2009 Nissan Maxima Needed for R&D

[AFEPOWER]

Afe is looking for a 2009 Maxima, stock. We will bring it in to prototype an air intake system and possibly other performance modifications. If you are located in the Corona, CA (located near the 91 and 15 freeways)area and are willing to let us use your car for R&D, you will receive a free production intake system and any other parts we produce for this year, make, and model. If you are interested, please email [email protected].

[jsmithsole]

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Afe is looking for a 2009 Maxima, stock. We will bring it in to prototype an air intake system and possibly other performance modifications. If you are located in the Corona, CA (located near the 91 and 15 freeways)area and are willing to let us use your car for R&D, you will receive a free production intake system and any other parts we produce for this year, make, and model. If you are interested, please email [email protected].

Subscribing, I am in the hunt for a 7th gen as well for overlay work from Bluebat. I'll let you know if I find anyone.

[AFEPOWER]

Sounds great, thank you. Are you aware if there is a big difference between the 08 Altima V6 motor and the 09 Maxima?

[jsmithsole]

Sounds great, thank you. Are you aware if there is a big difference between the 08 Altima V6 motor and the 09 Maxima?

Not sure what the differences are but is the same motor as the 6th gen Max.

From Nissan:A Refined Engine and CVTCompared to the previous generation, the new Maxima offers more horsepower and torque, providing quicker acceleration response and a special “Maxima Sound” – a satisfying, sporty sounding exhaust note. For 2009, Maxima again features a standard 3.5-liter VQ-series V6 engine, enhanced and refined to take its driving performance to new levels.

The revised engine features a modular engine design with microfinished crank journals and cam lobes, molybdenum coated lightweight pistons, a resin intake collector, digital knock control, six individual coils (one per spark plug) and a cross-flow coolant pattern. Also utilized are a Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVTCS), a variable induction system, a silent timing chain and electronically controlled throttle.

In refining the award-winning VQ-series V6 for use in the new Maxima, engine development engineers focused on three areas – increasing air intake, increasing fuel burn efficiency and lowering exhaust backpressure. Steps utilized to improve air intake included increasing intake manifold collector port diameter, adding a second power valve in the intake manifold, changing intake collector material to resin for less mass and more flow, redesigning the shape of the intake valves and increasing the throttle chamber diameter. Fuel burn efficiency was improved by increasing the engine’s compression ratio to 10.6:1 (from 10.3:1), changing the piston shape for reduction of friction and weight, and adding exhaust-side continuous valve timing control (quad valve timing system). Exhaust backpressure was reduced through optimizing the exhaust system layout.

The 2009 Maxima’s 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 is now rated at 290 horsepower and 261 lb-ft of torque (estimated), increases of 35 horsepower and 9 lb-ft of torque over the 2008 Maxima.