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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 95mtlMAXSE
ok, i called and they're like, "NO, we never had that" so I guess that part number isn't correct.
pwnt ftw!

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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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I've got a better suggestion which is lots cheaper. Get a scrap front suspension and fit it in place of the rear, with the steering wheel in the trunk. Put the car in reverse and sit in the trunk to steer.
Or . . . you could fit a second engine in the trunk as well, then you'd have AWD.
RWD SUCKS! When Alec Issigonis invented the Mini he knew what he was doing. It ran rings around any RWD car, even on its 10" wheels and rubber suspension.
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Or . . . you could fit a second engine in the trunk as well, then you'd have AWD.

I already hooked him up with the name and contact info to have it done!
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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look just go buy a 350z and be happy forever with your firewall intact and yea yea its ALOT more money but you'll also be happy ALOT for a long time... Plus a 350z is tuned for RWD and runs it quite nicely, your other options are of course 240's, a G35 or if your absolutley insane and have a lot of money a skyline but I dont think thats worth it really. anyways later
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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look just go buy a 350z and be happy forever with your firewall intact and yea yea its ALOT more money but you'll also be happy ALOT for a long time... Plus a 350z is tuned for RWD and runs it quite nicely, your other options are of course 240's, a G35 or if your absolutley insane and have a lot of money a skyline but I dont think thats worth it really. anyways later
If you are talking about the GT-R I never knew they had one. All I know is that the GTS has a RWD but nothing else. Lets save money and work on boosting our cars to be twin turbo... Yeah RWD max is like throwing money down toilets.
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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If you are talking about the GT-R I never knew they had one. All I know is that the GTS has a RWD but nothing else. Lets save money and work on boosting our cars to be twin turbo... Yeah RWD max is like throwing money down toilets.
yup
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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look just go buy a 350z and be happy forever with your firewall intact and yea yea its ALOT more money but you'll also be happy ALOT for a long time... Plus a 350z is tuned for RWD and runs it quite nicely, your other options are of course 240's, a G35 or if your absolutley insane and have a lot of money a skyline but I dont think thats worth it really. anyways later
what about the 300zx??
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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what about the 300zx??

man how did I forget that lmao.... okay EDIT: 300zx as well.
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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Actually the closest thing to a RWD Maxima is available. It is not as nice looking of a car in my opinion, but it is the J30 Infinity. Check it out.
Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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wouldnt this be a better power plant

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...spagenameZWDVW
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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Why do people always talk about making a rwd max? it's pobably cheaper to body/interior swap with a j30. then you have your rwd AND it looks like a maxima
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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my neighbor has a '97 J30 and I can run all over that thing but its an auto so my argument is already contradictory in nature. But these guys have a point, but once again dude the J30 was more than the 300zx new so what is really the right answer here, simply put there isn't one. So as arnold might say "shut up with RWD maxima."


have fun and just drive man
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 11:57 AM
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There already was a rwd maxima 1983 model.
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Just drive your car around in reverse.
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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man, repost!.....
buy a RWD....
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 95mtlMAXSE
ok, i called and they're like, "NO, we never had that" so I guess that part number isn't correct. I think it would have to be a frankenstein design. Maybe a ruinned 300zx(accidented) and all the necessary parts are ok, maybe we can make it fit. A rear wheel drive Max would be tooo sick. You'll see me at drift mania with a huge MAXIMA.ORG decal on my rear windsheild and a big smiley face next to it. It would drive the way it's meant to feel. I love rear wheel drive cars and always wished the max was.
For differences between a front wheel and a rear wheel drive is like night and day. The car would feel more balanced. Maybe a slight loss in power due to the differential, but with 2 turbos or even just one, who the hell cares. You have a forced induction, rear wheel drive Maxima. Maybe if it works, they can make a kit for it. The 4th and 5th gen max's should be the same underneath, so it would probably work on both if it works on one. I promise if this would work out, you guys will hear about it.
HAHAHAHAHHA...hey guy there is no p/n. or kit...get out your welder and go to the metal shop and boneyard.....theres your kit...
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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wasnt the cefiro in japan rwd? yeh i kno 4 years later..maybe thers new info
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by thegodson1
wasnt the cefiro in japan rwd? yeh i kno 4 years later..maybe thers new info
http://forums.maxima.org/all-motor/5...26-maxima.html
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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ummmm....looks like u guys ain't seen Maxxkid's RB26 max yet huh? conversion is pretty much done..just waiting for his wire harness to get done. check the all motor section and you'll find his thread "RB26 max".
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by thegodson1
wasnt the cefiro in japan rwd? yeh i kno 4 years later..maybe thers new info
Then A31 cefiros are RWD.
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 06:14 AM
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J30 with a 5-spd swap. That is all
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 07:14 AM
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http://forums.maxima.org/all-motor/5...26-maxima.html
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ivorton23
ummmm....looks like u guys ain't seen Maxxkid's RB26 max yet huh? conversion is pretty much done..just waiting for his wire harness to get done. check the all motor section and you'll find his thread "RB26 max".
Nope they didnt because it didnt exist in 2006.
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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Nope they didnt because it didnt exist in 2006.
oh...didn't see the date...my bad
Old Mar 12, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 95mtlMAXSE
ok, i called and they're like, "NO, we never had that" so I guess that part number isn't correct. I think it would have to be a frankenstein design. Maybe a ruinned 300zx(accidented) and all the necessary parts are ok, maybe we can make it fit. A rear wheel drive Max would be tooo sick. You'll see me at drift mania with a huge MAXIMA.ORG decal on my rear windsheild and a big smiley face next to it. It would drive the way it's meant to feel. I love rear wheel drive cars and always wished the max was.
For differences between a front wheel and a rear wheel drive is like night and day. The car would feel more balanced. Maybe a slight loss in power due to the differential, but with 2 turbos or even just one, who the hell cares. You have a forced induction, rear wheel drive Maxima. Maybe if it works, they can make a kit for it. The 4th and 5th gen max's should be the same underneath, so it would probably work on both if it works on one. I promise if this would work out, you guys will hear about it.
I think a 'ruined' R32/33/34 Skyline may be better suited for the rear end set up (as the cars are the same basic widths and such...
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