Are there any differences between maxima 3.5 engine and altima SER engines?

 

Marketing?

 

lol is that it..as far as we know?

 

For +/- 5 hp 'rating' I would say the same, marketing. Besides the 04 Maxima has a 'rating' of 5hp higher than the SER in the Altima .. so why downgrade?

 

Different Tuning

The Maxima Engine still makes more power than the SE-R engine.

 

because it wouldnt be called the maxima if any other nissan 4 door sedan had more hp....

 

I saw a dyno of a stock SE-R putting down 216.9whp...doesn't sound too far away from actual crank hp #s

 

I would say it's all ECU tuning(like said above)

 

Guys, ALL FWD VQ35 engines from 02 up are the same fukcing thing. All those HP differences are BS and/or come from tuning/exhaust/intake. They're all the same. Any engine from a 02-03-04-05 Altima or 02-03-04-05 Maxima will yield the same damn results, 02's are going to be cheaper that's why everybody is going with them. 800 bucks can buy you a 02 VQ35 shipped to your door. You won't be any faster with the SE-R's VQ.

 

$1000 got me a 05 max engine with 800 miles on it shipped to my door.

 

Nice, where did you find that?

 

car-part.com