5.5 gen supercharger

biglux1 · Jan 28th, 2007, 10:58 PM

Has anyone heard anything about the vq35de supercharger, I heard that ripmodds was designing one but I would like to boost my car, whether or not it's supercharger or turbo, but i can't find anything

brianw · Jan 29th, 2007, 11:48 PM

Custommaxima, PFI Speed, HLH, and a few others all have VQ30DE turbo kits that can be adapted without too much trouble.

It's not easy and requires some fabrication, but it's not too hard-- the VQ35DE is pretty similar to the VQ30DE. I haven't actually seen any such installs but having seen plenty of Maximas and VQ's, the major differences are minimal and the devil is the details.

Puppetmaster · Jan 30th, 2007, 12:07 PM

AFAIK, the biggest hurdle in FI for the VQ35 Maximas and Altimas has been because of the location of the VTCs, which make it physically impossible (or extremely difficult) to tailor a kit that will fit well.

biglux1 · Jan 30th, 2007, 03:07 PM

but if you used a centrifical supercharger shouldn't you be able to fit it a lot like the 350Z

acidjake75 · Jan 30th, 2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by brianw

Custommaxima,

They are not around anymore..

brianw · Jan 31st, 2007, 04:35 AM

Didn't know that. Haven't used them in a few years.

The VTC's shouldn't be an issue for a turbo.

biglux1 · Feb 1st, 2007, 10:22 PM

I'd rather supercharge but that's just me

brianw · Feb 6th, 2007, 12:52 PM

I've dealt with too many shredded accessory belts to want to deal with supercharging again. It's annoying to be halfway through four 20-minute hotlap sessions at Buttonwillow in the pits, seeing that the belt has skipped a rib, and having to work on a hot engine or risk shredding the belt in the next session.

That's just me.