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Posted by Kaleb (Black '93 GXE 5spd) on June 11, 2002 at 15:09:51:
The crankshaft is also the same part number. Also, the intake manifold/collector on the 350 is manufactured like nothing we've ever seen in a Nissan. It appears to be a two piece "bowl" cavity, with a lid, that leads to a standard lower intake manifold runner piece and the heads also appear to have runners built-on to them, for a smoother transition to the valve. So instead of the manifold mating to the head at like a 60 degree angle or whatever, the mating surface is brought up from the head, so the lower manifold bolts down flat. <-- I *could* be wrong on this though, depending on the accuracy of the drawings. The manifold collector "bowl" is quite interesting, however. there are no large, long intake "runners" like you see on the VE, VQ30 and Maxima VQ35, The "runners" you see on top of the engine on the 350Z's engine cover are fake plastic. -Kaleb
The camshaft part numbers for the 350Z's VQ35 and the Maxima's VQ35 are the same, but the connecting rods and pistons are different numbers, suggesting increased compression ratio and strengthened connecting rods to handle the force.