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05-12-2023, 03:25 PM

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VQ30 swap

I have an old vq30de lying around from a 2000 maxima, fwd of course, was wondering if anyone has done rwd conversion put one in a 350z and if so what all will it take to do so. any information is helpful !!

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05-12-2023, 03:50 PM

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not sure if the link below will help out but check it out.

https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-...dett-swap.html

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05-13-2023, 04:40 AM

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I used to have a 5th gen 2000 maxima with the VQ30DE-K engine. That thing was bulletproof. When I sold it, it had about 270K miles on it and still ran strong.

But I think the real question is, WHY?

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05-13-2023, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Heel Til I Die

I used to have a 5th gen 2000 maxima with the VQ30DE-K engine. That thing was bulletproof. When I sold it, it had about 270K miles on it and still ran strong.

But I think the real question is, WHY?

The answer is, the OP has an older FWD VQ engine lying around. The problem is the Z33 bellhousing and Maxima block won't mate up without a lot of custom work.

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05-13-2023, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Heel Til I Die

I used to have a 5th gen 2000 maxima with the VQ30DE-K engine. That thing was bulletproof. When I sold it, it had about 270K miles on it and still ran strong.

But I think the real question is, WHY?

The answer is, the OP has an older FWD VQ engine lying around. The problem is the Z33 bellhousing and Maxima block won't mate up without a lot of custom work.

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