Ok first things first, this is my first post, and after quite a bit of research on the internet looking for answers with no luck I decided to turn here. I DO NOT own a Z however I did recently purchase a VQ35DE for my rock crawler project build. I chose this motor because of the HP/TQ numbers apposed to the original 22r that is in my Toyota now and the fact that my axles cant handle the HP/TQ of a V8 motor. It came down to this or a 4.3L chevy v6 and considering I am not really on much of a budget at this point I wanted to be different and I went with the VQ. Now that that is out of the way.... I have a few questions about transmissions, adapters, swaps, etc. I have seen powerglide adapters and they are pretty high (not that it matters really) but no need to spend that much if there is a better option out there.. I was just wandering what all transmissions have/can be adapted to the VQ platform? In reality a Nissan Titan Auto transmission would be ideal if there is/was a way to adapt it or a even a Frontier trans considering both would already have transfer cases ready to bolt to them. Sorry if I am in the wrong section of the forum or asking questions already discussed, but I have googled, binged, yahoo'd, and ask.com'd and dam near every search engine out there looking for answers and while I have gotten some good info there was never a clear answer aside from a powerglide...
Thanks, Tyler

 

the drag guys use TH350 or th400 transmissions.

 

Would be a lot easier to build around stronger axles and go with a small block chevy. Would be cheaper and more powerful, not to mention parts would be easier to find.

 

I had seen the adapters for the 350 and 400 I just didnt know if they were about the only option or if there were others out there and I just missed them.

As far as using a sbc and different axles...Yes I know that would be cheaper and easier and more powerful, but im not trying to be like everyone else. Im using parts off of my current toyota truggy to swap into a complete tube chassis. So the less parts I buy but dont have to have, the more I have to put towards other goodies.

 

depends on what side you want your front prop shaft on... the G35X uses a propshaft on the right (pass side) the VQ40 and Titan transmission use a front propshaft on the left side (drivers side), most nissan 5speed autos use the same center section and a simple bellhousing swap is needed to mate the desired transmission to the engine...