OK! Here we go!

I gottem!


I do NOT know lift / dur spec's on the new cams...

2005 Track LH Exhaust Camshaft

2005 LH Intake Camshaft

2005 Track RH Exhaust Camshaft

2005 Track RH Intake Camshaft


Connecting Rod & Connecting Rod Bolts

2005 Track Connecting Rod - Includes new Bolt

2005 Track Connecting Rod Bolt


Crankshaft: Uses the same connecting rod bearings and main bearings / thrust washers as other crank.

2005 Track Crankshaft Assembly


Cylinder Heads: Once again I do not know any spec's or flow chart numbers yet...

2005 Cylinder Head Assembly - LH

2005 Track Cylinder Head Assembly - RH


Pistons & Rings: Do not know how pistions have changed yet...

2005 Track Pistons - STD 1, 2, 3, & OS0.20

2005 Track Pistion Ring Set STD

2005 Track Piston Ring Set OS 0.20


Valve Changes...

Lifters use the same sizes as other years. I still need to add them all to our site...

2005 Track Valve Spring

2005 Track Valve Spring Retainer


And what we have all been waiting for...

VTC!

2005 Track VTC Pulley & Cover Kit LH (does not include gasket or bolts)

2005 Track VTC Pulley & Cover Kit RH (does not include gasket or bolts)

2005 Track VTC Cover Gasket LH

2005 Track VTC Cover Gasket RH

2005 Track VTC Cover Bolt



And if you just want a new motor...

2005 Track Short Block Assembly

2005 Track Long Block (Crate Motor) Assembly


These are all the parts I have that have changed so far. I do NOT know if one can install the VTC stuff but my guess is you will also need to use the new cam's.

ENJOY!

 

THANKS FOR THE INFO.

Now, we only need to know which one is interchangeable(with ease) with 2004 and prior.

 

unfortunatly i dont know what else is different yet for the VTC stuff... I know you will need a new front cover as well... I dont know about the harness that will be needed or any ECU differences or any other boxes that may run the VTC... all new stuff to look up...

Just give me a couple days...

 

cool the rod bolts are cheaper than the arp bolts. Bys alot

 

Jason, are the rods befier than the normal ones? Do you have one in person?

 

I am ordering the new head gaskets, piston's and rods today. Hopefully will have them in a week...

then photos will come

 

wow what a overhaul. Im hoping the rods and pistons are lighter and heads are better flowing

 

The funny thing is... such an overhaul but just that little gains? I wonder why?

 

still waiting for the new rods / pistosns to come in...

I got the new head gaskets... same thing as the older ones but there is a little cut out on one side for a dowel pin or something it looks like... same bore / thickness etc...

I did find that the lower intake plenum has changed. I have one on the way to compare to the original one...

also the oil pump IS different... it must be stronger especially because there is a factory oil cooler on the 2005 track / 35th anny...

every mechanical engine part for the 350z is now listed on our web site...

to find the 2005 track specific parts just search 2005 track...

www.performancenissanparts.com

 

Is the oil cooler backwards compatible?

 

from the looks of it so far yes...

is it going to be cheeper then other oil coolers on the market? I do not think so especially now that NISMO has one coming out in the states that is already very affordable...

have I pieced together all of the parts for the oil cooler to work... not yet... hopefully tommorow!


one thing I was just thinking about with this motor...

what IF it is using low compression pistons and higher compression heads and they got 300HP out of it NA... the bottom end of this motor may be what all the FI people have been looking for...

and the purchase of a fully assembled short block being less then the cost of all the parts needed to build up a motor not including the labor is going to solve sooo many peoples problems...

I cant wait for the new piston's and rods to be in my hands so I can find out for sure...

I hope the reason for this big overhall making only 300HP NA is due to a stronger bottom end and high compression heads...

woo hoo!!!!

 

Why would you want lower compression pistons and higher compression heads instead of the way it is now? How is this better for F/I?

 

it would be yes...

well...

for example... IF the pistons in the 05 yeild a lower compression ratio and you use the heads off the current z's... you will have a low compression motor for FI...

if the pistons & rods are forged in the 05, and it is a lower compression motor that is tweeked to run more HP NA it can run even more with FI...

just possiblities... just have to wait till i can get a piston in my hands

 

it'd almost make sense huh?

nissan might not want to actually release a FI Z, because of how expensive it is to warrenty it, but making an engine with the option to do FI right out of the box is a pretty damn good idea.

for us with cars already though, we'd maybe need the ecu reprogrammed to handle the VTC right?

 

Would the 287hp heads be able to work with the 05 tracks extra CTV, new cams, springs, retainers, and anything else diferent in the head?

 

dont know yet...

but would need to get a heck of alot of parts for it to work...

i got all the engine parts, but havent gotten any where near the electronic's needed...

 

I know on most of the turbo e36 M3s and the nonturbo Supras, some of the kits include a headgasket that lowered compression. This sounds like it would be good for the new motor and F/I if all that you have mentioned is correct. Does anyone make one?

 

what would be the costs....and would it be worth it.....or could you invest that money into something else that would produce more bang for the buck?

 

if the lower plenum turns out to be different in a way it makes more power, then that will be the best bang for the buck mod from the 2005

 

I got the pinstons in!

Unfortunatly someone took the block that I had with the older pistons in it. But we have another piston from the original 350Z motor at jeff's house he will bring to me on Monday.

If any one has pictures of the factory 350Z Pistons please post in this thread...

here are pictures of the new piston...

I am not going to say my thoughts yet just because I can not compare to the old pistons except by what my memory has saved... and I dont want to trust that...