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Old 09-23-2008, 05:11 PM
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You know you're driving a VQ when your radio is allways off cuz the sound of the VQ is the only music you need
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Old 09-23-2008, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ThurzNite
What's that? I never noticed it. I have 225k miles.
haha I was shooting for the sound in first gear vs. the lack of this sound in the other one's...I don't know maybe it's just me
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Old 09-23-2008, 05:44 PM
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you know you driving a VQ when everything else is falling apart but the engine runs like new
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Old 09-23-2008, 06:46 PM
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^^^ seen it multiple times
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Old 09-23-2008, 07:11 PM
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you know you're driving a VQ when like it so much you buy another one
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Old 09-23-2008, 07:26 PM
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you know your driving a VQ when you buy a used 4th gen your rear is more slammed than ur front
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Old 09-25-2008, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 02MAXZIMA
you know you're driving a VQ when like it so much you buy another one
+10... i want a 5.5 and my 4th gen back
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:00 PM
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You know your driving a VQ when It's cold out and you are speeding easily and It seems like your hearing the stock growl even better in cold weather.
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:56 AM
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You know you're driving a VQ when you go for a track day and once your driving ability gets good enough to need more power, you don't have to change a thing, because it's already there.

You know you're driving a VQ when you go for a track day with your buddies and their V8's give them problems all day and keep them in the pits, while you are out thrashing the p!ss out of it all day long and then drive it back home.

You know you're driving a Maxima when the stock 350Z's on the track with you really aren't all that much faster than you are.
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Old 09-27-2008, 01:02 AM
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You know you're driving a VQ when you see more cars behind you than infront of you when you accelerate from a red light.
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Old 09-29-2008, 01:21 AM
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i'm about to put a bumper sticker on my car that says: "you just got smoked by a family sedan!"
QFT. Couple of guys that are out driving when I take my break at night seem to always want to rev their engines and take a go at it. Most of the time I don't bite, as the local cops love hanging around there and busting people for just about anything, but the few times I've gone, they were left faaar behind. And my old betty is just a stock 04.

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Old 09-29-2008, 03:28 AM
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Old 09-29-2008, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ForeverMAX
you know you driving a VQ when everything else is falling apart but the engine runs like new
LOL so true...i was waiting for so long for my engine to start giving me trouble and die so i can get a new car but it took forever and nothing happens...still got rid of it tho =(
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you know your driving a VQ when you n ur buddy switches VQ to look at your own VQ lol
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Old 10-01-2008, 01:34 PM
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You know you driving a VQ when you have a automatic and put on a catback and drop to second to hear it roar.
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Old 10-01-2008, 09:49 PM
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you know your driving a VQ when you blow by your buddie in his camaro and he calls you and says dude i heard you go by and thought that S*** was a GT Mustang.
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:58 AM
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but but I got VTC's!....
and irs, vim, vlsd
5 bucks says my angry crickets sound cooler than your clacking VTC's.
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by darklegend06
You know you're driving a VQ when you see more cars behind you than infront of you when you accelerate from a red light.

Yeah I felt that today a few times...a beamer 3251 owner was sitting there looking at my stock max at the light...think hes still there lol
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Old 10-03-2008, 09:50 PM
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You know you are driving a VQ35 when the SN95 Mustang GT behind you can't keep up when merging on the freeway...and you aren't even all the way on it!
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Old 10-03-2008, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by darklegend06
You know you're driving a VQ when you see more cars behind you than infront of you when you accelerate from a red light.
Ain't that the truth! Even at half throttle, I am always way out in front of everyone else who was at the light.
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Scottwax
You know you are driving a VQ35 when the SN95 Mustang GT behind you can't keep up when merging on the freeway...and you aren't even all the way on it!
I was bumper to bumper racing with an 02 Cobra last night Granted he wasn't charged, but still
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Old 10-04-2008, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by maximase86
5 bucks says my angry crickets sound cooler than your clacking VTC's.
Not clacking yet. Knock on wood.


but I have some 90k mile replacements ready to go in if they do.

Hopefully I can stretch these out,
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Old 10-04-2008, 10:29 PM
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This thread is the awesomness. It makes me want to move up my plans to buy another Maxima to go along with the Elantra I just bought. I sure do miss my 4th gen.
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Old 10-05-2008, 04:30 AM
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You know you're driving a VQ when the guy at the dyno says "nice engine but the transmission sucks!"
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Old 12-02-2008, 08:29 PM
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When you're giving your friends a ride in your innocent-looking '96 SE 5MT and you nail the gas and they yell "holy ****!!!!"
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Old 12-02-2008, 08:42 PM
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...when, by about 12x,xxx, you've had to replace every damn part of the rusted exhaust.
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Old 12-02-2008, 08:57 PM
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you know you`re driving a VQ when you get a new set of tires every two weeks because its so damn easy to do burnouts.

you know you`re driving a VQ when you get a CAI and it sounds like a V8
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 02MAXZIMA
you know you're driving a VQ when like it so much you buy another one
+11!!!

Also, you know you're driving a VQ when after driving other DOHC v6's and then driving a Maxima, you think "finally, this appears to be the true fruition of the engine design".
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:27 PM
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You know you're driving a VQ when your SES is on but it will still haul ***.
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Luiz
you know you`re driving a VQ when you get a new set of tires every two weeks because its so damn easy to do burnouts.
...and 225/50VR17s ain't cheap!
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Old 12-05-2008, 10:04 AM
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after spanking a SRT neon you yell out VQ POWAAAA!
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Old 12-05-2008, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MoncefA33
You know you're driving a VQ when your SES is on but it will still haul ***.
THIS!

Also, you know you're driving a VQ when you have the telltale scars on your fingers from trying to change the KS without proper ratchet extensions.

... and you know when you're driving a VQ when you stop to think about it... and get mad because it's your wife's DD, not yours.
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Old 12-05-2008, 12:51 PM
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You know your driving a VQ when you can do burnouts like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cHxBBwwfiY

tell me if you like my vid

You know your driving a VQ when your intake is louder then your exhaust
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Old 12-05-2008, 03:31 PM
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you know your driving a VQ when everyone asks whats that ticking noise??
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Old 12-06-2008, 05:36 PM
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you know it's a vQ30DE when you wonder where the power went at high RPM.


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Old 12-06-2008, 08:34 PM
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You know you're driving a VQ when you know VI > VTEC
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Old 12-06-2008, 09:37 PM
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I used to think the Honda J30 V6 in my mom's Accord was the best V6 ever - VTEC, 3.0L 240HP on regular, integrated manifolds, smooth as butter... until I got my Maxima with the VQ30DE. It's just as refined but sounds much more soulful when you wring it out. It idles smoother and doesn't knock like the Accord does over 4k rpm (consequence of regular gas?). Torquier too. This engine was way ahead of its time.
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Old 12-06-2008, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by EEMaxima
I used to think the Honda J30 V6 in my mom's Accord was the best V6 ever - VTEC, 3.0L 240HP on regular, integrated manifolds, smooth as butter...
I don't know any USA factory production VQ30 that made 240hp.

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Old 12-07-2008, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ThurzNite
I don't know any USA factory production VQ30 that made 240hp.

Dr J
Huh? I'm talking about the Honda J30 V6 here.
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Old 12-07-2008, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ThurzNite
I don't know any USA factory production VQ30 that made 240hp.

Dr J
Doesn't seem like he misses the extra HP. That says something....
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