Ok I've searched and dont know what to do, I have a 99 maxima SE automatic, now I have and extra auto tranny from an i30 with LSD and also a non LSD 5 speed, lots of people said auto is better and I also love the comfort cus is my daily and I commute every day to work, but I've always had 5 speed cars and they are fun to drive... So I dont know what to do can you guys please help with advise... Thanx in advance...

 

get the LSD auto.

 

lsd auto... the best thing i ever did to my daily!!

 

This....

 

LSD auto! we just had a snow storm here and OMG LSD ownz!

 

Thanx guys!! So LSD auto, what bout performance can I do the valve body mode to that one too? I already have the tranny so if going to use it I wana do that kind of stuff now that its out of the car...

 

Remember to get the correct axles for your tranny when you swap it

 

Install the transgo RE4F04A shift kit within the VB. Do a search within this forum for more info on it's results and how to install it.

 

i grabbed a tranny out a 97 i30 from junkyard today how do i know if its lsd? i was looking for weeks for 5 speed but noooooobody has a single one so my 5 speed swap is on hold.

 

It has to be an I30t if u got it from a regular I30 is not a VLSD...

 

Wrong!! Look at the Vin plaque on passenger's side of the firewall. If the last letter of the transmission code is v it is LSD.
ALL I30's have LSD with automatic transmissions. This was one of many reasons why they sold for 2-4 grand more than a Maxima.

Andy

 

You sir are WRONG. Not ALL I30's came with LSD, only the touring models. At least here in the states.

 

ALL I30t's with automatic transmissions had vlsd as STANDARD equipment. It was optional on base models. That being said, every I30 base model I have come across in the Northeast has had vlsd.

Andy

 

I have never seen a I30 with VLSD and i have even seen I30t without! My brother owns an I30 here in New England and its not VLSD we just looked at another I30 for my sis over the weekend it was also not VLSD.

before you get all tough do a quick fact check its OK to be wrong or misinformed, its not very becoming to dig in on your position tho.

 

Did you read what I wrote? Vlsd was optional on base I30's. .Perhaps what I should have stated was that vlsd was available to All I30's. Those that were delivered to snowbound areas were delivered with vlsd standard. Cases in point.... all 3 of the I30 base model automatics that I have owned have had vlsd. All I30's (base or Touring) automatics that I have come across in my nearby junk yard (25+) all had vlsd.

 

i think your full of it. Use that big brain of yours and do a poll i betcha the results will show most were NOT VLSD.

When i upgraded my max to VLSD it was very heard to find one within 100 miles of me in a junk yard im in CT we get plenty of snow.

 

i just did a search since you mentioned junk yards i found only 2 VLSD within an hour drive of me but more than 20 without in like 15 min drive!

http://www.partshotlines.com/?phl=se...ch_id=35430367

http://www.partshotlines.com/?phl=se...ch_id=35430377

 

just for fun i did a search based on your zip code.

http://www.partshotlines.com/?phl=se...ch_id=35430437

http://www.partshotlines.com/?phl=se...ch_id=35430447


turns out not too many in your area either!

 

Those yards are not near me so I'm not sure what zip code you used. My local yard is a "U pull it" type. In clicking on the search link you provided for I30's there seems that most of them came up as Vlsd equipped. So I'm not sure what you are trying to prove.

I stand by my statements as I know what I have owned as well as what I have come across over the years at my local junk yard.

Andy

 

i sent two links the 1st was a search for VLSD so naturally they would be VLSD my point was the closest to that zip code (Location: Binghamton,NY from your profile) was Elkton, MD i mean come on really? 221 miles away.

the 2nd was only non-VLSD and cloest was Syracuse, NY 73 miles away.

again this only going by the addy in your profile

 

i mean just look at these links thats pretty overwhelming

 

i got the vlsd in my base 99 i30.. who cares? Only way I know is because I had to check the vin plate for my transmission code when I purchased new axles.