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Old Mar 2, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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Engine question

What other cars have the same engine as ours? Also, has anyone ever swapped an engine into a 3rd gen max that wasn't intended for our cars?
Old Mar 2, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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The vg/ve are pretty much exclusively maxima engines...

The mid nineties nissan quest has a vg30e in it,but in has a different head design[non-interference]...This means if the timing belt breaks,it wil not smash the valves..

The VE engine was only produced for the 92-94 se's...
Old Mar 2, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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One guy did have a VQ swapped in awhile back...I think he ended up just parting the car out.
Old Mar 2, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by maxitech
One guy paid a mechanic a bunch of $$$ to have a VQ swapped in awhile back...I think he ended up just parting the car out.

Free fix for ya..
Old Mar 2, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Um the VG was in tonns of cars Greeny.

The 85-89 300ZX's (also had a turbo that might bolt onto our cars), some pathfinders, some hardbodys, and nissan made the VG a non interfereance engine for ford's minivan.

All were VG30E's and would bolt into any application they were used in.

The VE was a maxima only engine. But its bascally a VG30DE with some reworking to make it fit.

The only thing Ive seen swapped in a was a VQ30DE. Which means its possible to do a VQ35....

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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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It's a good feeling to know that the VE was designed specifically for the 3rd gen

Gives it that unique factor over the VQ.. Aside from many others heh..
Old Mar 3, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex_V
Um the VG was in tonns of cars Greeny.

The 85-89 300ZX's (also had a turbo that might bolt onto our cars), some pathfinders, some hardbodys, and nissan made the VG a non interfereance engine for ford's minivan.

All were VG30E's and would bolt into any application they were used in.

The VE was a maxima only engine. But its bascally a VG30DE with some reworking to make it fit.

The only thing Ive seen swapped in a was a VQ30DE. Which means its possible to do a VQ35....

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Ooops,i forgot a few...,but i did mention the quest van which is the same thing as the mercury villager,just a different nameplate stuck on it at the factory.
Old Mar 3, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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All of these came with the vg30

1984–1989 Nissan 300ZX/Nissan Fairlady Z
1987–1988 Nissan 200SX SE
1984–1994 Nissan Maxima
1990–1991 Infiniti M30/Nissan Leopard
1990–1996 Hardbody Truck
1990–1995 Nissan Pathfinder/Nissan Terrano
1992–1999 Nissan Gloria/Nissan Cedric
1992–1995 Nissan Quest/Mercury Villager (modified to become a non-interference design)
Old Mar 3, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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wikipedia?
Old Mar 3, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Hollywood!
wikipedia?
Yep, I have it bookmarked so I know what cars to hit at the junkyard
Old Mar 4, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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1992–1999 Nissan Gloria/Nissan Cedric
Wow, the VG had a 15 year run... that's pretty impressive.
Old Mar 5, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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The VG 3.3 can also be swapped into the maxima with some work.
Old Mar 5, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxpwer
The VG 3.3 can also be swapped into the maxima with some work.
I have never seen this done. Only hear people talking about it..
Old Mar 5, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jaguax
Wow, the VG had a 15 year run... that's pretty impressive.
Actually they used the VG for over 20 years, once you count the VG33E and VG33ER, which were used up until 2004.

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