Good idea to put 3rd party engine in m35?

[bejjutsu]

Hi All,

I was just thinking the other day, if 325+ HP Cameros and Mustangs are getting 30+MPG highway, while the 280HP 06 M gets only 23, maybe the Engine should be swapped out?
What would this entail? Would it be possible (or a good idea) to retrofit a powerful and economical new engine from Ford, Nissan, GM, Etc?

The VQ35DE is great, but it just drinks way too much gas.

[hahakenny]

Do it and let us know how it goes! Do a write up of the build!

Engine swaps are hit and miss. But it takes one person to set the trend. Good luck.

[bejjutsu]

Right now, I'm thinking that if I have any major engine problem, I will go this direction.
I'd love to be a trend setter, but I'd also love for it to work out of the box and not be a nightmare. I've seen the Nissan Titan engine in an 06 m35, and it seemed to work alright, despite being a fair bit larger than the original.

[EniGmA1987]

The M35 has an engine bay designed to fit a 4.5 liter V8, so you have plenty of room to play with.

[bejjutsu]

Very interesting... So theoretically, any four, six or eight cylinder engine under the sun could be adapted to this car..?

In that case, I might go with something like this: http://wardsauto.com/news-amp-analysis/ ... d-dohc-v-6

Or, a nice Diesel from VW... Anybody have links to Ms with non-Nissan engines?

[The00Dustin]

I'm guessing you'd need to change the transmission too. I don't think it's the engine that is inefficient in these cars.

[wingFeather]

325+ HP Cameros and Mustangs are getting 30+MPG highway

2012 Camaro LT
V6 323 HP
17MPG city / 28MPG hwy
Zero to sixty: 6.1 seconds

THe VQ gets about the same

Pathetic that the Camaro needs 50 more HP for the same 0-60 time

[bejjutsu]

Looks like the company agrees to some extent. Here is a report that Infiniti will be dropping V8s from the entire fleet of cars:

http://www.egmcartech.com/2012/09/06/re ... ts-lineup/