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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 09:44 PM
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I have an 03 350z looking to rebuild in the near future, but I don't know what swap I want to do.

Which is cheap to do a ls or Japanese motor?
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 02:12 AM
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Nothing is cheap... Unless you consider 10-40k cheap big baller.
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 04:59 AM
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Cheaper isn't always better either.
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 05:25 AM
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where in Alabama are you from?
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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I'm going to guess not Grammar City.
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by dboyzalter
Nothing is cheap... Unless you consider 10-40k cheap big baller.
I'm just trying to get a good idea what I'm looking to spend on a build.
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jksstar
where in Alabama are you from?
Yes I'm from Alabama
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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about 15k for ls swap
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Or, Reading Comprehensionville.
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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Or, Reading Comprehensionville.
bwaaaahaha
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jksstar
where in Alabama are you from?
I'm from Birmingham area. A little ways pass Leeds bass pro
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 01:35 PM
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The cheapest build would be to simply rebuild that superb VQ35DE you already own.
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dkmura
The cheapest build would be to simply rebuild that superb VQ35DE you already own.
The cam is frozen. So I have to rebuilt the whole motor
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 06:00 PM
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That's still cheaper than a proper v8 swap and besides the VQ35DE is a great motor.
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Old Dec 9, 2015 | 01:18 PM
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Single 2jzgte swap can be done for around 7-8k if you do most of the work yoursellf.
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