i thought my vias was messed up so i pulled it apart. stripped a screw so i had to cut the head off. and what do i see? that it's not broken.. darn.

 

What made you think it was messed up?

 

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my car was getting slower and i didn't feel it pull as much after 5k.
i reved the engine and saw that the solenoid moved, so i know all the electricals are good and the vacuum lines. i used to be able to hear the vias open up since i have an intake, but now it's not as noticable so i thought it was broken... hahah, damn... mine's still purdy damn solid. i have 114k on my motor.

 

There's nothing wrong with your VIAS i'm sure, but there's something wrong with your/our engine. They're 3.0l, thats the problem.

 

Ouch! Sounds like a size problem...

 

yeah... dammit, it's too small... girls always be complaining... uh... about my engine size..
so i put it all back together and i switched out all those stupid screws with 8.8 grade bolts. just to make it easier to take apart when the darn think actually breaks

 

at what RPM does the VIAS open up?

 

Jokingly: How does the displacement have anything to do with it? Supra's are 3.0's and Skyline's are 2.8's ( don't berate me, I realize that those are both race cars off the assembly line).

Plus, you could easily bore out the 2000-2001 Maxima to a 3.2L.

 

You should have poured a little JB Weld in there so you dont have to worry about it breaking in the future.

oh well though

 

i thought about it, and decided against it, i actually got the regular jb weld so it'd put my car out 24hrz. and since it's not broken i just thought F it. i know the jb weld would have made the bottom of the cup a little bit more rigid, but now that i have bolts, it'll be real easy to take off.