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I had a Maxima as well it was a great car and that VQ ripped in that. It did have a nice tone when you stood on it! The VQ40 has more of a manley torque tone when you stomp on it then above say 4,500 rpm it starts to get a little raspy. I find the power of this V6 impressive esp passing on the highway or towing something. I towed my 5,000lb camper last summer and I was quite surprised how much more power it had then the 4.0 V6 in my 2006 Toyota 4Runner. Where the 4Runner V6 would run out of breath above about 4,000 rpm the Nissan VQ 40 V6 kept right on pulling. At one point when I looked down I was going 80 mph towing my camper and went "Woohoo!" Had to back off.ZPOC RDY wrote:I had the VQ30 in my Maxima and loved it. Great sounding, solid engine. I was actually hoping the VQ40 would have the same distinct tone that the VQ35 has but can't actually hear from inside the vehicle. I can spot that tone on a car idling 1/4 mile away haha