Spe-V vs WRX

[daveshapellSVT]

yea i suppose from 30-50. thats like not even a whole gear lol i think its clear the wrx is faster.

[nismo_pilot]

yeah no revving or anything, just whacked the gas, it doesnt light them on fire or anything but i did get a 2-3 second squeel out of them, not just a chirp or anything

[ProZach626]

I agree.. It's impossible not to light up the tired from a 5-10 mph roll in the spec if you mash it. However, we have to realize this guys. The spec? It's an awesome car. We all like them and we all respect them. HOWEVER: The bottom line is that the WRX wins with it's AWD because it is a BETTER CAR. It's like trying to compare a mustang to a corvette. Just let the WRX have this one.

[nismo_pilot]

teh spec pwns teh mustang AND corvette......lol

[daveshapellSVT]

i had the JWT cams in my spec so i had just a little less torque down low, but man it sure made up for it.

[nismo_pilot]

the vq35 swapped sentra went 12.9 in the quarter, just thought id let you guys know, that swap is next up on my list in about a month or so

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holy shit this thread is still open?

[daveshapellSVT]

thats gonna cost you a ton of money. whats the Vq35 the altima and maxima engine? i know there is a race car that is a sentra with a maxima drivetrain and its all built up. the freakin thing blows tranny's all the time. you know you should just get a turbo kit and run low boost. a ton of guys are doing it.

[SR20B12]

Originally Posted by daveshapellSVT

thats gonna cost you a ton of money. whats the Vq35 the altima and maxima engine? i know there is a race car that is a sentra with a maxima drivetrain and its all built up. the freakin thing blows tranny's all the time. you know you should just get a turbo kit and run low boost. a ton of guys are doing it.

I agree.. the spec badass and potent when done right....look here



enjoy...

[nismo_pilot]

the stock maxima engine is 200 million times more reliable than a turbo qr25 is, it also is faster, believe it or not, it makes a wider powerband and travis beat the old b15 quarter record by 4 tenths of a second, the old record was held by a qr25 sentra with a full stage 3 turbo kit by PTI.......the vq35 swap barks 4th gear hard there is a video on b15sentra.net that you can download of the sentra's passes, there is no video of the 12.9 second run though......this swap is priced at 4500 dollars and is about the same as the PTI stage 3 kit if not less, there is no reason not to get this over a turbo, plus imagine if the vq was modded.........

[daveshapellSVT]

the guy above was running 13 flat with 275whp. at 9.5psi he made 300whp thats faster then a 12.9. think about it a stock 3.5 makes like 220whp stock. and how are you gonna do bolt ons. you'd have to have custom exhaust, cause ther isn't a company out there that makes hybrid parts. custom intake. just a whole bunch of custom stuff and even when that 3.5 is fully bolted you'll be making less then the guy above on low boost. not only that you will have spent way more cash. i'm guessing a 3.5 engine costs a lot of cash. then you need to heavily mod it. I'm a fan of nicley put together turbo kits. if you know what your doing it will be the best option.

[nismo_pilot]

custom parts are not an issue, all you have to do is get aftermarket parts for a maxima engine, which are plentiful, along with some 350z cams, hell you could swap 350z internals basicly, throw in a 150 shot for kicks and youve got 370hp without the bolt ons at all, bolt it up and youre looking at 450 or so, turbo that and you dont even want to know, turbo on a qr25 is a waste

[nismo_pilot]

you can only push out around 300hp on a qr25 without worrying about it blowing up, and even still you are putting your rods under extreme stress, the vq swap is as relaible as a 6 speed maxima, you dont see them throwing rods do you? also that motor can handle a 150 shot of nitrous no problem, and can also hodl up to around 400hp on stock internals, which puts it less likely to explode than the qr25

[daveshapellSVT]

it's deffinatly not as easy as buying after market maxima parts. you have a totally different chassis nothing fits the same. turbo on a QR is deffinatly not a waste of time. force induction more then makes up for the displacment of the 3.5. and where is your proof that tells you a 3.5 will hold a 150 shot after bolt ons? i fully bolted 3.5 might give you 250at the wheels. you have to remember its not the same setup as a 350z they have totally different tunes. the 350z is tuned for higher power. i agree that the 3.5 can hold more power but 150 shot is a bit much with stock internals. plus how would you tune the ecu? i highly doubt they have reflashes out for 150 shots. with a 150 shot your gonna need to retard the timing a good chunk. seeing how these cars are so complicatted the only way to do anything is through the ecu.

[daveshapellSVT]

what i'm getting at is that i don't think your being logical about this. it seems like you just think of the better more expensive maxima and think hey i want that motor. a turbo kit will be much easier then swaping an entire engine/harness/ecu, swapping the motor mounts and from what i been reading you can't use the maxima bell housing. it's way too much work and costs way too much to be worth the effort. you can make 275whp on a QR25 with a turbo kit easily and reliably. i know this cause many ppl have been doing it. trust me once you price it all out the turbo kit will be much cheaper and produce better numbers. i dunno how you figure a turbo kit costs more anyhow they run around 3500 bucks on average:

Power Tech Imports turbo kit : 3395

Forced Induction Racing : 3595