Hey all. I am considering doing a 00vi swap and was wondering how much a reasonable price for the actual manifold as well as the total project is as far as parts go. There is a guy parting out a 00 max near me and I just want to make sure I don't get ripped off. In regards to iacv plates/adapters theres a guy who lives close to me that sells the custom battery tie downs here sometimes and also fabs said parts. Any other advice or things to look for would be helpful as I am still new to performance related mods. I will be reading the manual in the how-to's so I am not asking for that, but simply anything that would be handy. Things you might think "I wish I had known/looked for" Thanks in advance

 

you should give me the guys number Where in ATL do you live? As for the price I would not know what is a good deal and what is a bad deal as I have never bought one

 

i've sold a 00vi setup for $200 plus ship before. I've seen these go for a bit more and i've seen them go for less if there's damage to them. Prices might have come down since i've sold mine since its been more than a year.

 

Haha. I live in Kennesaw/Marietta cause I work in woodstock. Is it me or do you drive a gold 4th gen also.

 

Pebble beige indeed. We can start a pebble beige meet and be the only 2 now!

 

I bought my 00vi upper with a 4th gen lower to mod from a junk yard for $35. Then bought the 00 TB (with 00 iacv that I prolly won't use) for $30 from the same place. Ya just gotta find the right junk yard.

 

for a COMPLETE setup minus a vafc2 to activate with adapter plates for the iacv block off and iacv adapter plate to use for the 4th gen expect to pay about 350ish ...thats assuming that you plan on using the 5th gen full setup with the matching tb and using 4th gen iacv... the adapter plates generally cost around 100 for both give or take 5-10 bucks... a vafc2 can be found used for 130-200 pending how old and condition of it,or you could go the best way and wire in an emanage ultimate and get a full tune...then the price of an average tune is around 250-300 depending on the shop you got to...but just the 00vi setup alone...175-250ish... you need uim,lim,rear valve cover fuel rail with injectors and wiring harness clips,rear coils all hardware(nuts bolts etc) from the donor motor along with egr guide tube if you plan on keeping your current egr system functioning! throttle body from the donor motor as well unless you decide to pay extra for an adapter plate to use 4th gen tb or you can use a pathfinder throttlebody as well which also requires an adapter plate.... hope this helps...i may be leaving some out but someone else can chime in if theres more,...

 

$350 for a '00-'01VI swap is normal and I got lucky on christmas and paid $300. Then I got lucky and paid $150 for a VAFC2 but I'd say those are worth more too. Add to that a y-pipe (remove all pre-cats or gut them) a cat-back and you have yourself a nice daily sleeper.

 

So pretty much $450+

 

All you really need is the following,

Read everything Tatanko did. He has every set up that works and tells you which one require tuning and which ones don't.

Search Tatanko 00vi set ups on google

 

the ones that dont require tuning are more of a pain in the *** to install... using a complete 5th gen setup with a tune is the easiest setup...not the most cost effective but if youre going to do it you might as do it the right way!!! im using all 5th gen parts minus the iacv.. ill be buying a block off plate for that and an adapter plate for m 4th gen iacv...some new silicone vacumm tubing and a good clean along with a tune ! you can get a 00vi setup from a parts car for anywhere from 175-250 tops... if i were you id offer the guy 225-250 nothing more.... its not like its a hard to find part..i just bought my entire 00vi setup minus my throttlebody for 170 shipped...then another 50 shipped for the throttlebody and iacv.... do the math on that....theres a guy on here that is willing to sell his complete setup with vafc2 to tune with for 400 shipped...id go that route if i were you i just didnt have the extra cash at the time...its in the classifieds under my WTB 00vi thread...dr awkward is his name....

 

I have bought two complete 5th gen setups and never paid over $150 (not including tuning device). Just because you have the 5th gen injectors does not mean you HAVE to have a tuning device off the bat. Your car will just run a bit richer until you get one.

 

To get everything and get it on Maxima_Style is right. You can find them cheap but that is not commonplace. I have been researching for about a year now but just have not found the right set-up for the right price and the S/C takes precedence as of right now.

 

If you have to ask then it'll cost you more because you're paying someone else for their knowledge. I paid all that and then went and picked one up myself for a third of what I paid. Was I mad? Yea at first but then I realized I now knew more than before and before I was happy with what I paid and thought I got a great deal. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Some people wouldn't want it for free!

 

Not true, lets see 50$ for UIM at most at a JY and 10-15 for RVC. JB weld 7-9$ and re-drill. Hoses another 10$ tops. Not even a pain in the *** install, ask SBKmax and Zombiemax. We all did theirs together. It's a pain if you don't know what you're doing.

There are many right ways is what you don't get. I don't know if OP plans to do any tuning or his budget. I just know what works and what's more cost effective.

 

Depends what you get. I paid 300 for a pretty much bolt on affair. It came with 5th gen lower and injectors and block off plates for 4g tb and iacv plus another iacv. I would get a 'kit' like mine that already had the tb assembled to the manifold with all block off plates Needed. Then all you need is a switch for intake and or a tuning device if you want take advantage of the 10 Or so hp from trimming/adding fuel.

 

And don't bother tuning with whatever device you get until you install a wideband o2.

I'll Also add that I paid 150 for a vafc2 and 240 for a new aem wideband and 75 to have them installed (im a noob plus I don't like wiring and I also can't install an o2 bung Without a welder). If you could do the everything but the wideband then it gets really cheap.

if you still want.it and you're paying someone to do it and such then I'd.stay away from this and.buy a full cattman exhaust instead Or hold out for a 90% bolt.on MEVI. there are about 8 setups to choose from if you read tatankos intro topics on 00vi. Choose which one would work.best.for your budget and more importantly skill level Cause even the 'easiest' setup is only 75% bolt.on

 

True and non true... ways that work are not the "right" way to do it... they are just rigged a d modified to fit and work.. the "easiest" is full 5th gen with a tune setup... otherwise you have to modify things and without a tune you still are NOT getting what you can out of the setup done properly... your fuel trim without a tune is only going to be the same as the ecu can push out and run properly...

 

OP wants cost effective, not easiest. I sent him to tatanko's site so he can see the 8 or so set ups that have been proven to work. So he can decide what parts he wants or needs. Thats what everyone who wants to 00vi swap should do. Take a look at tatanko's website and find out what's best for themselves. Pro and cons of each set up are also given and some helpful advice for those that actually do research can gain from.

So, OP check that website out, see what you want to use, and try and keep it under 200.

 

I have a full setup with egr, IACV, etc. It's bout the small details for me.

 

Thought about doing this quite a few times but havent found a complete picture turtorial how to do it so never did it..im full bolt on except this swap! so i pretty much know i wont get much more out this threeoh N/A so decided just buy a 600 dollar vq35 and drop it in myself..i have 260k miles on my vq30 and their HARD miles idk how much more it can take lol.

 

i'd do the same if i were in your shoes but its not that hard. after having someone help me the very first time i knew pretty much how to do it. then after a bunch of trouble shooting later i know how to do it np.

you're right though, there is no definitive write-up on it however there's a lot of info and pics around so you can put stuff together properly. i used shadyonesdeath (i think) installation thread as a guide, as well as reading nearly everything about it.

i think the next time someone does this (5g 00vi/4g lower, injectors, iacv, tb) they should take some step by step pics. other than redrilling the lower, that is the easiest setup. i guess you could argue that having the 5g lower and injectors makes it easier to install (no drilling) but you're wasting gas by using the 290cc injectors without tuning.

 

So... After much deliberation I have decided that if I were to do it I will go with the all 5th gen route with injectors and all with whatever iacv i happen to have available at that time. Don't really mind learning tuning. I first want to see whats up with this MS pnp standalone though. Cause if I could fully tune based off a stock map I would much rather do that than piggyback a vafc especially considering what I think it would cost were it to be completed. For now I still need some bolt ons and random stuff. I appreciate all the input and I am glad its a useful thread. I have one more question. Running 4gen aftermarket intake with 00vi okay? I am assuming the tubing diameter isn't much different and any fitment could be fixed with a coupler.

P.S. Shocknawe we should have a beige 00vi extravaganza and do ours. AT THE SAME D**N TIME!

 

Any 3.0 intake is going to be the same... the 4th and 5th gen tb has same in diameter just different iacv and bolt patterns...