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Do 1999 I30 come with VQ35DE?

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Old 09-25-2009, 04:35 PM
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Do 1999 I30 come with VQ35DE?
I was just wondering, because I can't find this info using search.... Yet I found a car which has a VIN that indicated the car is a 3.5 liter?
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Originally Posted by atriuum
I was just wondering, because I can't find this info using search.... Yet I found a car which has a VIN that indicated the car is a 3.5 liter?
No. The 3.5L was not introduced on the Maxima or I35 until 2002.
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Old 09-25-2009, 04:42 PM
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http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...=&cardist=5352
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Old 09-25-2009, 04:44 PM
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I decoded the vin on this car and it must be a bs vin because unless I'm reading it wrong, it says it's limited and VQ35DE

http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/common/infiniti_vin.htm
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Old 09-25-2009, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by atriuum
I decoded the vin on this car and it must be a bs vin because unless I'm reading it wrong, it says it's limited and VQ35DE.
I definitely call on this 1.
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Old 09-26-2009, 01:39 AM
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pretty bogus the VQ35 wasn't released or invented until late 2001, just in time for the 2002 model year.
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Old 09-26-2009, 05:54 AM
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I30=3.0L
I35=3.5L

Unless its a swapped 3.5L but still you can't change a VIN
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Old 09-26-2009, 11:47 AM
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You know what it is? I think the decoding site link is wrong because it has TWO VQ35DE right next to each other under the engine code letter.... One of those should be a VQ30DE, most likely the first one since it has the red (I30) indication. So the vin is good but the infinitihelp.com site has a typo/error.
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Old 09-26-2009, 01:08 PM
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maybe the dealer just mixed up the VINs. Did you carfax them and see what the actual car listed under the VIN is?
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Old 09-28-2009, 06:26 PM
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no VQ35 for that
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Old 09-28-2009, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by maxcima
no VQ35 for that
thanks genius for your most insightful contribution to the thread.
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