vg30dett 240sx swap?

[Fathead_03]

Hey guys, im lookin to ditch my worn out ka24de and i want to do something people havent done much(sr20det). Im lookin to do the vg30dett and i saw that one guy on here, on his sig. had one in his, and i was wondering if i could find him, or if someone could help me find him, his e-mail, or a way to get ahold of him. Thanks in advance.

[Mr.Sandman]

If you do any swap, specially messing around with a turbo motor. Your going to need atleast a 10 grand. Dont put 10 grand into a vg30dett. Dont get me wrong its not a bad motor. But if your wanting to do something rare, and want still kick ***. swap your ka with an RB motor, theirs plently to find and you need to do your own research on the pricing.

[scir16v]

I know of the guy you're talking about. He's in Indy, and posts on freshalloy alot.

I think he's also selling that car.

[lrb_2000]

yeah, he's selling the car whole... or the complete swap I believe.

[Chezedik]

Florida240sx. He actually seems pretty decent. I would be willing to bet that he would let you know all about it if you were to ask.

[Florida240sx]

My project ha sbeen put on hold due to our sponsor getting hit form the hurricane.And now I'm in the middle of a move, and starting to pack things up. Once I'm setteled again I'll be able to do it. However I do have quite a bit of info I could share. Don't see why there is so much hate for the VG....Why go RB? I like to be different besides the extra .4 dispalcement When do my project I'm going to try my best to keep it twin turbo, but simplicity and less piping nightmare, I may just go for a t-67.

[Chingon]

300sx on freshalloy. Putting down 600+ hp too.

[JDMEnthused]

sorry to dig up an old post but.. Florida240sx how much did u spend on your front clip? and how much have u been into your swap already? im getting 2grand in March and i can get a engine swap ( engine and all the vital necessities for 2250 shipped) but i was just wondering what issues you have came up again, i will be doing the swap with myself and my dad and both of us are well versed with working on said projects.

[Ni2s4s0aSnX]

It deffinately won't cost anywhere near 10 grand for any motor swap if you're planning on doing it yourself, especially a VG30 swap, that's like the cheapest Nissan motor you can buy. A VG30 is a whole lot better motor when it comes to performance then the RB series motors. More displacement, high compression, etc. You can pull like 450h.p. out of a VG motor without even replacing internals.

http://jspecauto.com/catalog_p...id=49

2 grand for the motor and transmission. Shipping is between $200-$375 depending on the motor. I'm pretty sure you can swap it into a 240sx, I know for sure that the VG30DE can be swapped into the 240sx, but I don't know for for a fact that you can swap the VG30DETT.

[HashiriyaS14]

A VG30DETT would be a pretty costly swap, then there's the problem that they're a pain in the arse to work on.

Has anyone ever tried an L28ET swap? It should be DAMNED close to drop-in, given the similarities to the KA, and you can seriously get a good running L28ET for like $500.

I saw a built one making 400hp going for $2500. Besides, they sound redonkulous and parts are cheap and plentiful.

Has anyone ever tried this? I know the RB is a better engine and blah blah blah, but the L28 would just be so cost-effective....

[Ni2s4s0aSnX]

Hey, HashiriyaS14. What part of the DC metro area do you live in. I live in Loudoun. I haven't seen many North VA/Dc Metro area Nico members.

[HashiriyaS14]

I'm in Arlington, but I work in Tysons.

For some local action, try http://www.midatlantic240sx.com

Lots of DC area people, although we've got a lot on here too, including:-2BNS13-IWannaS15-MaximusNISMO

Anyway....wow, you certainly have a lot of cars man. That's a pretty sweet little collection you've got going there.

[Ni2s4s0aSnX]

Thanks, I'll try that site.

[nab911]

I had heard about this idea a while back and forgot it in 5 minutes after hearing how much work is involved in doing a vg30dett... but I have a lot of friend that work at z1 and after talking to them last night i found out that the vg30de will almost bolt right up. I think im going to do that and if i really need to go turbo later then i will. I have a friend that has an n/a z with 300hp before his 100 shot. Its the fastest na z in the country. Im going to z1 tommarow to talk to the guys and ill let you know what all i find out.

[JDMEnthused]

im actually contemplating this swap and am going to start the swap in march.. i can get all the parts fabricated in the family so.. no worries there.. only worries are fitment issues ( master cylinder, steering rack clearance under the oil pan, wiring will be a major *****, transmission tunnel, crossmember and fitment of the TT setup.. i have talked to 300sx and he says the swap is time consuming and you have to have alot of patience.. i know how to get by most of the issues..

you also have to get a custom driveshaft made. 395 plus shipping from driveshaft shop in TX..