2000 Max Motor

maxima98vspec · Nov 4th, 2003, 11:33 PM

WOULD A 2000 MAX MOTOR FIT RIGHT INTO A 98 MAX, AND WOULD I BE ABLE TO USE ALL MY MOD PARTS ON THAT MOTOR, IM THINKING YES CAUSE THEY ARE PREATY MUCH THE SAME BUT IM NOT SURE.

BlueBOB · Nov 5th, 2003, 09:08 AM

it'll fit... a lot of people claim that it won't clear the hood, but one our guys in houston (HNE & d_warner <-- same person) put a 5th gen strut tower bar on his 4th gen and it barely rubs the hood and it sits higher than the motor in the 5th gen, SO, that might be an urban legend.

either way, this is what the ORG says...

2nd post
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....4&page=2&pp=40

seximagtr · Nov 5th, 2003, 12:33 PM

Another thing to consider is the harness... the harnesses for the motors are quite different....The Ecu is also different. The intake manifold is different, so things like you'r eintake won't fit.

Your exhaust parts will not fit either, the exhaust manifold won't line up...

all in all, just go get a vq30de... much simpler.

maxima98vspec · Nov 5th, 2003, 03:38 PM

well where does the 2000 motor get the 30 extra horsepower like is it because of the valves or what is the difference

BlueBOB · Nov 5th, 2003, 04:24 PM

4th gen max -- VQ30DE
2k, 2k1 -- VQ30DEK

the K represents the intake manifold basically... rumor has it that you can not take that intake manifold and put it on the 4th gen motor. our option for an upgraded intake manifold is the MEVI.

***Jeff*** · Nov 5th, 2003, 05:53 PM

The bottom end on the VQ30DE-K is also different IIRC.

seximagtr · Nov 6th, 2003, 10:11 AM

more aggressive cams.... higher lift valving.... different intake AND exhaust manifolds.

**HNE** · Nov 10th, 2003, 09:44 AM

Actually Joffe, from what I hear, the cams are more docile on the DEK. The 4th gen cams are more radical. The improvement is coming from the composite variable intake and the exhaust manifolds from what I've read. I have heard that the 5th gen intake doesn't just open and close like an MEVI, but is truely variable. It will open half way about half way up the RPM range, and then the runners open more at high RPMs. As for the fitment issue, there are several problems.

If you are going to continue using your stock tranny, there may be a problem there. Your ECU will be correct for your tranny, but not the motor. If you change out the ECU, then it will be correct for the motor, but not the tranny. I think the easiest way would be to get a VQ30DEk with a 5th gen 5-speed, and do the swap from there. I'm currently venturing in another direction for my buildup, but thats a whole nother story.