In this article I will go over some of the tips and tricks that I have applied in order to keep the automatic transmission from failing, or prolonging it at the very least. ...
Maxima Automatic Transmission
Category: Turbo
How to rear mount turbo your car. Part 2
Rear Mount Turbo VQ35 Swap
After racing the VQ30 a lot I eventually needed to replace the head gasket. Since this was my first experience tuning a car, the engine spent a lot of time knocking initially. I wrote an article about my tuning experience here. Over time I noticed that at 10psi the coolant reservoir would over fill, this meant that the head gasket was starting to fail. I then replaced the gasket and continued pushing the VQ30 passed 10psi. The engine started to also develop additional blow-by because the rings were not sealing properly. I believe these failures were due to my tuning experience, I am not upset nor do I regret this as this was part of the learning experience for tuning a turbo car. ...
How to rear mount turbo your car.
In this article I will be going over all the details involved in the rear mount turbo on my 1997 Nissan Maxima. ...
Crank Pressure
From my experience VQ35’s tend to have excess crank pressure. Think about it, how many 3.5’s do you hear about that are constantly knocking even with 93 octane fuel and nearly stock with little to no modifications. Part reason is because the inside of intake manifold is coated with oil that comes from the valve cover. Oil in the combustion reduces octane and causes buildup. Why are there so many 3.5’s that leak oil; there are even jokes and meme’s about it. Well, to understand let me take the opportunity and go over the PCV system and solutions. ...
Mr Greenmax Turbo VQ30 550WHP+
Now this is what I am talking about. This post is featuring one bad ass Maxima. A turbo 4th Gen with a VQ30 making over 550WHP. ...
Streetzlegend Front Mount Turbo Build Part 3
1997 Maxima
VQ35DE
Automatic
Turbo (initially rear mount turbo)
In this part three of the front mount turbo setup I go over the exhaust options. Exhaust exit to the floor, exit out of the hood and cat back exhaust. ...
Streetzlegend Front Mount Turbo Build Part 2
In this part two of the front mount turbo build I will go over making the radiator efficient enough to cool the engine in all conditions. ...
Streetzlegend Front Mount Turbo Build Part 1
In this post I will go over the process I went through when building my turbo kit. As many know, the car was first equipped with a rear mount turbo for many years. ...
