Thread: cheeeeeeeap VE's

Which is better?

Jimithin7000: thanks

97 to early 98 motors.

What exactly makes them better? Just that they are newer? Did Nissan cheap out and change the design from an expense stand point?

Yeah, I want to know the same thing. What makes the 97-98 VE's better than the later ones?

i wanna know also since mines a 11/97 motor, it runs like a beast.. what makes it better?

If I can recall Snickers (Charles) mentioned that the head castings for the 97-98 motors were much better than later years. Shrouding of ports were smoother and resulted in better flow. Later castings by Nissan supposedly did not have as good quality control and it affected flow rates. Mike Kojima made note of this when he was trying to make big power with his VE and found out he had a late 98-99 motor. It's in the archives, not sure where.

I remember this too.You beat me to it

Late 97 was the cut off date. Its early 96 late 97 motors.

So if purchasing a motor from Soko, how would I know when it was built? Stamp on the block? VIN number?

Date is on the water neck on the front of the motor.