i must be dumb or i just can't seem to find what the difference between the 3 engines are. could somebody please clarify what years/models have these, hp differences, and any other major things i should know bout them. thanks for your help.

 

Oh boy, thre s a lot to be said about the 3, search the internet and you'll find some stuff.

 

on my quest for knowledge i go, hmm where to start? maybe i'm a lazy piece of s*&t?

 

Well....there's some major differences there but this should help you...

89-94 GXE's and 89-91 SE's = VG

92-94 SE's = VE

All 4th gens = VQ

 

http://www.freshalloy.com/cars/nissa...n_engines.html

 

in order of greatness from best to least; VQ-VE-VG

 

vg30e= um..power
VE30de= mo powa
VQ30de= lil mo powa
VQ35de= god

 

I think "God" is reserved for the SR20DET or RBwhateverskylinengines.

 

oh my God, not another VG vs. VE vs. VQ thread...

 

Can't somebody just make a sticky that VQ is best?
-Cyrus

 

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well this is just in the maxima community, if it was a best nissan engine then it would be different

 

I say the same thing, I always for get that other damn engine codes!

 

One of them ticks real bad and has a hard time getting off the line(auto version).

 

 

VQ's are ghey

 

this one just wasn't enough I guess.....

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....&highlight=VTC

*ding, ding, ding* Round 743!!

 

Yeah you have a Iron Clad but it is still slow

 

I was driving the bone stock VE 5 speed yesterday, I was in 3rd gear / 75mph@4000rpm here comes a modded integra type R on the 405 long story short, I layed it down he stayed at the rear bumper til the top of 3rd, the I got into 4th, and he slooooowly was fading.

 

not too sure about that one bud....I've seen Type R's with intake and exhaust run 14.4s to a 14.7 of a modded(I/Y/E) VQ 5spd(I30t)....you sure it was a Type R??? I seriously doubt it...if anyhting it was a GSR or dare I say and LS/GS.

 

VE V-6 DOHC

4 Valves per cylinder

Variable timing control
3.0L Aluminum/
Iron Direct Ignition 1992-1994
Maxima SE
190/190 A lame duck engine, at least in the States.
VE V-6 DOHC

Used only for three years in the Maxima SE.

Variable intake runners and (problematic)
variable timing control.

 

and why would he BS

 

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

VG V-6 SOHC
2 Valves per cylinder

DOHC
4 Valves per cylinder

Optional Variable valve timing 3.0L
3.3L Aluminum/
Iron Direct
Ignition

The work horse of Nissan V-6 engines. Used in just about everything. Still continues duty today in the Frontier, Xterra, and Quest.

 

VQ V-6 DOHC

4 Valves per cylinder

VQ35DE:
Variable
valve
timing 2.0L
2.5L
3.0L
3.5L All Aluminum Direct


1995-200x
Maxima VQ30DE

2002+
Maxima
VQ35DE

Maxima
VQ35DE:
255/246



New for 5th generation Maxima:
Fifty percent of internal components. redesigned

Examples:
-Reworked
camshaft
-Variable
induction
system
-Composite
plastic
intake
runners
-Variable
capacity
muffler

 

You started this thread why It seems you know Maxima engines

 

not as lazy as i thought and here are the differences direct from the nissan page.

 

There is hope for you

 

If every Newbie was that smart, this website would have half the threads, 95% of all questions can be answered by searching.

 

well thanks to help from deadrx7conv
and his help with this website i now know bout the engines, didn't mean to bore you to death.
http://www.freshalloy.com/cars/niss...an_engines.html

 

RB26DETT

 

this woulb BE GOD: VQ35DETT but until then RB26DETT rules all

 

YOU ALL LOSE!!!!!!!

VK45DETT fitted somehow into a 510 will own everything!!!

 

RB26DETT:

RB = I don't know what the hell this means, or VQ, VG, VE, VK, QA, QR, SR or GA either

26 = 2.6 Liters displacement
D = Double Overhead Cam
E = EFI
TT = Twin Turbo

 

Easy:

VG, VE, VQ

Fast, Faster, Fastest!

 

AFAIK it's just the series code. No actual meaning.