I think anyone can do this just take it to a machine shop with JWT spacers. Or you could have Rob do it..

 

You MUST dyno this thing...we need to see the powerband.

Any plans on dynoing?

 

thanks. Does JWT have a part number for those spacers or is it a custom ordered set?

 

As far as I know according to JWT I was the first one to buy them. They have to be made. $40 + shipping

 

I didn't know my tranny would quit on me, only 3days after the swap and its already slipping AUTO SUCKS!! So I don't think I'll be heading to the dyno any time soon, when I get this 5speed in then I'll dyno it.

 

Son of a .....

Oh well, I guess a 5spd is a better dyno comparison anyways.

 

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Whoa man this thing looks dope so far, Whats the symptons of a failing tranny, Have a strong sucspicion that mine was slipping before I came here.

 

Well as far as I know if I give it a considerable amount of gas while shifting into second, the revs would kick up to about 5k before engaging. You need to pay close attention when your car shifts and how long does it take to ingage. You will deffinently notice as it gets worse. A good tranny will shift into a gear emediatly with a slight pause sometimes not even noticeable.

 

Holy crap, mine was so bad 1st gear would slip sometimes. I hope it doesnt die with my mom using the car! But she drives so granny she only fills it up once a month.

 

japmaxSE,

Can you put together a list of what parts you needed to swap from the VQ30 onto the VQ35 and any modifications you made to make everything fit/work?

What sensors, accessories, or tranny parts did you use/swap?

 

123456

 

id be interested also, if you had the time to tell us

 

Ok it’s pretty straight forward this is off top of my head.

You get yourself a 3.5 motor tear it apart to bare block. Then you can take out the original motor, and start tearing that apart to its bare block. Now it gets interesting I used the 3.5 cams so that was a little of a headache being that I was the first try this out with the help of Rob and Sr20.

It's pretty easy you need to drill 180* hole from the original pin hole only on the intake cams the exhaust cams need no drilling except for putting in the 3.0 pins there longer, only so it can clear the sproket.

Now that you have your new hole now insert the 3.0 pin in the new hole and JWT spacer now the timing is correct on the intake cams. When re-installing the cams in VQ you have to have all cam pin holes facing up that brings us back on why we had to drill the 180* pin hole on the intake cams.

Ok Now that’s solved reinstalling them is cake. As far as the heads I went over to the machine shop and with the aid of my friend we ported out the intake and exhaust sides, also ported was the lower IM to match and upper.

Ofcourse I polished all the work so it's nice and smooth. Ok that takes care of the Heads. The Heads bolt directly on top of the 3.5 block no prob but you’re going to find an Oil pump feed line on the 3.5 which you will need to block off. The 3.0 block does not have this it's plugged up so use the 3.5 plug and plug it up on the 3.5.

Now if you look on the 3.5 it has a pin popping out on the rear end seal where the flywheel bolts up. I just grinded it off so that my auto can bolt up to it. Ok now you bolt up your 3.0 upper oil pan and use all 3.0 stuff from there on. It's straight forward but hard to explain you need be doing it or have the engine in front of you to look at. I didn't have to switch any wires or anything like that. It all bolts up.




Well I've been with German Performance for a year now there I tear down 100k+ motors all day long and prep the car for the track. So I have acquired the knowledge to breaking an engine down. Being this is my first Nissan, I never opened up a Nissan ever before so Tilley came in handy .

I don't recommend anyone with just basic car knowledge doing this. If you haven’t torn down an engine before and knowing of the proper procedures in an engine tear down then, TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK, have Tilley do it for you, if not I recommend going to someone that has worked on VQ's before.

 

Do you have pics of the oil feed line you are talking about? and also the thing you have to grind down?

 

Sorry no pics it's already in the car..

 

What oil feed are you talkin about plugging? Thats a water jacket for oil cooler?

 

Tilley did you have to do any of this?

Are you referring to the oil cooler that the oil filter connects to?

 

You can utilize the oil cooler but then you have to use the 2k2 thermostat. then you need to either mod the hose going to the thermo or get a 2k2 hose.

 

cmon man can u at least get a video of you revving it with the hood open so we can at the least hear it!!! and its great deepness

 

Good news I just came from the SFMG meet today and Luke has some awsome videos of me whoopin the Sh$% out of a RSX type S and some with my car reving. As soon as I get the video I'll have him post it on here.

 

yessssssssss, i cant wait you better pm me or somthing so i dont miss it lol

 

I get home at 3 so..

 

I saw your car at the meet (I was the 03 5.5gen 6spd)... I think I met you but didn't know it was you to congratulate you on a fine automobile. That car must be insanely fun to drive and ironically I beat a silver RSX-S (intake/exhaust) on our way to the meet. I need to see that video from luke!

 

idk if i can wait anymore get that vid up dude!!!!

 

The video the video were is the VIDEO!!!!!!

 

I saw it... great effort by gtr to get it but much to the advantage of that stupid RSX-S you can't really tell since there were a few cars infront of him and they were doing over 130 Apparently the RSX-S lost by a good 5 cars. Again, thanks for the pics and the videos. It was a great effort, pics were great and tons of credit goes out to the camera man.

 

Edit... oops.. double post.

 

AHWW THAT VIDEO WAS NICE!! Now I see what everyone was talking about how my rear-end almost hit the ground when I punched it . Good effort by the camera man to hang in there damn.

 

Oh sorry..click here for the Video Fredrsx1 All those videos are from that same day..


http://www.vqpower.com/v2/modules.ph...bum.php&page=6

I'll see if GTR Rider has some better ones...

 

help........Must see video.......!!!!!

 

I'm having trouble opening those with quicktime...(i hate quicktime)

 

Yeah me too just right click and save...

 

I think they only play in media player?

 

You need the divx codec to view the vids. LOL I just left the meet after the first race, didn't get to see the second one.

 

so...about the revving video or somthing, is there any way that you could get like an exhaust video up with inside outside and revving engine with the throttle cable while holding the hood open somthing that shows the beastlyness of the hybrid

 

My car wasnt fast enough to keep up with these ****'s I had 3 people and some stuff in the trunk holding me from keeping up

 

There is a thing called acm timing, you cant just make the sprocket right and assume the cams will be then.

 

The main reason for this is the 3.5 cam lobes are 180* off from where they need to be only on the intake. It's in the manual when installing cams for our VQ's ALL PINS FACING UP. Have you actually compared the two cams in front of you, I don't think you have.

What you’re saying is just on the left bank where the CPS is, ok so leave the right bank alone who cares if the lobes are upside down when installing them. I guess you would be interested in seeing the pistons give the valves a BIG KISS

 

I'm interested in doing a 3.5 swap too, about how much does it cost/did it cost you? I'm working with a 97 auto. Any help's greatly appreciated.