Ok, so here is another swap question, but this one is a bit different. I know that Aaron from NWP Performance swapped his VG Engine for an 02' VQ35. I believe he used a tranny from his VG with a 96' VQ30 bell housing. So I'm wondering if I can use the VE Engine, with a VQ35 6 speed tranny, with the 96 VQ30 Bell housing? I like the VE. It's amazing how many Nissan "guru's" I run into in the street that think my VE is the VQ! A lot of them never heard of the VE. I think I want to keep it to be different, especially at the deal I'm getting for a used one. So can that swap be done? Any true Maxima guys out there that can answer this question logically?

 

Aaron had a VE, and I'm nearly certain he's using his VE auto transmission still. I believe he's using a 4th gen VQ auto bellhousing, like you stated. Not sure if it would work to run a 6 speed tranny on the VE block. Why would you want to do that anyway? Seems like an expensive thing to do just for an extra gear

 

Actually, Aaron has a VG, not the VE. I want the smooth shift components and extra gear of a newer model 6 spd tranny. I think the VE with that tranny would be a pretty nice combo once I turbo it. So why would that be such a bad idea if I can get the tranny for cheap? What would be the downside?

 

lol

 

Actually, it had a VE. His username would have been a giveaway.

http://forums.maxima.org/7021164-post609.html

But Aaron was able to swap the bell housings because the transmissions used between the two engines are in the same series (RE4F04x). AFAIK, there are no 6 speeds that were made to fit the VG/VE bell housing mounting points, so your best bet would be to make one of your own.

Plus you gotta worry about the shifter components, trans mounts, axles and hubs.

 

Now that's a dam good answer! But that may be worth it if I can get smooth shifting 6 gears. I will look into it. Just wanna do something different.