Originally Posted by
Epstein
The 6sp maxima tranny already has a diff in it. The axles come out parallel to the crankshaft, just like every other FWD car ever made. If you're making a mid-mount kitcar, I would use the entire Maxima drivetrain. If you want the higher hp that the 350z has, you can get most of that by swapping in the cams and intake manifold.
Mmmm (Yes, i know the car comparisons are not the same but still) Concordes/LHS/300 and tornadoes off the top of my head use transverse fwd trans's. Just saying, but yes other than that everything you said %100