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Haha well since I dont have a Maxima, I would not make a good candidate for testing.
Yea the 3L was designed for a Maxima... not to be 12psi turbo'd either. Nothing is really used for its specified intent, thats the bueaty of engineering.
Anyways back on topic. I dont know if you guys have ever driven in well built NA cars, but its an entirely different feel then FI... obviously. And in most cases the NA feels better, easeir to drive/race/track.
If people try to argue that the cost to do NA stuff is too much..go and try to do a similar Turbo setup and it'll cost the same... in almost any scenraio (meaning any car).
I would like to know what that one guy has done though, specifically, because he 95-99 engine is pretty decent in design, basic in that, but still has good NA potential.
Its pretty surprising with all thesepeople sinking thousands and thousands into thier car they dont try to do an NA buildup, because it would surely be worth it.
I am sure you guys cna tell by my membername I own a VR6 (MK3 GTI). Anyways the buildups on Vr6's has been extensively done from 1000hp turbo setup in RWD tube frames to 3.1L (2.8 stock) TAME 230whp race engines.
Anyways Thanks for the replies as I was just curious what was out there since I have never seen a "fast" NA maxima engine, only ones with bolt ons... which are pretty basic stuff.
Headwork, Intake Manny, some port matching, gasket matching, raise the CR a bit, rebuild the valvetrain, and right there is a pretty powerful beast. The ONLY problem I see is software, which is another issue I have with the engine. It seems like NOONE has done anything with stand alone systems on maximas, or even mid range piggyback setups.
Obviously we know the maxima is a "sedan family car" but you guys are sinking thousands in anyways, might as well get good power out of it. I am sure guys over the pond have done up maxima's, but noone seems to know anything from experience here in the US..
Eitherway I gotta go back to studying, thanks for the info guys.
peace
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Yea the 3L was designed for a Maxima... not to be 12psi turbo'd either. Nothing is really used for its specified intent, thats the bueaty of engineering.
Anyways back on topic. I dont know if you guys have ever driven in well built NA cars, but its an entirely different feel then FI... obviously. And in most cases the NA feels better, easeir to drive/race/track.
If people try to argue that the cost to do NA stuff is too much..go and try to do a similar Turbo setup and it'll cost the same... in almost any scenraio (meaning any car).
I would like to know what that one guy has done though, specifically, because he 95-99 engine is pretty decent in design, basic in that, but still has good NA potential.
Its pretty surprising with all thesepeople sinking thousands and thousands into thier car they dont try to do an NA buildup, because it would surely be worth it.
I am sure you guys cna tell by my membername I own a VR6 (MK3 GTI). Anyways the buildups on Vr6's has been extensively done from 1000hp turbo setup in RWD tube frames to 3.1L (2.8 stock) TAME 230whp race engines.
Anyways Thanks for the replies as I was just curious what was out there since I have never seen a "fast" NA maxima engine, only ones with bolt ons... which are pretty basic stuff.
Headwork, Intake Manny, some port matching, gasket matching, raise the CR a bit, rebuild the valvetrain, and right there is a pretty powerful beast. The ONLY problem I see is software, which is another issue I have with the engine. It seems like NOONE has done anything with stand alone systems on maximas, or even mid range piggyback setups.
Obviously we know the maxima is a "sedan family car" but you guys are sinking thousands in anyways, might as well get good power out of it. I am sure guys over the pond have done up maxima's, but noone seems to know anything from experience here in the US..
Eitherway I gotta go back to studying, thanks for the info guys.
peace
www.formularpi.com