I did some Google search but didn't get definitive info.
i see people talking about this vq35hr motor but find it's only in rwd cars, I seen the thread about the 09+ VQ35DE swap. If I want to use the evt I need to get a ecu with the motor? So I could just swap in a 09+ VQ35DE, do the mods stated by nisformance and what? What is the gain? I want a newer motor either way.

 

Yes. Do it. Post your build here.

 

Maxima org search is useless, google is almost as bad.

 

Suffix your search terms with maxima.org then click the "more results" link. Works just fine.

 

with google, that is. I've never used maxima.org search function.

 

I have used both search engines, even bing.com. I found some guidelines from nisformance and 4dsc.com. but they only mention the ecu is needed if I use the evt from the 09+ motor. Also that it don't hurt not using it. I plan on using a 09+ engine, I just was hoping someone had some experience in it, that I could chat with while performing the swap.

 

There are a few here, including myself, who have performed the swap and are active on the forum.

 

So when they are talking about the VQ35HR motor in a Maxima, that is the motor from a 09+ Maxima?

 

It is an incorrect designation to our application, a widely used term in the Maxima community referring to 2nd generation FWD, VQ35DE motors (09 +). HR is a designation specific to performance line, RWD Z cars, G cars, etc. Not sure why this came about, nor do I really care. See the VQ35 wiki for the nuanced changes made for high revolution and such. Your presumptions are correct.

 

That's what my searches came up with, but kept seeing it talked about. Now that I have a better understanding thanks

 

The 2nd gen DE heads flow pretty much as good as the short lived VQ35HR. They did not get the same bottom end upgrades though.

 

And I have yet to see anyone who has performed the swap use EVT.

 

To use the evt need to do a ecu swap too?

 

You can't just swap ECUs. There are multiple incompatible devices the 7th gen ECU relies upon; IPDM, ABS, BCM, NATS, cluster and climate control. The only way to use EVT is to use a standalone ECU or a custom piggyback solution

 

People here have used Haltech to control EVT. It looks like you can't get Haltech new anymore but Surratt/nisperformance might still make a pnp harness.

https://maxima.org/forums/5th-genera...fo-inside.html

https://maxima.org/forums/all-motor/...h-gen-2-a.html