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07-27-2002, 04:47 PM
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Yup, it's the demand. That's all the aftermarket companies care about. They need to at least break even on their investment. And if we think about carefully, possible demand for a turbo kit for 3rd gen Maximas aren't that great. Reasons?
1. The car's pretty old. Turbo kit would cost $3000 and up, and that's getting close to the value of the car.
2. Maximas are pretty powerful already, few owners feel the need for more power, at least not that desperately.
3. Most Maximas are owned by older folks, families, etc. They're not as interested in modding their cars. Not like Honda which is a favorite of the 'import scenes' folks.
So there. I doubt 10 people are considered enough demand. Not even 100 maybe.
As for that other 3.0l V6 Nissan with factory turbo, namely 300ZX, I think there's a lot of difference between that engine and ours. First the 300ZX are rear drive, ours are front wheel drive. The engine on 300ZX are mounted longitudinally (front to back), while ours are mounted transversely (left-right). And if you look at a 300ZX engine, it looks quite different than ours. THe basic block maybe the same (even that I'm not sure) but there are enough differences, so turbo kit would have to be fabricated from scratch.
Of course if you're willing to pay for it, you can always have one custom made for you!
1. The car's pretty old. Turbo kit would cost $3000 and up, and that's getting close to the value of the car.
2. Maximas are pretty powerful already, few owners feel the need for more power, at least not that desperately.
3. Most Maximas are owned by older folks, families, etc. They're not as interested in modding their cars. Not like Honda which is a favorite of the 'import scenes' folks.
So there. I doubt 10 people are considered enough demand. Not even 100 maybe.
As for that other 3.0l V6 Nissan with factory turbo, namely 300ZX, I think there's a lot of difference between that engine and ours. First the 300ZX are rear drive, ours are front wheel drive. The engine on 300ZX are mounted longitudinally (front to back), while ours are mounted transversely (left-right). And if you look at a 300ZX engine, it looks quite different than ours. THe basic block maybe the same (even that I'm not sure) but there are enough differences, so turbo kit would have to be fabricated from scratch.
Of course if you're willing to pay for it, you can always have one custom made for you!
07-27-2002, 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by Agamemnon
As for that other 3.0l V6 Nissan with factory turbo, namely 300ZX, I think there's a lot of difference between that engine and ours. First the 300ZX are rear drive, ours are front wheel drive. The engine on 300ZX are mounted longitudinally (front to back), while ours are mounted transversely (left-right). And if you look at a 300ZX engine, it looks quite different than ours. THe basic block maybe the same (even that I'm not sure) but there are enough differences, so turbo kit would have to be fabricated from scratch.
Of course if you're willing to pay for it, you can always have one custom made for you!
As for that other 3.0l V6 Nissan with factory turbo, namely 300ZX, I think there's a lot of difference between that engine and ours. First the 300ZX are rear drive, ours are front wheel drive. The engine on 300ZX are mounted longitudinally (front to back), while ours are mounted transversely (left-right). And if you look at a 300ZX engine, it looks quite different than ours. THe basic block maybe the same (even that I'm not sure) but there are enough differences, so turbo kit would have to be fabricated from scratch.
Of course if you're willing to pay for it, you can always have one custom made for you!
and the only real differences between the vg30 in the z31 and the vg30 in our max's is the intake manifold.
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