94 nissan maxima, trying to swap engine...
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bigchris1702
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94 nissan maxima, trying to swap engine...
i have a 1994 nissan maxima its all stock with the v6 3000 engine my transmission is going out i don't have money for a newer car i don't have the credit either, i don't like the car i currently have ... so i was thinking about getting a newer nissan just a shell putting my engine into it getting another used transmission... i have no idea what car i could buy just as a shell to put my engine into? can someone please help me? can i put it into an infiniti or a altima or something a few years newer? i want to make sure it all fits right? .... my second question is it smells like gas a strong smell when driving what could that be from? i know from different places what are the main causes from this?
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Re: 94 nissan maxima, trying to swap engine...
Do you have an SE or a GXE Maxima? They both say "V63000" but they have completely different engines (well...they're vaguely similar at their core but there's no functional similarity).
GXE has a VG30e, which was used in A LOT of Nissans and Infinitis in the mid-90s. Even better, there's no RWD or FWD version...all VG30es can be used either way.
The SE had the VE30DE, and this engine ONLY ever came in the Maxima SE from 1992 through 1994. Not one single other Nissan product ever used this engine.
The unfortunate reality, though, is this: Any Nissan that your engine will go into without spending a LOT of money (more than a working car) is going to be old enough that a rolling chassis won't be much cheaper than a running model. So keeping your engine for another car to save money isn't going to work.
In answer to the other part of your question, cars that used the VG30e include: The 1985-1994 Maxima GXE, 1985-1991 Maxima SE, Infiniti J30, Pathfinder and Hardbody, Infiniti M30, and the Quest. After about 1995, only trucks used that engine, cars all moved to the VQ. And after 2004 the VG was dropped entirely, as the trucks also switched to the VQ. So no "newer" Nissan will be an acceptable recipient for your donor engine.
GXE has a VG30e, which was used in A LOT of Nissans and Infinitis in the mid-90s. Even better, there's no RWD or FWD version...all VG30es can be used either way.
The SE had the VE30DE, and this engine ONLY ever came in the Maxima SE from 1992 through 1994. Not one single other Nissan product ever used this engine.
The unfortunate reality, though, is this: Any Nissan that your engine will go into without spending a LOT of money (more than a working car) is going to be old enough that a rolling chassis won't be much cheaper than a running model. So keeping your engine for another car to save money isn't going to work.
In answer to the other part of your question, cars that used the VG30e include: The 1985-1994 Maxima GXE, 1985-1991 Maxima SE, Infiniti J30, Pathfinder and Hardbody, Infiniti M30, and the Quest. After about 1995, only trucks used that engine, cars all moved to the VQ. And after 2004 the VG was dropped entirely, as the trucks also switched to the VQ. So no "newer" Nissan will be an acceptable recipient for your donor engine.
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bigchris1702
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Re: 94 nissan maxima, trying to swap engine...
hey thanks a lot for your help!!! damn i need to save some cash hahaha