VQ35 powered 240sx
03-03-2007, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by FastZ33
whats new on the car?
just finished up the 300zx brake setup w/ drum ebrake.
changed all the fluids.
mad the coolant lines work.
awaiting the new coilovers, antisway bars, front hubs and tension rods...
basically little stuff that doesnt warrent pictures really...
almost every physical aspect of the engine is done. i will be tackling the engine management wiring head-on shortly...
having a hard time finding a bcm for my g35 ecu, so i will have to call z1 soon and see if they have a ecu, bcm, and key assembly from the 350z. if so, it will be pretty straight forward...
03-03-2007, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bizcotch
rebadge it... 350sx lol... awesome!!! keep up the good work
03-03-2007, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FastZ33
y u using a drum brake in the rear? y not upgrade to at least z brembos oem????
Awesome project, good luck !!
03-03-2007, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by The_VQ
Nope, he said that he is putting 300ZX brakes, but will keep the e-brake drums in the rear
Awesome project, good luck !!
Awesome project, good luck !!
the stock 240sx has 2 piston sliding calipers front and sliding calipers with an ebrake that uses the caliper.
i upgraded to a much larger 300zx rotor and 4 piston fixed caliper setup in the front and a 2 piston fixed caliper with drum ebrake in the rear, along with 300zx master cylinder...
so, i now have 300zx stopping ability in a car that weighs 1/2 ton less. not to mention pedal feel is greatly, greatly improved. basically, im replacing economy car brakes(like the '90 sentra) with brakes designed for a race car application... this is a somewhat common upgrade for a 240sx, especially when converting to 5 lug hubs...
03-03-2007, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by FastZ33
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh ok. dude i have to say i seriously love this project, would love to talk mor about it on aim, hit me up
03-04-2007, 09:00 PM
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Sounds like an awesome project.
Curious on your driveshaft though. You used the front section of a G35, then connected it to the rear of the 240sx driveshaft. Sounds interesting. Hope it balanced out alright.
This sounds like such a kick a** car. I wish you the best of luck, and cant wait to see the results.
Curious on your driveshaft though. You used the front section of a G35, then connected it to the rear of the 240sx driveshaft. Sounds interesting. Hope it balanced out alright.
This sounds like such a kick a** car. I wish you the best of luck, and cant wait to see the results.
03-05-2007, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bacalhau16
Sounds like an awesome project.
Curious on your driveshaft though. You used the front section of a G35, then connected it to the rear of the 240sx driveshaft. Sounds interesting. Hope it balanced out alright.
This sounds like such a kick a** car. I wish you the best of luck, and cant wait to see the results.
Curious on your driveshaft though. You used the front section of a G35, then connected it to the rear of the 240sx driveshaft. Sounds interesting. Hope it balanced out alright.
This sounds like such a kick a** car. I wish you the best of luck, and cant wait to see the results.
the front section of the g35 driveshaft has a rear flange that just so happens to fit the companion flange on q45 diff im using... so it was a simple procedure. the guy i had do it ust milled off the ends and welded in the appropriate length/diameter/thickness tubing.
it was balanced to 10,000 rpm and it balanced out fine... im confident in the work and materials... we'll see how it holds up.
03-05-2007, 12:41 PM
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Got it. Doesnt sound like it was too hard then. Hopefully he does quality work and it will hold up just fine.
I really like the idea of this swap a lot. As easy as it has become to do an SR20 swap in a 240sx, I think that there are a few advantages to doing a VQ instead. This is possibly on my list of future cars I would like to build replacing the idea of a RB powered 240sx.
I really like the idea of this swap a lot. As easy as it has become to do an SR20 swap in a 240sx, I think that there are a few advantages to doing a VQ instead. This is possibly on my list of future cars I would like to build replacing the idea of a RB powered 240sx.
03-06-2007, 11:38 PM
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Very cool!! Subscribing!
Are you doing the work yourself? Thats quite a big task.
Won't the vq throw off the weight balance of a 240 and hurt the handling?
Are you doing the work yourself? Thats quite a big task.
Won't the vq throw off the weight balance of a 240 and hurt the handling?
03-07-2007, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackSpec02
Very cool!! Subscribing!
Are you doing the work yourself? Thats quite a big task.
Won't the vq throw off the weight balance of a 240 and hurt the handling?
Are you doing the work yourself? Thats quite a big task.
Won't the vq throw off the weight balance of a 240 and hurt the handling?
the vq actually weighs a slightly less than the ka24de that came in the car stock. the trans is admittedly heavier, but that weight is right between the axels... so if the weight balance is affected at all, it will be a positive change closer to 50/50...