[QUOTE=DXJP]
...What's the point of swapping a newer, more highly advanced VQ over an old VQ?

Swap VQ30 crankshaft for less stroke but it's not an good idea to replace the whole motor. It's going to be more involved than you think. The stock 350z VQ ecu needs to be in car to be operable as a street car. It's not a plug and play swap ...

 

i could never justify selling my rb for a vq... you might make a valid point but i jsut couldnt do it in my head.. i spent alot of money on the motor.... i am contemplating uying my neighbors z32 and putting it im there instead .. i love the way the z33 drives n/a and i would like to keep it as a daily driver. oh and what does it matter if it comes already turbo.... my rb is still twin ..i honestly cant rememebr but im pretty sure its got modified signal turbo's... dyno it put out 456hp.... i will grab the spec sheet from the shop tommorow.

 

I don't remember what magazine it was, but some guy put the 4.5L V8 in his 350Z. It ran identical, and sometimes slower than a stock, rev-up VQ. Its substantially heavier and doesn't have the HP to make up for it.

 

My goal is to get a LS7 into my z.

 

I wana know what parts list and who the installer is thatll get u 600whp at $14k when I want a 7-800whp motor that I got quoted from sharif to be almost 3 times that amount imo vq35 is too much to get mad power out off

 

Wow are you serious?

Give Jeremy at Perf. Factory a call. There's no reason why a shop should charge that much. IMO Forged Perf. prices are outrageous...: Then again that seems a bit too exaggerated to me.

I love the sweet smell of free enterprise, and competition

 

http://www.roushperformance.com/engines/engines.shtml

Would any of these engines fit in the 350z?

 

7-800whp isnt 600 bud.

there is a big difference, 600 very little head work is needed, stock sleves are still good for ya, stock greddy kit is plenty enough of a snail and utec is what it would be tuned with.

5800 - greddy kit w/ic install kit yourself
5000 - engine
Utec - 1000 with all the crap including bcs
install and tune - 2k
clutch - 1200
gauges and misc - 600-1000

16-17k with everything new and installed and tuned.

i bought my kit for less than 2k used and missing parts
utec 700 with map selector and map sensor
greddy bov, aam oil pan spacer and return lines and injectors
new spark plugs
all missing parts sourced out for less than 300
jwt clutch and fly sold cheap by sharif
aem uego 240

I have all the best stuff and a completely like new tn kit now for under 3K
with motor and tune and upgrading to a gt40r ill still be less than that stock rb26 installed.

 

anything's possible.....but trust me.....it' GETS EXPENSIIIVE

https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/255642-well-my-car-shipped-out-today-8.html


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Where do you people get this crap from? The LSX is an iron block race version of the all-aluminum LS-series so it's DEFINITELY not lighter than the VQ.

 

mine will be 30lbs lighter than a TT VQ

 

see man, I don't want to install the kit myself rather have a professional do it. Honestly I'm with Noah man, I've talked to the guys at Brian Hinson supercars in AL I got quoted 14K for an LS2 swap in and an extra 6K to single turbo charge that sucker, i'm thinking about power to price ratio. More torque more power for a less price man..... I like the VQ but it really is expensive to play with this motor, now if i can do a 2JZ swap i'd hop on that like no other cuz atleast with that motor 9gz will get you over 800 hp's!

 

DID someone say 2jz?

 

The with NAS part is the best.

 

instead of engine swap...get a vette...more points

 

Damn that sucks monkey ***! I'm getting a RB26 transplanted around xmas and my engine is going into my bro's 240sx. I hope that doesn't happen to my car.

 

question. I'm in a bit of a predicament here. I have a 350z shell that's all done up, but with a blown motor. Don't ask. I can get a vq35 motor that belongs in a z for 2k. or, should i drop a few more bills, and get an rb26 with rb25 tranny swap? What's better in the long run? You can' beat on how more tuner friendly the rb26 will be of course cause it's FI. What's better, and how much does it cost to do the rb swap on a Z, in a reputable shop, in SoCal.