I think I'm the cheapest, quick run-down.......

2002 VQ35 w/40k= $450
Cam adaptors= $125
Aeromotive fpr= $125
Autometer liquid-filled fuel gauge, used= $25
Window switch= $125
Blown up VQ30DE spare w/auto trans= $65
Misc gaskets, seals, materials, etc.= $200

Total so far= $1115

Subtractions:
Sold coil-packs from spare motor- $65
Scrapped aluminum from both my engine and spare engine- $200
Scrapped platinum pre-cats from 3.5 - $75 (could have got more $$ on E-bay!)
Sold another coil, still have 5 left, not to mention tons of other spares- $20
Gave away vlsd auto trans to junk yard- nothing, but hook-up for life now!

Total= $755!!

 

2002 VQ35DE ~40k miles on it, All sensors and coils, blown headgaskets (wasnt told of this at the time)= $200
Cam Adapters= ~$120
PF TB= FREE
PF TB Adapters= $100?
Fuelab AFPR= $139
Spec Stage2= $299
OEM Z33 Headgaskets, 16 headbolts, water pump seals, Left valve cover, + friend that works at Parts Dept= ~$100

Total= ~$958

 

About $5K

Motor: $750
Clutch: $275
Flywheel: $300
Rod bolts: $200
Cams: $700
Wheels: $700
Tires: $700
Rev-Up oil pump: $200
VQ30 timing equipment: $200
Other misc. OEM stuff: $300
Walbro fuel pump: $100
Pathfinder TB: $175
Adapters: $245
FPR: $130

 

Im sure wheels at tires were not required for you to pull off the swap, lol. Did they take place at the same time you did the swap? Im just thinkin of a reason why you included that there, thats all

And wow $200 for rod bolts? ARP #202-6006 I assume. When I was looking into it, I asked Justin at ImportCarPartsProP about it and he quoted me $142 shipped.

Not to bust your chops at all THT, Im just saying it to let others know of better prices if they are lookin into this thread in their process of concidering a 3.5 swap

 

That's what I had in mind with this thread, a resource so people could figure out an average price people are spending on everything needed for the swap ,as well as high/lows, and also ways to get stuff cheaper or make the swap more cost effective......

Anyone else?

 

Motor: $600
ARP Head studs: $167
ARP Rod Bolts: $160
Cosworth Main/Rod Bearings: $200
07 Altima Piston rings: $31
Installation of Bearings/Piston rings: $120
PF TB: $160
HKS HG $235
DW 650CC injectors: $440
Gaskets/Misc seals: $110
NGK Iridium Plugs: $49
SS AutoChrome headers: $230
Cam adapters/ PF adapter: $225

Total= $2.7k+

 

VQ35 $775
Drilled cams/spacers $130
Spec Stage 3 Clutch $311
New Plugs $30?
04 Valve cover $35?
HS Headers $535
DE-K Injectors $90
Fuel fitting $25
Engine stand/hoist rental $60
Misc stuff $150


$2100+ YIKES

 

I considered them essential because 225s on 17x7 wasn't going to hold the torque.

 

Makes sence I agree. I have 235s on 17x8s and.... . My Fusion ZRis finally catch after barking into 2nd.

 

I ended up around $2,800. The motor was my single most expensive part. $1,000, but it only had 7,000 miles on it.

 

Motor: 650
Cam adapters: 75 shipped
Spec Stg 2 clutch: 295
FPR: 25
Fuel tee: 3 bucks
SSAC headers: Free

Total: $1048.

 

Not to hijack this thread, but where are you people finding these engines for so cheap. Where i live if you can even find one, the junk yards want 1000's of dollars for them, and that is if you can even find one(suprisingly hard, only ones i have found are on car-parts.com, and they all want >2500can for an engine).

 

One thing I do know about that is it has NOTHING to do with the price of a VQ35 swap.

 

vq35 w/ 4K - $540
Intake mani - $100
SSAC headers - $300
FPR - $43
Spec stg 2 - $295
New coils (just to be safe) - $120
Cam adapters - $47
UDP - $85
Water pump - $51
Gaskets and valve cover (the VC was no good) $164
Path TB - $90
VQ30 spare motor - $216 (to make the install quicker)
Flywheel resurfaced - $110
VAFC2 - $180

Total w/o adapters (which I will possibly make myself) - $2,341

have a spare 3.5TB as well as 3.5 LIM with injectors and fuel rail... possibly get back $150 - $200 for the above.. and sell the rest as scrap yard... possibly get $200. So in return getting back $400

$2,126 - 400 = $1,941....

 

why do you guys have different parts listed? I know maybe an engine someone bought needed something replaced that another one didn't.. but does anyone know the core parts needed to do this swap to a '99 5-speed?

 

The following is mandatory:

vq35 motor
stock 3.0 headers (free)
FPR - (price will vary depending on make)
Spec stg 2 - (upgraded clutch is recommended)
Cam adapters
Gaskets

I feel like I am missing something but can pinpoint it...

 

A way to control the VI is highly recommended as well. I sell pre-programed window switches for the 3.5 swap if anyone needs one they're $65 shipped

 

VQ35 = $540 shipped
Cam adapters/iacv adapter/pathy adapter = 235
pathy tb = $150
spec stage 2 clutch= $350
oem throw out bearing = $27
spare 3.0 motor = $0.00 (thanks shadow)
resurface flywheel = $30
AMSOIL gear fluid $52
a keg of rtv sealant, coolant, oil, o-rings from nissan, front oil seal, oil pan gasket and a lot of various other nick nacks = ~$200
afpr=$30
intake=$20
y pipe + warpspeed b pipe + magnaflow muffler = $200

aprox ~$1.8K - $52 the recyler gave me for two stripped down to the block 3.0 motors (minus timing equipment...cheap bastards)

 

MDeezy where did you find the motor for that price shipped? I've searched on Car-Parts.com and I always send a email to the listed Junkyards that the 3.5 for sell... but I never get a response? What do you all do? Call???

Raul

 

You have to call to get a accurate quote. Call as many places as you can and even those that don't list prices... its a hit or miss type of thing.

 

will do... thanks

Raul

 

i saw it on car part. I was hunting on there for about a week, then I saw that listing. I call them, the price was as posted plus came with a full harness, and they were in florida, so shipping would be quick. I was fortunate

I've emailed a few times, but not always get a responce, calling is always the best way.

 

I know you're just trying to sell you product, but something to control the VI is not mandatory for the swap to run, as some people just run their cars with it at default full open, or simply gut it.

So I think you should note that if they want to keep the VI functional (lots of city driving, for the people that dont want to compromise midrange power for top end power), to buy your product, which is at an awesome price.

 

Well looks like I'm in luck... looks like I might be getting my vq35 after all, and to match it, a PF Throttle body... for roughly $400. Wish me luck... for I have to travel 6hrs to go pick it up.... oh well


raul

 

edited 95blackmax, I actually almost said that when I posted it.

 

KRRZ350.

So when is someone gonna throw the price of the FULL 3.5 swap (ECU included)? I wonder where nismology is......

 

That was the reason I went with a VQ35/Cams/3.0 timing chain & ECU - Its actually cheaper to build a VQ35 with cams using the old 3.0 ECU, than to get a Stock VQ35 with VTCs going. The pricing around here was anywhere from 600 to 900 for all the in-dash wiring. Without the ECU. So I bought aftermarket cams for 680$ and a 3.0 ECU for 50$ LOL

 

Ok... it looks like my 3.5 motor is just gonna be the bare block... no coils, no cover, nothing... what am I missing from the complete 3.5engine that I will need? everything else can be sourced from the 3.0 correct? Sorry but I want to get all down, so I dont have anymore down time, than already have.

Raul

 

bare block? with no heads? timing case? or you mean just the motor, no upper plenum, coils, throttle body, etc...

you'll need the full motor. throttle body (or pathy) 3.5 injectors, or Dek injectors, connectors for the injectors,fuel rail, the electrical connector for the VIAS (i never knew the technical term), upper plenum, oil cooler, etc....

 

this is the actual engine..
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=487455

so I'm guessing from reading the thread.... everything you listed MDeezy

raul

 

hey, I came across that thread not to long ago, glad to see someone picked it up! the mileage on that thing makes it a good find. SOMEONE, not sure who, BUT SOMEONE on the .org is currently selling a 3.5 upper IM and some other stuff. But for the most part yes, everything Mdeezy listed, except the oil-cooler is still on that engine, but it looks like the camshaft position sensors have been removed, you don't use the 3.5 cp sensors on the swap BUT now you have a huge oil-leaking hole on each head that needs to be dealt with, might just be cheaper to have someone weld some aluminum over them while you have the heads off to check those valves out, ummmmm, get some better headgaskets and bolts as well. Anyways....STOP POST WHORING MY THREAD if you have any more questions start a new one pwetty pwease.

 

Will do... thank you... and sorry for the POST WHORING... maybe I'll be able to add my 2cents later on.

Raul

 

I win, 6K.

 

no sweat raul, thanks and good luck with the swap and fixing that engine.

lol, actually that's a loss. Details and price breakdown please.....

 

dude 95% change that ur whole CAR wasnt worth $6,000 (pre 3.5 swap), why would you have spent that much for a simple swap? did I miss the link to this or something?

 

Motor: $600
Rod bolts: $200
Cams: $700
Walbro fuel pump: $100
Pathfinder TB: $200
Tilley's Cam Spacers/Adapters: $100
PF TB Adpater: $125
SARD AFPR: $85
Test Dummy Labor: $500
Tip for cheap labor:$150
Misc. Parts: $100

Total: $2,760

Additionally, we should only be including things that are necessary to swap a motor. Clutch and flywheels should not be included since this is not necessary to swap to a 3.5. Let's just focus on what you did motor wise....and not the drivetrain.

 

I think a clutch is necessary if you want to able to drive your car for more than 30k miles

 

Clutch job on a maxima takes an hour or two. So you can do the swap, get a real clutch and let it sit till you blow yours.

 

hummmm, I like how mforrest made that comment about including bare minimum only yet his price includes rod-bolts, cams, a walbro pump, pathfinder tb, not to mention test dummy labor, labor tip, (whatever the heck those are.......)

Please feel free to list whatever you personally feel like including in your price, as long as you have a price breakdown it is still helpful for those that are in the planning/contemplating stages.

 

1. Read the last sentence of the post....
2. Test dummy labor price was just the cost of the mechanic that did my swap. I guess you should include that since that is part of the cost of the swap. People charge about $1500 in labor for this but I paid $500 because I was the first that he ever attempted and know one else wanted to be a test subject.. Everyone else pays more now.

Do whateva...like I said...drivetrain is not part of a 3.5 swap. I used the same clutch I had in my car for two years and its perfectly fine.