Just picked up a 3rd gen max yesterday. Its my first foray into the world of Nissan. My other car is a 95 honda accord sedan w/ h22 swap and some other minor mods. My question here is, what are some possible powerplant upgrades for my max. I know there are simple bolt ons available, but i need more power to start with. I asked about possibly swapping an RB25det, but got some negative feedback on that idea. Any suggestions?

 

A little more information might help.. what year is it and is it a GXE or a SE (SE has spoiler and GXE doesn't)

 

its a 93 gxe auto

 

You can get a Y pipe, better intake, maybe if you're up to the work do a turbo for the VG engine. That is a complete engine swap from a VG30DE to a VG30DET (from a 300ZX i believe) Clear corners, Warpseed Exhaust Complete, JWT ECU, piston upgrade from the 300ZX. Mainly if you didn't get it yet most of our engine parts are compatible with the 300ZX and all the other mods I listed will probably bring you HP up to about 200 (excluding the turbo swap - 220+ HP)

 

Id heard from a friend that the maxima shared the same engine as the 300 (minus the turbo(s)). I was told that the RB25DET would be a problem to install because it was from a rear wheel drive car (maybe i missunderstood what was being explained to me)...Would i have any such installation problems with a 300zx engine?

 

Wont fit, least thats what i hear repeatidly on here....but i think with enuff money and time anythings possible. realistically speaking NO it wont fit, it would be more logical to just buy a 300zx

 

oh well, i can still dream...lol
one day ill own my dream project car: 93 240sx w/ the rb25det, but til then, looks like a turbo kit for the max i guess

how much boost could i run on a basically stock motor (300 internals)?

 

The engine swap is from an 84-89 300Z turbo (VG30ET), NOT the 90-96 300ZX TT. That engine won't fit (without extensive costs involved).

 

damn, i assumed he meant the TT. Thanks for clearin that up

 

so basically without alotta cash your stuck

 

save yourself some time and money trying to play with skyline motors and just turbo the VG or get a VG30ET from a Turbo Z31....and for turdlett...the 300ZX pistons are the same as ours....there would be no power gain from swapping the internals

 

Thanks for the clarifacation

 

anytime....i could still use that trunk if you still want mine with the wing

 

I know of one really good mod you could do for an extra 30 hp, a higher redline, a tighter suspension, more power to the wheels, and nicer looking MAX!!

 

Thought I would leave some suspense there---Sell the GXE and buy a '92-'94 SE 5spd. Mine was worth searching and waiting around for. I'll even give you a really good deal and sell it to you for $6,000 !! WHAT a deal!! They're getting more and more hard to find you know.



BTW, J/K

 

I totally agree. I just got a 92 SE 5 speed last Friday, and I have to say, it's very rad. The performance stock is quite impressive.

 

Hi,

i don't know if you can still find the gxe?

i wonder if it is hard to find a gxe?

is the gxe going away pretty soon?

 

yes, no, no

 

what? No maybes?

 

Whaddaya say! 6 grand for my max, I'll even throw in an ice scraper and a drop in K&N air filter! Think of all the time and money you would save by not having to add that to your GXE! All kidding aside, the GXE is a good motor too. Just get a y-pipe, CAI, UDP, upgraded ecu, nitrous, and an auto transmission upgrade--valve body kit I think it is called (I like my 5-spd). I think this would add like 30-40 hp at the flywheel plus the 50-70 shot of nitrous, and the harder shifting tranny, and you would be doing alot better. I haven't done any of these myself but according to what I have read, this is probably accurate. If I am wrong I am sure someone will slam me for it! Good Luck

 

you can check out my cardomain site for some ideas. http://members.cardomain.com/mtcookson

if you have any questions about it you can just shoot me an e-mail