Ran into this thread. Some guys built a stainless steel boat from scratch and dropped in a VQ35 from an '05 Maxima.

http://harrismarine.co.nz/bbpress/topic.php?id=92

Joe.

 

Wow...thats unique

 

Heres the youtube vid of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1iS...eature=related

That thing looks like it gets up and goes. That would be so much fun

 

that looks awesome and fun!

 

Those guys do not **** around!

 

I'v read about a few boats using VG30's but when thats not enough you could always do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cRQ...eature=related

 

Wow! That is impressive! One thing that amazed me though, having not seen an LS2 in person is how compact they are in comparison with a VQ!

 

what's the "link" g4 software they speak of?
DR J

 

lsx motors are fairly small, my buddy was talking about putting one in the max as a FF

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1iS...eature=related

Looks quick. Sounds good too.

 

repost.....in the same thread.
he says top speed is 93 kmh, which is a little under 60 or so. whats an average boats top speed?

 

thats sick

 

It would seem that engine is overkill for a boat, but I am impressed nonetheless.

 

No ****.

 

Eh there is no such thing as overkill in any engine IMO. No matter if its in a vette or in a moped. But thats just me

 

Honestly i bet he could of gone faster if he had more road(water)

 

do boats have trannys?

 

I dun think so.

That thing has to be pretty freaking light too.

 

cant wait til he does the ssim, lol

no **** as in my bad, i didnt see it.
or no **** as in stfu?

 

F the ssim get a HR intake setup. Dual TB FTMFW

That would be some sick ****

 

how's this for dual tb?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cRQhW7nj8&feature

 

^^^

Repost in the same thread AGAIN lol

 

yeah but it was more relevant this time,

 

Wow I just finished reading the posting and these guys seriously don't screw around, they fabricate everything! (But I am sure they need to anyway) And they even put rims on a trailer... imagine if they were a Maxima enthusiast I can imagine their car having some crazy home-made hoods and everything! haha

But only a top speed of 60MPH? I think it should at least be 80MPH with our engines, but traction might be an issue... in a ocean.

 

The first. My bad, didnt see it. I mustve skimmed over it.

 

True you got me there

Just think if one of us got a hold of that SOB...........

 

reminds me of this thing, this is what i probably would have done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cRQhW7nj8

 

unreal VQ in a boat!

btw the LS series motors are amazing

 

For **** sake how many times is this going to be reposted

 

Really sick project, just wondering why they didnt use one of the rwd VQs since they put out a little more stock power.

 

too many times but u know u would rather have that over a 3.5

 

I dunno why, but a few things come to mind: easier to find, lower cost, easier mounts, easier ecu engine management. Oh yeah, I tried searching .org about the g4 link they talked about, looks like nobody here's done it. The website looks cool though.

Dr J

 

That's not bad for a small boat like that w/ a v6. It's gotta be pretty darn light. My 21' boat (weighs a heckuva lot more, i'm sure) has a 350 chevy and tops out at 49-50mph. There also might be a bit of a difference between using an inboard/outboard and jet nozzle setup.

All in all, I think this is pretty darn cool. It's left hand drive and has a gas pedal!

 

Jets are good for shallow water, but with a Velvet "V" Drive and Prop it would be more efficient (think racing slicks). prolly get a higher speed yet.

 

that is beautiful !

 

glad to see the VQ is taking over more than just dry land

 

^^good statement

 

damn they built the whole thing from the ground up cept for the motor ...haha