Ive found a good roller that might be worth a look. But i wouldnt want a rotary to go back into it. It would be a DD so the reliability is a strong factor. Could the Nissan VQ35DE engine be dropped into an FD? Has anyone heard about someone else doing the swap or have any insight to if its even possible? Nissan has gained a lot of respect from me with the addition of this engine to their lineup and i think it would do nicely in an FD with the torque it has. Having a 6speed wouldnt hurt either.
I just want to stay away from the LS1...its not bad i just dont favor it

 

This thread has a little bit of info, but not much:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ghlight=VQ35DE

 

thanks for the link, and thanks to whoever moved this i didnt know this section was here.
The swap seems like a damn good idea since i would have the option of boosting later if i wanted....
Does anyone know of a good place to find a used VQ?

 

its going to cost some big $$$ to get a VQ.

Whatever your reasoning is for getting the VQ is, its still insane to choose it over a LS1 when the LS1 is probably better in every conceivable way.

 

sad but true

 

Agree, but good luck with the nissan engine anyway.

 

What about MPG's....thats one thing im thinkin might be better about it

 

If you want a reliable daily driver, a radical engine swap isn't the place to start, unless you're a VERY seasoned mechanic/fabricator.

Want reliable? Stock/near stock RX-7. Mine's been rock-solid, I actually drive it FOR work too .

Dale

 

I would stick with the rotary if i could somehow get a warranty that would cover the engine. Is there a type of company that does this?

 

The VQ ain't expensive if you know some dealership parts guys. My buddy has 2-3 longblocks with minor problems that were waranty pulls. Nissan corporate has 30 days to pick them up, or they become scrap metal. He's putting one in a Z31 chassis, looks to be a pretty beefy motor, with rods/pistons we're expecting 800 plus hp. As for putting one in an FD, its not rocket science to put a RWD motor in a RWD car for the most part, but you really need to have access to good fabrication facilities and have the skills to use them to do it. You'd be crazy to do anything but standalone on such a setup.

 

A stock LS1 in an FD will get you 28 mpg on the highway or better. A vette will get 28 mpg, our cars weigh less though.

 

my buddys f-body with long tubes, full exhaust, ls1 ed. tune, and a lid (intake) gets 19-20 in town.

 

19-20 is damn good for city.

 

Hi kind of new , but I am planning on going a similar rought. Well If the VQ has the same mounting points as the VG30 I think there is a great solution.
I am planning to do a 300z twin turbo VG30dett swap into my 2nd gen. I found a install kit at www.grannsspeedshop.com I am not sure if they make the same kit for the FD but you can check. Well moving on. Some intresting things I have stumbled across is that Jim Wolf Technoligy has a istruction on their web sight how to convert a VG30 wire harness to work with the VQ motor. Even if the VG30 would be a good choice. I choose the VG due to the cast iron block. They are good for up to 1000hp fully modded. ( I would never go that high )
I like the 300hp bolt on factor though. A boosted VG would possibly be more reliable due to the VQ is NA. The only issue about the VG30dett is I need to find some one to fabricate custom manifolds for the swap. Anone know of a good place to get this done in the north east?

 

I don't know about VERY seasoned, if you're good with a wrench and wiring you can do the swap pretty well, there's a lot of documentation. But yes, overall, I agree with what Dale is saying here. A bone stock N/A will run just about forever if taken care of, and introducing a different type of engine into the car will certainly open up a lot of specific issues.

-Blake

 

I was doing a search to see if this guy was here. this is the closet I came accross for a VQ35 swap. I didn't want o make a repost.
http://www.c-ysports.com/vq7.html

 

That looks pretty damn sweet. I think a boosted VQ would be a lot better option for an engine swap than say, an RB26, since the engines are cheaper, parts availability is better, it's got more displacement, and isn't nearly as lengthy.

N/A versus turbo isn't really an issue from a factory perspective. Sure, if you want to leave both engines internally stock, I'm pretty sure the VG would make more power before breaking. But if you're building the engines correctly, the fact that the VQ is aluminum and comes from the factory N/A doesn't matter. The VQ can make impressive power, you just need to know how to do it.

The other problem I see with the VQ swap is the tranny. I don't know for sure, but I heard that the 6-speed is the same tranny as the RX-8 tranny. In any case, I'd be a bit weary about abusing that tranny too much. What are the odds that an RB25 5-speed would bolt up to the VQ?

 

Here is an interesting article on the new G35 sedan. The interesting part is the stuff about the engine, which is a bit down the page. The new VQ35HR in the G35 sedan seems to be a much improved version of the VQ35...

 

Here's scans of an article in the September 2006 issue of Sport Compact Car. It's about swapping a VQ into a 240SX but there's still a lot of great info here about the basic VQ swap.

 

Scans Part 2.

 

Thanks, I never heard about that article (haven't been reading SCC much lately).