HR31 GTS-8 Coupe on its first proper outing

[OuchMyHead11]

Is that in hamilton?

[whanganui00]

sounds teh goods

[4runnerakadougy]

nice man gr8 job i saw same engine ass that in a r33 nice swap man

[unharmonix]

Thanks! Not far from completing it, just have to build a custom sump & cams for the new motor, then it will be ready to drop in. Have given it a bit of a panel & paint too :)

[barbados026]

love this thing mate, it's indeed a beast

any word on the hybrid you are/were building?

[unharmonix]

See above, not far to go... the machining done to the block and heads of the new setup should bring it to 10.76:1 compression, not bad!

[Razeil7317]

lol i owned this car before you but gave it back to the guy i bought ir off nice job what you have done with it dude:)

[s2k12]

Damn it's hard to not think about this swap for my z31 lol.

[unharmonix]

You wouldn't be silly doing it! Mint engine, gobs of torque, big revs, sounds amazing... go for it!

[s2k12]

Any idea on how heavy the engine is?

[unharmonix]

Yeah, 220kg minus exhaust manifolds... it's lighter than turbo RB engines.

[s2k12]

Thanks.

[latinoboi681]

great car, how much did d vh41 cost u?, and wat oder mods u plannin 2 get?

[unharmonix]

Cheers :) VH41DE Cima halfcut was only 800 bucks, I wrangled a good deal there. Have since rebuild bottom end to VH45 internals, working on custom cams, new exhaust system etc... eventually I want 150HP NOS kit too ;)

[ValhallianRider]

Fuck yea Mettler thats mean az.

Real men drive V8's :D

[gryphontaboo]

hey, what gearbox did you mate with the engine? I'm doing some research about Vq30det engine convertion for a Hr31 too. nice ride.

[VL2RBO]

sounds tough, but thats just plain fkn wrong

[unharmonix]

No, no it's not. What's wrong is a car company fitting a heavier, smaller capacity, inferior engine into their prestige sports car when they could have fitted their LeMans pedigree quad cam V8. RB engines, while they're decent, are not as good as the quad cammer.

[unharmonix]

I'd just like to add that having fitted this engine, replacing the long front heavy RB, has improved the weight balance of the car and therefore the handling too.

[unharmonix]

It's a Nissan quad cam alloy V8, VH41DE (you get the VH45DE in the states in infiniti Q45s). It's a far superior motor than chev or ford options, for a fraction of the price too.

[latinoboi681]

We also get d VH41 in d states(its in d 97-01 Q45s) but w/o VVT, our VH45(in 90-95 VQs) cums w/ VVT, d 96 models were left w/o VVT due to emissions, I like American V8s, but other den VVT, wat else makes d Nissan V8 better den d ford or chevy options?

[unharmonix]

American V8s are sweet, but the Nissan V8 is better than many due to having a high volumetric efficiency, excellent design originating from group C prototype Le Mans racing, light weight, and is very cheap for what you get. It comes standard with a very strong 6 bolt bottom end.

[latinoboi681]

in d states we also get d VH41 in our Q45s(97-01) but w/o VVT, but our 90-95 Q45s get d VH45 w/ VVT, in 96 VVT was removed due to emissions, also i like American V8s but other den VVT and cheaper price wat makes d nissan V8 a better engine den ford or chevy engines?

[JimPrower]

Hm...What V8? the manifold somewhat resembled a sideways Chevy LT4, or perhaps a ford 5.0...

I'm a clueless yankee, by the way...

[nomuken1]

oh cool! i bet there was lots of milling and stuff hey

[unharmonix]

Little bit of milling and alloy welding, nothing too serious.

[sil80turbo]

dude are you from NZ? fucking bad ass.

[unharmonix]

Yeah, from Hamilton. Man if you think this is badass now, it's nothing compared to when I reassemble the engine over the next few months! Over 100HP more and a fully revised exhaust system on the way to change the sound!

[nomuken1]

hi mate what box did you use?

[unharmonix]

Toyota W57 5 speed.

[nomuken1]

Thanks for the reply mate.

did you make an adaptor ? if so where did you get it?

[unharmonix]

Nah, adaptor plates are a shit way of doing it. Modified auto bellhousing ftw!

[Boostin1503]

You're on the wrong side of the road!!! ANIMAL!!! LOL jk Sounds and looks great!

[natty270]

i dreamt of fitting an Infiniti V8 to my old Silo but never went any further than that.Guy's that's Fucking Awsome! imagine that back in 87 at Bathurst! lol... great job

[NFORSA]

so your the one leaving all your rubber behind at ACC, hahahaha... Good stuff man sounds

B E A U - T I - F U L !!

[icredr31]

YESSSS

that is the shit

im hooked- ive gotta do this