I have heard of all kinds of exotic ( & not so exotic) body & engine combos for our beloved Z. But...is a Z w/ any other engine still really a Z??

 

Why not, thats like saying an old camaro with a bigger engine isn't really a camaro.

 

No, because the engine is what usually defines a car from the factory. So say, you swap an RB26, you'll forever be nicknamed a Skyline by some new enthusiasts. Just like some do with those 240SX's with those swaps.

Besides, you should keep one of the best V6's ever produced. (my opinion)

 

Amen, preach pope!!

 

i say if you change the motor you change the car... but thats just my opinion of it

 

I think so. It's the chassis that makes the car.

 

No...it it is no longer a Z. A castrated man is no longer a man. Better yet a man that underwent a sex change is no longer a man. He becoems an IT. A Z with some weird engine is an IT not a Z

 

So the GT500 JGTC cars with the VK45de's are not true Z's?

I would conjecture that indeed, they are.

They are probably the most pure to the ethos of a Z car anyways. In a sense, the glorious production car we all own is just a castrated version of the JGTC car.

 

i dont feel it can be considered a Z if you change the engine. its just a z shell IMO

 

The chasis is what defines the car and what it is. So what your saying is if you see a rx-7 on the street with a engine swap to a ls2(zo6) you consider that car a nice a** rx-7 or a corvette. Do you get what im trying to say? Cuz i would say dang thats a nice a** RX-7

 

yea we drive a bootleg jgtc car. Damn regulations. A Z is a Z.

 

when I put a vette engine in a camaro I didn't get to rebadge the sides.....to me, the frame makes the car, a VW based kit car is still a VW, a 240 is not a skyline and an RSX is still faster.

 

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Is a Porsche with a different motor still a Porsche?

 

didnt camaros use vette engines back in the days anyways?

 

true. youll just be a z33 with a diff engine. youre only classified different because others with same engine would be proud that you swapped. imo. but, if you mod the chassis just for a diff engine to fit then thats another story.

 

that car looks horrid . But the engine is sweet in this case.

 

I think the total package makes it a "Z." It is kind of how I felt sitting through F&F:TD and watching them emasculate that beautiful Mustang chassis. Was that a Mustang after the switch? It didn't feel right to me anyway.

 

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To me, if it's another Nissan engine, then it's still a Z. If you can put a RB26 in there, then you have a hell of a Z.

 

I must say its not really a z anymore when you swap.. IMO..