, so if there's two stations across the street from each other I'll take the QT so as not to worry about build up. I figure GM (and others) came up with those standards for a reason.
#12 of 25 Top Tier brands... by csandste Oct 07, 2007 (7:20 am)
Since the brand list changes, I thought I'd list since I quoted my preference:   http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html   TOP TIER Gasoline Retailers:   QuikTrip Chevron Conoco Phillips 76 Shell Entec Stations MFA Oil Company Kwik Trip/Kwik Star The Somerset Refinery, Inc. Chevron-Canada Aloha Petroleum Tri-Par Oil Company Shell-Canada Texaco Petro-Canada Sunoco-Canada
#13 of 25 Re: New Maxx owner in Michigan [realtalk1] by malibumaxxn Oct 11, 2007 (9:18 pm)
Replying to: realtalk1 (Jul 22, 2006 5:36 pm) ya i have the same problem but this is what i know of.   http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/products.php?year=2004&make_text=chevrolet&mo- del_text=malibu&category=exhaust&subcategory=exhaust_system http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=JET%2D68001&N=700- +4294908216+4294908177+4294924385+4294925143+4294839059+4294908396+115&autoview=- sku http://www.autodirectsave.com/product/list/2004/Chevy/Malibu/Performance_Parts/S- uperchargers http://www.autodirectsave.com/product/list/2004/Chevy/Malibu/Performance_Parts/P- erformance_Chips http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MALIBU-SS-LT-LS-MAXX-PONTIAC-G6-AIR-INTAKE-3-9L-2- 004-07_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38634QQihZ006QQitemZ160166225653QQrdZ1QQsspage- nameZWDVW   so ya thats at least some stuff i want to get. i know its not "name" brand stuff but hey it might be alright. another thing you guys might want to look into that i have put on my maxx is an electric cut out. its bad ass and its DEFFENITLY worth it. heres the link   http://www.badlanzhpe.com/page6.html Replies to this message: pao (Oct 12, 2007 7:06 am)
#14 of 25 Re: New Maxx owner in Michigan [malibumaxxn] by pao Oct 12, 2007 (7:06 am)
Replying to: malibumaxxn (Oct 11, 2007 9:18 pm) and what exactly does this do???   with the other aftermarket parts....mufflers....unless you replace the headers back...add a free flow cat and probably increase the size of the pipiing proportionally....you arent going to see a noticeable increase in HP.....adding a COLD air intake...now of the systems shown are really a CAI as they are not drawing cool air in but rather hot air from the engine compartment...I would like to see a dyno sheet that shows a 10-15 HP increase from a CAI alone...as advertised in the ebay offering....computer chips....why not just get the ECM or BCM tuned......that does a better job than a simply chip replacement..probably is....no one probably does a tune for the malibu engine.....and I really not sold on the supercharger look alikes that the other site was showing......again some stuff, but nothing that will increase the get and go of the malibu engine....which is really made to be tuned in the first place..IMHO
#15 of 25 Re: Trim Question? [abrown18] by kurtamaxxxguy Oct 21, 2007 (10:53 am)
Replying to: abrown18 (Oct 05, 2007 5:15 pm) 18" wheels will not work unless you have the steering rack modified with turning restrictors. That is how the Maxx SS managed to get 18" wheels into its wells (its rack is different from other Maxx's). Otherwise you will grind the wheels on the inside or outside of the well when you turn.   Good luck on adding a turbo. You will probably have to put that under the engine (as one Chevrolet truck installation had to do) as there is no room in the engine bay for one.

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