I thought I had a handle on the model breakdown, but a quick quesiton: is every single maxima se from 1992 to 1994 a ve30? I keep reading "in 1992 the new double cam ve30 was introduced..." but I thought I had a 92 vg30 se. i know this has prob. been asked 14,000 times in the last year, but I searched on google and i'm just looking for a quick answer. thanks.

 

You might have your car a little confused.

1989-1994 GXE has the VG30E
1989-1991 SE has the VG30E
1992-1994 SE has the VE30DE

The guy you might have bought the car from did a 5-speed swap, and put SE tails on it. Or you're just a little confused about the tail coloring.

 

Pop the hood and take a look for yourself. If it says twin cam your in luck.

 

thanks, i double checked and it is a 91...don't know WHY i was sure it was a 92, but i was having trouble ordering parts and it all makes sense now. thanks a bunch.

 

Parts ordering... that can be a fun adventure in itself...

I was checking around on prices for new axles for mine. I had looked in the haynes, and it said the was 2 different styles, 1 for manual, 1 for auto.

I actually had this place ask me if my car was Fuel injected... or Carb?

 

yeah, I know what you mean. Sometimes it is nice to talk to a knowledgeable human being, as opposed to a computer or someone taking orders through a computer.

 

I have nine years of parts selling experience. I've heard ALL the horror stories. The 92 SE I have does have the de engine in it and a lot of books don't list it for that car. Closest match..... 3000gt

 

Stupid me I meant to type 300zx :-X

 

quest and villager have the VG in it too i believe as does that silly 300zx

 

Even some of the D21's have the VG motor.

 

I went to an Advance Auto Parts where I got an old guy who insisted that there was no such animal as a DHOC engine for a Maxima. I had to show him my car before I could get to the point where he said: "Oh, we can't get parts for that..." Talk about screaming in frustration.

 

that's why you need a specialist

 

Our parts Biach has arrived

 

I live in backwoods Alabama. The closest dealership is about 40 miles away and they've been less than helpful in the past. Not sure where else I can go.

 

as internetautomar's little thingy says. He's our Maxima Parts Biach. www.internetautomart.com Plenty of parts.

BTW, I'll be ordering those hood struts this weekend. The guy at the dealership doing my oil was having a fun time with it closing on him That was the quickest I ever got my car back.

 

wats a D21?

 

The nissan pickups.

 

from the 80's? i never seen any

 

I had a one that was a 90... in fact, they were all called D21s until they changed the name to frontier

 

86-89 D21 hardbody 3.0 was VG30I
and i see the 3.0 200sx also had the VG engine.
got it from here

http://www.expressautoparts.com/Part...e/NI/year/1988

 

The 4x4 D21 90-94 had an option of the VG30I also. And they made a few, very few 4x2 D21 those years with it as well. They mostly came with the extended cabs.

 

speaking of VG....check this out

http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...c=1&PHPSESSID=

guy put a VG30dett that customized into a single turbo in his 240.