Hey,I recently bought a 2001 20th anniversary maxims and the bodies rusting out,Love the cars over all, including its responsiveness because of the cable driven clutch.I want to know if I can engine swap the Vq30de engine from my 01 to a newer 2003 Nissan maxims body.My major worries are the compatibility with motor mounts.I know i can't get the best of both worlds in terms of the all the non working electronics inside, but the performance trumps all,thanks plz help

 

Hey,I recently bought a 2001 20th anniversary maxims and the bodies rusting out,Love the cars over all, including its responsiveness because of the cable driven clutch.I want to know if I can engine swap the Vq30de engine from my 01 to a newer 2003 Nissan maxims body.My major worries are the compatibility with motor mounts.I know i can't get the best of both worlds in terms of the all the non working electronics inside, but the performance trumps all,thanks plz help

 

probably better off to keep the ae lips and roll with the 5.5

 

Instead of putting it in a 03 why not find a clean 00/01 and swap whatever parts you need in there ?? Motor mounts however are the same from 95-03 don't worry about that

 

Motor mounts are the same from 95-03.

 

what kind of backwards upgrade is this?

 

If you like the VQ30DE-K then you should give the VQ35DE a try. It will probably save you time, money, and energy in the long run.

 

thanks guys

 

I'd go with this. 02/03 bodies aren't any better. Same rust issues. But this way, there'd be no mechanical parts needed to be swapped. Good 00/01s still exist.

 

This doesn't make any sense. Who mods a car to make less power and claims they're doing it for "performance"?

You'd be far better off taking the time/money and coming down south to look for a car. I see perfectly clean rust free 5 and 5.5 gens here all the time for cheap.

What's a "cable driven clutch"?

 

 

george_ is actually making sense