Highway Riding

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That's more likely the situation as some tranny's did have some grind issues etc.. But CD009's are also widely known to be able to hold very good HP an torque. Alot of guys on here from the 2006 and up era were blowing motors left and right @ HP levels well over 500HP all while the trannys held up.. Guys on clublex and supraforums are starting to go this route as they are more affordable then V160's and also 6 speed..

midz350

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Yes and then balance them together. This way you can use the 2JZ starter and use off the shelf VQ35 clutch. Also you can use a thinner adaptor plate to help with the tight fit between the engine and fans.

Cubano4ever

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Ive read alot in supra forums about the Z tranny in all the threads i find they said is not worth it that the Z tranny have syncro problems and bla bla bla that they dont hold high and all that

420og35

But how would I get a thinner adapter plate. Collins is the only one that makes one?? And the machine shop can balance as well

Cubano4ever

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There are always false information spread in the internet it always happen ive read alot of info and threads of lots of supra forums and many people are using the stock r154 till 800 hp .. Some till 700 - 750 what kill it is hard launches .. For a roll racing car i dont see a problem with it ..

midz350

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Collins offer two methods. You either get the crank / flywheel spacer and the thick adaptor plate or get the clutch / flywheel ket he offers with the other adaptor plat (it should be thinner)

With the first one you will have a problem, the engine will hit the radiator fans shroud and you need to move it to the front of the rad.

The other one is kinda pricey. Around $2000 for the ~650hp clutch kit.

The easier/cheapest method is to bolt the 2JZGTE Flywheel to VQ35 clutch and fabricate your own adaptor plate.

420og35

Unfortunately I have no way of making my own custom plate. So I'm kinda stuck with him making the adapter plate. Is it hard to move the fans to the front of the radiator

Cubano4ever

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midz350z make sure you post pics of how the engine sits with ur custom motor mounts and how you make the tranny shifter shorter .. i believe the hardest part of the swap will be to make the shifter shorter to work .. when my friend swap his 2jz on the Z he used collins adapter plate and clutch and the stock 2jz motor mounts and the hardest part was to get the dimensions and make the tranny shifter shorter to be able to work... good luck man

midz350

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There is only one way to shorten the shifter. Unless you're gonna shave the bell-housing.





http://www.rawbrokerage.com/mckinney...ket-vq35-vg30/

Cubano4ever

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what about on the 07-08 Z that have the shifter different .. the fisrt pic of the black shifter dont really look shorter

Cubano4ever

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your shifter is different from 07-08 Z i wonder if that shifter work on a 07-08 tranny and wowwwww that part they sell in the link you add looks really easy to do with it .. is that thing plastic????? looks like plastic

midz350

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I'm just trying to give you an idea. You only can shorten the same distance.

I haven't done anything to the shifter yet. Hopefully this week.

I have a 2008 too, I think its the same shifter IIRC.

midz350

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There are like 3-4 guys selling that bracket. Its billet.

They all give the same length.

Cubano4ever

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when using the Z tranny you have to cut the shifter by alot man maybe more tham the pic you post ..

Cubano4ever

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i just gonna wait till you do yours since is the same year as my car so i can get the idea of how it is .. dont forget to post pics when your shifter is done

midz350

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You can only shorten it about 4".

Read here:

https://sites.google.com/a/vq240z.com/www/shiftermount

Cubano4ever

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watch this thread here
https://my350z.com/forum/media-share...-2jz-swap.html
this is my friends hes car is a 07 he use the stock 2jz mounts watch how the shifter was done in the pics i think if you use custom mounts you gonna have to shorter the shifter even more

midz350

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Finally the exhaust manifold is here. Now we can start test fitting the engine in the car.

Also picked up:

1-Titan fuel rail.
2-Momo sterring wheel.
3-Momo shift ****.
4-AEM 4BAR MAP sensor.


Also about to order these parts from Gruppe-S:

1-2JZGTE ARP head studs.
2-2JZGTE OEM head gasket.
4-AEM Boost solenoid
5-Replacement STRI gauges.
6-350z Whiteline Urethane Bushings. Most of the front ones.
7-BC cam gears.
8-Gates racing timing belt.

Cubano4ever

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updates

midz350

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We cut some of the firewall to try to push the engine back more to clear the fans. I'm out of town this week and my friend is working on other cars, so maybe next week will start dropping the engine in.

I have pics but I can't find my damn camera charger.