Got it for 2400. It came with a cold air intake and a weird engine cover that I have never seen before on 4th gens. Needless to say, it's an amazing car. The luxury features = ahead of their time. The chassis feels so nimble yet sturdy. Extremely fast and handles beautifully. The 4th gen maxima is truly a subtle yet awesome ride.

Here's a pic of the car. I think the wheels are 5th gen rims.

 

Wat does the engine cover look like? And wat color is your manifold maybe you have an oovi or 3.5 and don't know it

 

Or maybe he got a mevi... engine cover on a mevi is silver no words on it at all and the upper intake is slightly different from stock usim.... oovi cover says 3000 on it i believe...

 

luck into an oovi already done lol? take pictures please!

 

I left the car at my dad's house, so I can't take actual pictures. But I just researched 95 Maxima SE engine on google and came across this, which is what it looks like. I don't think it's anything special as you guys are hoping haha.

 

that would be sweet... bet its a mevi.

And extremely fast??? well I wouldn't go THAT far. But congrats

haha slow drunk posting ftl! mevi it is... good find

 

That's a MEVI intake. Congrats, you've got a variable intake manifold.

 

You guys just look at the picture and didn't read my post haha! Unfortunately that's not my actual engine bay, I wish it was though. I just googled 95 maxima SE engine cover and pulled that up. My intake is one of the cheapo looking ones you can find at the autoparts store. Not sure what brand it is. It just looks something like this, but red and not blue.

Regardless, I'm still happy to have found a nice 4th gen. The interior is almost perfect and the AC blows ice cold. Runs like a charm. My next step is to get some of these taillights.

Thanks for being welcoming guys. This community looks great. The 4th gen Maxima reminds me of a 240sx and a 300zx fused into a fun, practical, and comfortable sports sedan. It has a front that resembles an S14, the power of a Z32, and not to mention this car has one of the nicest rear ends I've seen.

 

What they're saying is, if you have that same silver ingine cover you do have mevi intake manifold.

 

Interesting. I wiki'd mevi intake manifold and I came across this article that states that the A32 maxima's don't have them.

http://wiki.maximasdownunder.org/doku.php?id=mevi_swap

Let's say I do have a mevi intake manifold, what is the difference? Do I get better performance as compared to the more common one?

As you can see, I don't know much about cars. I am eager to learn more by reading up on things, especially on this forum.

 

Post engine bay pics now.

 

You guys are making me so anxious! I left the car at my dad's place, so engine bay pics are something I unfortunately can't post right now. I just took three exterior pics when I bought it.

I will post engine bay pics ASAP though. Is there something in particular I should look out for?

 

the A32 maxima in USA dont but of coarse as enthusiasts and guys that mods we get em over here and some people swap the manifold, its really nothing special or a huuuge surprise as its more common around here but the fact that u lucked up and bought it from somebody who swapped the manifold is why there is this small hype... still a better manifold than the stock one though so i guess it is a lil special lol

 

if the engine bay looks exactly like the pic you post its a Mevi, if the top of the Engine doesnt look like that then its the regular USIM with Mevi engine cover, if the Manifold is Black then it could be a 00VI given it wasnt painted... my bet is a MEVI though which is a good thing... lil power bump and better power band than regular stock 4th gens

 

I'm not sure if it looked exactly like the pic I posted. I know that it had that cover. And I noticed something particular about the motor. The old guy I bought it from said the previous owner did something special to it.

 

Fixed for you Chris. Oh and OP, post a pic of the ENTIRE engine bay.

 

Looks like you have a Short Ram Intake, slightly different from a Cold Air. If the blue intake is yours thats more a Short Ram. It will give you a little more power off the line. But you loose top end power at higher speeds.

But yeah just take a pic of the entire engine bay and we all can tell you in a second what you have. Everything sounds like a MEVI with a Short Ram feeding into it. Either way definitely a good find.

I love the stock spoiler and sunroof wind guard combo. Great find! I'm jelly!

 

Mevi nothing special?? A lil more special now that nissan no linger makes it... i got one on my car.. and to buy a.max from someone that installed it...rare find...

 

Ohhh and by the way... the MEVI COVER does NOT fit unless you have a mevi....just sayin

 

So basically if I have that cover, I have a MEVI? Because I have the cover, I know that for sure. I opened up the hood when I saw it for the first time and I was like wtf is this? I thought it was a swapped 5th gen engine or something. But then it had the same valve cover that the 4th gens had. I'm gonna ask my dad to take a pic of the engine for me and I'll post it soon.

 

Yes. Congrats on your purchase.

 

D; I allways wanted a 95 maxima se 5 speed

 

Nice. I got mine in Florida too. (the pic below is a 96 Maxima 5spd) . I love it.

 

Waiting on engine bay pics....

 

So I am.

 

Uploaded pics! I am sorry for the wait, as well as the crappy quality of my cell phone camera. Any thoughts guys?

Thanks!

 

You really do have a MEVI. Congrats.

 

Awesome! Any idea what kind of intake that is? It looks pretty beefy. I thought it was one of the cheap kind but it looks pretty decent now that I see it again.

 

Wow, you got a good deal on this, I dont reccomend you put on thoose lights your thinking about, unless part of your car is gonna be red.
u gotta great deal on the car.

 

Thank you! I'm in love with the car. I had a 300zx, then an RX7, then a 3000GT, and now this car haha. Not only is this Maxima the fastest, but it's completely ahead of it's time. So many features for a 95.

 

Great buy ! Congrats, I just picked up a 98. You just gotta love Maximas ! lol

 

Congrats on your purchase. You seem to have a thing with 3.0 6-cylinder engines. You will find that the V6 in your Maxima is probably one of the best, if not best V6 engine at 3.0 liters, in the world.

Fun facts for you:

Wards auto 10 best list for longer than any other engine in history. It was number 1 for about 6 years I believe, too.

Distributor? What distributor? Nissan Direct Ignition System (NDIS) Back in 95 it was one of the 1st engines with an ignition coil for each cylinder.

Great engine mounted to a light body. Less than 3300 lbs makes for a great power to weight ratio = more fun for you. The 95 Maxima actually weighs 100 lbs LESS than the 94 Maxima it replaced. Combined with a killer motor, it was all gravy.

Actually, the 2000-2001 Maxima really has the best 3.0 V6, but it was pushing a bigger, heavier 5th gen body, so it kinda hurt the fun factor a bit. That's why after 2 years Nissan upped the V6 to 3.5 in the 2002 Maxima with the same 5th gen body style.

DW

 

Thanks man, I drove it to work today. Never felt so satisfied with a car before lol. I can't believe I lucked into a car with some special mods. I just bought it from a 50 year old couple who lived about 5 minutes from me. Never thought it'd have a swapped intake manifold and an intake. God knows what else is in it. I don't know enough about cars to see and differentiate from what's stock and what's aftermarket.

 

Great buy man! i have my self a '97 maxima 5 speed, totally worth it...

 

Nice find.

 

I knew it was a mevi or oovi as soon as he said that lol because thats exactly what somebody would say looking at the cover

 

no one yet to put an input on the wheels.... LOL yea you have the 16" 5 gen wheels...
Nice car man...

 

Yea lol. They're pretty decent wheels. They seem solid, but look pretty ugly imo.

 

the wheels are mheee, but love the meiv...congrats on the buy. i just got myself another max. 95 for $1750 with a stillen sturt bar, and stillen cone filter. fun cars.

 

It was also on Wards top 10 for over 8 years. And the VQ35 was on their top 10 list for 3 years consecutively as well.

Nissan sure does know how to build a good quality V6 engine. Just look at the New GTR, probably one of the most robust and powerful V6 engines of all time. I just read a spread in Modified magazine of the new Greddy tuned GTR. It's turning out over a whopping 1200hp and still has more room for improvement.