3.5L swap Q's, yet again.
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3.5L swap Q's, yet again.
OK, I'm gettin there, but couple questions first.
Dandymax, thanks for your help with the cam timing questions, I went ahead and got the adaptors from KRRZ though lol after all that. I want to swap cams later, so I'll put all that info to use then.
3.0L valve covers. Is there any reason you can't use them on the VQ35? Other than cam journal clearances from being off a 170k mile motor, or maybe they'll hit the intake? I really didn't see a reason they wouldn't work on the 3.5L heads? At this point I'm going to use the 3.5L covers anyways, too much work into them already to abandon them now, just curious.
Secondly. I'm assuming you'd use the 3.0L secondary tensioners, but could you use the 3.5's?
Third, this is off the wall, but if you wanted cams in the fully retarded setting , then couldn't you just retain all the vq35 timing epuipment and unplug the oil controllers since the VTC's default setting is at the fully retarded position anyways?
Dandymax, thanks for your help with the cam timing questions, I went ahead and got the adaptors from KRRZ though lol after all that. I want to swap cams later, so I'll put all that info to use then.
3.0L valve covers. Is there any reason you can't use them on the VQ35? Other than cam journal clearances from being off a 170k mile motor, or maybe they'll hit the intake? I really didn't see a reason they wouldn't work on the 3.5L heads? At this point I'm going to use the 3.5L covers anyways, too much work into them already to abandon them now, just curious.
Secondly. I'm assuming you'd use the 3.0L secondary tensioners, but could you use the 3.5's?
Third, this is off the wall, but if you wanted cams in the fully retarded setting , then couldn't you just retain all the vq35 timing epuipment and unplug the oil controllers since the VTC's default setting is at the fully retarded position anyways?
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You can do this IF you use the 3.5 ECU, but the 3.0 ECU needs the reading from the Bank 2 camshaft intake sprocket in order to control the engine. The 3.5 doesn't provide this unless you swap out the intake cam sprockets from the 3.0.
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3.0L valve covers. Is there any reason you can't use them on the VQ35? Other than cam journal clearances from being off a 170k mile motor, or maybe they'll hit the intake? I really didn't see a reason they wouldn't work on the 3.5L heads? At this point I'm going to use the 3.5L covers anyways, too much work into them already to abandon them now, just curious.
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.php?p=6320912
Why are you bringing up cam journals in reference to valve covers?
Last edited by pmohr; 03-30-2008 at 08:00 PM.
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You can do this IF you use the 3.5 ECU, but the 3.0 ECU needs the reading from the Bank 2 camshaft intake sprocket in order to control the engine. The 3.5 doesn't provide this unless you swap out the intake cam sprockets from the 3.0.
They have different bolt patterns than the VQ35 VCs. There are some other differences as well (clearancing for the VTC solenoids/bracket), but that's a bit of a hurdle there.
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.php?p=6320912
Why are you bringing up cam journals in reference to valve covers?
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.php?p=6320912
Why are you bringing up cam journals in reference to valve covers?
Hence, why I mentioned cam journals and clearances.
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