so i have a 1989 maxima, 5 speed with a v6 3.0
i was wondering if its bad for my engine to take it up to 5000 rpms in first?

 

all 3rd gens had 3.0 V6

theyre built to go to that RPM, of course its not good to redline it all the time but the odd time is fine, thats what theyre built for. unless something is wrong with the engine, no harm really.

 

yeah, i know
yeah my car only has 70k original miles, everything is sound and runs great.
i have only taken it up to to 5k rpms a few times, and man... talk about some pull.

 

Wow, so you have an '89 SE 5 speed with only 70k miles?

That's pretty awesome. Got any pics? I bet it's in fantastic condition

 

yeah thats impressively low mileage

to be honest i was too chickenchit to go over 3k until i got my engine rebuilt and then on the way home i went to near redline and was just

lots of Honda guys like to redline through 1st constantly, not good

 

yeah, i used to have a honda, and mine loved high rpms.
but i get scared doing it with my max.

 

meh i would worry about it more with a Civic because of how crappy their stock cooling system is, if your engines in good shape nothing to worry about. just dont constantly floor it or anything stupid

 

yes i have pics, heres how it looks at the moment. but coming this thursday i will be dropping it probably an inch or 2, put some coilovers on it and probably an exhaust. i just bought the 17inch enkies, they need touched up but they go get with the burgandy i think..












ill be taking more pics soon as i add more mods

 

you cant easily do coilovers on a 3rd gen, you would have to do alot of custom work which would be a few grand, if you want to go low get Ksport GT or Intrax springs

one guy has coilovers for 3rd gens on ebay for $1000 but hes probably been trying to sell them for a decade now, i dont think anyone has even attempted coilovers on 3rd gens

you have no idea how many people on the site would give their left nut for you cars shell

 

i was not aware of that.. how much do those usually run for?

 

i got my Ksports for $240 shipped IIRC, 2.2" front drop and 2" rear drop, Intrax are a bit more of a drop apparently.

its better if you get some Tokico or better yet Koni struts with the drop, but both have been discontinued for 3rd gens so you would have to find someone parting out with a set which is rare. i just dropped on KYB GR2 struts

 

man.. :/

maybe i wont even drop it, i just think it would look really good.

 

lol vg's wrap out faster then ve's. I go to beginning of redline and shift but I also spend like $70-80 every oil change and only run full synthetic oils and flush my motor every oil change and use syntec oil stabilizer lucas. as well as various other things i do. cant wait to get the final pieces of my suspension and get it titled back to my name and registered and tagged to take it out to thunder valley and see what i can run in a quarter mile. on a litely tuned set up.

 

i want some BOOST!

 

vg30et from a z31

 

eh.. i dont really feel like swapping out the engine that much.

 

yeah:P i know. and guess how much i got it for?
450$ at the portland auctions, 200$ auction fee. and then 200 for the front bumper and fender. got this car for only 850

 

so what do you think about these?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/pts/1955683623.html

seems like a good deal to me..

 

you don't need super aggressively low springs a Maxima can do just fine and probably ride good with a 1.2" drop like Eibachs. Granted they run like $360 plus shipping and tax lol

 

wut? i was told Intrax are lower than Ksports, but Ksports are lower than the ones in that ad

the Z31 reference isnt taking the whole engine, you can turbo a 3rd gens VG with Z31 turbo engine parts. you need the turbo, exhaust manifold, piping, oil lines, a intercooler, etc

 

I have yet to see a set of coilovers for a j30 chasis maxima. I frequently see a31 chasis (Cefiro) coilovers sold as maxima (89-95?)parts.

 

just checked Ebay, cant find the other ones i was talking about but i found some Ksports that are listed as 1992-2002 Maximas? WTF

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kspor...Q5fAccessories

 

Pfff so much for your "No VE, No Care" policy

 

Get them, that's a great deal.

Intrax springs are rare now, too. My blue VE in my sig is on Intrax. I haven't seen a pair of Intrax springs for sale in years.


Dude. Intrax ARE lower than Ksports per photo evidence. Intrax is a 1.75" drop (regardless of what that CL ad states). We talked about this already several times

The issue is that the Ksports you bought were for SOME REASON listed as being a 2.2" drop, which is (obviously) inaccurate. Now, either the actual manufacturer has the drop listed wrong, the auction listed the drop wrong, whatever - but they're definitely not a 2.2" drop. Now, just because your Ksports were listed as 2.2" drop doesn't mean they ARE a 2.2" drop (again, pictures of your drop are obvious it's not 2.2" drop).

For some reason, you continue to believe the Ksports are a 2.2" drop. Why?

And again, you wouldn't WANT a true 2.2" drop anyway. Trust me!

 

Could be cleaner, missing the screw cover on your door handle

 

Thats a clean car. About the RPMs I take mine to 6800 rpms on a daily basis never had a problem, so going to 5k is nothing for a VG. A stock Computer wont let you go above 6200 anyways, and there is no point to rev an NA VG past 6k because power drops off quick.

 

Very true. I'll admit, I'd totally rock that VG. I love that color, and I don't think I've ever seen a VG SE in that color!

 

Yeah you have! Cmax03's car is the same color and an SE.

 

This probably isn't what you want to hear but there is some danger in revving high and driving hard @ 70k miles. You want to make sure that the timing belt has been replaced at some time. If you don't know, then do it because the original 21 year old belt could still be on there, you wouldn't want it breaking @ 6k RPM. And second, the transmission's front input shaft is going to break soon. Mine began it's deterioration process at about 90k miles and was drivable for another 7k or so before leaving me stranded. I'm local, so if you ever need parts or some work done let me know.

Well, considering you're a Civic enthusiast, it's hard to find a logical reason why you would actually refuse to drive a VG

 

Really now? Hmmm.. well I will have to get my belt checked out and also my front input shaft. Where in washington do you live?

 

thats funny because i just got one

 

I'm in Portland, I guess you're across the border, but that's local enough

Getting the belt checked is a good idea but you can't really check the input shaft bearing because it's inside the transmission, but it would be smart to replace the gear oil with some good GL-4 (Royal Purple or something) and hope for the best.

 

well I am actually moving to vancouver soon, so if I have any questions or need any help ill pm you! thanks by the way, ill probably get on that in the next month or so, money is a little tight:/

 

I just seen the same exact Max in my local JY, same color and everything, the shell was in excellent condition but they just dropped another car on top of her, what a waste. Anyway nice 3rdgen to work with.

 

Oohhhh yeah! That completely slipped my mind

Don't I get any credit for this?

 

Put one on the Maxima and then we'll talk

 

huh?

 

It was a response to Jimmy and his Oregon sticker.