240 hp Pathfinder engine.....will it fit in a Maxima?
05-16-2001, 02:19 PM
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The VQ35DE is basiclly an bored-out VQ30DE right? So would it fit in a Max? I mean 240 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque is an big improvement. I know, its a little out there, but I am curious.
05-16-2001, 03:17 PM
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Or you could just wait for next year's Maxima. Quite a few rumors out there that suggest that engine or a tweaked variant of it will be in the 2002 Maxima.
I think you'd have some trouble retrofitting an actual Pathfinder 3.5L into a Maxima, as the Pathfinder has a pretty tall engine bay. The intake manifold and associated junk on top of it might not fit under a Maxima hood. Don't know if the timing chain cover with the bulges for the variable camshaft timing gears would fit inside the passenger side of the engine bay either.
I think you'd have some trouble retrofitting an actual Pathfinder 3.5L into a Maxima, as the Pathfinder has a pretty tall engine bay. The intake manifold and associated junk on top of it might not fit under a Maxima hood. Don't know if the timing chain cover with the bulges for the variable camshaft timing gears would fit inside the passenger side of the engine bay either.
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