just some general information and help wanted

[MeanGreenS13]

hey guys, after a short dabble in the domestic world im beginning to see where i belong is with nissan... the mustang is 3500lbs... heavy and makes 220whp... needs to be light with lots of power lol Anyway... im kinda looking towards doing an S14 with a VH45DE in it. Ive got about 5 hours in searching this morning and if found some basic information but not exactly the things im looking for.

one of the main things that i did find was that its forged steel crank and rods in the vh45de through a google search, if thats wrong please correct me. I already knew about the factory 6 bolt mains with girdle, the girdle seems to be very typical of 90% of factory nissan engines.

Couple things im looking to find out, are listed below. Any help would be great and i thank everyone in advance!

- Is the VH45DE an open or closed deck motor

- whats the usual limit on stock internals? im looking to go for about 450whp

- who if anyone makes camshafts for these engines and what do they sound like and specs? (ive seen a thread on here already, just looking for a little more info, ive already pmed the person who started that thread)

- has anyone experimented with having the factory heads ported and polished? what kind of power gains? worth the money? (again ive seen a couple thing son the internet but not very descriptive..)

[maxnix]

I think this is the only Nissan V8 with a lower reinforcing girdle.

Closed deck.

Might not be quite possible with just camshafts and headers. 400+ CHP probably is. You are on your own with camshafts, and a lot of dynamometer time and and ECU programming.

Ported and polished won't do you much without forced induction.

Read the VH/VK threads for more answers, and where this post may be moved by a moderator.

[MeanGreenS13]

my bad i thought i had put it in VH/VK sorry. Im gonna have to talk to some people. I know the VH45DE they had in the G35 Rolex Car was putting around 450whp on motor... im gonna have to talk to them and see if they can give me some pointers...

[elwesso]

im pretty sure they have the VK45 (STUPID) in that car, nota VH45DE. HUGE difference.

read up in the VH/VK forums.

heres a teaser: People are running nearly stock VH45's to 500HP at 9000 RPM all day. headers and cams being the main mods.