Kingbaby

Here in America we like to be cool and follow trends!

Very clean and well document build!

Vids?

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PoorMans180SX

Yeah I think it's mostly because we can get basically every other engine separate. A half cut is a lot more expensive.

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lewisfk

After reading your post I did a quick search, and found this. Since the company is based in Texas when I go home for the holidays I will check this out. I was hoping to find a vq30 and turbo it, but this looks whole lot better. Just my 2 bits!


Nissan Cima Infiniti M45 JDM VQ30DET Engine VQ30 DET Motor Trans 3 0L Japanese | eBay

C. Anderson

Good job!

psi999

No real vids other than my wife driving it up the driveway.



Should be tuning this week or next so hopefully updates will be flowing

I paid $1200AUD for the cut (so roughly $1250USD), so very cost effective to buy a complete cut.

but that said a friend bought a bare VQ30DET to drop into his 910 Datsun for $300, runs 10.7 @ 128.

Funny old place Australia, as we have such easy access to Jap engines there are plenty of weird and wacky conversions around.

psi999

Well done, if you need any help feel free to drop me a line

Just a note, my motor is a Y33 Cima motor, that motor is a Y34 (Neo) - I think i might have a wiring diagram for that but absolutely have a spot on Y33 diagram.

Also, if you are going to use the auto, make sure they include the auto ECU, its separate from the engine ECU and many forget to include it.

lewisfk

My plans are to drop this into a 270z, few of my buddies decided to go LS with their 270 swaps. I hope to pick up my chassis in a few weeks!

Sorry for thread jacking!


240z my bad!

psi999

Not at all, happy to provide any assistance you need

Makes me happy more people are considering these engines, lot more difficult than a RB or to some extent a JZ conversion but a VQ being only around 20kgs heavier than a SR20DET and mounted further back it can only be a good thing

Also looks like a VQ35DE 4.2L stroked kit will work on a VQ30DET block as well so a decent capacity increase is available if warranted

jdizzy204

You mean 260Z or 280Z? Would love to see that come to fruition. S30Zs are my favorite car of all time!

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CefiroA31

Yes, A/C is a must without A/C it will be a sauna in the car in mid day, can reach over 40 degrees celsius in it. I am still in parts gathering stage so no pics yet, already have :
vq30det engine
vg30 trans
r33 gtst front brakes (installed)
s15 sr20det complete subframe, rear suspension arms, rear brakes, axles, only missing the r200 diff (plans to upgrade to r32/33 gtr diff, axles and hubs)
Custom Garrett based turbo with 67 mm comp inducer (T04R or T04Z) in ported comp housing and p trim turbine in t3 twin scroll 0.70 a/r turbine housing
Turbosmart 45 mm wastegate
Turbosmart Raceport bOV
Intercooler 600mm x 300 mm x 76 mm with 3 inch in/out
3 row radiator
ISC coilovers (installed)
OMP TRS bucket seats and sliders
Dished steering wheel, Nardi I think
Aeromotive Stealth 340 lph fuel pump

Parts ordered :
Microtech LT 16 ecu for vq30det
NRG quick release

Parts to get/made :
Flywheel and clutch kit
Engine to trans adaptor
Driveshaft
Suspension arms, anti roll bars, bushings and super angle kit
Fuel system (injectors, fpr, fuel tank, fuel rail)
r32/33 gtr aftermarket clutch lsd
4/5 point seatbelts
4 seater rollcage
Rollcage padding
Oil cooler
Expecting many more parts will need to be acquired

Car still daily driven by me with its tired rb20e. Still a long way to go.

The cam spacer you made goes to between the cam and the timing gear/sprocket? or to the back of the cam?

Thanks psi

CefiroA31

vq30det is jdm only.

Here people are swapping the usual engines, sr20det, rb20det, rb25det, 1jzgte, 2jzgte, and a few 1uzfe also 4g63t, mostly into A31 Cefiro as it is the last and only rwd sedan platform we get for mass sale aside from luxury brands such as BMW, Mercedes, and the likes. We love Ceffys here, you can see in Speedhunters Formula Drift Asia Jakarta for some drift action here.

I think of vq30det as almost perfect combination of 2jz displacement, torque, power, strength with sr20det lightweight and weight disribution.

However it is not well known and only came in auto, so must spend more to get manual set up. Also for USA where vq35de+ manual trans (vq, vg, rb trans works) is relatively easily available, I think using a vq35de is an equally good alternative to using vq30det. Yes vq30det is ready to handle boost from Nissan (just look at the Aussie r32 swap with vq30det + t04z turbo, 500 whp with stock vq30det engine), but no manual trans. Vq35de you readily get manual trans in USA, internal parts to upgrade are also plentiful.

onehundredoctane

LOVE this build! Such a clean engine bay!

psi999

Cheers mate, just been chipping away at it - try and spend a couple of hours on it every other night.

Actually while I’m thinking about it, if it helps anyone this is how the plenum was modified to fit the engine bay

In both height and rear space.

Plenum ‘mid’ manifold was cut, milled flat and welded, needed around an inch out of it to allow the hood to close.











And this is how the plenum had to be modified:







Sits under the hood with about ¼ inch headspace

Nice work, sounds like its going to have all the right bits…. Going to be a skid machine!

Cam spacer goes between the cam gear and cam, basically if you intend in using a VQ35 spec cam you will need a spacer.

I’m sure you already know this but you do know the Z33 gearbox bolts up to the VQ30DET, but can understand why you have gone the Z32 route (being a fair bit stronger).

Also on a side note I’d check and confirm that the LT16 ECU will be able to run the VQ30, very few ECU’s can run it out of the box (only one I can think of is an Adaptronic which has a special VQ30 mode).

To get most ECU’s to run you will need to shave all but one of the ‘slots’ off the cam gear, this combined with the crank pickup should work.

Stock the cam gear has the following slots.

I, II, III, IIII, IIIII, IIIII



Did you have any thoughts around using the stock ECU with Nistune? – while I haven’t tuned my car as yet it has been fantastic so far, works great with the idle solenoid, cams, 1000cc injectors and a 90mm Ford Lightning supercharged V8 MAF.

I know Microtech products fairly well as I had a LT8 on one of my older cars, love the hand controller.

Rpjohns3

That vg looks cleaner in the s15 then the other car you pulled it out of. Looks like a very tight fit. I was worried while I was reading that you were not gonna be able to fit it, especially with that intense manifold.

db_s13

^not a vg^

i smile everytime i see this build whether it be on here or thr PF forum (im the guy who asked for the PDF)

looks like i will have the first VQ30DET s-chassis in the US coming up this summer(to my knowledge), just wiring, turbo plumbing/oiling, and nistune!!!

Rpjohns3

youre right i typed a little quick, and i got a littke too excited when i saw this.

rik boellen

Hi

Fantastic build!
I'm doing a vq35de swap at the moment and i'm using
Mc-kinney mounts.
I'm not happy with how te engine sits in the enginebay.
Can you post some beter pictures how it fits the bay?
And any chance i can buy the mounts you have made!?

Keep on the good work
I would have an eye on this

Regards rik

psi999

Haha its funny how many people take a look at my bay and automatically think it’s a VG30, VQ30 is such an unknown motor

The engine bay is tight, but everything has its place so its not too bad to work on.

Pretty much everything can be got to easily by the top or underneath.

The manifold is fairly tight too, and being cast iron will never, ever crack

Oh cheers mate, I thought I recognised the username. Performanceforums.com is my ‘home’ forum so the complete history of my build is there.

Few drift cars in Australia fitted with VQ30’s but as far as I’m aware mine is the first S15 to be done. I know of one other S15 in NZ being fitted with a VQ30 as well.

So much work required so it’s not really for the faint hearted. A JZ/RB conversion would have been infinitely simpler (but not as cool!!).

Cheers mate!

I looked at the mc-kinney mounts before I settled with mine – what don’t you like about their kit?

I’m very happy with my mounts but they took some time to come, I sourced them from New Zealand and took around 8 months from order placement to delivery. If you are on a tight timeframe they may not be the mounts for you (were also rather expensive, but I believe the quality was well worth it).

I can certainly ask for you.

As for other engine bay pics, what specifically are you after? – I posted a few bare engine pics on the first page, if that’s no help let me know what you are after.

rik boellen

Hi

Thanks for the reply
I saw the pictures and couldt see it right
Could you make pictures like this
As you can see the engine is sideways and i have to do a lot of tricks to line the crank in the center of the car
I think your engine has a better fit than mine
If you could inform for me about the cost and time for production and delivery to the netherlands




Regards rik

codyace

This is a wonderfully refreshing change of pace Awesome stuff! Atop of that, super clean! I'm a huge fan of OEM+



...ps: Any chance for better numbers on that slip yoke? It seems a spicer unit, but hard to clarify the part numbers.

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KansaiDrifter

Nice job! VQ power! I've been saying that vq's are going to be the next swap to have around here, nice to see others doing it. I'm running a vq35de-t I went a little more crazy on the headers and such but it's for a full race/drift car. Here's a link to my build if you get curious,

92' VQvia, Kansai Drifter's return to the big bank 2013 Pro-Am build thread

Here's a teaser pic. We tried to keep our manifolds for the most free flow. used 11 gauge tubing 304 stainless steel. I'm really happy with how they came out.





Going to be keeping an eye on this thread haha

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psi999

No problems, I’ll see what I can do for you mate.

My engine is perfectly centred, running a measuring tape from strut tower to strut tower the engine is perfectly central.

I’ll grab a pic like that for you next time I’m in the garage

No idea on the part numbers mate, but it fits up perfectly

I believe it’s the same as a Nissan Titan Truck (32 spline) so have a crack at that!

That is a fantastic looking engine bay / setup. i’m very impressed….a few things quite similar too!

Nice work with the radiator cap being where it is, will make a huge difference to cooling.

What ECU are you going to use to run it?

Next time I’m in the US I would love to come and check this out!

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Anyways I have updates! – The car has officially hit the road.

So I decided to see if it would drive on the weekend, ended up doing about 130 miles of road tuning (in 95F heat so about as hot as it'll ever see )

No leaks, no bangs, no rattles & still handles well (feels like no weight has been added at all) - everything worked as it should.





Tune wise most cruise is now sorted - idle will need a fair bit of work but we seem to be making positive progress (so many idle parameters in Nistune, once its sorted it will be perfect).

Initially we weren't going to tune for boost but ended up seeing 14psi - think its going to go OK

The turbo sound freaking magic as it spools and gearing is just about perfect to rip through the gears to keep it spooled . Talking of which I’m in love with the 350Z box, perfect ratios and feels so positive... just all round awesomeness.

Will need to go see exhaust man about a couple of mufflers though, its loud enough to wake the dead.

This is the finished engine bay with all systems now hooked up.





And this is how i sorted out the boost controller.



Early xmas present to myself

future

This has to be one of the better builds on here

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sex14

bad ass build, super clean too not sure if u posted it but what was your HP/Tq goals with the car?

RastaS14

Simply amazing. Quality work, great creativity. I wasn't even aware this motor existed until now. Please post some in-car action vids and fly bys. We need to hear this baby rawr.

+1 on the HP/TQ ratings, or at least goals.

Also, could you PM me the name of the shop in TX were you got the driveshaft made? Thanks.

Josh's95TT

S15?????

I'm IN LOVE!! great car, dope wheels.

Imarvin240

Fantastic job! looks really clean/well done.

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CoryMcKerrow

Awesome Build!!

CefiroA31

Hi, where do you get your driveshaft made? Need to order mine too, thank you

notchtops14

I know this is an old thread, but i was kinda hoping to find out if the 350z transmission bolts right up to this motor?