Nissan thread? Where my Nissans at .

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Dirty ghetto kars

Is Renault-Nissan stuff shit? I am very averse to French cars overall.

How is it people hate Nissan when altima, maxima, and 350z come stock with 250-300 hp and an extremely durable engine at an affordable price all available In a manual transmission?

>>13838382
Yes. Post-1999 nissan is shit

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>>13838380
>6.5 gen maxima
>NOT a 6spd
>CVT
>those fucking tail lights.

Shouldve gotten the 6 speed faggot

>>13838375
>Where my Nissans at .
the dealership. Having their CVT's replaced.

>>13842715
>GM fangirl
>mad at Nissan

checks out

>>13839846
>Post 99 vehicles a shit
Ftfy

>>13842711
daily reminder that newer CVT's are alright

>>13842723
Im a huge nissan fanboy but even I agree their CVT's are horribble and extremely fragile and unreliable. They are manufactured by Jatco in Japan.

>>13842723
>>GM fangirl
wrong gender butt-buddy.

>>13842729
I work at a fucking nissan dealership and today I replaced a CVT on a 2015 pathfinder with 3400 KM on it. We do atleast 5 trannies weekly and our storage room is piled ceiling high with CVT cores. Fuck off.

>>13842729
Besides, you have a very early CVT, in fact the 6.5 gen maxima was the first to be bastardized with a CVT.

>>13838375
Basketball American thread?

>>13838375
Fuck off Carlos Gosen, I hope you get crushed by infiniti QX80 you fucking frog.

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>>13842786
*Carlos Ghosn
That man, while saving Nissan from bankruptcy, has single-handedly RUINED Nissan's entire line-up.
Everything with the CVT's is unreliable
All their FWD cars with manual transmissions available are shit to drive
The 370Z is going to become another crossover
The GTR is ugly and overweight

The only thing going for them is the new Nissan Titan, but that pales in comparison to the American trucks.

The only car Ghosn hasn't managed to ruin is the Skyline/G35/G36/Q50/Q60

>>13842808
>cummins drivetrain
>pales in omparison to american trucks

>>13842835
That's exactly why i said it's the only thing they've got that's actually good. If it wasn't for the optional cummin's drivetrain, it'd be another forgettable also-ran.

What's a good, cheap and reliable Nissan touge car?

I know the s-chassis are great, but I'm looking for something that hopefully won't be abused.

>>13842847
The only best choice would probably be a Nissan Hardbody pickup truck. They ahd the same KA24DE engine as the 240SX and are easier to find unmolested.
Also, S12, or Z car if you can find them.

>>13842808
He's fucked up the Skyline.
>Even heavier
>more luxurious
>V6
>No turbos
>Look awful
>Platform is shared with the 350Z, and everything else in Inifinitis line up (including crossovers)
>The next gen will be an even heavier coupe, with even more emphasis on luxury and no more sportiness than a 4 series

>>13842923
except the Skyline was a luxury car first.
The VQ35 made similar power N/A to the RB26DETT
looks are subjective
platform sharing is not a bad thing when the platform is good
The Chief engineer for the R32/R33/R34 GTR's actually wanted to use a VG30DETT instead of the RB series because it was lighter but the cost of modifying the chassis to accept a V6 made it unfeasible

>>13842711
It is a 6th gen 6 speed just has the 6.5 spoiler . and supercharged

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>>13842923
>>13842938
the only thing that could save the skyline right now is dropping the VK45 in it

the nismo and the infinit versions should have it

>>13842979
only if offered with a manual option. which won't happen.

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>>13842994
a DCT would be good enough

I dont give a shit about a pigfat infiniti, I want aftermarket for the engine

arabs turboing them is simply not enough

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>>13838375
>Where my Nissans at .

>>13842847
S12s are very cheap, and not generally abused near as bad as S13s. They are pretty rare though. If you can find one pick it up and do an engine swap. They handle not as well as an S13, but pretty good. With a clutch type LSD they should drift good.

Z31 is good, is cheap and can go fast for cheap. They don't handle that well stock, but can when modified. You can swap the rear suspension from an S13 or Z32 into one, and that helps the handling a lot. With that swap they handle kind of like an S13, if it was made in 1984. Worse in every way, but still pretty good. They look way better than S13s though imo, can go faster for way cheaper and aren't as abused. With a good LSD and suspension mods they should be good tou-gay cars anyways.

S130 is pretty much the budget Z31. Same chassis, similar suspension, different looks and different engine. They don't handle as good as the Z31 because the chassis was stiffened and the suspension was tweaked for the Z31, but they are similar. Anything suspension wise that can be done to the Z31 can be done to the S130. The engine can't take near as much power as the VG in the Z31, but lot's of people like the L28 and can make enough power.

There are some more cars that are cheaper than the S13, but older and not really sports cars. Basically pretty much any Datsun will be alright if you can find a decent one, most of them are cheap except the S30 and 510 Blue Bird (the Sunny also had a 510. These are cheap). None of them have particularly great anything, but there is lots of info on them and everything has been done to them. If you want one of these just find one, drop whatever Nissan engine you want, brace the chassis and start tuning the suspension. Lot's of things have been done to these cars, can be done and need to be done to make them good. They are cool though, and probably worth it.

>>13838394
>Altima, Maxima
Has Maxima Evolved past Altima yet?

What about the Sentra?

>>13843069
Maxima still based on the Altima.
Sentra still based on same platform as Versa.

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>>13838375
Posting what I dd'ed for most of my high school
>03 Frontier S/C

>>13842940
Show pics. There's another difference on the rear end youre failing to mention between the 6 and 6.5, so I think youre full of shit

>>13842938
>The Chief engineer for the R32/R33/R34 GTR's actually wanted to use a VG30DETT

First off the R32-R34 had different chief engineers

Secondly, the R32 GT-R was from the start intended to be an inline 6. The RB26 was developed entirely for R32 GT-R to meet Group A requirements
At the time Nissan explicitly would not reintroduce the GT-R badge unless it was an inline 6 car.

Thirdly, I highly doubt a VG30DETT is any lighter than an RB26

>>13843778
You do have a shortercrank with the VG but that's all I can see.

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>>13843740
assuming you're looking at the rear bumper valance. Yes it's a swap :)

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>>13838375
My first Nissan.

I had a 2009 Rogue passed down to me.

Transmission needed to be replaced twice. Faulty wiring caused brake lights and anti-lock brakes to fail. Power steering failed.

All under 80k miles.

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>>13838375
In the junkyard where they belong.

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Nissan pic dump?

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Nissan pic dump

>>13844376
NEVER EVER

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>we will never get the IDx

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This whole minute between posts thing is bullshit

Is an 87 300zx for $4500 worth it? The guy refuses to lower his price. It's well maintained and runs well.

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>>13844471
I would think no. But it is entirely up to you. You can pick up a decent Z32 for that much.

>>13844540
hngggggggg

>>13843778
>I highly doubt a VG30DETT is any lighter than an RB26
http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/engineweights.html list the VG30 from a 300ZX as 360lbs (165kg), which I presume is a dressed longblock. Going by the VQ numbers posted in http://www.gtrusablog.com/2012/02/how-much-does-rb26-weigh.html I presume that the 360 lbs number really is a dressed VG long block.

http://www.skylineowners.com/forum/21-tuning-technical-questions/144766-weight-rb26dett.html gives the RB 26 anywhere from 240 to 270 kilos dressed without the turbo's.

So, yeah, a VG30 would be lighter then the equivalent RB26. Not only that, it would also put the engine CoG waaaaaaaay back compared to that long i6.

>>13843778
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozo_Watanabe_(engineer)

>>13844471
Is it turbo? That is only way it is worth that much, and I would still say it is a little high.

>>13844612
That is the single cam VG engine, which is much lighter. Those numbers are still off, single cam VG engines are over 400lbs. A VG30DETT weighs something like 600lbs full dressed, and the transmission brings it over 700lbs. Not sure how accurate the numbers in that thread are but it wouldn't be much heavier or heavier at all than a VG30DETT. They are both really fucking heavy.