Aftermarket heads for the VG30E???
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Aftermarket heads for the VG30E???
do these exist? anyone using them and have any thoughts on them? i already want to do a cam swap, might do heads as well if they are available at half way decent price- (i know, i'm asking a lot here) i have no desire to go turbo, want to get as much out of my little VG naturally asperated. comments and links.........
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someone on here posted something about nismo heads for the VG i think but don't know if they were for the 2nd gen or 3rd gen and if they were for either the VG or VE. but im pretty sure they make them.
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Pacesetter makes headers for the maxima VG, but its rumored they are of cheap quality. Another member is selling his.......
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=280478
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=280478
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Originally Posted by MrGone
when those were on ebay, I bid $75, hehe
they sold for 800ish IIRC.
they sold for 800ish IIRC.
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What about porting and polishing the stock VG heads? I imagine you could pick up a set of used stockers and if you are any good with a dremel then gasket-match them and clean up the combustion chamber. Might be interesting to see results on that......
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Originally Posted by ntjoe
What about porting and polishing the stock VG heads? I imagine you could pick up a set of used stockers and if you are any good with a dremel then gasket-match them and clean up the combustion chamber. Might be interesting to see results on that......
on the other hand if you milled the heads to get lets say 11:1 compression that would be worth the money
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Japanese heads are known to be fairly clean to begin with. Not like most American V8 heads from the 60s/70s/80s. If you mess with the ports/combustion chambers with using a flow bench or some SERIOUS experience, you are more likely to hurt airflow not help it. Some VERY minor port matching is about all one could realisticly do diy.
Originally Posted by ntjoe
What about porting and polishing the stock VG heads? I imagine you could pick up a set of used stockers and if you are any good with a dremel then gasket-match them and clean up the combustion chamber. Might be interesting to see results on that......
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Originally Posted by subs1000w
i dont think the gains would be worth the money
on the other hand if you milled the heads to get lets say 11:1 compression that would be worth the money
on the other hand if you milled the heads to get lets say 11:1 compression that would be worth the money
yeah, but could the pistons and bottom end hold up to that? also might lead to detonation with out some octain boost.
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Originally Posted by mtcookson
i was quoted something outrageous like that as well and that was with the heads already out of the car.
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had my VE heads out of the car ported and polished for 500 by a local reputable machine shop. Ive see some very sick cars roll out of there from vettes to trans-ams to mustangs to eclipses, 300/350z's, and one time only a killer lookin skyline. they do this kinda stuff all the time plus they were rebuilding them anyway for me so it was just a bit more work for them so i got away with a nice price....
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