Hi my last car was a tsx and I know it took 2 years for Acura to come out with the supercharger. Is Nismo the same does past generations maximas have a factory supported supercharger backed up by warranty?

 

i highly doubt nismo will come out with a supercharger for the maximas, and yes it would probably void the warranty

 

NISMO has not decided to SC any Max at any point that I know of but they did do it for the Z, the warranty is another issue. Normally, the deal is that any type of aftermarket induction will normally void your warranty but then there's always that Magnuson Act or whatever you call it.

 

I could just picture myself explaining the magnuson act to my dealer, theyd probably laugh in my face lol

 

Yeah, but they won't be laughing when you take them to Court! LOL!

 

lol

 

I would rather TC my car before SC. But that will be after my Warranty has expired.

 

yea a turbocharger is more likely to be fitted on the vq35 than a supercharger, thats if they ever come out with some type of forced induction for our 7th gens

 

Lol, they can't even make a decent cat-back for our 7th Gens let alone a turbo kit! We will be waiting a looooooong time brother.

 

agree

 

lol they even f*ed up on the Y-pipe.........im surprised my intake didnt break yet =D

 

One other thing to think about is the CVT too. If I recall correctly, wasn't it quite an engineering marvel to make a CVT that could safely handle 290hp without tearing itself apart? How would it react to adding another 100-150 horsepower from forced induction?

 

I would love to know the answer to this question being that every time I ask it no can really give me a straight answer on how much HP the CVT can handle. My understanding though is that HP really isn't the issue but it's the torque that can shred the CVT. Anyone have a definitive answer on this issue?

 

Yes, actually I should have been more clear, it is torque that is the issue. HP is just a measure of how usable the torque is (how fast you can rev and still have usable torque.)

The reason CVT's are so heavy is that by nature they tear themselves apart, so my guess would be that significantly exceeding the torque they were designed for (adding a supercharger or turbo) would be a lot more risky and harmful to the CVT than it would be to a manual, or even a conventional automatic.

Also:

 

What I was exactly thinking, this is why we needed a 6spd.

 

I agree completely with what you said. I would not increase the torque going into this CVT by more than around 25 (say 261 to 286). Future CVTs will be engineered to handle more torque, but I would bet this current CVT is designed to handle what this engine is producing, and little more.

 

never gonna happen

100 shot of the sauce.

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LOL funny you say this, in this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/7th-generat...questions.html

If BullyDog is successful and removes the WOT someone here will find out when they grenade their CVT. Should make for some interesting discussion...

 

i m a 2nd year auto tech student and we got a chance to study this transmission. I would say its a very complicated transmission and Nissan made this transmission quit a bit strong due to the future upgrades....but i wouldn't put any forced induction system on it YET..its still very young to handle sudden shock of increased torque from S/C or TRB...unless someone is willing to spend MAD money and find out a way....but i wouldn't bother yet and will try to make it N/A and enjoy the ride....and u cant put AOD tranny on it

 

You could probably fit the Artisan Turbo kit from the Altima if they ever come out with a manual tran

 

As I recall there is an 08 TC'd on 6TH Gen Forums and there's one on Youtube as well-it seems that his car is holding up real well as indicated by his timeslips and vids.

Wish I could get to Youtube on this crappy Gov't Computer.

 

Does anyone even know if the 08 Turbo 6th Gen is still running? The man is always trying to bring us down one way or another hey bk2k3max

 

Are you referring to this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWH0I...eature=related

 

That's Chern's max, an 04 auto I believe. He's actually beefing up his auto tranny if not already.

 

Yes, that's the one. Sorry, I really haven't looked at these threads in a while but I suspect that if his is a CVT and is holding up then ours should do well also (if it's true that his has a CVT).

 

Hate to break it to you, but that's not a CVT, it's an auto transmission.

 

......and hes got like $9k in tranny work alone

 

yup he got nismo reinforced tranny.... the 6.5 gen is where the CVT started

darn you 6.5 gens....DARN U!!!

 

yup he got nismo reinforced tranny.... the 6.5 gen is where the CVT started

darn you 6.5 gens....DARN U!!!

 

so nobody in here ever saw the boosted 3.5 cvt altima coupe??? that should tell you. im surprised it hasnt been brought up yet

 

Yes I've seen it frankly not impressive to me... But he is definitely thrashing on that CVT isn't he.

 

first of all how is that alitma on a dyno if its a cvt?..............And i wonder how the cars doing, does anyone have an update on this?( is the guy having any trouble with his car)......Andd since that altimas cvt can handle that turbo , im sure maybe our cvt can do the same since, our cvt is newer and made to handle a bit more h.p and torque

 

Assuming the caption is true, he says it is a CVT. But IMO, if that is a boosted CVT, it does not seem worth it. I guess I would be expecting a stronger pull from a roll.