how about this, i have or have had all the nissan's being quarrelled about
i had a 2001 sentra SE, purchased in DEC '00 and drove it for about 3.5yrs...installed hotshot header, hotshot CAI, SMC short shifter, ES MMI, b14 AGX's all around with eibach pro kit, advanced timing(17*), decated, car was great just slow because the engine didn't belong in there...too heavy for an SR20
DE --if i kept it, it would most certainly have a VE in it and would run hard with simple bolt ons
i have a specV, it does not deserve the honor to carry the
SE-R badge...i am prolly one of the very few lucky ones that have a QR that does not burn or consume oil in any way, it has some bolt ons(header,catback,intake,JWT BSR kit, ES MMI, etc etc) it is reletively quick but the best et ever has been a 14.6@92 mph with a 2.0 60' on BFG drag radials, cams to be installed soon...they are a very torquey engine but that resulted from the long stroke, if the rods were not so WHIMPY and have an open deck block and maybe a shorter stroke and larger bore to maintain the 2.5L displacement cuplered with the way the head is designed or a VE style head while canning the intake track on the specV it would
PROLLY and i stress that, be a stought engine and a pretty good platform to build off...other than that, the QR
SIMPLY SUCKS ASS
the VQ is awesome, gobs of power, and tons of torque...i love driving my vq35 altima, even though its an auto it still screams...i'm really considering dropping one into my specV because i dont like the QR at all, ive had 2 turbo setups and sold both of them because i just dont trust that engine
take a b15 specV(TURD) with bolt ons(i will volenteer mine-i have a set of cams to install, clutch/flywheel, and an osiris ecu) to a b15 that has been VE'd(with matching mods...i know of the perfect one-AND I KNOW I WILL GET AN ASS CRACKIN!!!!
SR over QR everyday all day