the next big 350z mod....
07-07-2007, 11:55 AM
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the next big 350z mod....
with all the confusion, engine swaps, etc... wouldnt you think that the next big mod for z's down the road would be to swap in the new gtr vq in place of the standard z's motor? its output is about what a tt's vq motor would be at, but alot more reliable, seeing as its "factory". along w/ the motor, the tranny, etc, as well. only downfall would be the price of an almost new motor/drivetrain/ecu. but i dont think it would be that bad of an option seeing as it probably has alot more potential as its 450hp stock and can probably handle upwards of 550whp on a stock block safely. just an idea. what do you guys think?
07-07-2007, 12:02 PM
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yea well considering how willing nissan has been in the past to share the gtr with the states i'm sure now they will just be producing tons of spare engines to toss in whatever ya want 
07-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Z04
um, no i do not see that being done at all. why waste a GTR?
07-07-2007, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by blkG3hirty5ive
It's not wasting a GTR it's just the engine, people put in LS1's in almost everything, and it's not wasting a corvette. They have these things called crate engines
07-07-2007, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Z04
well, you go ahead and contact Nissan then about getting one of these crate engines. personally i do not see the purpose or reason to want to put a different engine in a car that has a perfectly good working one that has shown a lot of potential. but whatever
07-07-2007, 03:26 PM
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yea well considering how willing nissan has been in the past to share the gtr with the states i'm sure now they will just be producing tons of spare engines to toss in whatever ya want
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Originally Posted by Z04
um, no i do not see that being done at all. why waste a GTR?
07-07-2007, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TUNER350
oh you know good and well some tard with a big pink helmet and a big A** nismo sticker bought off of ebay is gunna wreck one within the first week of the release lol....mines gunna be staying safely in the garage waiting for the weekend to unleash the beast-well kind of unleash lol!
how do you spell that wrong twice in the same sentence
07-07-2007, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
with all the confusion, engine swaps, etc... wouldnt you think that the next big mod for z's down the road would be to swap in the new gtr vq in place of the standard z's motor? its output is about what a tt's vq motor would be at, but alot more reliable, seeing as its "factory". along w/ the motor, the tranny, etc, as well. only downfall would be the price of an almost new motor/drivetrain/ecu. but i dont think it would be that bad of an option seeing as it probably has alot more potential as its 450hp stock and can probably handle upwards of 550whp on a stock block safely. just an idea. what do you guys think?
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07-08-2007, 07:07 AM
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lol, being a previous honda owner, I used to think every motor fits in every model of vehicle. I was sorta thinking motor drop from the Skyline, but chances are it's gonna take much more work than putting a B18 in a civic
07-08-2007, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 06Gcoupin
Do you think its just a simple motor swap? The GT-R wont achieve 450-500HP with just a VQ block. Youre forgetting turbos, wastegates, BOV, turbo piping, intercooler mounting, and the totally different ECU and harnesses. All this sh*t wont be cheap from the dealer, nor will it be from Japan. I think its safe to say it will be easier to buy an aftermarket turbo kit, and call it a day..
no, its a variation of the same vq motor, so itll be easier than lets say, trying to swap in an rb26, or even an ls series motor. the setup is very similar to the z's. its a stock turbo setup so i would assume internals wastegates, etc. but the point being that the stock block can probably handle upwards of 600whp, as opposed 2 spending all of that on a built vq. just a suggestion. i can almost guarantee that the gtr motor is gonna be on alot of z owners to do list.
07-08-2007, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
with all the confusion, engine swaps, etc... wouldnt you think that the next big mod for z's down the road would be to swap in the new gtr vq in place of the standard z's motor? its output is about what a tt's vq motor would be at, but alot more reliable, seeing as its "factory". along w/ the motor, the tranny, etc, as well. only downfall would be the price of an almost new motor/drivetrain/ecu. but i dont think it would be that bad of an option seeing as it probably has alot more potential as its 450hp stock and can probably handle upwards of 550whp on a stock block safely. just an idea. what do you guys think?
definantly a good idea.. it would be like how the s2000 puts the 2jz engine in there cars