I was talking to one of the techs at my work today and he was mentioning his buddy supercharged his maxima and that hes all obsessed with nissans and stuff. Then he said it was my body style too that was supercharged. that caught my attention and i asked if it was the vg motor, and he said yep. They did sort of a custom job, but i think they may have used parts from the stillen kit not sure. hes gonna get me more info on the whole thing. interesting though huh? he said it gave it a lot of power too. suposedly the blower went were the distributer is now, and mounted all around where the front of the intake manifold is. Hes gonna get me the info and stuff on it if you guys are interested.

 

Interesting. But where does the alternator go?

 

huh? the alternator has nothing to do with this. the distributer was placed somewhere else, and the blower was mounted around where the distributer went.

 

Definently get more info man! and if he's BSing..kick his *** for all of us VG guys!!!

 

BRANDON PLEASE HURRY UP!?, lol sorry about the caps but, I cant take the quickness of this VG, im this close to selling it, but since there's hope.... I'll wait. haha Thanks, Laters.

 

How the hell can you move the distributor of the engine? Its driven by a gear that connects to the camshaft. I smell BS..

 

oops, I meant the distributer... It was late gimme a break.

 

more info DAM IT! joking, hehe

 

I have wondered, at least for VE's, (esp. for the non-ABS cars) why they couldn't mount the S/C right in the same location it is mounted in the 4th gens.... I mean, I would think it would fit with some *pounding*.

 

You would have to move the windshield washer fluid bottle, reroute the radiator hose and the AC compressor hose. The reason to reroute the radiator hose and AC compressor is to fit the pipe coming off the s/cer into the intake. It could be done but it would be kinda hard. Pics available upon request

 

Maybe it has one of those custom direct ignition system, can't remember the name

I was looking at a VQ SC and comparing to my VE. The VQ has a flat mounting surface where the SC mounts, while the VE has a slight bulge where the intake cam at (left bank) You're correct, if you have a VE with ABS forget it, non ABS possible. Once the radiator overflow tank relocated there are a few threaded holes under it, maybe a custom mounting bracket can be fabricated using those holes. The piping would be a minor set-back.

 

That would require the installation of a CAS and a bunch of other sensors. Doubt it...

 

im not sure that the distributer was actually moved. he said the blower was fit sort of tucked under the distributer and the wires were routed out of the way.

I really dont think this guy is blowing smoke out of his ***, hes the shop foreman porche technician and i trust he knows what hes talking about. Hes also gonna be installing a supercharger for my friends infinity qx4.

trust me ill be getting more info on this, he said he did it a while ago so he didnt remember all of it, hes gonna ask his friend about it again. But he was certain that it was our body style, and the vg engine.

 

Brandon90gxe: This DEFINITELY ought to be interesting to see, bro... or at least to have a bit of fyi for us!!

CandiMan: Dude, don't get me droolin' bro.... just the THOUGHT of putting a SC on a 3rd Gen non-ABS VE.... WHOOHOOO!!!

 

Ok I'm asking, where are the pics?

The last mini-meet I went to we were talking about SC's and how much a actuall SC cost, just a SC alone no piping, bracket, etc. A centrifigal type SC might cost a few $000.00 when compared to Stillen complete kit. Besides the piping, FMU, BOV, brackets, etc. you are paying for all those initial dyno tuning hours that was needed to pick the correct SC for the VQ characteristics which is probably why their kits cost 3.5K It's kinda like Don's VB, the parts for his VB might cost him less than $50-$100 and with probably 2hr labor for the re-cal why is it his price is $450. Why; because that's the fair market price for his product, and Level 10 selling theirs for more.

Again, this is only a few guys thought. No research was put into this Does NE1 know where a SC alone can be bought, new or used. Thanks

 

Brandon, maybe this guy is talking about a VG33E engine with the factory blower? The Nissan Frontiers can be had that way.

 

I don't have pics of the s/ced VG but I can show you what would have to be moved in a VE Max. Also, you can get s/cers used, cheap at www.corral.net.

 

Out with it, me want to know

 

duud, did that engine ever come in a max? no, so i guess he wasnt talking about that huh. These things would lead me to beleive he was not talking about a factory s/c engine: The fact that it was a MAXIMA, that it was 3RD GEN with the VG motor, and that he and his friend MADE the s/c custom for the car. Sorry to be arrogant, but no, he was not talking about a factory engine. I opened my hood for him and he was describng to me where they mounted all the peices.

 

...I'm in no way doubting you, I'm actually interested in seeing this engine. Is it possible for you to take some pics and post them?? How much would it cost to custom S/C a VG??

Thanks,
Kevin

 

Theres always hope for the VG (Turbo)

 

I was just starting to think about selling my 1993 SE for a 4th gen so that I could get a Super Charger. But if it could be possible, maybe I will hold out a little longer. The only thing that I would be worried about is that I have 125k on the car, would a super charger cause damage to it? Cost of a used super charger along with an engine rebuild... well that could get really $$$. And Im already looking towards a rebuild this winter along with $500 in body work. But... damn a super charger... that would kick A$$! I might go to our local "upscale rice shop" and see if they can think of any way possible to mount one in there. If this were to work, wouldnt you also need to put on a 3" Y-Pipe? What else would need to be replaced? How much HP would it add?
Thanks
Jay

 

In all seriousness, I think you should just buy a 4th gen and supercharge it. If you keep your max and hold out for a supercharger to come out then your just letting yourself down. Even if it's possible to S/C your max, I doubt alot of people would even do it till maybe a few years later. Just look at the Z31 swap. People know it's possible... but how many people actually do the swap? Only a few... Your max has high miles (which isn't good for a S/C) and you might end up spending alot of money to fix your max down the road. There is a saying that goes.. "The more money you spend on speed, the more money you spend on repairs." As for 4th gens... There are tons of people with S/C's. Plus, there is alot more aftermarket parts for the 4th gens.