Octarine Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Does anyone know if it's possible to fit Nissan's vk56de V8 engine to a 370z? If so, anyone know who I could approach about getting it done? Quote
Luke0549 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 What's wrong with the standard engine? Surely it would be more cost effective to drop a v8 in a 350? Iirc there's a guy in America with one...was on YouTube a while back. Quote
sasha@lazytrips Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 You would be able to do it, but would need a number of things changing out including your gearbox, mounting, all the cooling, etc, etc. All to get no increase in hp and only a marginal increase in torque? If you're sticking a V8 into the car (whether that is a sound choice is a separate question), surely the right option is to go with a Chevy block or a Mopar Hemi... Quote
Chris AME Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I read an article in modified magazine about a guy in the states who had done this running it on ITB's looked pretty smart Quote
brillomaster Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 Hmm, with your specific engine code, are you perhaps trying to make one of these on a budget? Quote
chettle Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 ANYTHING is possible! it just depends how big your wallet is! Most pieces will have to be fully custom, plenty of trial and error, would definately work out cheaper to go FI, or sell up and get a TVR.... Quote
bronzee Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 TT the stock 370 engine, plus all the ancillary goodies. Quote
Southernspeed Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 As Bronzee says for sure. You could talk to Mark at Abbey about that engine as I think they considered it for Project Zed 2 but it'll be a massive job including trans, ecu, wiring, probably dash too. I think SC or TT on your stock motor will be more beneficial. Quote
Octarine Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 Great, thanks guys. I guess I hadn't considered all the implications of having to change everything else. Was just looking for a bit of a short-cut to getting some V8 grunt that could then be easily tuned upwards. Will have to look into some of the other options for the stock engine. Can anyone recommend a good Turbo or supercharging unit/supplier to look at? Had a TVR a few years back. Was great when it ran, but that wasn't all that often, as reliability in those, particularly the earlier 350 that I had, was through the floor! That's one of the reasons the 350/370 is so great, it's internals seem to be bomb proof!!! Quote
Southernspeed Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Depends on where you are? Abbey Motorsport In Oxted Surrey are pros in high performance Nissans plus others. Quote
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