My friend and I are having an arguement. And I say that no '89 or later maximas had 4 cyl's, all were the vg30 or vq etc. And he says some 3rd gens had 4 cyls. Anyone know for sure?

 

No 89-newer Maximas have anything but 6 cylinders.

92-94 SE = VE30DE
All others 89-94 = VG30DE

 

No one knows for sure.

 

Tell him Maxima.org says no, and that maxima.org is never wrong, so talk to the hand.




And dont forget to mention the VE


(sorry, just woke up and am being goofy)

 

All maxima's are 6 cylinders - even 1st & 2nd gen models.
0 gen - 810 rwd model - the humble Stanza (aka Bluebird) had the L24 fitted and sold as Stanza Maxima to denote it as a executive model. Was not a true Maxima because it was still sold as a Stanza.
1st gen - 910 rwd model - had L24 detuned 2.4 liter inline 6 from the 240Z.
2nd gen - U11 fwd model - was the first to get the VG30E engine. In Japan they also had VG20E & VG20ET engines - all V6's.
3rd gen - J30 model - VG & VE engines in US & Japan - other markets only got VG engines. Japanese models all 3 liters as the VG20's didn't provide enough power for the heavier cars.
4th gen - A32 model - VQ 3 liter engines. In Japan, Maxima known as Cefiro (as it replaced the rwd A31 Cefiro) with VQ20DE, VQ25DE & VQ30DE engines.
5th gen - A34 model - as above.
6th gen - maxima known as something else - can't remember the name but it starts with P... Again, everyone else gets VQ35DE's, Japan has VQ25DE. Edit: Jap Max is Teana.


VQ engine has been around for 10 years & is still winning awards as one of the smoothest V6's around.

If someone has a 4 cylinder maxima, it's had a transplant as none left the factory without 6 cylinders.

 

Not sure if you made a typo or not but 3rd gen VG's are SOHC = VG30E

 

To avoid further confusion, I was just being sarcastic when I wrote this.

4 cylinder maximas were never produced, and I doubt they ever will be.

 

I am so used to writing "VE30DE" that my fingers just typed it out. Good catch...

 

Hi,

nissan never came out with the 4 cylinder for the max,

all the max had the 6 cylinder,

my be your friend was thinking of the sentra,

the sentra probably has the 4 cylinder,

but the max always have 6 cylinder,

tell your friend that the max was never a 4 cylinder but a 6 cylinder,

that all i have to say

 

..............a DOHC VG? I never knew the maxima came with the 300ZX motor.

 

never mind,.............i guess you caught the mistake for me.

 

So do Maximas really have V-6's?

 

Uh, huh - another pointless, sarcastic post?

yes, all V6 - except 1st gen max's which had an Inline 6

 

Lighten up buddy, its all in good fun

It would be a pretty boring forum if no one had any fun wouldn't it?

 

Lucky you edited that post, fella Just kidding...

Yeah, would be boring forum if no-one had any fun - as Bart Simpson would say: Aye Carumba!

(anyone guess I'm a Simpsons fan )

 

Yeah, I edited because originally I called you a newbie, but that was really low Good to hear that they have the Simpsons in NZ too

Just to keep these posts legit, here is a site with maxima FAQ's and stuff. Scroll down ironchefigor to about half-way down and there is a chart with all the available motors for our cars. Hope this helps.
http://home.earthlink.net/~maxfaq/history.htm