hey ya'll,
i need some help identifying the correct "fidenza" flywheel part number for the 95 5-speed maxima's. need it really fast!

i was searching through the websites for this flywheel, but it happens that all the listing for the maxima fidanza flywheel only has 88-94, 92-94, or 96-00. there is never one for 95 at all. i am assuming that 96-00 will have the same fitment, but i am skeptical. i don't want to buy one and it happes to not work. this is my result:

88-94: 11lb=> #143871
92-94: 10lb=> #143921
96-00: 12lb=> #143991

i know 92-94 is ve engine, 88-94 goes for vg engine, and 96-00 is for vq engine. but 95 is also a vq, why is it not listed?
i am also upgrading my clutch to spec stage 2 at the same time.
anyone with experience with this combo please leave comments about it. all help is appreciated, if you are about to criticize on anyone's helpful comments, save it. don't turn this into a battle field.

thanx everyone...

 

bump, come on, someone got to know.

 

bump, i hope someone can answer.

 

called fidanza today, found out that they don't make flywheels for 95. those that claims to have fidanza for a 95 are "typo's" they all made a mistake. fidanza actually says that they didn't want to input their investiment into developing a flywheel for 95. they said that 95 5 speed tranny is unique, and they are way past the investment stage to come up with something for it.

as far as fitment goes, it'll fit, but fidanza flywheel will be missing a hole for the ring gear fitment. people that bought this piece by honest mistake had to get someone to drill a hole on the flywheel to make it fit. but drilling in the flywheel unbalances the weight distribution in the system, causing rattling and shaking at idle. to me, this is not good enough, so i say "it doesn't work".

also there are some 95 5-speeds that are produced "second line" in that year. the fidanza flywheel will fit but somewhat loosely. i have not much knowledge about this one. but above all, fidanza claims that they didn't make one for 95, so i don't claim it as a legit mod for our car. man, that means i got to buy the stillen or the unorthodox, and that's gonna cost me a fortune.

 

I have a Fidanza flywheel on my 95. It came with the ring gear (but not the timing ring, which bolted right on no problemo) and fit quite tightly, thank you.

I think whoever you talked to just made some stuff up.

 

ok stephen, so it's you again. yes, i've seen your extensive knowledge about car mods and all. but this fidanza flywheel really doesn't officially fit the 95 tranny. before i post this thread, i went on searches after searches on the web. there is practically nothing about this mod for the 95 maxima. here in the forum, i paid the donation to activate my search function and found enough being said about the fidanza flywheel.
several 95 owners had posted the fidanza fitment problem thread about this mod. they are all saying that they need to drill an extra hole on the fidanza flywheel to fit the ring gear. now, i don't even know what ring gear is or how does it fit on the flywheel, but since i heard that drilling an extra hole is needed, i definitely don't want to agree with this fitment. so, no it doesn't fit. i called the fidanza company, after rounds and rounds of discussion, the conclusion is that the test for fitting the flywheel did not go well. there really is a problem with the fitment. now, their engineer did not want to continue doing a new flywheel for the 95 because it's only for that year, why all the hassle? that's why when they send out their brochures, they specifically said that they have flywheels made from 88-94, and 96-00. they claim that they are not responsible for fitment issues if you buy it for a 95 tranny. they stood their ground claiming that this 95 stock flywheel is unique of its own. they will not bother messing with it. several companies listed the years correctly, and some don't. the part numbers i listed are correct. which one did you get? i don't know what 95 maxima you've got, but there are possibly two versions of the 95 maxima made. an earlier one, and a later one. that's why there are also obdI and obdII differences on the 95 maxima's. thank you for replying.

 

So the timing ring that came on 95 flywheels has one more bolt hole? Well, this certainly is news to me.

Why don't you just buy a 96 flywheel with timing ring from a junkyard, then transfer the ring to a Fidanza flywheel? The 96 flywheel will fit a 95 engine.

 

oh i see, that sounds legit, thanx for the help. i'll start looking, cus i just ordered the fidanza flywheel yesterday, and it's supposed to get here on thursday. got it for 325 shipped. i bought it anyway thinking that if there is a fitment problem, i'll have the machine shop do whatever means to get it fit. but this idea of yours is really cool. thanx stephen.

 

just checked again, a maxima 95 made before 2/95 are with the unique flywheels. after 3/95 are with the new flywheels like the 96-00's. there is no two ways about this. older model tranny won't fit the fidanza flywheels. but newer ones will fit.

 

daaamn it, the fidanza flywheel came in yesterday, i took it to the shop with my car. took out the gear box and clutch. Man! i almost have no grip left. it's gone bad. unfortunately, the fidanza flywheel with part number 143991 will not fit my 95 maxima. the timing ring fitment is not correct. i'm going to return it and order a sitllen flywheel. i'll update soon for those that are interested to know.