Z Fever

Posting pics

The stock QR25DE in the 06 Nissan Sentra Spec-V

After pulling the stock engine, ready for some real power

The new engine is an 06 Nissan Maxima VQ35DE. We are going to pull it apart and build it with forged internals, metal head gaskets, ARP head studs and main studs, and cams, springs, and retainers.

The Supertech 8.8:1 pistons, Eagle rods, ARP head and main studs, JWT cams, springs, and retainers

The bare block ready for building. Bored .20 over

The assembled block! We also polished the timing covers.

First install. It is just sitting in there. We still have to fabricate the mounts

VQ35 installed

Here is the VQ35 installed. We are making the custom mounts now and then on to making the turbo piping...

Here is the front header and part of the collector to the turbo

Here is the back header and part of the collector to the turbo

Here is a good look at the lower collector going to the turbo

We added the 3" exhaust downpipe:


Here is the L-side engine mount by the radiator:



SO....this is where the turbo will end up. She is finally mounted....


We will add more pics soon!

Z Fever

We just finished the intercooler mounting, the hot pipe, and the radiator piping......









I love the way these look!!!! What do you think?

Blue92ludesi

Ok i gtta break the silence here. That is fucking terrible! Is there a reason for all the pie cuts? Im not talking about the welds I couldnt weld that if i tried, but aesthetically it looks hideous. Theres no other way to describe it. I would have done 2 90s and called it a day keep it simple.

Nice job on everything else tho

Petitt

I'm with Mario. That looks horrible.

Z Fever

Yes, there is a reason for all the pie cuts. It is because of the radius that is required as well as the many bends in different directions. When we are finished it will look amazing, I guarantee it. We will still fully polish these pipes.
Thanks for checking out our build and offering your opinions. We encourage it.

Also, it is commonly done in Japan. Here is a JUN titanium exhaust for the new GTR....[ATTACH=CONFIG]170287[/ATTACH]

plazma

So the plan is for the car to make 550whp or is this a common setup that makes roughly that?

I'm not a big fan of the pie cuts and for flow they aren't the way to go. The exhaust you posted up is done well and lines up nearly perfect. Not sure i'm a fan but that tight of a bend you don't have many options. If you know you have to pie slice it try and use a slightly bigger pipe then needed so flow stays high. (more for charge pipes then radiator)

Z Fever

This set up is something we build tons of in the RWD applications like the 350Z and 240SX using the VQ35 and turbocharged. We already know what she will put down.

As for the pie cuts on radiator, there isn't a flow issue.
The pie cuts on the charge pipes on the Hot side were absolutely necessary in order to get the 2.25" piping through the radiator support in such tight angles.
And BTW, we always take the time to smooth out the inside of the piping.

Any other option would have extended the length of hot pipe down and around the L-side of the intercooler (about 28" longer) and the R-side would have gone around the R-side through the bumper, up in front of the radiator, then wrapped around the engine into the throttle body lengthening it approx 42". The increase in length would have added a substantial volume of air to the piping and extended boost lag significantly, not to mention that it certainly would have been UGLY as HELL!!!

bvh

With what bends that are available in aluminum, that many pie cuts in no way is necessary! then comparing it to titanium exhaust an very high dollar alloy that i cant recall every seeing mandrel bent pipe bigger then 1 1/2. the welding needs work! if the weldments looked better the pie cut might not be so bad.

Mc617

Loooks sweet!

Nycist

Not trying to be a dick at all.... That water pipe needs to be cut off immediately. I've heard good things about zfever, I expected better quality work.