Owner: Josh Kamande
Year: 2002
Model: Maxima
Color: Black
Engine: Gen3 VQ35DE
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Mod List:
Owner: Blake C.
Year: 2003
Model: Maxima
Current Color: Charcoal
Engine: Gen1 VQ35DE
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Trim: SE
Notes:
Owner: Richard W.
Year: 2000
Model: Maxima
Color: Grey
Engine: VQ30DE
Transmission: 4-Speed Automatic
Trim: SE
Credit: Roux Himura
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Whats up guys! Today we have one hell of a side quest. one of our friends from a local shop had heard of our 96 Altima Build and offered to hire us to do the same to his 2002 maxima. Installing an UPREV compatible ECU has for a long time been considered impossible but my thought was “If I got it to work on a 96 Altima, a 2002 Maxima has to be easier” and in a sense it is because a lot of the necessary wiring is already in place such as E throttle relay which I had to add in the Altima. After a lot of time studying the service manuals I got all the pinouts figured out (available on Garage23.net) and started on the conversion. Many hours later it was time for the first start and Success! It came to life! Hope you enjoy and please Subscribe for more Content. Thanks! Arigato! Gracias! Merci!
Credit: Francisco Macias
For anyone wondering: Yes, you can get Uprev to work on a 5.5 Gen Maxima! We made it happen by using a 350Z ECU paired with a full Altima SER engine harness.
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