Ok, this is probably a stupid question,but what the hell is the difference between a 5th gen & a 5.5 gen.I mean the 5th gen is 2000-2003. Wouldn't they all be 5th gen? Is there a difference in engine displacement and can you qualify the years for me. I have a 2003,so is that considered a 5.5 gen? Thanks for answering this qustion for me and making me smarter.

 

5 gen = 2000 - 2001
5.5 gen = 2002 - 2003


Some say it's the added engine displacement, I prefer to state it's the added amenities as well as the engine.

Included example: IMO, 6th gens = 2004 - 2006, 6.5 gen = 2007-2008. No change in engine displacement, but added items and complete overhaul / change in drivetrain.

 

I got ya. It's the little things in life that count. Thanks for clarifying for me.

 

BTW, 2000 - 2001 = 3.0L engine
2002 - 2003 = 3.5L engine.

 

5th = A33
5.5 = A33B

 

5th = halogen
5.5 = HID

Do we all get one turn only?

 

This is the exact type of question that this thread was made for.....

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=365289

 

5th gen = Booooo
5.5 gen = Hooray

 

5th gen= 5 speed manual transmission
5.5th gen= 6 speed manual transmission

both have the same 4 speed automatic

 

5th gen = ugly front bumper
5.5 gen = sexy front bumper

 

5th gen: red or black taillights
5.5 gen :clear trim tailights

 

5th gen: plastic foglamps
5.5 gen: glass foglamps

 

they have there difference, but at the end of the day both of them are sexy

 

5th gen= Ugly Remote
5.5 Gen= Sweet remote

what a cool thread....who's next???

 

ohhh me,

5th gen = 222 horses
5.5 gen = 255 horses ftw

oh dont forget the 25th anniversary edition = 227 horses
so would that be a 5.25gen?

 

5th gen = front grill attached to bumper
5.5 gen = grill is detachable

weee

 

5th gen = good for F/I
5.5 gen = good for some nice N/A builds

 

i thought they were all the same. what gives...

 

5.5 gen = available stock navigation and updated shift frame

 

5th gen = Side skirts only on AE
5.5 gen = Side skirts on all

 

5th gen = No TE
5.5 gen = TE with HLSD

 

5th gen = Boring cluster
5.5 gen = Cluster with DTE

 

5.5 gen = old
5th gen = older

 

5th gen = no oil leaks
5.5 gen = carry a few quarts in the trunk

 

5th gen SE = sweet black tails
5.5 gen (all) = ricer chrome tails

 

repost X2

and the oil doesnt "leak"...it "gets past the rings and burns"

 

5th gen = smooth rod shifter linkage
5.5 gen = notchy cable shifter linkage

 

I don't see where anyone posted that before

 

if the oil exits the engine, it doesn't much matter where it goes, don't ya think?

 

5th gen = good oil pan
5.5 gen = oil pan can be poked through with a finger, thanks to rust.

IBsoonerfans

 

5th gen = plastic fog light lenses that don't crack
5.5 gen = glass fog light lenses that crack easily

 

also a repost

 

5th gen - wheel bearings and CV joints go out
5.5 gen - not so much

IBirish44js

 

they use the same wheel bearings and CV joints. 5.5 gen drivers drive like old ladies, so they don't wear them out as fast

 

this thread closes at midnight...

IBsoonerfantshirtmod.

 

and the oil pans are the same material.....

i just went rockcrawling in mine

 

 

yours rusted through from the inside. Ask me how I know.

 

dealership said....paint scraped off the outside...started rusting..rusted through


oil just doesnt like my engine...will find any way to escape

 

dealer was full of crap. My oil pan has scratches/scrapes in the paint with alot more miles than yours did and the rust is only surface. I know rust from the inside out when I see it, and I was the one whose finger went through it, rememeber?