Sakke

Greetings from Finland,

We have the Nissan Maxima 2000-> (A33) with VQ20DE (140 Hp) and VQ30DE (200Hp). The 2004 is not here yet and A33´s are still sold as new model. I´m really thinking of buying a 3.0. But tuning here is really difficult permission wise.

I need to know if:

- the US Maxima is "A33" too?
- how much does the VQ30DE and VQ35DE give power?
- do the VQ30DE and VQ35DE powered cars have similar brakes?

ty in adv.

Sakke

01SE02SER

The A33 is no longer a new model here in North America for the Maxima, although Infiniti (Nissan's luxury brand in North America) is still using the A33 for the I35 (mostly the same as the Nissan Cefiro/Maxima around the rest of the world). The A33 Maxima here in North America went from the model years 2000 to 2003.

The A33 VQ30 (model years 2000 & 2001) had:
Maxima GXE, SE, GLE - 222HP / 217 ft-lbs torque
Maxima SE 20th Anniversary Edition (model year 2001 only) - 227HP / 217 ft-lbs torque
Infiniti I30 - 227HP / 217 ft-lbs torque

The A33 VQ35 (model years 2002 and 2003) had:
Maxima GXE, SE, GLE - 255HP / 246 ft-lbs torque
Infiniti I35 - 255HP / 246 ft-lbs torque

As for brakes:
- Rear rotors are the same between the 2000/2001 and 2002/2003 model years.
- Front rotors are different between the 2000/2001 and 2002/2003 model years. The '02/'03s have slightly larger front rotors.

Hope this helps.

Peace.

Sakke

TY very very much...

In Finland there are two regulations: the size of the engine can be 25% and the power 20% bigger than the biggest/most powerful version sold in Europe or the USA. That means I can get 255+20%=308Hp from the Maxima. Easiest would be a charger? Do you prefer turbo- or super-chargers? Since the motor is a V shold there be 2 turbos? 2 turbos and an intercooler should be more than enough. But what would be the most sensible mod to get that 308Hp? The engine here is the VQ30DE (200Hp)

TY in advance

bk2kmax

The most sensible mod for making 308hp would be an SC, that should get you in the range of hp that you're looking for.

Although a turbo is more effecient, it is apparent that you're not looking for that big power.

housecor

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Sakke - Any pics of your Finnish Maxima? Just curious to see the differences. I went to your website, but that whole foreign language issue hung me up. You bilingual's amaze me.

pfactor172

on the top middle to right hand side there is a thing that says in English click on it and it changes the language

pfactor172

The aviation art looks really good on the bottom right. It looks like you guys take the virtual flying really seriously. I am a pilot I fly c/152-172 pa28/201r.Do you also fly real planes or just virtual?

01SE02SER

Just go here...

http://www.nissan.fi/mallisto/maxima/

Like much of the rest of the world, the Maxima overseas is pretty much variants of the A33 Nissan Cefiro (the Infiniti I30/I35 in North America).

Peace.

BlackBIRDVQ

iTrader: (15)

Reading from the Finlands Nissan website the engine is a VQ30DE-K model, but its detuned for more low end torque. I never got why do cars in Europe have such slow acceleration times thou ? I mean 8.2 sec to 60 ( ok 62MPH) is pretty slow for even a AUTO 4th gen. I am of a european decent also, but in my country it don't make a diff how much power our cars make, U just wanna make sure U can afford the gas to fill it up with. Last time I was in my home land I seen a R32 Skyline GT-R rolln around- 5 years ago. For mods I say go with HS headers, no cats, O2 sensor eliminator kit, Greddy SP2 exhaust, Place Racing CAI, UD pulley, Fidanza flywheel, ACT clutch, Place Racing engine mounts- with this much power the stock mounts will not last long trust me. U should have more power than a 3.5L anyways and since top end power is a priority in Europe vs low end torque the K motor is perfect for driving on 2 lane country roads.

Sakke

We have a lot of RL pilots in our association. Some from the Finnish Airforce even...

Finnish version of VQ30DE has:

200Hp@6400rpm
271Nm@3600

Manual: 0-100 8,2 / top 230 KM/H
Auto: 0-100 9,2 / top 212 KM/H

pics Finnish Maxima´s:

Sakke

Unfortunately we don´t have any maxima associations in Finland so these pictures are from used car sales. I belong to http://www.dnsf.org/ hit "GALLERIA" and find out what we have here! My current car is: Primera GT (P11) 1st one in the gallery.

Cheers´

BlackBIRDVQ

iTrader: (15)

I would take a turbo Primera over a Maxima any day.... btw do U guys have alot of parts for P10 chassis there ? I have a Turbo P10 right now, and I'm looking for some european parts for it. I have the tail lights that fill in the whole decklid, but I'm interested in a diff front end for it. Primeras are the best. GTi-Rs are also something we never got.

BlackBIRDVQ

iTrader: (15)

also how does the FIN goverment know if your lets say SR20DET have 1000HP ( do-able) or just stock 150/240HP- depending on if turbo or non from the facotry. Do they dyno test the car for power ? Thats pretty insane if they go to that extreme. I never heard of such thing as limited HP. And we thought california was bad.

Driver72

iTrader: (1)

Keep in mind, for the average car it takes about .4 seconds to travel from 60-62.1 mph at full acceleration.
Obviously, the more powerful the car (the harder it accelerates) the lower this time will be. Ie: a viper probably covers the 2.1 mph difference in .1 to .15 seconds. A lower powered car like a Toyota Prius probably takes a good .8 seconds to cover the difference.

In this case the 8.2 seconds you show the European 4th generation Maxima with an auto, to reach 62.1 mph (100 km/h) means it would probably reach 60 mph in about 7.8 seconds!

That's about exactly the same time the U.S. car mags have gotten for the 2000/2001 Nissan Maxima with the 222 hp 3.0 liter engine and the 4 speed auto tranny.

Sakke

I posted your request to our forum. Let´s see what comes up. we do have a lot of P10s. My problem is that the Primera GT was made 1997-1999. There just aren´t newer Primeras that one could think of. On the other hand Maximas are still for sale. The Finnish regulations allowe one to upgrade your car very little. Of course there are a lot of cars that are very tuned but that´s illegal. In Finland the government taxes: cars, gas, alcohol and tobacco a LOT. If you wan´t a more powerful car you should buy one that has a lot of HP in standard. That equals: power = high price = more money to spin Finland around. That is why car tuning is highly restricted up here...

ChromeSE5

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Primera (G20 with SR20deTURBOOOOOOOO PSSSSSSSHHHH). I can only imagine... and I'm guessing there are like almost no emission laws... WOW.

NYPD-Arnold

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I don't know what mags you read, but the last time I checked: the auto's clocked in around 6.8 seconds. While the manuals clocked in around 6.4-6.5.

Sakke

Here are some pic´s from Finnish Datsun/Nissan enthustiasts:

http://zuik.org/cam/DNSF_LansiAuto/
http://staff.wetterhoff.hamk.fi/~skapanen/webgallery/

You can also goto: http://www.dnsf.org/ and ckick "TAPAHTUMAT"

Sakke

BlackBIRDVQ

iTrader: (15)

Well the country I come from- in Europe also, taxed ya on the size of the engine, the bigger the engine, the more tax U paid. So alot of engines where 650cc to 1.6L- LARGE engine. Anything with a 2.0L in it was considered a car with large *****. Cars with engines the size of 5.7L where thought of as monsters. This is why tuning a 2.0L turbo engine was optimal. And I still think nothing beats a turbo SR.

Sakke

The problem is: US+EU most powerful model +20%

Primera: 150 Hp +20% = 180 Hp
Maxima: 255 Hp +20% = 306 Hp

The Japanese 200+ Hp Primeras don´t count...

euromax

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