G35 motor swap

[jkpa45]

im planning to buy a g35 coupe and i want to swap the motor to one that comes stock turbo. can the vg30dett be used easily. ive seen them with the rb26 but how much mod is needed? can anyone help?

[steve]

http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ni...at-racing.html

[180SX]

that is a good motor choice ! trust me ... you'll like the supra motor.

martin

[McLovin']

Originally Posted by 180SX

that is a good motor choice ! trust me ... you'll like the supra motor.

martin

Hmm... although I like your logic, there wasn't a mention of the 2JZ in the OP.

Take Martin's advice and go the 2J route, just make sure you donate your VQ to my cause

[jkpa45]

is there such thing as a vq35det? stock anyway?

[jkpa45]

anyone?

[McLovin']

No sir. The VQ motor only came naturally aspirated. Even in Japan in the Nissan Skyline 350GT and Nissan Fairlady (z33) the motors were non-turbo. The VG30dett came in the z32 twin turbo 300zx's. A turbo kit for the VQ can be purchased, usually setting you back atleast 4g's+ install if you aren't going to do it yourself, and at that, the motor can only hold 450 (i think) wheel horsepower before internals start dying.

If you want proven boost happy performance, check out the 350JZ that XAT is working on right now. The 2JZ power plant from the Supras has the most potential for the least amount of money.

Again, if you choose to swap, I am taking donations in the form of VQ motor and trans

[jkpa45]

should i just buy a skyline?

[specVmatt]

im slappin a turbo on my vq35..

[jkpa45]

how much boost can they handle?

[RubberBerner]

Originally Posted by specVmatt

im slappin a turbo on my vq35..

thats a cool swap, i bet that bitch pulls pretty nice.

Listen jkpa45, i don't know if you're a kid or just not very car-savvy, but its posts like this that take this from "Nissan/Infiniti Tech"-> to "Nissan/Infiniti Advice".

You're original post didn't make any sense, why would you put a 18 year old engine in a brand new car with less horspower than the stock N/A motor comes with? RB is possible but its lots of money and knowledge, and I'm not entirely sure you have either. But lets say you're rich as shit, and know everything about cars, ask a shop, if you have lots of money, any local shop will be willing to help you with options, and labor for what you want.

If you just simply search, you'll find RB's and 2JZ's are the most popular engine swap for z's and g35's. You have to know what you want, we can't tell you what you want.

[oASHo]

dont buy a skyline. they are wayyyyyy to played out imho. if you want a nice car, that turns many heads, buy a nice stock z32 TT and build that up. i will let you know that if you dont do the work yourself though, labor costs for working on that motor willl be a fortune. expecially when doing a turbo install.

[180SX]

There is such a thing as a VQ30DET... It is the same block design as a VQ35 but with a single turbo manifold and strenghtened cylinder liners, big rods and good pistons. Best part is, the VQ 6 speed from a 35 bolts right up.

Martin

[McLovin']

^hmmmm interesting.... what car is it from?

[180SX]

Cedrics, Glorias and Cimas. RWD single turbo, but all autos. Just like all VQ's they take share the same bolt pattern for the 6 speed. Yes.. you can take a VQ30DE out of a Nissan US Maxima and a 350z 6 speed will bolt up to it... but anyways... the VQ30DET is absolutely badass.

Martin