Hey guys been a while since i posted in here. Here it goes.. I've always had an itch for more power since i track/dragrace my maxima here and there and i came to the conclusion that i want to turbo my car by next summer. I've looked around the internet to see there isnt much support for turboing our cars. After some searching i came across this kit http://www.turbokits.com/Nissan/Maxi...Turbo_Kit/547/ Which seems pretty nice and fits my budget. Was just wondering what you guy think about this kit and will it be worth my while to buy and install this. Please let me know what opinions you guys may have and share them here. Thanks!

 

You are the luckiest person in the world, ready? http://forums.maxima.org/forced-indu...turbo-kit.html

 

that kit is trash. the components are crap, and the price is exorbitant for what you get.

custom setups are pretty much the only way to go if you want quality, and you have to pay for it or really know what you're doing.

 

yea any turbo kit on the market for any maxima sucks u better off buying somebodys used maniflods and peicing a kit together or buy a used kit. Any turbo kit on the market is weak for its price.

 

Okay i figured that kit wouldn't be the greatest, just thought i would grab some opinions from you guys I really want to boost this thing by next summer and feel very motivated about it. If someone could point me in the right direction on what pieces/parts to gather to get everything ready by next spring would be greatly appreciated. I also always wondered if the 2002-2003 vq35 turbo kits would fit our 3.0 4th gens with a bit of modifications to the kit? please let me know thanks!

 

or you are better off not turbo-ing a maxima cause at the end it is just a waste of time and money with how bad the suspension and front end is and all that extra power just isn't gonna keep decent traction, it will constantly dip and sag and you will blow through motor mounts like crazy. These tranni's are like glass(maybe not as bad as 3000GT tranni's but still bad as your input shaft will go first) and well you're better off just doing a VQ35 swap and it costs way less.

Maybe do the v2 Supercharger setup if you feel that crazy but its simalar in price. Overall, if the front end isn't designed for it. It isn't worth it. Even an SRT4 kinda sucks at launching and that was designed for it. Massive wheel hop no matter how much you upgrade suspension. FWD should never be for extreme power imho.

 

To be honest it doesnt really bother me that the front end is a ****ty design. I basically have a brand new front end including control arms/bushings/balljoints, inner and outer tie rods, sway arm links and bushings. D2 coilovers on the way and also new lower rad support next month. It's a project i always wanted to do and i just need more info and knowledge on how to come around to doing it. Thanks for your response

 

I agree with S1.

Of course OP you can do what u want. But for the money you gonna spend on a FWD car that sits ridiculously high, idk man. I mean yeah, you can do the swap but now the suspentsion components will need or should be upgraded. And the kit you showed us requires modification and welding.

My suggestions, do the VQ35 swap which will cost at least 1000 bucks less and with headers will yield really good gains and more than likely will be more reliable.

 

"custom setups are pretty much the only way to go if you want quality, and you have to pay for it or really know what you're doing"

Couldn't have said it better myself.

There is a member on the classifieds that will custom make you the piping, you can get help choosing a turbo, and even get help putting it together. Kind of like this: http://www.dynomagic.com/thefast_hlh.htm

 

There is a member on the classifieds that will custom make you the piping, you can get help choosing a turbo, and even get help putting it together. Kind of like this: http://www.dynomagic.com/thefast_hlh.htm[/QUOTE]

This is the best thing I've ever seen on the .org in a long time =)

 

Don't do a VQ35 swap.

I had a VQ35 swap with a lot of work, and a turbo is going to make more power no matter what. You will get bored of a n/a swap.

 

So no high compression vq hybrid? Money pit ey?

 

Money pit yes LOL. But the worst thing about the swap was the lack of VTCs and standalone support. Trying to tune an engine like that on GReddy EU was a pain to get it smooth, to idle at cold and hot water temps, and extend the rev limit smoothly without killing the power. (Had to pump the injectors up and force the AFR to go way rich at near peak power RPM to get over the stock limiter).

The lack of VTCs, well that just sucked azz because I couldn't control the powerband as much as I wanted to.

The car beat turbo Hondas and heads/cams Mustangs and other stuff on the street pretty handily, but if the discussion is horsepower per dollar forced induction is the way to go.

A low effort setup on low boost (GT35R, S362, T70, etc) will make 350-380 on low boost (5-8 psi). Run conservative AFRs (11.0-11.5 maybe) and conservative timing and it will be reliable.

 

What kind of men are you?