Swapping the whole pumpkin on jack stands w/ two guy's took about 1 1/2 hrs..

 

Brian where did you get the whole 3.5 pumpkin from and how much?

 

I bought the whole 3.5 pumpkin w/ vlsd for $475 shipped to NY from Turbo Toy's in Florida...Call Jim at 813-695-6664... A few other member's have also bought from him...Stay safe..
Brian

 

thanx , cause i went to their site and did not see anything. i will try to get it from him. So you do not recommend 3.9 instead of 3.5 ? I have general mechanical knowledge, but i am gonna do the swap with my friend, is it a fairly easy thing to do? i do not wanna mess up anything. I mean other than a direct swap , do i need to do any "adjustments" ? Oh by the way do i need to reset the ecu after the swap?
thanks again for the info

 

The pumpkins they sell are from 6spd M/T Z's.. He can tell you if it is a base or a vlsd, but not if the person changed the gears inside. I would not install the 3.9 gears, I just think it would be too much for the A/T, I am very happy with the 3.5, you will have to shift a bit sooner and re-learn throttle control or you will spin the tires and bounce off the fuel cut off...

It's a straight up swap, it weigh's about 95lbs. so just be ready for that ! No adjustments needed as far as mechanical... I re-set my ecu every few week's anyway for my other mod's, so it can't hurt and only takes a few seconds.

 

i see.
so, you said he can tell me if it is vlsd or base, but not what the gearing is, does this mean the pumpkin might be used? So how would that make it "safe" ?
Yeah i am probably going for the 3.5 then and i will reset the ecu.
vlsd would make it better right?
i have the 05 touring , does this include the vlsd?

 

Yes, you have vlsd and yes, buy w/ vlsd unless you want to install an aftermarket lsd,,, if that's the case buy a base ( open diff )...So you know, these pumpkins are used, the one I purchased had less than 20k miles and have had no problems at all.. I believe "Z U Later" bought one from him also.. brand new you are talking big $... after install, if you are happy you can alway's sell the 3.3 and offset the money you spent.

 

And yes.. he can tell you the gearing and if it is vlsd... if I said otherwise,, my mistake..

 

Thanks for all the info. i just ordered one from Jim and he said its an '04 from a G35, 3.5FD with vlsd . He is sending it on Tuesday. Will let u guys know whats the outcome.

 

^^^ I just installed MY 3.5 FD REAR END at Sharif's yesterday!! What a difference in acceleration, especially in 1st and 2nd!!! I got mine from another member with a 2003.5 g35. (i have 04.5 Z) who had a ST kit.

How much did you pay for the pumpkin?

 

really? nice!! i cant wait to have mine installed. 525 shipped to cali . The price quoted shipped from Florida to NY was $475 , so mine was $50 more.
I guess i can sell mine for $ 475 probably and have an awesome $50 mod

So , in first and second it pulls harder? how about 3rd , 4th and 5th?

how much u got yours for? (installation?)

 

Good luck w/ the install and let us know how you like......... 3rd will pull a bit harder as well and you will be higher in the power band when you shift...stay safe

 

Congratz !! What tires did you decide on ??

 

i am about to install the pumpkin that i got yesterday, what kind of oil is good for it? I think i found something like 85w90 synthetic gear oil , is that correct?
Is 2 quarts enough?

 

I'm getting Goodyear Eagle F-1 GS-D3's...a G35 owner at work has them they are very grippy, and I need traction!

 

2 quarts of 75w90 Motul synthetic gear oil is what I used. Noticed tranny is smoother...

 

do you know what the difference would be with a 85w90 instead of a 75w90?

 

HOW DO I INCREASE THE SPEED OF MY 350Z WITHOUT SPENDING OVER $400?

 

Your best bang for the buck is a Plenum spacer for $265.00

 

Hmm so after reading this thread, I got one final question...

The 3.5FD with vlsd improves acceleration at 1st through 3rd and make you lose power/tq at 4th & 5th?

So when I'm on the freeway I wont have as much power at 4th & 5th as I would if I keep the 3.3FD? Oh one of my main question is how is the gas comsumption? The Z kills enough at 25/19...would the swap make it worse?

Just gathering knowledge since I will be getting a Z soon. I just want some minor upgrades.