Nissan Maxima: VQ35DE in 4th gen????

Bitsbucket wrote: 
Reduced weight? the VQ30 was already all aluminum, and Nissan's not in
the market for using titanium parts in it's motor. That's Porsche
territory. In other words, $$$$$$$$$$. So, how does the VQ35 wind up
weighing less than the VQ30?

CD

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:28:55 -0400, Codifus <net>
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I believe it does weigh less - how much, I don't know. I remember
reading about it when they came out with the design - .5 L more
displacement in the same size package. They did so by using some
super-strength aluminum walls, which are thinner and lighter - yet
stronger than the aluminum they put into the VQ30 engines.


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I HEARD (that means read on the net so take it for what it is worth) it's
about 50 lbs lighter....
bitsbucket


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It's a reasonable question, but, yeah, word was when it came out that
it was lighter. It's all in the specific alloy used. Stronger,
thinner, lighter.

The way the tranny, a/c, etc. talk with the engine, everything has to
be fine-tuned to work properly. If you just slap a new engine in
there, I think you may be in for a world of hurt. Just say no.

JM

Bitsbucket wrote: 
Wow. That's really impressive. This VQ series really just keeps getting
better and better. I used to be a bit envious of the VQ35, now I am much
more so Wards auto better give Nissan another award.

Of course now competition is heating up. Have you guys noticed the new
V6 in the new Audi A6? 255 hp out of 3.1 liters of displacement,
normally aspirated. How? direct injection, a technology that until now
was only in diesel engines. That is the engine to watch in my book.

CD

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:56:36 -0400, "Bitsbucket"
<com> pecked out:
 

Okay...

Per:
http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB3&Number=10348&page=11& view=collapsed&sb=3&o=&fpart=1

The VQ35 is a bored out VQ30 with dual stage intake and new timing
chain/water pump.


About a half hour of googling and that's all I could find. There was
one forum posting where someone thought the VQ35 weighed about 30
pounds less than the VQ30.

I also found a Z forum where they were discussing the possibility of
Nissan going back to the 3.0 engines and turbo charging the Z since
they can't really put much boost into the blocks of the 3.5 engine,
and that the 4.0 L engine would put too much weight into the car.

Interesting.


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I know of one person who right now is in the process of putting a VQ35 into
a 4th gen Maxima. Last I heard he has the engine in and is working through
harness details.

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Make that two people, one of them is running.

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