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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / March 2004Let's talk engines
IMHO, I beleive the VQ30DE-K motor in the 2000-2001 Maxima is the best damn V6 on the planet. The VQ30DE is a great motor, too, I have an affinity for it since I've owned a 98 Max SE. Add and MEVI to the VQ30DE and you make a great autobahn runner, not that the stock engine is bad, but the MEV makes it better. And it doesn't make it a VQ30DE-K, either. The Shame with the DE-K is, as Nissan seems to have acknowledged with the introduction of the 3.5 in the 2002-2003 Maximas, is that it was working too hard to push around the bigger 5th gen body, especially with 17" rims. With the introduction of the VQ35DE, Nissan seems to have taken their world class engine, and upped the displacement by incresing the stroke. Not only did power go up, but NVH went up. That's why I prefer the VQ30 series. The 3.5s can't touch the 3.0s in terms of NVH. Now, I've seen that the VQ35DE has steadily improved. I saw an article on Maxima.org showing that Nissan had actually made 3 versions of the VQ35DE. So I'm wondering, has the VQ35DE matured to a point where it is actually better than the VQ30 in every aspect? And can you fit that, or even a DE-K motor that came in the 2000-2001 Maxima in a 4th gen Maxima:) CD ..great read. I really want to learn more about my "special" car! All the VQXXX engines are sweet motors. There's a reason they always make the Ward's top 10 list. Now put that motor in a 3 series BMW and you would have a really awesome ride (not that the BMW inline 6 is a bad motor either, it's just not a VQ). > IMHO, I beleive the VQ30DE-K motor in the 2000-2001 Maxima is the best > damn V6 on the planet. The VQ30DE is a great motor, too, I have an [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > CD What is NVH? >With the introduction of the VQ35DE, Nissan seems to have taken their >world class engine, and upped the displacement by incresing the stroke. >Not only did power go up, but NVH went up. That's why I prefer the VQ30 >series. The 3.5s can't touch the 3.0s in terms of NVH. Noise Vibration Harshness > What is NVH? > > >With the introduction of the VQ35DE, Nissan seems to have taken their > >world class engine, and upped the displacement by incresing the stroke. > >Not only did power go up, but NVH went up. That's why I prefer the VQ30 > >series. The 3.5s can't touch the 3.0s in terms of NVH. Ah, thanks. Truth be told, I can always feel this engine (2002 3.5L) running when parked. My 93SE amazed me in that I could not detect the engine running from vibration alone. >Noise >Vibration >Harshness vq30de is a fine engine, but it has a problem with nvh: I leave the car running and lock the keys in the car. sure, the computer won't let me do that anymore ( this was a real problem with my 1990 maxima! ), but it's still too quiet. this is easily remedied with a few aftermarket performance parts, and the result is almost as strong as a vq30dek. I am not impressed with the low rpm tuning of the vq30. short strokes, long con rods, balanced rotating bits, and 4 valves should see 8 grand once in a while. vq35, on the other hand, has impressive power output for a truck engine. |
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