Both manual, how do they compare in 1/4 miles and 0-60 and all that good stuff.

I hear alty is quicker but how is thi sense max has more hp,

(p.s. im asking cause my friend wants to buy my car and im might sell it to him)

 

I wish I had the answer for that. That depends on what gen you're talking about on the Max, since the Altima weighs a lot less than the New Max. So power to weight ratio, I definitely would agree with your friend that the Altima is quicker. Oh before I forget, I'm assuming your friend is talking about the 3.5 Altima, right?

 

ya both v6

 

if im correct the alty has a little more pep of the line but the max has a little higher top end. i think the only difference is the max has a little more class and elegance.

 

apples and oranges comes to mind..........if the power is relatively equal, why not decide in refinement of each one.......i think nissan did an excellent job with the new altima, but to me an alty will always be an alty.......and a max will always be Bad Azz.............IMO....

 

well 2 of my friends have 2k2's so i kinda want suttin diffrent.

 

but its the same vq35de engine in both.

there is the controversy on how nissan marketed higher the numbers for the maxima in the 02-03 editions because they wanted their flagship sedan to have 15hp more than the altima.

however from real world analysis and also member dynos, both put down relatively the same hp/tq numbers (maxima higher tq numbers due to gear ratios, IMO). The altima does not have a detuned 3.5 maxima engine, rather the maxima has the same 3.5 altima engine. Thats until the 350z, g35, and new 2k4 maxima came out... those cars are more similar is hp/tq

 

2002 maxima se curb weight 3261 lb.
2002 altima se curb weight 3240 lb.

basically, since i'm skinny i can beat a fat altima driver.

Also the max has better gearing being a 6-speed.

 

the weight of the car is pretty much the same. and the engine is pretty much the same. i dont believe that crap about the altima being a de-tuned max engine. on dyno's they are putting down very similar numbers, but the max tends to have more torque... i suppose this is attributed to its 6speed gear ratio's.

If anything, i have noticed the maxima being a tick faster in the 1/4. but this is only by like .2 sec.
if you are considering 02' vs 02' i would say go for the max just because of the extra refinement it offers. and IMO looks better..

 

Ya the max def. looks beter, i dont like the rear of the altima to much, but 2 of my friends have 2k2maxima and i was just wondering if a altima is faster. Was considering the altima cause its like 2k cheaper.

 

Altima=you settled for the "ALTERNATIVE"
Maxima=you knew it was the "MAXIMUM"
Sentra=you figured why even bother trying for either, you took the extreme low road and the salesman "SENT" you home!

 

that was

 

wouldn't the 6 speed tranny hurt 0-60 time for a Maxima a little but then improve it 1/4 mi time? I remember reading an article on the Evo and STi, where STi lost by like .1 sec in 0-60 time due to it's 6 speed tranny - they needed to shift to 3rd before they could reach 60, whereas in Evo they reached 60 in 2nd. But in 1/4mi STi was quciker. Wouldn't the same aplly for Maxima? Do you need to shift to third before you reach 60?

 

yes, due to the shorter gearing and only 5 gears it is better for short sprints... but when you start getting faster is where the 6th gear makes it better over all.

 

raced 02 5spd alti from 20mph role and beat it till about 90 with my 4th gen, is it cause the kid couldnt drive, i am very suprised. Should i just keep modding my 4th gen?

 

The Alty has a better suspension (IRS) and the Max has better interior appointments. The new 05 Alty has a good interior too and a 6-speed (SE-R).

 

I don't remember quartermiles off the top of my head, but car and driver tested a 2002 SE Max 6speed that I think had LSD installed. 0-60 was 6.0 IIRC. Later issue had a 5speed 3.5 SE Altima that was a little slower zero to sixty, but then in a following comparision test the Altima went zero to sixty in 5.9 sec-it was a base 5 speed that had no options-probably weighed a little less. But, it seems like the mags complain about torque steer more in the Altimas, so maybe a Max would be more effective on the street-esp with the LSD.

 

I thought that the 6 speed wasn't really a close ratio tranny (someone said its an overdrive to the overdrive - 80 mph at 2500roms!). If its not, then wouldn't the 1/8 times be slower than a Alti? But because of the extra length, the 6 speed max would kill it in 1/4 mile?

 

Go to the Altima forums and look at their #'s, they ARE FASTER. bone stock 5-speed V6 Alti does 14.1 no problem....auto isn't too far behind....I think this new SE-R alti w/6speed and better HP (260 hp?) is going to be competition for 4DSC's like the SRT-4 and WRX.