well i want to swap in a vq35 into my max after winter, cuz i bought a cobra to try and satisfy my speed craving. But i just like my maxima more... if only it had more power. i had a sc b4 but just didn't like the sparadic unreliableness of the setup. my question is has anyone done an all out swap of a vq35, by that i mean:

headers
cams
intake plenum spacer
flywheel
intake
full exhaust
forged pistons
safc2
and whatever else i am forgetting... it would think that would make about 330 at the crank on motor which would be nasty in a 4th gen, and with nitrous would probably be hardly drivable. seems that if someone is to have tilley drill the cams and open up the engine, would be a good opportunity to throw in some performance cams and maybe pistons to hold nitrous. There are some crazy bolt ons i was reading about for the vq35, they are coming out with a 3.8L stroker and bigger cylinder heads, all for a ton of $$ but if someone had the money to do all of that on a maxima would be insane i think.

 

I don't think anybody has done a full out swap...and I don't believe anyone has done much as far as 2k2-2k3's are concerned either....the farthest someone ever gone with a vq35 is probably sr20den...but he still hasn't touched the inside of his motor

 

Based on the 350z's, Headers, exhaust, intake, tuning, plenum and cams would yield upwards of 280whp which is around 330 crank HP like you stated. Most of us that have done the swap are around 230-235whp right now and that seems to be good for low 13's.

 

hmmm this seems the direction that i'll go with on my maxima after i sell my cobra. i already have full exhaust anda stage 2 clutch with a new tranny in the car so its ready. but anymore feedback is good

 

FWD doesn't have this option.
VAFC > SAFC
Who? I hope you don't mean the thread in the general forum, because no one is 'coming out with it', since it wil all be custom, if he even does decide to dump the $$ for it.
Except for rod bolts.
We'll have to wait til spring for some real intraweb #'s.

 

They do have a stroker, but its more like 4.2 liters and around $8000 for the parts.

 

Aebs ..........

 

indeed.....

 

But in the spring the numbers will be higher than that

 

Doesn't anyone ever do baselines anymore

 

I wouldn't try to mod my max if i had a cobra. but thats ust me.

 

JUN makes a 3.8 storker kit....

 

how much is that 3.8 storker kit goin for and is it worth it?

 

Word. FWD over V8 RWD.