supercharger question

ok, i have a 97 max, still stock everything pretty much. i have 95500 miles on my car, is the mileage too high to add a supercharger onto? will the supercharger add more wear and tear to my engine? high maintinence? i want to kno everything i can find out about these before i look into puttin 4000 into it. oh, and does the SC make ur car fail inspection? get in deep shit if cops find? anything else bout that would help too

Originally posted by 97wvmax
ok, i have a 97 max, still stock everything pretty much. i have 95500 miles on my car, is the mileage too high to add a supercharger onto? will the supercharger add more wear and tear to my engine? high maintinence? i want to kno everything i can find out about these before i look into puttin 4000 into it. oh, and does the SC make ur car fail inspection? get in deep shit if cops find? anything else bout that would help too

From my research yes it is too late to add a supercharger to your Max with 95k + miles due to the fact that the SC will add extra wear to your engine and with higher mileage vehicles it really is not worth the risk. As for the second question you will pass inspections with a SC recommended for your engine.

Anything to add more power to your car will produce more wear but there are tons of people that still do it. I remember hearing about someone putting a SC on a max that had 200,000+ miles on it so it's all up to you. My guess is if you put a SC on with no mods to your pulley and having a manual tranny and not driving it too hard you could probably get 100K more miles out of your engine. Assuming you take really really really good car of your car. If you have and auto tranny then that will give out before your engine does and if you miss oil changes by thousands of miles then there will be more wear. Its all up to you though, weigh the good and the bad before you do something like that, liek you said

what about a turbo, same thing jus have to weight out good and the bad????

Simple way to find out. Do a compression test. If all the numbers look good, then go for it. If you have low compression or if the numbers vary by over 15psi per cylinder, then look into getting a new engine first.
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Originally posted by mtrai760
Simple way to find out. Do a compression test. If all the numbers look good, then go for it. If you have low compression or if the numbers vary by over 15psi per cylinder, then look into getting a new engine first.
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Excellent advice :)

I wholeheartedly agree w/ you:)

ok, i am stupid so i have to kno how to do a compression test :confused: :confused: :confused:

Buy a compression tester for about $20. Then, unscrew a sparkplug from a cyliner. Plug it in. Turn the engine over a few times (pretend to start the car). REcord the psi recorded. Repeat for all the cylinders.


PS, a turbo and supercharger will both cause about equal amounts of wear and tear.

would an engine rebuild or somethin like that be any help. anything that would help other than a new engine?

Usually, with a supercharger, you mainly have to be worried about sealers. That is, the first things to go would be piston rings, head gaskets, etc. So, you might just install the supercharger, then, if something goes wrong, fix it. If all is ok, you save yourself some money.

where would i be able to buy a new 1995 maxima engine. i know i could fit a 96 97 or 98 but i want an obd1 emissions engine. will my local nissan dealer be able to get their hands on it and what would i be looking to spend

r the sealers going bad the only thing that ususally happends or will the engine jus blow or wat?

When the piston rings go bad, you will start burning excessive oil, and you will also loose a lot of power. Eventually, this could lead to oil starvation, or you could loose a whole cylinder due to the compression failure. You can't get a good used engine with low miles for around $500-800, which really isn't much to spend when you are talking about $4k for the S/C.

Originally posted by 97wvmax
r the sealers going bad the only thing that ususally happends or will the engine jus blow or wat?

what other kind of engine that would be stronger and faster is capable of being put into a maxima? how much would an engine with low mines cost?

Slow down their... first off, get a compression test done to see if you even need a new engine, second off, the VQ30DE is plenty strong, and your not going to be able to fit any other engine in their, I was only suggesting another max engine with less miles, and only if your compression is low... ;)

Originally posted by 97wvmax
what other kind of engine that would be stronger and faster is capable of being put into a maxima? how much would an engine with low mines cost?

probably something jap spec, nothing you could easily(and inexspensively) get your hands on
nissan definitely makes the best n/a 6 cylinders
except porsche,ferrari, etc and they ain't fitting

check jdm motors and nippon motors. send them an email and tell them what kind of car you have and see if they can do aything for you

i prob already asked but i cant remember cuz it been a long ass week, but where can i get the test done, or buy one or watever. i have another question too, i have an autotrans and it hesitates sometimes when i dont come to a complete stop and hit the gas again is that some trans prob or timing belts or wat?

First off boost doesn not kick in until a certain RPM. For example I boost at 3K with a 3.25 pulley. With a stock supercharger pulley the RPM will be higher before you boost. You can install a SCer on your car now. So dont listen to people that are giving you bum scoop!!!If you drive normally the most youll see is maybe 1-2PSI. I have a 3.25 pulley the most I see on daily average is 1 maybe once in a while 2 PSI. Thats it. That is not a pressure to kill the egine or wear it down completely. To get the optimum amount of boost you need to take the RPMS above 6500. If you dont take your RPMs that high then your not even going to boost high. So go on ahead tune your car up and get a supercharger!!:flash:

ok, but i drive like a maniac where i work at now i have to drive on the interstate, and i get pissed off when i get behind slow ppl when i get on the entrance ramp and i will floor it and fly by them when i get a chance, i get really close to redlining sometimes when i do that so would a sc be bad since i drive like shit?

oh ya, wat kinda of mileage u have on ur car?

71000 miles I know I am what 20 short of you but I am keeping my blower for the long run!!!what others say about high mileage when it fall apart then Ill go and drop a DET or a 3.5 motor in there. It can be done!!!:smoka:

well ya damn near 30k less now, cuz of havin to driver like 1000 miles a month cuz of my shitty job