Here's a video of my 98 model running after the midlife refresh.

To show how well the engine runs, I stand up a nickle coin on one of the intake manifold bolts. There is barely any movement in the coin while it runs. Two test videos are posted below.

Check it out.


And another test on the 98 model

 

You know you have unwittingly started the great nickel balance challenge of 2016, let the videos flow......

 

This afternoon I did some testing to see if the 1999 model with 125,000 miles on the engine can balance the coin. It just can't balance it like the 1998 model.

 

I tried this yesterday. Went to grab the phone and now there is a nickel hangin' out in the intake valley

 

Coincidentally, I had that happen on the 99 model. I used one of these claw extension tools to retrieve it. It should be on the left side laying in the grove that faces left bank -- right where it falls through the opening or it may be hidden under the rail.

 

There's another A32 owner that ran a coin balance test.


There are several BMW V12 videos for the coin balance test. Here's one.

 

What is that intake on the A32 above.? Hi-Riser! The rest of it looks standard issue A32B'ish.

 

I'll have to give this a try

 

That intake is the stock Nissan intake manifold that came on many Eupropean A32s. It is more popularly known here as the MEVI. Compared to the US fixed manifold, that manifold has better top end, but sacrifices mid range ooomph. The US maxima will beat a euro maxima in the 1/4 mile, but at speeds above 100 mph, the MEVI will catch and start to walk the US Maxima.
Ultimately, the 00VI beats them all.

Notice how this is also the smallest VQ, the VQ20DE?

 

i'll keep my us vq 3.oh. managed to get a good looking lady talking about cars yesterday and she loved my bm1 color. how can you not? o, she was married and i still got her digits.... don't hate the player, hate the game

 

....this guy. I bet you got Biggy on CD, like to Max in Maximas