915Max

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Okay, this is what I'm wondering:

I have been studying the 3.5 swap and that is what i've been planning on doing. I also thought about maybe just turboing my 3.0 but it does have a lot of miles, over 140,000, which I would not feel comfortable doing with the milage.

I've also seen the good gains people get with the 00'VI. So i've been wondering if it would be a good idea to just save the hassle of doing the 3.5 swap, and just put in a DE-k, and then turbo'ing it later.

The only concern I have is that I just purchased a Technosquare ECU, and I believe it wont work with the DE-k? Is that right?? I could be wrong...

So if I decide to do a DE-K on my 98, is there anything else that I need to do, as far as customize or change out? Or will it basically just drop in and work?

I need to see what my options are so I can be prepared and convinced by the time I get the cash for the engine (whether its the 3.5 or the DE-k)

Thanks in advance!

DuMKuH

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Read this : http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=422573

915Max

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thanks!

I was reading it and it's very intersting and seems a whole lot easier than the 3.5. Hmm... got a lot of thinking to do.

DuMKuH

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Come over here LOL and lets do it together, I would like to do one also

MDeezy

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TS ECU will work with the DEK or 3.5.

I would make my decision on how much power you want to put down then go with what will obtain that power reliably.

915Max

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Well I've heard that the 3.5 swap wil give your car a rough idle. I would love to put in the 3.5 but at the same time, I dont know if it would be relaible enough to take about 6 hr trips and things of that sort.

Would a 3.5 swap be a comforting drive? I've read somewhere that you lose your cruising gear, which i'm assuming thats 5th gear, or is that only for automatics?

MDeezy

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Why wouldn’t the car be able to drive 6hrs? Once you install the engine properly there is no reason why it should run for a 16hrs trip. Who has rough idle? I’ve heard at start up some have had a rough idle but it went away after the car was warm.

tavarish

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Someone lied to you. My car idles fine, and i've driven it for about 20 hours for the last week and a half, no complaints, and no exploded car. why would you lose a gear if you're using the same tranny? Common sense, man.

915Max

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i wasnt thinking literally losing a gear.... I had read somewhere that you would lose the cruising gear and I just thought it meant that when driving in 5th gear, you would be driving in higher rpms than normal... as in stressing the engine because of constant high rpms-- This is why I was asking on going on long road trips-- the fear of stressing the engine if what I heard was true. Sorry!!

I give props to a lot of you guys because of your knowledge but ease up with the attitudes! Everybody starts off learning by researching and asking questions. I know the basics of mechanics but i'm trying to learn all I can. Sorry if my questions are a waste of your time!

tavarish

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it's not a waste of time, but by learning how some of these things work, helps. www.howstuffworks.com. The only way you'd be at a higher rpm is if you change the gear ratios in the tranny. I got all my knowledge from here, and other various places online. And I don't mean to have an attitude.

Broaner

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I'm no mod but MDeezy please change your sig man. THing is super wide.

MDeezy

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fixed ... till I get get home a resize it.

915Max

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how stuff works is very informative. I've gone in there several times to research stuff. I've learned a lot through the org and asking around... I've also gone through my brother's old books that he got from AAI.. it's pretty amazimg how engines work!