real simple, I just want to know if an vq37hr block bolt up to the de? Im sure it would need a custom tune but no idea if they are a compatible bolt up.

Feel free to tell me to search bc i did but cant spend hours searching and did not find a definitive answer.

 

Will it bolt up to what? The chassis of a DE vehicle?
Yeah, but you'll need a LOT of stuff. It's not worth it

 

just replacing the bottom end. Theres a vq37hr long block for sale cheap near me and i have a high miles on my z. Thinking of swapping just the bottom end out if it the fitment is correct.

 

if ur saying break down your de motor and use a vq short block to add your de long block parts to.............. no that wont work at all

 

kk, i was just checking. I was hoping it would be like B series Honda engines where you could Frankenstein what you wanted. Guess not. Ill just buy a built de block.

 

careful where you buy it from and who you have do the work.

if you buy a built engine, youd might as well add fi.

It will cost you 2k for a used full motor, 3k to install or DIY.
It will cost you 5600 for a built block and a touch more for labor. Or you can install yourself.
either way, if youre not diy...

someone elses headaches on a 64k mile engine swap in costs you 5k, a built engine w labor costs you 8500, and a built engine w a basic FI system will add another 8 k to that but you will have double the hP.

up to you and your wallet.

 

people on here keep trying to scare me away from FI. I could just go full bolt ons and a tune but i feel like im still spending a couple grand and getting what 30hpish... hard to justify the bang for my buck.

 

Yea, run away from FI.

 

FI is expensive on these cars. Just the block alone will cost more than a completed b series engine with car.

vq37 is nothing like vq35 except for the fact that they are both nissan. Other than that it's a completely different beast. I have both sitting on the floor in my garage.