370z with gtr engine swap. Has anyone done this yet?

Waiz · 04-23-2013, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Xplicit97

Rocketbunny did it recently in a S13 180SX not sure if thats the one you're referring to or not. OP like others have said if you throw enough money at it anything is possible, but jusy because you can doesn't.mean you should. Just get a stroker kit and go TT or throw a stroked out titan V8 and TT that, either of the above will be much more cost effective, and may even have better performance if done right.

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S13 S14, same differnence since you knew what I was talking about

Jordo! · 04-23-2013, 08:25 PM

Simple solution: Body kit to make GT-R look more like the Z. Front and rear bumpers, at least, could be made fairly easily.

Definitely cheaper and easier to do than shoehorning the GT-R parts into another car

Shamu · 04-23-2013, 11:39 PM

I have seen salvage title cars with running motors as low as $15k. No reason why couldn't score reasonably priced motor?

DIGItonium · 04-24-2013, 10:56 AM

IMO, the motor is just for bragging rights. The basic foundation of the VR block is the VQ design, and the cylinders are sleeveless. IIRC, built VR blocks end up sleeved anyways. For the price of the motor, one can get engine parts that exceed the rating of the OEM parts in the VR block.

The difference is VVEL. The VR block drops VVEL due to a low cost to performance benefit, which is completely understandable given that VVEL is might be the weak link in an endurance situation.

However, if you can find a salvaged block for under $3k, more power to you. Heck, I wouldn't mind a spare VQ37 block for $300-500 (which I missed out on over a year ago).

Waiz · 04-24-2013, 11:57 AM

Amything can be done with an endless budget

This would be a massive amount of work

04-23-2013, 08:25 PM	#32 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Simple solution: Body kit to make GT-R look more like the Z. Front and rear bumpers, at least, could be made fairly easily. Definitely cheaper and easier to do than shoehorning the GT-R parts into another car __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

04-23-2013, 11:39 PM	#33 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	I have seen salvage title cars with running motors as low as $15k. No reason why couldn't score reasonably priced motor? __________________ Grant

04-24-2013, 10:56 AM	#34 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	IMO, the motor is just for bragging rights. The basic foundation of the VR block is the VQ design, and the cylinders are sleeveless. IIRC, built VR blocks end up sleeved anyways. For the price of the motor, one can get engine parts that exceed the rating of the OEM parts in the VR block. The difference is VVEL. The VR block drops VVEL due to a low cost to performance benefit, which is completely understandable given that VVEL is might be the weak link in an endurance situation. However, if you can find a salvaged block for under $3k, more power to you. Heck, I wouldn't mind a spare VQ37 block for $300-500 (which I missed out on over a year ago). __________________

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04-24-2013, 11:57 AM	#35 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	Amything can be done with an endless budget This would be a massive amount of work