95VQ30

Has anyone ever swapped a 5.5 or 6 gen 6speed tranny in the new Maxima?

I always thought this combo would be amazing- 7 gen looks and stock power with a manual trans

aackshun

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Yeah dude, people bolt that ish up all da tiiimmeeeeee

Crusher103

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yea its a piece of cake swap. just get the trans and throw it in.

Staggered357

wow really fellas? lol..

aackshun

iTrader: (3)

This is one of those things where if you have to ask, don't do it.

Ever notice how the people that ask these types of questions end up never going through with it? And that the pioneers of such thing do it, mess up, and then start a thread to help solve the problems....

To throw the OP a bone look up the L32 Altima.

Edit:

You also asked this in the 7th gen section....

I need not to go further.

Jbling700

nismo2010

This guy swapped a 7th gen engine in his 5th gen and he used a 6spd tranny along with it. So im guessing its possible...

forums.maxima.org/all-motor/633510-2009-vq35-swap-into-2002-maxima-progress-thread-how-09-vq35-info.html

95VQ30

I'm not asking for info on it- I just want to see if someone has done it.

bk2k3max

Yeah, this forum has become like that somewhat. You make a statement and you get flamed for it, I know that it is possible but I'm certain there would be some issues with certain things concerning this swap.

Hopefully someone (with money and time) will come along who is brave/bold enough to try it and share it with the forum.

Ghozt

nobody has done this yet. Darren Suratt swapped our motor into the 5th gen, but with that you have the power and none of the looks. a guy in NY was gathering parts to do the manual swap but gave up at some point and sold his car. im sure its possible, question is how expensive is it to do and is that worth it when you probably could have just picked up a manual Z or G37 for less than the Maxima + doing the trans swap

95VQ30

honestly if money were no issue. I'd place a GT-R drivetrain under a 7gen body(I love the design that much)- ultimate sleeper

Area502

I agree with Ghozt

eljoker

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Must of missed the the super long sticky at the top. Atleast he is not asking what mods can he get 50hp with out spending a couple hundred dollars.

MONTE 01&97 SE

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Well the looks things are subjective......some like the look of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc moreso than the 7th........ I dont think that a 6spd in a 7th gen will net much accelleration gain with the added weight etc etc. Someone will eventually do it although as it ages and gets cheaper to obtain.

MONTE 01&97 SE

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Well the looks things are subjective......some like the look of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc moreso than the 7th........ same with Z's some like the older looks more so than the 370's....... I dont think that a 6spd in a 7th gen will net much accelleration gain with the added weight etc etc. Someone will eventually do it although as it ages and gets cheaper to obtain.

Quickywd01

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Only downside to today's maxima is it's missing a manual. Nissan needs to realize what got them to where they are and they would realize they need to sell a manual as an option. Someone start a petition...

95VQ30

For the record(for the third time)- I was asking if anyone had done this...

I know how offensive reading and working on your own car can be in the 7th gen forums, but I was curious if an enthusiast tried to fix the main issue in a 7th gen(a manual option or a proper Automatic).

L36

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No one has done it as its not financially viable. Not to mention all the issues that would come up with this swap.

eesjunin

I dream about it all the time!....i even looked into purchaing a smashed GTR and going with the swap...at 40K pricetag for even smashed GTR i am ok with dreaming about it for now

Shipwreck

I like the way you think, sir

Car Addict

Be happy with what you got. And if you're not happy with it, sell it.

lightonthehill

Also be aware that, should you make this change, the manual tranny may be more fun to drive, but will not improve either the acceleration or fuel efficiency. We essentially have 'gears' with the paddle shifters, but elapsed times and fuel ecciciency are not as good when we use the paddles.

We should be aware that, when all else is equal, a tranny that does not shift will have better acceleration and better fuel economy than a tranny that shifts.

Of course there are other factors involved. Such as the damping effect Nissan has on the power going to the CVT when starting from standstill. But then that is offset by the way this CVT accelerates from 35 MPH to 80 MPH in mere seconds, with no tranny shifts involved.

Ghozt

why would you ask for a third time? you've already been answered several times now.