Hi All,

I had a posting about my little misfortune that cost me my 350Z. As per members comments, It seems that repair is not possible and finding a salvage to use the parts is proven to be even harder (and not to mention not cost effective). Any one knows if the VQ35DE engine can be used in other cars beside Nissan? I am trying to find a car with very high mileage or blown engine so I can use my WQ35DE engine and transmission on it. So if this engine is compatible with any other brand of car and model?

 

Hyundai stole this VERY SUCESSFUL engine design years ago.

 

With enough time and deep enough pockets, you can make most any car use this engine. Do something unique.

 

Umm lets see...Infinity G35 maybe.

 

Smart car

 

Mid-late 80's 300zx.

 

SMH. I have a VQ35 in a 97 maxima.

 

from the sounds this will be a street car, so its more than just getting it together..it will have to pass inspection to be legal to drive on the street, i dont know how ur inspection is there but i know here in ny state i cant just throw a motor in a car and call it good if its 95 or newer

 

Hmmm... are you sure? I may be wrong but I know in the State of NH. As long as the engine and emissions is the same year or newer then the car its going in its fine.

For example

I have a 2006 Nissan 350Z... I can't put a 2JZ out of a Lexus IS300 because they stopped making it in 2005. But I can put an LS2 in to it as long as it comes out of the CTS-V from 06-07 and doesn't have a check engine light.

 

The only way i could do a swap into say a Z and do a ls2 like u compared and have it be able to be inspected is if it still ran off the z computer and not the gm computer and all the electronics were still in tact...Not an easy thing to do...The scan is through the obd port so it would have to be just as if it were a vq still in the car...More than just not having a check engine light because the car still has to run and making it run and run correct off the nissan computer is not something that is easily accomplished and still have the nissan functions..uprev said something not too long ago about working with the z computer for swaps but i beleive they were trying the titan motor swap..

 

hmm.. i thought they shared the VQ with murano? idk for sure...