I was kind wondering how much it would cost and what kind of nissan engines will fit in my 93 nissan max GXE. I was looking at this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW and wanted to get a estamate on how much time and money it would cost for a Imports Shop to do this job and if it will even fit in my car. I have the ****y SOHC VG30E engine in it now. I also was lookin at the 240sx engines with the turbo T28 that cranks out like 220hp and its a 4 cylinder would that possibly work too? I do not need a new engine its just kind of a wish/dream to have a nice powerfull turbo engine.

Thanks For Your Help

 

You can do anything if you have enough $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

So any Nissan Engine would work? But I need lots of $$$ right? LOL Can It be Done For Around 2000 Bucks With Engine and Labor ? Like a Turbo Nissan Engine?

 

MTCookson has a turbo'd VG

 

the jdm engine ur thinking of runs 3,500 if im not mistaken so no if u can find it cheaper it will still be 3,500 installed so no. oh and the mounts and harness and ecu are all different so no just speaking on the jdm 240 engine btw if u want a good swap for the money lookinto the ve swap theres a write up on how to or a turbo would be nice a good setup will probly run u the same amount of the swap but u get the cool woosh sound its up to u

 

If you are going to try to put any other engines in beside the vg30de or the ve30de then your looking at major fabrication and probably a lot more that 2 grand.

 

hey i was looking for the same thing and i came up with a way to do what you would like their is a company that will make your 3rd gen max as fast as a 90-96 300zx when i get back i will post the web site and give you the number it was going to cost me 7k with all work done but you dont have to swap motors just need some money

 

viper v-10 fits with no problems

 

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Look into a VG30ET. It's the engine that came in the mid 80's 300zx turbo. Easiest turbo swap for the maxima.

 

if you have a shop do it you're looking to spend at the least 2,000 dollars... that'd be with a low of used or low end parts. if you're wanting a real nice setup with a new turbo, new injectors, new intercooler, etc. etc. you'd probably be looking to spend about 3,000 dollars or way more.

if you do all the work yourself and start of with used parts and such you can do it for pretty cheap. i did it for about 1500 dollars and if i did it again could easily do it for half that or even less. another guy on here did it for something like 500 dollars or less because he did about 100% of the work himself and already had a lot of the parts.

like i said in the pm though, with the auto tranny i'd be very careful with boost.

 

wheres the vg to ve writeup?

 

1. Call newspaper. Tell them that you have a maxima that you wish to sell.
2. Sell car.
3. Pick up same paper, find VE Maxima.
4. Use money from sale of old car + more money to buy VE.

 

this man speaks the truth. listen, and follow.

 

 

couldnt say it better

 

Spipedong rocks...

 

Read this article first and then tell me what you think about the VG30e:

http://z31.com/articles/5/5.shtml

That motor has lots of potential. Granted the one in the article was a VG33, it was pushing 500hp. If you really have $2,000 to put into your car I would just turbo the existing motor and do a 5 spd swap.

 

you got to swap the transmission and half-shafts/ hubs;wiring harnesses and ECU; do unibody modification, suspension. and other stuff. you will spend $2000 just to rent a farting license. you got to really love/ hate that car to do that.

 

you have to buy the conversion package first before you do ANY swap into the 3rd gen!!!!

call Stillen...
VG->VE/VQ Engine Conversion Package
Part Number: 504330
MSRP: $575.00
Our Price: $350.00

make sure you mention its the conversion package for the VG or VE...if they say they don't have it try this part number 504130

 

That engine was hand-built by JWT, with lots of extras costing $$$$. Any Nissan engine has potential, it just depends on how much money you are willing to spend.

 

If you want turbo go buy all the turbo parts (turbo, BOV, Wastegate, FMU, etc.) then fab up some pipes. IF you can't do the pipes many auto shops will do it for a "competitive price." I mean if you're willing to spend 3k+ on a conversion you'll probably like to save half because your tranny will fail after about 250+ hp. It'll cost you 1.5K to get the intake manifold, crossover pipe, turbo from a turbo'd 84-89 300zx, then have the pipes done. Now you have another 1.5k to spend on a five speed tranny and stage 2 clutch.

 

i don't even think the trannies could handle 250 hp. they barely last a good amount of time with the stock 160 bhp.

 

Tru dat. But I think that 240 would make it last for a week or so considering it's in good shape.

 

My tranny made it 210,000 miles before i had to rebuild it, that seems to be pretty long to me.

 

Any motor will fit in the engine bay, you just need to figure out how to make it work.

 

Mine lasted 230k but what we're trying to say is that the power in which the auto trannies receive they should last for much longer. 160bhp in other cars, (Toyota's, Honda's) even though they never really had a car as good as the max, had damn good trannies. My friend Camry had 300k on the dash before he ran over a manhole cover and it mad the whole passenger axel find it way into the cabin.

 

my auto tranny lasted right over 100k miles... not long at all. i've also driven another maxima gxe that had around 120k miles or so and the tranny was going out fast on it.

 

are these number you pulled out of your rear or you found these prices from somewhere?

 

ON the prices I did high ball them just to give an estimate. You can probably find it turbo vg engine for around 600-800 and strip that. Mainly to convert an engine that's not from a max will cost 3k as so it's stated above.

 

i disagree w/ this 1.5K price.
i sold the entire setup i had (parts you mentioned minus intake manifold) to derrick a while back at the same price i got it and it was no way near 1.5K mark. the intake manifold is not mandatory to go turbo. if you're paying 1.5K for all that stuff..that turbo better be in MINT/rebuilt/new condition.

depends on what you add (IC, ext WG, EBC, MBC) the $3K is a very vague number.

 

yeah, i got a large assorment of things for 1.5

jdm VG30ET
custom crossover pipe
custom intake and exhaust
turbo
s-afc
even got pointless headwork done to it

The list goes on and on.