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Megan370z · 09-22-2012, 06:49 PM

today was the day that I removed the engine/tranny!

I had to stop because I do not have the special socket to remove those bolt on the Lower cylinder block. it seem like an inverted Tork bolt.

there is quite a few picture for those interessted .
Tomorrow I will try to find the needed socket to go deeper in the engine !

wheee! · 09-22-2012, 06:53 PM

wow......

Megan370z · 09-27-2012, 04:59 PM

I made 2 other threads in the Engine & Drivetrain about

More details on the blown VVEL engine on every page as more pictures was added
Blown VVEL !!!

and some finding on the 7AT Flex wheel (type of flywheel)
7AT Owner , look at this !

there has been quite a few possible projects, each of them were quite interessting.
- LSx
- VK56
- VQ35hr long rod engine
- OEM Vq35HR (7500rpm rev limit ! ) swap and keep the blown engine to rebuilt it later on with the proper mods

I got quite a few parts priced at, such as those nice big cam 310dur 13.7mm of lift
drysump which wasnt too too expensive after all, but quite over of my current budget.

the logical path that I think I should take would only get that ViPec V88 ECU and install only my spare HR engine as it is. (but slightly modified with baffled oil pan and some engine tweaking.)
my budget cant afford that 15k $ I need to get everything ready by June 2013.
then my idea is in 2014, where everything happens.

Uprev is good up to a certain point and Ive been shown and explained why. Even me having only an N/A engine setup it teached me that Uprev is soo basic that it isnt as good as people thinks. But its the only plug-in software that can easily be tuned on the 370z.

Megan370z · 11-03-2012, 03:51 PM

a quick update just saying this project isnt dead !

Im doing some tweaking/cleaning and re-assembly of my spare engine

Unique_Z · 11-03-2012, 05:30 PM

Looking good, good luck with the rebuild

bigsix · 11-03-2012, 08:08 PM

It seems to me that putting a VQ35 engine would be a 'downgrade' for the 370z . . . The VQ37VHR is more advanced/powerful and was designed for the 370z (and G37) chassis, yea ? . . The VK56 V8 in the car would be along the lines of building a race car or drift car: very cool ~ ~ 55

Megan370z · 11-03-2012, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsix

It seems to me that putting a VQ35 engine would be a 'downgrade' for the 370z . . . The VQ37VHR is more advanced/powerful and was designed for the 370z (and G37) chassis, yea ? . . The VK56 V8 in the car would be along the lines of building a race car or drift car: very cool ~ ~ 55

I somewhat agree with you.
but knowing where my project is going, the HR head is the way to go.
Actualy it will be an VQ37HR minus the V which is the VVEL setup.

but mind you if you can spare the $$ for an VK56 , let me know ! I will be glad to do it.

My budget doesnt allow me to send the engine block which had the blown VVEL & oil pump to a machinst and have everything done to it.

so I took my spare HR engine.I am in the process to stroke it to 3.7 from the VHR crank ,VHR connecting rod and HR piston.
Big cam and custom piston is later in 2013.

Megan370z · 11-04-2012, 07:13 PM

quick update !

I just finish installing every HR pistons with the VHR crank/connecting rod.
that wasnt very easy to do !!!
there is 2 spots on the HR piston that need to be modified due to clearance.
It took about 8 hours only to deal with those HR pistons and comparing with the VHR piston.

1 step closer for an VQ37HR !!

Megan370z · 11-20-2012, 08:01 PM

I was reading into our USER CP.

I found this nice comment from someone who repped me

Quote; '' dude, I don't know how you don't have more rep since you're rebuilding your own engine. sorry to see what happened but mad props for where you're going! ''

Thank you very much for that kind of msg

unfortunatly I dont do any threads on this forum to be repped and I dont expect anyone to do it,,,
because I see quite a few peoples with a very high rep rating but they arent really deserving it....

Ive only been doing a very few major thread and diy on here and they quickly died.

my blown VVEL head during a Time Attack
Blown VVEL !!!

showing 7AT owner about a very serious problem that many to this day discovered
which also made me losing 30whp since it was making the knock sensor unhappy! *pulling timing*
7AT Owner , look at this !

I know I have a DIY splitter album but im not sure if I actualy start a thread or talked about this
Nissan 370Z Forum - Megan370z's Album: DIY Custom Splitter

somewhat showing how to modify a 350z HR intake manifold to swap it on the VQ37vhr
DIY 350zHR Intake Swap

custom CAI & MAF
my new custom CAI and MAF

PPE long tube headers install
PPE header

DIY Stillen headers/HFC
DIY , Stillen Header with Berk HFC

again,.
Thank You.

W.O.W. 370Z · 11-20-2012, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megan370z

I was reading into our USER CP.

I found this nice comment from someone who repped me

Quote; '' dude, I don't know how you don't have more rep since you're rebuilding your own engine. sorry to see what happened but mad props for where you're going! ''

Thank you very much for that kind of msg

unfortunatly I dont do any threads on this forum to be repped and I dont expect anyone to do it,,,
because I see quite a few peoples with a very high rep rating but they arent really deserving it....

Ive only been doing a very few major thread and diy on here and they quickly died.

my blown VVEL head during a Time Attack
Blown VVEL !!!

showing 7AT owner about a very serious problem that many to this day discovered
which also made me losing 30whp since it was making the knock sensor unhappy! *pulling timing*
7AT Owner , look at this !

I know I have a DIY splitter album but im not sure if I actualy start a thread or talked about this
Nissan 370Z Forum - Megan370z's Album: DIY Custom Splitter

somewhat showing how to modify a 350z HR intake manifold to swap it on the VQ37vhr
DIY 350zHR Intake Swap

custom CAI & MAF
my new custom CAI and MAF

PPE long tube headers install
PPE header

DIY Stillen headers/HFC
DIY , Stillen Header with Berk HFC

again,.
Thank You.

The rep system is water downed by certain threads, sections and members on this site.

I wouldnt put too much emphasis on the reputation or like button on here.

You can tell who really contributes to the site, no matter how they contribute.

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kmkraft12 · 11-20-2012, 08:25 PM

That spoiler looks ridiculous. It is way to big for the car. IMO

Megan370z · 11-20-2012, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmkraft12

That spoiler looks ridiculous. It is way to big for the car. IMO

hahaha

look at what is the purpose of the thread

oh ,, again....

edit; btw I should have went with a bigger wing !!! this one is only 68'' wide
I might end up getting a 72''-74'' for 2014

kmkraft12 · 11-20-2012, 08:57 PM

I wasn't saying it was bad for performance I was saying it looked ridiculous. A flying T-Rex may be effective, but it sure would look ridiculous.

Megan370z · 11-20-2012, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmkraft12

I wasn't saying it was bad for performance I was saying it looked ridiculous. A flying T-Rex may be effective, but it sure would look ridiculous.

im still laughing at you

you still fail to see why the wing is on the car and not on for the look

who care if it look ridiculous anyway ??

ohh excuse me, 98% of the370z.com folks prefer look over function. you are just one of them , for this I forgive you.

you dont like it ?
well, dont come back
thank you.

Boost_lee · 11-20-2012, 09:17 PM

Any pics of the block with the HR pistons installed?
Do the HR pistons have a shorter piston height? (hard to tell from the pics but it kinda looks that way)
If so, what do you think the overall CR would be?

nice work btw

09-22-2012, 06:49 PM	#61 (permalink)
Megan370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,156 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 24	today was the day that I removed the engine/tranny! I had to stop because I do not have the special socket to remove those bolt on the Lower cylinder block. it seem like an inverted Tork bolt. there is quite a few picture for those interessted . Tomorrow I will try to find the needed socket to go deeper in the engine ! O&G likes this. __________________ Megan Journal Click Me ....................One Man Team Motorsport Click Me

09-22-2012, 06:53 PM	#62 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	wow...... __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

09-27-2012, 04:59 PM	#63 (permalink)
Megan370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,156 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 24	I made 2 other threads in the Engine & Drivetrain about More details on the blown VVEL engine on every page as more pictures was added Blown VVEL !!! and some finding on the 7AT Flex wheel (type of flywheel) 7AT Owner , look at this ! there has been quite a few possible projects, each of them were quite interessting. - LSx - VK56 - VQ35hr long rod engine - OEM Vq35HR (7500rpm rev limit ! ) swap and keep the blown engine to rebuilt it later on with the proper mods I got quite a few parts priced at, such as those nice big cam 310dur 13.7mm of lift drysump which wasnt too too expensive after all, but quite over of my current budget. the logical path that I think I should take would only get that ViPec V88 ECU and install only my spare HR engine as it is. (but slightly modified with baffled oil pan and some engine tweaking.) my budget cant afford that 15k $ I need to get everything ready by June 2013. then my idea is in 2014, where everything happens. Uprev is good up to a certain point and Ive been shown and explained why. Even me having only an N/A engine setup it teached me that Uprev is soo basic that it isnt as good as people thinks. But its the only plug-in software that can easily be tuned on the 370z. __________________ Megan Journal Click Me ....................One Man Team Motorsport Click Me

11-03-2012, 03:51 PM	#64 (permalink)
Megan370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,156 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 24	a quick update just saying this project isnt dead ! Im doing some tweaking/cleaning and re-assembly of my spare engine docaam, Mr&Mrs, Unique_Z and 1 others like this. __________________ Megan Journal Click Me ....................One Man Team Motorsport Click Me

11-03-2012, 05:30 PM	#65 (permalink)
Unique_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Brunei Posts: 1,515 Drives: 370Z, 180SX Rep Power: 17	Looking good, good luck with the rebuild __________________ My Z Build UniqueZ

11-03-2012, 08:08 PM	#66 (permalink)
bigsix A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,227 Drives: Honda City/Mazda 2 Rep Power: 19	It seems to me that putting a VQ35 engine would be a 'downgrade' for the 370z . . . The VQ37VHR is more advanced/powerful and was designed for the 370z (and G37) chassis, yea ? . . The VK56 V8 in the car would be along the lines of building a race car or drift car: very cool ~ ~ 55

11-04-2012, 07:13 PM	#68 (permalink)
Megan370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,156 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 24	quick update ! I just finish installing every HR pistons with the VHR crank/connecting rod. that wasnt very easy to do !!! there is 2 spots on the HR piston that need to be modified due to clearance. It took about 8 hours only to deal with those HR pistons and comparing with the VHR piston. 1 step closer for an VQ37HR !! __________________ Megan Journal Click Me ....................One Man Team Motorsport Click Me

11-20-2012, 08:01 PM	#69 (permalink)
Megan370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,156 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 24	I was reading into our USER CP. I found this nice comment from someone who repped me Quote; '' dude, I don't know how you don't have more rep since you're rebuilding your own engine. sorry to see what happened but mad props for where you're going! '' Thank you very much for that kind of msg unfortunatly I dont do any threads on this forum to be repped and I dont expect anyone to do it,,, because I see quite a few peoples with a very high rep rating but they arent really deserving it.... Ive only been doing a very few major thread and diy on here and they quickly died. my blown VVEL head during a Time Attack Blown VVEL !!! showing 7AT owner about a very serious problem that many to this day discovered which also made me losing 30whp since it was making the knock sensor unhappy! pulling timing 7AT Owner , look at this ! I know I have a DIY splitter album but im not sure if I actualy start a thread or talked about this Nissan 370Z Forum - Megan370z's Album: DIY Custom Splitter somewhat showing how to modify a 350z HR intake manifold to swap it on the VQ37vhr DIY 350zHR Intake Swap custom CAI & MAF my new custom CAI and MAF PPE long tube headers install PPE header DIY Stillen headers/HFC DIY , Stillen Header with Berk HFC again,. Thank You. EndyKwon likes this. __________________ Megan Journal Click Me ....................One Man Team Motorsport Click Me

11-20-2012, 08:25 PM	#71 (permalink)
kmkraft12 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: USA Posts: 38 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 13	That spoiler looks ridiculous. It is way to big for the car. IMO

11-20-2012, 08:57 PM	#73 (permalink)
kmkraft12 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: USA Posts: 38 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 13	I wasn't saying it was bad for performance I was saying it looked ridiculous. A flying T-Rex may be effective, but it sure would look ridiculous. Last edited by kmkraft12; 11-20-2012 at 09:05 PM.

11-20-2012, 09:17 PM	#75 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	Any pics of the block with the HR pistons installed? Do the HR pistons have a shorter piston height? (hard to tell from the pics but it kinda looks that way) If so, what do you think the overall CR would be? nice work btw __________________ My TT Z

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