I guess I don't know as much as I thought. I thought all VG SEs came with manual trannys and the VEs could come with an auto.

Today I saw a picture of a 90 SE that has an automatic in it. Is this correct?

 

indeed it is

 

VG SE's do come with autos

 

89-91 se's came with both auto/manual.

all 89-94 gxe's were auto only.

92-94 se's (ve) also had both auto and manual.

 

Thanks for the edumacation- and quick.

 

thats what i have 91 SE auto....

 

I just passed on one.
they wanted too much
$350 for it...

 

Transmission, or the whole car?

 

Whole car.

 

I own a 91SE auto as well, just dropped in a slightly used VG and now the tranny will not shift out off 1st. I would have preferred the manual!

 

yea most VG's are autos. Its pretty rare to find 5speed maximas peroid. Any one have % numbers or production numbers of standards vs autos?

Just do what I did, and buy a whole 5 speed parts car. It was only $400 and I could have beat them down more but I knew I could part it out for that much and I did. So I basically got a free 5 speed swap.

~Alex

 

My wife thinks I'm strange.

 

I guess I'v been lucky I own 2 a 89 SE and a 85 SE and had a 87 SE a few years ago. Maybe if more people checked, changed, gear lube more often we would have a few more around. Damm them input shaft barings

 

Id rather have them actually change the auto tranny fluid. I think the ISB's are just weak. Oh well id rather have weak ISB's then diff carrier bearings like 4th gens.....

~Alex

 

since you drove my vg auto Alex what did you think of it?

 

eh sal right. I usually feel the shifts at least a little on most autos, yours is butter smooth even 1-2. Could be good or bad. I also prefer stick for all but the most luxo cruisers.

~Alex

 

i got a stupid question for all of you guys, i got my 1990 maxima from my grandfather when he passed and i do not know how to tell if it is an SE or GXE, if you guys could tell me some ways to find out which it is that would be great. I think i have an SE but im not too sure.

 

GXE have lots of chrome trim on the body,(around the window frames/around the rear tail lights/the front grill is chrome/etc..) The SE's have black trim instead of chrome.

The gxe also has keyless entry button pads on both front doors,under the door handles. The se's do not have this option.

Lots of other differences,but that should be enough for you to make a positive id..

 

Thanks man i think that i have an SE, it has black pinstripes going down the sides of the car. Is that correct?

 

the keypad on the door is usually the most sure fire way to differentiate between GXE and SE
that or the VIN

 

If I'm not mistaken the gxe has black intrument cluster and the se has white. The gxe also has a smoothe trunk the se had a spoiler on it.

 

thanx guys, now all i need is someody to get me a paint job and rims and were good to get goin. already beat that audi a4 with the car.

 

i have problems with my A/T. How much and where could i find a re-build transmission. 1993 GXE

 

any rebuilder can rebuild it, just be careful of who it is.
look at the vehicles they have sitting there.