what's up org,,, yea you read it right i' m getting pretty serious about doing it ,, i was about to boost the car and i was planning on running serious power 500-600 whp and i was looking to get good track times as well but i looked at hal's times and i figured that that much power is usless with no traction so i decided to break that wall and deal with traction problems first and right now i'm looking to do it right from the first time and i'm doing my research and i was looking for info on different options some of you might think about and i actually have some specific ? like how durable is the drive shaft from the 300zx and how much power can it take ,,, and i saw that the rear units have different ratios whitch one is better,,,,,, and does any one know the gear ratios in the 300zx,,, i'm basicaly looking for the least drive train loss so light drive shaft and so on so it doesn't have to be a nissan unit it can be any car or combination ,, it has to be customed anyways thnx guys for your help in advance

 

 

just do a all wheel drive setup, much easier.

 

sound's like alot of work, but if you're up to it, GOOD LUCK!!

 

If money's no object then get a carbon-fiber driveshaft mfg that'll fit whatever you decide on. Lightest and least loss. I don't know how much power they support offhand though.

 

Bah, that conversion is so 2004.

 

haha, good luck man, but imo, one of the things that makes the max unique is fwd, and the ability to work off that makes whoever does it a respectable driver and builder. thats my .02

 

Be sure and subscribe to this thread, so we can check up on his progress over the coming months...

 

kind of off-topic but i like ur sig pic lol where is that place ?? ^^^ looks hot though

 

your better off sellign your max and buying a tt 300z

 

do it man, screw all of these ppl and their opinions, a rwd max would be bad ***, if i wasn't a poor college kid i'd be doin that shti right now

 

 

i agree, thats gonne be a lot of work and cuting and welding but in the end your going to end up with somthing completly diferent and ridiculous so stick with it shop the bone yards fo 300zx rear ends and go for it and then tell us how it works out, i would probably worry more about mounting the motor and trany before you worry about diferentials just my .02

--Dan

 

fwd maxima is unique!!!!!!! i don't think so but rwd maxima IS unique ,, i'm going to do it no matter what ,, i got the skills and tools,,,, btw where do you get carbonfiber shafts and does antbody know how much power they can handle,,, i alresdy have the shaft from the rx8 in mind,,,, please guys all your info is appreciated thnx

 

are you serious or you're being sarcastic,, let me know!!!

 

i have a friend with a carbon fiber shaft in his 350z and it pushes 480 at the wheels and they say it should hold up to 600horse with no problem when he gets back from over seas i will ask him were he got it but your best bet is to find some one to custom make one for you unless you can fit that one in to work with your setup

 

sorry to be rude, but how much money are you planing to spend on the whole project, because it will take a whole lotta cash!!! HOpe you are very good friends with a shop owner because you might as well set up tent at one of his lifts, this will take a while... GOOD LUCK THOUGH!!

 

i give u props for what your doing, hope everything works out good. let us kno what happens. maybe if you do this, fellow maxima owners might follow you, depending on your track times, etc.

 

maybe you can run it by CHIP FOOSE he'll take it in the hot wheels shop and do a secret project with it....

 

you're not being rude ,,,, i'm planning on spending maybe $1500 that's with a mechanical lsd and a carbon fiber shaft and most of it is going for shipping since i'm stationed in guam for now that's why it's gonna be cheap cuze i can use the military hobby shop ,that's where i did my 5 speed conversion

 

does the 350 come stock with carbo fiber shafts/ I DIDN'T KNOW THAT i thought the rx8 were the only cars that have that stock

 

now,,, does anybody know the gear ratios on the 300zx tranny or any other tranny really i don't care and how is that related to the ratio claimed on the rear unit , i know the 3.7 is open differential and 3.9 is vlsd but my ? is does that ratio affect the final drive ratio in combination with the gear ratios in the tranny,,, to explain my ? better " will i see any difference if i combine the same tranny with two different rear unit 'pumpkins' beside locking or not locking"

 

if i were you, I'd get a ford rear end as far as I know they will hold up to whatever you can throw at it. Or just buy a 350 drivetrain and drop it in, probably the easyest way.
Build tunnel, mount shocks/springs, motor mounts, and do what tilley did to run a 3.5 off a 3.0 ecu and your done.

just my .02, but if you had your own lift and were able to do all the work yourself it really wouldn't be allllll that hard to pull off

 

Out of curiosity, what engine are you planning on using?

 

theres actully two cars here in town that are doing rwd setups.They both ran 10's.One is a 1gen awd eclipse the other is a 90 ford probe. but think the 4th gen max is a little to nice for a rwd setup. A 3rd gen would be perfect though.

 

i'm using the vq30de with custom intake runners and pretty soon i'll do a swap maybe vq35 or maybe something else

 

Well, you could easily call it the STOTY (Stupid Thread of the Year). We have the whole year to see where this project goes.

 

 

wow, i have no idea what i posted earlier or why, but this is a kic kass idea, and good luck, please keep us informed

 

If you are asking these kinds of questions, I am certian that you don't have the knowledge to get this conversion done. You have a LOT of learning to do about how cars work.

 

sorry to tell you but the stock one is just renforced cf the one he has now is full cf the way we know this is he messed his factory one up and it had a metal sleeve in it

 

Also, I guarantee that base auto hobby shop doesn't have all the tools you will need to do this work.

 

 

you wanna bit

 

and yea for all negative dumbass people that have nothing useful to say shut the f##k up but then again we have all year to see where this is going but when it's done certain people won't know what happened but they gonna see a kickass vedio of me smoking my rear tires,,, thnx for everybody else's support

 

and what is this supposed to mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i know alot about cars but it doesn't matter how much you know cuze you'll never know everything but i'm doing my part , i'm doing alot of research but for some reason i couldn't get the concept behind the rear units ratios that's why i'm asking so if you can answer my ? please do and i will greatly apreciate it and if you can't i appreciate your advice anyways..............simon

 

hey man i think you have a great idea, ppl are correct its a very tough challenge to put on you with prolly lots of stress ahead of you. you just have 2 have faith, and i am supporting you fully. u def. can get this done. keep a clear mind. mabey if everyone else supported this it would get done.

well good luck and shyt... it will pay off in the end.
how many miles does ur max have?

 

hey thnx for your support dude ,, i think the hardest part now is to find the right parts like the drive shafts and the half shafts cuze it has to have the right length and all ,, i have 95000 miles on it and it runs stronger than ever and if all goes well this will be the first maxima into the 10's and 9's and maybe faster if my gearing helps me

 

have fun