New to this whole deal, got some questions...any help?

[SilvamijO]

k, i got a 95 maxima gle that i wanna turn into a project. Now i know i wanna do an engine swap, but im not sure what other engines wud fit in the car, any ideas?

[Graberhieny]

If I am not mistaking I am sure that you can install a fifth gen 3.5 in these 4th gens. I there is quite a few threads on this topic here on Nico.

zerothread/347436

[SilvamijO]

well the thing is that imm trying not to put another maxima engine into it, im looking for another v6 FWD engine to drop in it, thing is idk what would work

[tigersharkdude]

the vq35 is about the most powerful FWD motor that vou can put in a Max.

[kzoosho]

well the thing is that imm trying not to put another maxima engine into it, im looking for another v6 FWD engine to drop in it, thing is idk what would work

What other motor are you thinking about?

[SilvamijO]

i have no idea, a friend of mine suggested a 3000gt engine...it wud fit, but the transmission won't, so im keepin my options open, open to any suggestions

[allensteiner]

from what i've read the 3000gt motor is a mule, unless you got the tt.do the vq35 with a 6spd transmission swap.

[SilvamijO]

yea i heard that too, thats y i figured id ask.....plus theres a couple of 3000gts here, theyre nothing special, i want something that wud blow out all the annoying hondas n acuras with their vtecs n gsrs lol

[ghostmaximat]

Turbocharged or supercharge your stock motor. I was beating up on turbo dsm and hondas with my stock VQ30de with a 100 shot of nitrous. Then I purchased a turbo 4th gen and I'm working on that now.

[allensteiner]

^ +1. under boost with a good tune there's not many cars that'll keep up with you.

[DevonD]

Yeah I cant see why you would want or even need to swap any other manufacturers motor in there. Unless its a turbo'd 3000 GT's engine the most your pushing out is 218 HP and 205 foot pounds. And in the Maxima? I bet the stock 3.0L would out run that thing anyway.

Someone told me that the VQ35 has the right mounting locations to and match up to a 4th gen perfectly. And while your putting it in do the headers and full exhaust/cam shafts. Just that alone you should be pushing about 250whp? along with the six speed and that would be a really fast car! I wouldnt want to mess with it!

Whats everyone think? 250whp to high for the 3.5 with full exhaust plus some Nismo cams? If you got the 6th gen engine that already has 265 hp you should be able to pull out 250 right?

[MinisterofDOOM]

i have no idea, a friend of mine suggested a 3000gt engine...it wud fit, but the transmission won't, so im keepin my options open, open to any suggestions

3000gt engine doesn't even BEGIN to compare with the VQ30, let alone VQ35.

[kzoosho]

3000gt engine doesn't even BEGIN to compare with the VQ30, let alone VQ35.

Swap a VQ35 like i am doing and go turbo. You will be very very happy then.

[lightsout]

3000gt

i'm not trying to be mean, but LAAAAME.

btw. WELCOME TO NICO!!

please don't put a Mistu in a Nismo

either Supercharge/Turbo the 3.0 that's in it, or swap it for a VQ35 with a 6sp manual transmission with cam, full exhaust, true CAI, Jim wolf ECU, ported and polished intake manifold.........or you could just NOS you stock engine with a 50 or 100 shot...eh

you say you wanna smoke the honda's, but that's not hard to do with a VG30.

[SilvamijO]

ok, im sold, vq35 it is....this should be a fun project, so it should fit in the max fine right? or is there gonna be some fabrication work?, either way im goin for it, its gonna haul *** lol