I surfed around some NZ websites and found some photos i made a photo gallery out of. Check out the photos and post up your thoughts. With both the Cefiro and Maxima in A32 chassis there are lots of differences such as engine: VQ20DE, VQ25DE, and VQ30DE. I have also noticed what we call the Mevi is fitted on most all the Cefiros.

check out the gallery here:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/ga...p?ppuser=65484

again if you see anything interesting for a discussion post up. as i have time i will try to get out and take some photos of maximas out on the street. i saw some crazy things today. An A32 white cefiro with apexi cone filter, manual tranny which is extremly rare here, vq25de with some sort of mevi, and black steelies. then out on the streets i saw an SMX Maxima. Supposed to be only 120 made in the country. these are good looking cars. i finally find out steve millen is from new zealand which might explain why they exist. Im not 100% sure the steve millen is from here but it was something i was told.

one more thing. a guy over here talked with JWT about upgrading his ecu out of a 95 cefiro with vq30de. jwt had him open the ecu up and after much talk found out they could not upgrade it ? have a photo of the ecu in the gallery as well.

 

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I love this one Chariot! That 's a nice look! I wish my 96 was close to that. I guess i'll keep dreaming.

 

Very cool! I always wondered what it would be like if they made a 4th gen wagon. I would buy one if they sold them here!

 

I just noticed the wing on the back. Niiice color too!

 

i like this one....lol

 

The 2004 looks really nice over there, wish we had that stuff over here.

 

I like this most. But they all look nice.

 

Yeah those pics look really cool. It would be a nice conversion for some I30 people.

If you haven't noticed the engine bay of RHD Max/cefiros are ridiculously crowed on the car's right side. The brake (and clutch if manual) master cylinder, steering column, and a few other things are now all shifted to the other side of the engine bay. It looks to me that the max was primarily designed to be LHD which is funny for a Japanese car.

 

i like the look of right hand drive in a max does anyone kno if this has been done to a max in the states or if it could be done and how hard/expensive/timeconsuming it would be

 

Great gallery Ceasar... I'll look through it more later... but it'll be cool to see some Maximas/Cefiros when I'm over there this July...

 

Just buy one from another country and bring it in.

 

wow v6 2500? how come not the full 3 liters

 

Are you serious? My uncle just came from europe and asked what engine I have in my car. I told him 3L and he almost fainted, he said I'll kill myself in that thing. The gas over there is expensive and everyone except the US likes small engines that get great gas mileage.

 

I like the front bumper on this one.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/ga...500/654843.jpg
They look more like infiniti more than maxima.

 

Yeah thats the one i really like too....looks pretty sweet. The front of that is just awesome...

 

They all ook good, but his one is HOT,



What do these wheels go for..

 

I WANT cefiro rearend...i think they are sweet.....the front end of the silver wagon looks similar but diffetent to 97-99 me likey

 

yeah those look like some 240sx wheels ?

 

my uneducated guess would be to save gas ? gas is an easy 5 dollars a gallon lately, and i spend an easy 30-40 dollars for half a tank

 

yeah that looks like an SMX or a maxima that has taken on some of the smx body parts

 

true on the fronts, on our us maximas the hood opens up and the front grille is not attached, on these cefiros when the hood is opened the grill is attached to the hood and GOES UP with the hood

 

[QUOTE=FLAVOR_24/7]They all ook good, but his one is HOT,



18" ROH Zs wheels are on this maxima, they are made by a company out of australia i believe. a friend of mine just bought a set of ROH Drift R. real sweet rim that seems to popular in the states. You seem them on skylines here but this guy put them on a 200sx S14 style. looked real good but certainly was a heavy wheel in 18 x 8 .

 

Since JWT isn't able to upgrade the ecu from the Cefiro do you think it would be a definite guess that the Cefiro ecu is MEVI specified already?

Can you get any dyno graphs from over there for stock VQ30de's with the MEVI? I wouldn't doubt they look different than a US VQ30de with an aftermarket MEVI dyno graph.

 

My favorite is the wagon with the 16in 5 spokes.

 

this could be true

us ecu with vq30de photo
http://img221.echo.cx/img221/9163/usecu5ec.jpg

nz cefiro ecu with vq30de photo

 

Caesar - I bet you could make some good $$ if you could find some junkyard ecu's from nz-vq30de mevi's.

DO IT!

Any chance you could find some dyno plots though to verify the engine mapping?

 

very few of those around (maxima-cefiro dynos). it appears to me there would have to be rewiring of the ecu ? to match the us harness ( if thats the correct term?)

 

You're right...I suppose there would be some differences as far as the MEVI actuator and other parts would be concerned as well.

 

Is it me or every I30(maxima) over there comes with a lip/body kit?

Ceasar - Do you mind pricing a body kit for an A33 Maxima for me?

 

I like this one the best.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/ga...500/654841.jpg

the silver stationwagon looks sweet too.

 

omfg. i would sell my dad's 2004 in a heartbeat to have the nz one... nissan jacks the US so badly.. skyline, cefiro, sexier maxima... they hate us. benefits of the nuke eh....

 

The new Maxima in NZ...isn't that the Teana over in Japan? Iirc, it is on its way to the US as a possible Maxima replacement. Don't quote me on that though.

 

max there are more without than with the kits, as for as an A33 Kit im still very new here and im not sure its made. you can check out this site:

http://www.toptown.co.nz

and maybe drop them an email

 

wow it appears this is some sort of body kit on that car http://www.toptown.co.nz/page/toptown_113.php

i thought it was a particular model ?

edit: i have no idea ?

 

those 02 and 04 STi Shogun Maximas look sick over there. Wow, id be creaming all over myself if i lived there. You're one lucky man ceasar. When are you gonna head to the track down there?

 

soon as they open up, which is at the end of the year. still need some slicks though and some 15 inch wheels

 

I wonder if this would fit an I30?

Might be an option for those guys if their into it.

 

i ordered mine like 3 weeks ago, still not at my house!!!
I should phone them

 

Cool. Thanks for the pics Ceasar. Wow I had no idea there was such a thing as a Maxima (well Cefiro) wagon.

 

yeah, its weird seeing a wagon with the 4th gen SE five spokes lol !