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Trying to decide which way to go...
05-15-2012, 03:12 PM
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Trying to decide which way to go...
Not really a Z, but a Nissan in a way... so I am planning about building my 09 murano this winter and I just can't decide what's the best way to go...
Looking for comments/suggestions/pros and cons of one vs the other...
Option 1: Build 4.1 VQ35 twin turbo with TH400 and tubbed back with some meaty tires. Kind of similar to my brother's G35 build
Option 2: Swap an RB26DETT with AWD drivetrain... sounds like a nightmare
Option 3: Swap an LS based engine with TH400 and all the supporting mods.
Plan is to make around 1200 whp drag car with a cage and everything in it but keep it as much stock lookish as possible.
Looking for comments/suggestions/pros and cons of one vs the other...
Option 1: Build 4.1 VQ35 twin turbo with TH400 and tubbed back with some meaty tires. Kind of similar to my brother's G35 build
Option 2: Swap an RB26DETT with AWD drivetrain... sounds like a nightmare
Option 3: Swap an LS based engine with TH400 and all the supporting mods.
Plan is to make around 1200 whp drag car with a cage and everything in it but keep it as much stock lookish as possible.
05-15-2012, 03:29 PM
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Drag Murano??? Cool! I say LS due to existing support. Sometimes I wish I would have gone that route but I am not a fan of the single cam "gulping" noise. Since you are considering options why not a 2JZGTTE swap? I'd prefer that over a RB because there is a ton of support in the US.
05-15-2012, 06:26 PM
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my brother's VQ makes a thousand wheel so obviously it can be done. LS is what my shop specializes in so that would pretty easy to do. RB26 will probably be the most expensive and time consuming...
05-15-2012, 07:49 PM
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warhawk aluminum lsx block
427 or 454 cubic inchs
2x brand new http://www.precisionturbo.net/news/P...r-Released/134
nuff said, and yah i know its a bit overkill but hey its upgrade room! lol
427 or 454 cubic inchs
2x brand new http://www.precisionturbo.net/news/P...r-Released/134
nuff said, and yah i know its a bit overkill but hey its upgrade room! lol
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05-15-2012, 08:57 PM
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All 6cyls will suck unless you get a vq40 built and turbo, but then you have to deal with transmission stuff anyway. 2jz before rb26 for cost, avalability etc. But this is a murano. You're gonna want a lot of torque for that.
Go lsX for sure. Built (higher comp stroker, new bearings, nice rods), cams, port polish, longtubes and spray the rest. Call it a day and you'll rape. Have a custom exhaust made that goes into the stock muffler with a straight through muffler halfway between the headers and the muffler, and a cutout right after the first muffler and you're set. Then just invest in lots of tires.
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Didn't know your brother was vlad.
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05-15-2012, 09:08 PM
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Find this somewhat hard to believe... Not that many vq's on street cars make that much power, pretty sure we would have heard about it. Link?
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You're calling for 1200whp, and you can't figure this out on your own? Seriously. I hope you're not another dreamer thread troll, because this build would be awesome, but you sound full of stinky s***.
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You're calling for 1200whp, and you can't figure this out on your own? Seriously. I hope you're not another dreamer thread troll, because this build would be awesome, but you sound full of stinky s***.
https://my350z.com/forum/shop-builds...r-ver-2-a.html
05-15-2012, 09:17 PM
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Well in that case this is probably going to happen.
Go LS.
Edit number 9999:
Read your other threads. Sucks that SP was flaky, my 7175 took a while to get and there was a lack of communication at times, but Reid seemed very stand up.
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05-15-2012, 09:20 PM
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if he gets ahold of mallet they can help him keep awd, mallet has a inside source with gm, hence how they found out they could buy a certain combination of parts and bolt a ls2 and t56 into the solstice and sky without fabricating ANY parts.
cant remember which it is but one of the cadillacs comes with a 4l60E setup for AWD, transfer case bolted on the trans, the driveshafts off the same vehicle slide right into the cts-t differential which is only 900 bucks dealercost WITH limited slip, we sold em for 1300 when i worked there customer cost. put one up front one in the rear get the driveshafts cut and rewelded your good to go.
not gona be bolt in but can keep the awd traction =P the cts-v diffs are pretty stout too prob snap axles before yah break it.
mallet will be able to help source axles, driveshafts, ect. or if SP is building it mayby have them work with mallet to minimize fabrication. thats if you wanna keep awd though
cant remember which it is but one of the cadillacs comes with a 4l60E setup for AWD, transfer case bolted on the trans, the driveshafts off the same vehicle slide right into the cts-t differential which is only 900 bucks dealercost WITH limited slip, we sold em for 1300 when i worked there customer cost. put one up front one in the rear get the driveshafts cut and rewelded your good to go.
not gona be bolt in but can keep the awd traction =P the cts-v diffs are pretty stout too prob snap axles before yah break it.
mallet will be able to help source axles, driveshafts, ect. or if SP is building it mayby have them work with mallet to minimize fabrication. thats if you wanna keep awd though
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05-15-2012, 09:29 PM
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I will be converting it to RWD with 9" rear end, custom drag suspension and stuff. I understand all the trolling comments, you probably do see those quite often, but I am pretty serious and other the murano I have other high hp projects that are getting done so I wouldn't start a thread to troll about stuff like this. At first I was like i'll keep the VQ because since it's a nissan, it's got to have a nissan heart in it, but seems like LS will be much easier and cheaper in the long run. Our shop corvetter makes 2k+ hp so i know a lot about LS platform because that is what 50+% of my business is, but i still like imports and that's why i am debating VQ vs LS at this point.
05-15-2012, 09:31 PM
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Reid is a great guy, but he can only do so much and seems like SP unfortunately is not in the best financial position right now
05-15-2012, 09:33 PM
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if he gets ahold of mallet they can help him keep awd, mallet has a inside source with gm, hence how they found out they could buy a certain combination of parts and bolt a ls2 and t56 into the solstice and sky without fabricating ANY parts.
cant remember which it is but one of the cadillacs comes with a 4l60E setup for AWD, transfer case bolted on the trans, the driveshafts off the same vehicle slide right into the cts-t differential which is only 900 bucks dealercost WITH limited slip, we sold em for 1300 when i worked there customer cost. put one up front one in the rear get the driveshafts cut and rewelded your good to go.
not gona be bolt in but can keep the awd traction =P the cts-v diffs are pretty stout too prob snap axles before yah break it.
mallet will be able to help source axles, driveshafts, ect. or if SP is building it mayby have them work with mallet to minimize fabrication. thats if you wanna keep awd though
cant remember which it is but one of the cadillacs comes with a 4l60E setup for AWD, transfer case bolted on the trans, the driveshafts off the same vehicle slide right into the cts-t differential which is only 900 bucks dealercost WITH limited slip, we sold em for 1300 when i worked there customer cost. put one up front one in the rear get the driveshafts cut and rewelded your good to go.
not gona be bolt in but can keep the awd traction =P the cts-v diffs are pretty stout too prob snap axles before yah break it.
mallet will be able to help source axles, driveshafts, ect. or if SP is building it mayby have them work with mallet to minimize fabrication. thats if you wanna keep awd though
05-15-2012, 09:35 PM
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if i could afford it i would love a NRE engine in mine. just cant afford a 50k engine lol but i still drool over the 427 twin turbo he builds. i would say lsx all the way since your gona have to fab alot anyway. or like i mentioned in the lsx questions thread, gen 3 viper engines are going for about the same as a ls2 now and quite a bit more displacement to work with.
that might make it harder to use a th400 though since the bolt pattern is different.
that might make it harder to use a th400 though since the bolt pattern is different.
