Nissan's VQ engine wins Ward's Ten Best AGAIN, for the 12th year in a row. It is the only engine to ever have achieved the award every year since the award's conception.

The only car the feature the VQ in every one of those years? Maxima.

http://wardsauto.com/ar/auto_wards_names_best/



Note: Forgive me if this is a repost, I searched using google (domain: foums.maxima.org) first.

 

Yea, impressive.
Is there a category for transmissions?

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=445091

 

VQ engine! 12th year!

 

For an encore, I think Nissan should graft 2 VQs together.

 

vq is just a well built motor. cant beat it

 

mine started like crap this morning, its got 73,000 miles so it probly wont run for that much longer anyway. i think im gonna scrap it and drop the GM iron pushrod 2200 in there from a 97 sunfire, i hear its got 110 ft/lbs at 5300 rpm.

 

Good luck with the sunfire. Can't go wrong with a GM econobox

 

You do know that there are people here whose VQs are well into the 200K mile region. A lot of people with 100K+ are still running strong.

 

hahahaha, im obviously kidding dude, i love this engine, im thinking of keeping this car for a few hundred thousand miles provided the tranny doesnt go, i was just joking that i would scrap a VQ with ONLY 73000 miles (hardly broken in) for the crap 2.2 pushrod thats the base engine in the chevy S10 and sunfire.

 

I think someone on here had around 420,000 miles on his VQ30...

 

sweet, my friend just got a 97 max with 145000 on it and its as quiet and smooth as if it came right out of the factory, you cant hardly hear it at any RPM and it doesnt shake at all.

 

same here..i have about 145,xxx on mine and still running strong!

 

120,000 here and still running smoother than ever.

I have an ad for the VQ in Automobile magazine sitting right here next to me, in fact.

 

The problem is that you never know these days.... sometimes people really mean it.

 

VQ'S ARE THE BOMB!

But since we all drive or have driven Maximas/I30's/Cefiros etc. etc. here - we all know that.

My 1996 SE has 137,000miles on the clock and only a cracked right front CV boot, rear left brake light and little LED lights in the rear wing not working are the only things that have ever gone wrong - notice none have to do the engine...yeah!

4 EVER!

 

u cant say bomb.

 

Da Bomb y0!

 

I wonder how they decided on the G35 6mt when the engine is in 80% of Nissan's lineup.

 

Because it was car of the year in 03? I agree though ...

 

Everyday when I drive my car I sit 4 feet away from one of the greatest engines ever made

 

now youre the bomb

 

That is sig. material right there

 

Off Topic a bit but is it just me but does the VQ35DE not sound as good under heavy acceleration as the VQ30DE it replaced?

BTW Nissan6, Freeway is spot on mate: SERIOUS SIGNATURE MATERIAL!

YOU DA BOMB! (Hate spelling words incorrectly...argh)

 

They obviously haven't looked into the long-term durability of the VQ35! Blowing oil in the maximas, blowin' engines in the Z's. I'm really not impressed with the 3.5. I might be the first person to downgrade his 5.5 gen to a 5.0 gen!

 

the 3.5 in the Z's blow sometimes?

 

It sounds better IMO. You just need to have the right set-up.

Get a DEK kthxbye

 

Seriously dude?!

That's an eye opener big time. (Sorry admin for off-topic).

Personally would like to get the Tomei Racing 3.3litre engine stroker on my VQ30DE for more power and torque.

 

VQ lacks top end

 

Your statement is too vague to be true. And the one that won the award (G35) has plenty of it to spare ...

 

Anthunny you can install variable intake (MEVI and or 00VI) that will compensate for the 5,500rpm deadline (not redline) that VQ's are made stock with. They can boost you by up to 30bhp at the crank when you hit 5,000rpm.

I understand that Nissan is coming out with 07VI-T for the R35 GTR. That should cure any top end worries if we can mod it to our Maximas.

It is a pretty vague post mate.

Nmexmax - do you live on your computer? I post and you counter-post a minute later. And often it's to do this to my posts: LOL.

 

He already has a VI, he has an A34 ....[/

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your VQ lacks top end...lol

 

Just like the statement on how 5.5s with bolt-ons can barely get into the 13s?

 

shouldn't you be out in the parking lot adding oil to your car or something?


Look, don't get me wrong, I love the power of the VQ. I love the way it revs. I love the way it sounds. I love the way it keeps on going (just crossed the 140k mile marker on my 2003). I DON'T love the oil consumption.

 

Rebuild it using the AEBS kit

 

Fixed.

 

AEBS kit? what's that? Do you mean the 4.3L stroker kit? What's the point? Everything I've read about it makes it sound like a really great way to waste 7k. I'll rebuild it with aftermarket rings, titanium valves and new seals everywhere. Then, just for kicks, I'll add 15 lbs of boost, a new Engine Management unit, and bigger injectors. After all that, I'll take my extra grand and go to the nearest strip club for the best three hours of my life!

 

I'll believe it when I see it ...

 

stay tuned....