Hey,
I am doing a motor-swap. Im going to put a silvia motor in my presious 5th Gen..This motor is called the SR20DET. The reason im doing this is because the VQ that I have now has a max power output of like 400hp.and somewhere of like 250-275 Lb. feet of torque and is like $10,000 bucks to get there too.I need more power with less money spent!Im doing this swap because they are capable of 500+horsepower and 400+ torque with like $6000 spent. I need some help with where to locate the motor mounts. I have some info. about how the maxima qx(europe) and the cefiro (japan)(which are all maxima/i-30's)have 2.0 litre motors there. I need those mounts to complete my conv..Of anyone has any information Please Help!
Thanx

 

just curious...how do you plan to mate an engine made for rear wheel drive to a car thats front wheel

 

Im not worried about the rwd thing because i found a fwd tranny that will bolt up.My problem is the mounts which im about to have somebody weld some up for me.

 

Won't this swap eat up the difference in tricking out the two engines?

 

Punkdork I don't understand your question?

 

Dude! I gotta ask. What do plan to do with 500+ HP? Maybe I'm getting too old to understand (see other thread) but that seems a little over the top. Just my opinion.

Good luck with it, though.

 

You said to get 400hp outta the VQ would take $10k... and to get 500hp outta the other engine would take $6k but if you add the cost of purchasing the other engine, installation, the transmission, etc, doesn't that go well over the $10k to mod the VQ?

 

I auto-cross my car and I can drive my butt off (i did a 14.6 (1/4 mile) in a stock maxima 5-speed) and when your on the track and a little turbo se-r flys by you when your at 6700rpm and your car has nothing left to it, you seem to relize something (I have a $30,000 dallor car that a $16,000 dallor sentra is beating and you know you have to do somthing else to it)Like I said before the VQ motor can push out 400hp and 275Lb. ft. of torque MAX(what i really want is the torque)and turbo cars if done right can have so much potential 485hp and 400 Lb. ft. torque. This is a downsized idea that i had.I wanted to do the whole skyline conversion to my car AWD and everything but I am trying to cut it as cheep as I can.(hint to all:the skyline awd setup is in the Infiniti QX-4 truck)I don't know I just have to do it to make my car differant too.
Thanx fot the luck

 

I do my own work with the help of my friends so it will be 6g's.

 

Including purchasing the engine? If so.. wow.. nice.

 

You explained that pretty well. Didn't realize you were into racing.

Thought you were just an everyday commuter like me. Believe me, there are some days I wish I had 500+hp and a big-ol slab o'Iron out front to help "pave" the way

Don't forget to post the pix when you're done.

 

You wont believe it but i picked up the motor and ecu from e-bay for like 600 bucks w/shipping

 

Thanx for the good feedback! If everything goes well i will post the pics

 

Interesting project you got going. Good luck and keep us updated.

 

justin you ran a 14.6 1/4 mile stock? damn, i'm impressed...so your 0-60 must be in the low 6's stock...what is your 60' time?

 

I have some questions... why don't you just redo the internals instead of dropping a totally different engine in there? Pistons, rings, rods, camshafts, port match/polish heads, port match/polish exhaust manifolds, valves, intake manifolds (not sure what you can do to this), etc.

After you do this, drop an SC or turbo and run 15-20 psi?

 

My GLE has everything I need (except maybe for a ''bra'',
for father's day from the wife & kids...

 

hey,

you could get a built motor with supercharger or turbo kit and still be around 6k. Id think this would be easier then swapping the SR motor in, but up to you....arent you gonna build the SR motor? When you start doing custom stuff it gets costly, i honestly think the SR motor will cost you more to fit in the Max but the VQ is prolly more work to build. I had mines done for about 3.2k. All internals, headwork and some other stuff. good luck....

 

Dude, I understand that the SR20DET is a buff *** motor, and can take a whole lotta boost, but for 6k I don't understand why you haven't considered other options such as dropping a 300zxTT engine in it. Why would you want to LOSE displacement? The sylvia engine is RWD anyway so it wouldn't be any more complicated to do a 300z swap.. not to mention they're much easier to find as they were sold in the states so therefore cheaper. If you have the inclination to do something as major as an engine swap to a maxima, i highly recommend you move in this direction. It's a 3.0 liter engine just like the vq, in fact it very similar to the old vg's AND it comes twin turbo...you can drop a few grand into it and make it 600 hp. Think about it. I COULD drop a civic engine in my car if i REALLY wanted to, and make it a 900 horsepower maxima with a civic engine..but really why bother.

 

The SR20DET motor can be used FWD. Many SE-R guys have done it already. I doubt the VG30DETT motor would work yet alone fit for FWD. a couple grand for 600hp?? HIGHLY doubt that. My friend has 40k+ dumped in his Z and he has a lil over 600hp, more then half was on cosmetics and system, but my point being Z motor isnt as easy to get monster horsepower out of like a Supra motor. I honestly wouldnt go down in displacement...up to him tho.

 

This is a quess but i estimate that it is like 6.2 seconds.

 

I have to hand it to all of you....you all have really good questions....(and i thought that everyone on maxima.org were stupid 12 year olds)Keep it up and ill try to anser all the questions the best i can

 

DUH....you said 60 foot times...lol ill try to find my time slip and post it for you

 

The problem is that the VQ doesnt have anything that you can do to the internals,(well besides being all custom)I could port and polish my head(oh,gee, 10 hp for like 400 bucks) but remember i have a 2000 and i have a plastic intake manifold too so it will only do so much.If i had my choice i would put a turbo on my VQ and drive it at 22 psi.BUT cant do it untill internals are made aftermarket.

 

There are many shops around that'll do custom work for you. Turbo95Max is redoing most, if not all, his internals. 4th gen also as much aftermarket internals as we do, but he did some research and found good stuff. Maybe you should try looking stuff up before getting the SR motor.

He's doing his motor for less than $6K... so internals + turbo might put you a tad over the $6K mark.

 

where did you get your internals from? and what did you get for your car? did it make any improvements?

 

All custom... and boy, the ones I've seen look purdy. Makes me want to rebuild my motor.

 

hey
i dont check the 5th gen forum much so if you really want to get a hold of me email or private message me.

anyways, Arias pistons with pins and ring kit(they HELLA LAG), Ferrea SS valves(they lag too) Sanez rods(made in Argentina, this took the longest)Copper head gasket, port/polished heads and various Swain coatings for most parts.

 

500+hp 400+ torque in a FWD?? why?

 

there are plenty of 400-500 FWD cars running on the street, that amount of power regardless RWD or FWD will have traction issues. Key is to control the power...

 

Thanx for sticking up for me but i dont even bother with those questions, if he read the whole forum he would understand hes just looking to put hes bone stock maxima pic in my forum.
Dude do us all a favor and go post your own forum called "how do i out on a stb" and leave questions like that in your own little world
Sorry 'bout the bad mood all but people like that(meaning =people that have stupid and unlogical questions) get on my nerves