Engine upgrade 05
#1
Engine upgrade 05
I have a 05 Nissan Maxima overheated because the fans were not working engine still run but burning oil cheaper to replace engine than rebuild but I wanted to find out if another upgrade engine for the Maxima or what can I do to upgrade instead of just getting the same engine again. I want to up a little better than stock engine but wanted to be affordable.
#2
If this is a daily driver, trade it in for a lower mileage newer car with a warrantee. You're effort to "save money" on a replacement motor could land you into a world of ongoing trouble if you're not the skilled laborer doing the work. What I mean is, you get a used low mileage motor, get maybe a 90 day warrantee. Shop that puts it in gives you 60 day warrantee, after all it took a couple weeks to a month to get it and put it in. Something malfunctions outside the warrantee on the work and motor, you're back in the same place spending money trying to fix a 13 year old high mileage car. This would be different again, if it was you doing the work and you were very knowledgeable, then of course you would be saving money by keeping the car on the road.
#3
Also to note, the bluebook of your car is likely worth less then the total cost of putting a new motor into it. Say you're car has a value in running condition of about $2500, of course now it's running poorly, so that drops to $1500 quick. Say you find a shop to put in the motor, out the door $2200. You're still driving a car with maybe a $2500 bluebook value.
#9
Yeah I spoke to a lot of friends and they also told me to get rid of it but at the end of the day spinning 3800 then spinning 15 to 20000 on another car
Last edited by Panamamichael; 05-02-2019 at 04:35 AM.
#15
Newer Maxima engine 2012
So adding upgrades to the newer engine short ram and catback. Trying to get a y-pipe don't know what year y-pipe to get an 04-08 or 09-12 y-pipe.
So adding upgrades to the newer engine short ram and catback. Trying to get a y-pipe don't know what year y-pipe to get an 04-08 or 09-12 y-pipe.
Last edited by Panamamichael; 08-26-2020 at 04:53 AM.
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