Hehe I figured the title might get your attention. It's about engine's though, don't worry. But if this were somehow possible, it would be very nice.

 

HAha woops don't mind me, I just forgot to add the link...

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=48465

 

ECU and electronics may be a problem, but it sounds like a good idea...

 

I would rather just get the supercharger, the swap is really expensive, in my eyes not worth it. You can get a lot of hp from little things and don't need to waste another 5k for just another 30 hp i just don't see the use

 

I meant about turning the vq30 into a "vq33de" not swapping the entire engine for the vq35. This way one still would have the current supercharger option. This is assuming you'd still be able to get the extra power from making it a 3.3 litre and keep the compression ratio reletively low.

UMD_MaxSE: I wonder if the ecu is something that Hogan could work out with his connections with Impul Tuning etc.

 

maybe..

 

Did some crusin' throught the 'ol parts catalog-

VQ35 crank- $568
VQ35 rods- $480
VQ35 rod brgs- $111

The main bearings are the same! Don't know if the throws will clear, but it will drop in! Also, can't tell the pin-to-crown height on the piston, so custom pistons might be needed. The whole rotating assembly would have to be balanced too. Time to start looking for a wrecked '01 Pathfinder!

 

Dave, great job! Good info, especially that the main bearings are the same. Regarding the pistons, I don't know if I read your post correct, but it looks like you were talking about using the VQ35DE pistons. We can't use them, though, as they're too wide. We'd need to use our original pistons and just make sure that the wrist pin diameter and pin-to-crown height is the same as the VQ35DE pistons. But yes, I hadn't even thought about balancing the whole assembly. That would almost certainly need to be done, unless by a stroke of luck (no pun intended...well okay it was intended), the VQ35DE pistons weigh the same as ours.

 

interesting info....

 

ya i would definetly s/c an engine with a 11:1 compression ratio