The exhaust manifolds won't clear the frame rails more or less the steering linkage.

Fully dressed, this is a very heavy motor too. With a/c, alt, manifolds on, weight came out to 553 pounds.

As for the bellhousing, forget it...It's almost impossible to find a shop willing (and capable) to craft a one-off trans adapter to fit a manual tranny.

Last problem is tranny selection. Thy Z32 flywheel actually bolts up to the VH but again, bellhousing won't work.

It's a cool idea for a swap, but my main priority is bang-for-the-buck. This is a far too time-consuming process with an engine that doesn't offer any real advantage in terms of power output. An SR or CA with a few bolt-ons could match the VH45DE on straights.

So...I've focused on three other engines, all local junkers that actually run.

1. 3.2L Ford Taurus SHO engine (beautiful plenum, incredible top-end for a n/a 3L 6-cylinder).
2. 4.6L Cadillac Northstar V8 (massive torque, incredibly light, even lighter than an SR+ turbo's, accessories, decent selection of hop-up parts, good block rigidity)
3. VG30ET (it's been done before, turbo, very light-weight)

Still picking brains.

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I'd like to see that swap. Also, Northstar swap would be sick!

Prohibitively expensive, cheapest 'running' motor I could find cost more than SR engine and tranny, and that's just the motor alone. Also there's the problem if adapting a manual tranny. This motor has no muscle, for the weight and the price, it's not even worth the trouble considering there are V6's that cost less and put out more power.

Right now, is a matter of which motor I have access to. Budget's a concern too. After some thinking, I've scratched the VG engine. New requirements are DOHC V engine.

ive been screaming VE30DE for a long time.

custom bellhousing and clutch , baby!!!

just ditch the VTC and youre good to go.

You mean the VQ30DE from the max right? I wonder if you could use the bellhousing from a Pathfinder since it's pretty much the same engine in a RWD app?

What car is this motor from?

KA-T why settle for anything less?

I have the L37 (4.6l, 32valve, V8) Northstar engine in the 99' Seville I drive while my 240 is being worked on. The engine is huge.

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The northstar is a ****ty option for a RWD car because the waterpump assembly is huge and is on the back side of the engine so it wont clear teh firewall if you want the engine to tuck nicely back in teh engine bay.

Its not a huge motor though, the Q45 engine is much larger physically.

SHO motors can be done RWD with a bellhousing from a V6 aerostar.

I have a VH41 in my S13 now

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Why not keep the auto tranny? Is the world stuck on drifting?

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I thought autos were only for towing, and drag racing?

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