It is cheaper to have 5 billet blocks made than to switch over to a VR38 built engine. Those suckers are not cheap and then you have to go standalone.
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10-18-2021, 12:26 PM | #34 (permalink) |
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Think it would be cheaper to do a 6 rotor rotary.
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10-18-2021, 03:08 PM | #35 (permalink) |
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A VR38 built from scratch using new dealer parts use to not be too crazy compared to a VQ. But some of the parts recently skyrocket in price.. such as the blocks doubling in price overnight from $2800 to around $5500. Then the magnesium upper pan for a VR isnt cheap. You will definitely take a big hit buying all that little crap you dont have to buy when your car came with the engine, like timing covers and basic accessories. Buying a VR38 take-out core to get all the stuff isnt a good option because they are in demand so very expensive and because the block shouldn't be bored at all so you really want to replace it anyway; so youre still going to drop another 6K on top of the core for a fresh block before you even start collecting aftermarket parts. A VR38 swap is more of a useful option for someone coming from a pretty much stock car. But someone who already invested in twin turbos and built VQ parts etc, switching to a new engine that is way more expensive is tough to chew.
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10-19-2021, 09:32 AM | #44 (permalink) |
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If everyone's power level keeps increasing past the 1kwhp level in the VQ world it may be advantageous to make a billet VQ37VHR block. They can be used in the 350z and the 370z platforms. The current Billet VQ35DE block is just very limited where it can be used. That is only in the 350z world and that market is very limited. If the power levels keep increasing, I will have another conversation with Mark at Mazworx. It is too early to tell what may happen at the moment.
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10-19-2021, 09:37 AM | #45 (permalink) |
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The biggest problem we have is folks still think they can build a 900whp + car with an open deck block and it live. All the misinformation needs to be driven out of our community.
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