Whats the difference between '99 and '96 engines??
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Whats the difference between '99 and '96 engines??
I looked at my friends 5spd 99 maxima. He had that vacum actuator that looks like it moves a variable lower intake manifold. It looks the same as the 3rd generation SOHC engine with the variable short and long runner. Its on the right side of the engine in the middle. I look at my '96 Maxima Automatic and it doesnt have that piece. It is attached to a lever on the lower manifold..Im almost positive it is for some variable intake runner. So how come the '99 doesnt make more HP then the '96?? Thanks
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Originally posted by 97BLKMAXSE
im pretty sure the engines are the same. nissan mad a v6 for the max and it is the best v6 made something like 6 or 8 years in a row.
im pretty sure the engines are the same. nissan mad a v6 for the max and it is the best v6 made something like 6 or 8 years in a row.
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Re: Whats the difference between '99 and '96 engines??
Originally posted by mitzgto805
I looked at my friends 5spd 99 maxima. He had that vacum actuator that looks like it moves a variable lower intake manifold. It looks the same as the 3rd generation SOHC engine with the variable short and long runner. Its on the right side of the engine in the middle. I look at my '96 Maxima Automatic and it doesnt have that piece. It is attached to a lever on the lower manifold..Im almost positive it is for some variable intake runner. So how come the '99 doesnt make more HP then the '96?? Thanks
I looked at my friends 5spd 99 maxima. He had that vacum actuator that looks like it moves a variable lower intake manifold. It looks the same as the 3rd generation SOHC engine with the variable short and long runner. Its on the right side of the engine in the middle. I look at my '96 Maxima Automatic and it doesnt have that piece. It is attached to a lever on the lower manifold..Im almost positive it is for some variable intake runner. So how come the '99 doesnt make more HP then the '96?? Thanks
Re: Whats the difference between '99 and '96 engines??
Originally posted by mitzgto805
I looked at my friends 5spd 99 maxima. He had that vacum actuator that looks like it moves a variable lower intake manifold. It looks the same as the 3rd generation SOHC engine with the variable short and long runner. Its on the right side of the engine in the middle. I look at my '96 Maxima Automatic and it doesnt have that piece. It is attached to a lever on the lower manifold..Im almost positive it is for some variable intake runner. So how come the '99 doesnt make more HP then the '96?? Thanks
I looked at my friends 5spd 99 maxima. He had that vacum actuator that looks like it moves a variable lower intake manifold. It looks the same as the 3rd generation SOHC engine with the variable short and long runner. Its on the right side of the engine in the middle. I look at my '96 Maxima Automatic and it doesnt have that piece. It is attached to a lever on the lower manifold..Im almost positive it is for some variable intake runner. So how come the '99 doesnt make more HP then the '96?? Thanks
the nice thing about 99 cali spec maximas is you can cannibalize the swirl valve actuator and use it to activate an MEVI easily. the only variable intake runners on 4th gen VQ30s were in the middle east.
btw emeraldgxe... 205 vs 200ftlb... the difference is 5ft-lb
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Originally posted by 95emeraldgxe
yes we do.........10 ftXlbs more
yes we do.........10 ftXlbs more
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