Trev Posted December 30, 2010 Report Posted December 30, 2010 Yo Ev, I know how much you dislike VG30's so I dedicated this engine build just for you :P I will let you know when I am putting the plenum on so you can come help... I shall finish it tomorrow (I hope) so it is ready for the conversion. Quote
Evan G Posted December 31, 2010 Report Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) i don't mind them. most nissan engine are a masterpiece but f@$kING WORKING ON THEM ON A OVERCROWED ENGINE BAY GIVES ME THE SHITS! on vg30 ive helped changed dumps on a TT (WHAT A c**t! took 2 days on a hoist!). helped remove a intake manifold (WAC^^) watched my mate take one week to change his extractors. one week to do a clutch. like 3 months to polish his plenum and water pipes. sr20 are nice to work on. tons of room! you gonna put forged rods in it? LOL!?!? spend $600 on new forged rods when the old ones were forged from factory. great noob mistakes Edited December 31, 2010 by Evan G Quote
LukeAE71 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Posted December 31, 2010 I remember hearing a story years ago about a Nissan dealer quoting like $7000 to do a job on a 300zx due to needing to remove the motor, heads etc. I also recently met a gentleman who 'collects' 300zx's. I think he is delusional. He was also a tosser :lolcry: Quote
altezzaclub Posted January 1, 2011 Report Posted January 1, 2011 You think that's bad... my son wants to get a Porsche 924 or 944.... the motor only comes out the bottom! ...for anything apparently! Quote
Trev Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Posted January 1, 2011 On 12/31/2010 at 5:10 AM, Evan G said: i don't mind them. most nissan engine are a masterpiece but f@$kING WORKING ON THEM ON A OVERCROWED ENGINE BAY GIVES ME THE SHITS! on vg30 ive helped changed dumps on a TT (WHAT A c**t! took 2 days on a hoist!). helped remove a intake manifold (WAC^^) watched my mate take one week to change his extractors. one week to do a clutch. like 3 months to polish his plenum and water pipes. sr20 are nice to work on. tons of room! you gonna put forged rods in it? LOL!?!? spend $600 on new forged rods when the old ones were forged from factory. great noob mistakes Standard or aftermarket dumps? try oversize aftermarkets... 2 days is funny, that is enough time to do an engine swap and have time left over. On 12/31/2010 at 5:21 AM, LukeAE71 said: I remember hearing a story years ago about a Nissan dealer quoting like $7000 to do a job on a 300zx due to needing to remove the motor, heads etc. I also recently met a gentleman who 'collects' 300zx's. I think he is delusional. He was also a tosser :lolcry: A lot of dealers and mechanics don't like to work on 300's and when they do they normally charge through the roof, some of the prices our customers tell us are appalling. The 300 is also very underestimated, if you have ever seen under the bonnet of one and how much airflow the engine gets then you'd be surprised and for a 20 year old car they are very advanced. On 1/1/2011 at 3:31 AM, altezzaclub said: You think that's bad... my son wants to get a Porsche 924 or 944.... the motor only comes out the bottom! ...for anything apparently! Some poor misguided souls also like to do this with 300zx's as they don't know how to get them out of the top. Some more pics for you Evan, didn't finish it as I found that the cam had been chewed out by the head so I had to swap the head over and I had to replace the intake valves in the other head. (tensioner is just sitting there until I put the belt backing plates on) Quote
Evan G Posted January 1, 2011 Report Posted January 1, 2011 LMAO! "Evan" on the back wall. is this just a rebuild or a performance built motor? Quote
Trev Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Posted January 1, 2011 On 1/1/2011 at 7:42 AM, Evan G said: LMAO! "Evan" on the back wall. is this just a rebuild or a performance built motor? It didn't come off completely :laff: Just a standard build. Quote
Evan G Posted January 1, 2011 Report Posted January 1, 2011 ohh is this the one that hyro'd? and bent the rods? Quote
Trev Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Posted January 1, 2011 On 1/1/2011 at 7:52 AM, Evan G said: ohh is this the one that hyro'd? and bent the rods? Nah I did that one a while back now, this is the engine out of the 570zx that is going into an N/A. Quote
altezzaclub Posted January 1, 2011 Report Posted January 1, 2011 Lol! I can't believe how it gets bigger and bigger in each photo.. how do you ever fit it into an engine bay! Quote
Trev Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Posted January 2, 2011 On 1/1/2011 at 11:36 PM, altezzaclub said: Lol! I can't believe how it gets bigger and bigger in each photo.. how do you ever fit it into an engine bay! Ha, my very 1st look at a block had me laughing, they have this tiny piss ant block compared to the rest of the engine, oh they fit. Just for a reference, this is a 350 chev in the car that the engine came out of, you can see daylight. Quote
Trev Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) Went to work this morning (didn't know it was a public holiday until my cousin came in 45mins later) and was expecting to see that my cousin had come in over the weekend and finished it but thankfully he didn't touch it, engine is now done and now I just have to convert the car to run the turbo components. (new cam seals) (gears/pulleys, belt, top rad hoses, bottom cover & balancer) (drivers side turbo) (passenger side turbo) (all done) Edited January 3, 2011 by Trev Quote
Evan G Posted January 3, 2011 Report Posted January 3, 2011 wanna do a vg30dett corolla conversion? Quote
Trev Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Posted January 3, 2011 On 1/3/2011 at 11:45 AM, Evan G said: wanna do a vg30dett corolla conversion? Have enough engines there but there are lighter engines out there that offer the same amount of power delivery. Quote
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