Do 1999 I30 come with VQ35DE?

[atriuum]

I was just wondering, because I can't find this info using search.... Yet I found a car which has a VIN that indicated the car is a 3.5 liter?

[mtrai760]

Originally Posted by atriuum

I was just wondering, because I can't find this info using search.... Yet I found a car which has a VIN that indicated the car is a 3.5 liter?

No. The 3.5L was not introduced on the Maxima or I35 until 2002.

[atriuum]

http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...=&cardist=5352

[atriuum]

I decoded the vin on this car and it must be a bs vin because unless I'm reading it wrong, it says it's limited and VQ35DE

http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/common/infiniti_vin.htm

[ChrisMan287]

Originally Posted by atriuum

I decoded the vin on this car and it must be a bs vin because unless I'm reading it wrong, it says it's limited and VQ35DE.

I definitely call on this 1.

[Col Ronson]

pretty bogus the VQ35 wasn't released or invented until late 2001, just in time for the 2002 model year.

[ShippedOut]

I30=3.0L
I35=3.5L

Unless its a swapped 3.5L but still you can't change a VIN

[atriuum]

You know what it is? I think the decoding site link is wrong because it has TWO VQ35DE right next to each other under the engine code letter.... One of those should be a VQ30DE, most likely the first one since it has the red (I30) indication. So the vin is good but the infinitihelp.com site has a typo/error.

[Col Ronson]

maybe the dealer just mixed up the VINs. Did you carfax them and see what the actual car listed under the VIN is?

[maxcima]

no VQ35 for that

[Col Ronson]

Originally Posted by maxcima

no VQ35 for that

thanks genius for your most insightful contribution to the thread.