The price of the engine alone is more than enough to fund a monster build with the existing block with money to spare.
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04-22-2013, 09:31 AM | #17 (permalink) |
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Nissan V8 swap here in Australia is the wildest I've seen (VK45 I believe) but as someone said, with money anything is possible. Don't see why you wouldn't just buy a GTR for the money it'd cost you though.
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Are you going to be involved in the next Z's incarnation Randy.
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No way. The cost of the motor alone is at least $20k USD (versus $6k for a VQ37). They only have enough production capacity to hand built motors for the GT-R, which is low volume compared to the Z.
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It's kind of a pointless swap given the cost as others have posted. I can see the apeal, but once you get to a certain point, it's almost silly to do so given the amount of time and money you'd have to invest. Even then, you won't come anywhere close to the performance of the GT-R without the entire awd drivetrain. Heck, some of the 370z builds I've seen exceed a stock VR38DETT's numbers. If you're crazy enough to do it, rest assured, we'll all be drooling over the maddness.
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gtr swap into a m45!
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On that note, I've wondered why no one has taken a G37X drivetrain, put in a Z and boosted the hell out of it.
Then you have AWD FI Z at a fraction of the cost of doing it any other way I can think of, and virtually everything should be a direct fit. Is the X AWD not that stout or all that good or something? Is anyone boosting them in a G for that matter?
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Because it's auto only.
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I don't know enough about the AWD system on the G, but I believe the GT-R's system has virtually nothing in common with that setup. It has a DCT for one, a transaxle & of course the ATTESA E-TS system. Stuff like GT-R engine swaps is best left to those insane enough to do it and the bank to back it up. The only scenario where this sort of makes sense is if someone can get their hands on a dirt cheap VR38DETT and have the technical skills to pull it off on their own. Heck, people have done a lot more just for bragging rights.
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I remember seeing a crated GTR engine for sale and discussed here, some time ago. I had hoped it found it's way into a 370.
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So the trans needs to be built to handle it...? Is it a poor performer relative to the regular Z AT? Poorer gearing, for example?
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It can be done, but it would cost twice as much as a used GTR and you would end up with a car that was half as good.
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There were some '09 GT-R engines that were recalled/replaced due to gasket contamination or soft bearings. Anyone who gets a hold of one would need to rebuild the entire thing.
So I went out and bought a European Recall Engine - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum
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