check out this pic of a 350z with a rb26 in it. what do you guys think, is it worth it or not.

 

Yeah.. there is a guy, maybe same guy, on this forum that did that. He is running about 380HP and it shaved 700lbs off his car. The performance is INSANE... do a search. He spent about $25k on the whole modification if I remember correctly... OR WAS IT $15K... EITHER WAY, lots OF MONEY.

 

It has a lot of potential

 

Are you sure you aren't talking about Chris (who swapped out the VQ for a SR20DETT)? I don't think you're going to save 700 lbs going from the RB to the VQ... more of a wow factor than anything... I'll take a stroked VQ with the PE TT kit (probably about $20K total) over the RB anyday...

 

I suppose we would have to know cost vs hp gaip to see if it was worth it. I know for a fact if u got 20k to spare you can go with forged internals and run a tt kit at 25 psi gets you 650 rwhp more or less.(there is a shop here in boulder thats building two cars with forged internals right now)

so how much did that motor swap cost and how much hp is it making???

 

How on earth does a vq35de weigh 700lbs more??? there is no way i mean a chevy 350 only weighs what...500 lbs??

 

the engine swap he is talking about was an sr20 engine, the picture that I have up top is a rb26 skyline engine.the car is said to weigh 2900lb. thats also pretty interesting what was said about the forged internals and the 650 rwhp, I will have to look into it as well. all I know is that I want gobs of power. I think that there is a lack of respect from alot of other car owners (supras)out there for our lack of performance right now and I think these engine swaps can REALLY make the 350, gain a little more respect.

 

The RB swap was never finished. The owner ran out of money and the car was put back in stock form and sold. I do like the idea and would personally want one, but in AWD setup only (RWD wouldn't be worth it). Because of the aftermarket for the Z now, I don't think it's worth doing the swap. You can get a stroker kit with iron sleeves that can handle probably as much power as the RB and 2JZ. Just slap on the Greddy TTs that can handle 800hp and that should be enough for you (with a lot of engine tuning too).

 

I would not be surprised to see the VQ35 able to handle very high HP levels once the aftermarket has time to really learn the engine. I don't see a point in swapping engines, except for the wow factor as others have mentioned.

-D'oh!

 

Although I have never driven a Z with an RB26 in it, it seems to me that it wouldn't handle as well due to the weight distribution being all screwed up. If you look at that picture, you can see how much closer the engine is to the front of the car and how much more weight is going to be over the front axle. Of course, if you only plan to drag the car, I guess it wouldn't matter....

 

dont waste your money a z with a basic greddy tt untuned puts out way more power than the rb26 does. for the cost of this install you could build your bottom end and turbo the z and put out a lot more power than the rb does. just think to yourself for a minute and ask how much power can i really handle? youd be amazed how squirrelly a rwd car can get above 400whp. my $.02

 

not worth it, the VQ35 has enough aftermarket to compete with the big bad straight sixes such as the RB and the 2JZ

 

Can't forget about the AEBS stroker kit, also. I wonder how a 430Z's exhaust note would sing....

 

The RB weights much more. Iron block vs. aluminum block. That is why they use the VQ instead of the RB in japenese racing. The AEBS kit would be able to wistand the more or the same amount of power as the rb. Plus the VQ would have globs of torque. The thing that makes the Skyline fast is AWD. The cost of fabrication and the cost of the engine and tranny it would not be worth it. AEBS all the way.

 

Thanks for the info, I will look into the AEBS STOKER KIT. Is it out on the market yet, and if so how much. As for daily driving, is this something that will make the z a track only car or is it steetable?

 

I really want to see someone try the high compression version AEBS with typical exaust/intake mods.

If someone could achieve upwards of 450-500rwhp without F/I I would see no reason for me to ever get the F/I solution.

 

You would be able to tell people you are all motor before you raced them.

No one would be able to tell you had the stroker kit unless they knew what they were looking for.

 

You could never run it on the street. Not with street tires and not with street gas.

 

Wow, it is really amazing how many times the exact same conversations happen over and over.

Wait, haven't I said that before

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the second car i owened in this life time was a 475 hp and 427tq 1987 notch back mustang. with that horse power the car was very streetable and damn awsome on the track. the z would be a blast with that power. and as for the handling being off with the rb26, i dont think any of you formula 1 drivers would realy even notice the slight difference that it would cause, if there is a difference in the negetive sense anyway.


my .02