300zx Z32 VH45DE engine transplant

[txfirehawk]

holy crap. And ITB's to boot! Very nice motor!

[RIEKSONE]

is it automatic

[XR4turbo]

Does the VH45 come with ITB's stock?

[Dunk300zxTT]

@XR4turbo No it has an 'octopuss' type inlet manifold with single butterfly.

[XR4turbo]

@Dunk300zxTT Sounds pretty bad. Did you use sport bike ITB's?

[Dunk300zxTT]

@XR4turbo Originally it was going to have Suzuki Hayabusa ITB's. They were to be spaced out and the linkages lengthened also. I think there was a problem with a suitable injector though so bespoke ITB's were designed and made and these are they :-)

[RosesForTheDead7]

those cams are lumpy as fuck man.. sounds mean.. but that timing is sooo fucked it reminds me of my mini lol good times,, used to have 1330cc a series with 274 kent cam.. sounded awesome. similar to this.. just without that V8 power.. have you got any vids now its a better map and dynod??

[Dunk300zxTT]

@RosesForTheDead7 John posted a video a while ago of it running better... Enjoy the V8 soundtrack ;-)

search for johndixon300, video title is "500zx Compilation"

[bronxkidd23]

@xxnissansilivaxx..the original VH45DE was used on the inifiniti Q45 in '89-'96 (Q45 had the Q50 platform)

[danielbarbu]

hahah i love how the starter sounds :D

[HolyShitBobMcBob]

r those ITBs???

[mlawre10]

any new updates in the car?

[biggdaddy2001]

love the lash adjusters tapping away

[xxnissansilviaxx]

that motor wats it out of?

[xxnissansilviaxx]

that motor i mean

[xxnissansilviaxx]

that motor i mean

[tur6o7414]

dnt go v8 i say i ride that 6all day

[drizzetsrevenge]

@tur6o7414 That's why you loose all day. STEP UP or your going to get knocked down!

[nightmathzombieethan]

Timing!!!!

[jmorgan118]

cool swap. sounds like it has some valve train noise though.

[teflond0n]

wow... wouldnt this, tuned and run in, wipe the smiles of a falcodore driver....

[steinkbomb]

sick shit, im in the process of doing this exact build... sounds like she's got a little engine tick though.

[devo4g63]

Nice work, sounds tough as. What tranny are you running??? Where did you get the adaptor from??? I'm in Victoria, and want to build an R31 VH45DETT drag car, i already have the car and the motor, Cheers.

[estar334]

try mazwork & the tranny is usually the z32 tranny with an adapter plate from mazwork

[twistymcslide]

im in the united states, look into mazworkz . com . they make all youd need , and make some mount reloation plates , weld them in , use the oem nissan mounts. as for trans, personally for a drag car , id go th350 . theres a guy on here , user name gsrsteve , runs 11's on that set up in an s14 , he also has a 300zx with the vh45 , i own the s13 with the vh45 video is called " the 450sx " . youll probably have to notchthe frame for the alt to clear , let me know if you need any help.

[devo4g63]

Thanks heaps, I'll let you know how I go, cheers.

[jdmitr4lyfe]

what car does this motor come out of?

[devo4g63]

The motor comes from a few different cars, but the most common is the Infiniti Q45.

[Dunk300zxTT]

UPDATE: This car is 95% finished and on the road. Needs running in and dyno mapping and the suspension sorted. The all-aluminium V8 is lighter than the cast-iron V6 and has messed up the front spring/damper rates. For more info search for Youtube user "johndixon300" as it is his car :-)

[RoboTekno]

no make it a vh45dett 300zx  :D

[javierandrez]

DAMMNNN bet it kills anythin on de streets

[seclia23]

dude that thing is so out of time its not funny lol needs some oil for them lifters too

[Dunk300zxTT]

As said eariler, at the start of the vid it was running on a VERY basic map just to get it fired up. It's running on a better map now but nowhere near perfect. Will be put on a dyno soon! Lifters are solid, cams have a wild profile so that's the reason for the noise. :-)

[twistymcslide]

your sooooo right , LOL... only other thing i can think of makeing the noie would be the slack side chain guides. things hurting though .

[anime891]

Does the engine fit perfectly on the engine bay of the 300zx? What do I need to do the swap? I'm planning to do so soon.

[austmetallica2289]

Hey mate, putting a VH 45 in my 260z, what are the ITB off, is this a custom job or a kit?

[johndixon300]

Custom job mate. May have another set available soon.

[striker3523]

What's hammering?

[Dunk300zxTT]

The solid lifters. The cams are too wild for hydraulic lifters.

[nemo1080]

time for some turbos

[Dunk300zxTT]

No way! This should be 550++hp when it's done with no turbo lag ;-)

[twoeightythreez]

Wow, need a lot of work on your timing and fuel maps...but impressive nonetheless.

[Dunk300zxTT]

Yes, it was an initial map just to get the engine running while we checked for oil leaks, water leaks etc etc.

The car will be mapped fully soon!

[danefmiller]

nice, keep us updated on this project

[n3n3rokinutube]

what a monster!

nice rpm gauge

where u get it from?