my vq35 s14 swap thread pic hevy

[dudewutup]

Originally Posted by turbociv910

good luck with that clutch

its for my ka beater, im 300 miles in with it since this past Sunday and its held great, including a few 2nd gear chirps lol. i took a gamble with xtd but maybe they have actually gotten better....

[revcyanide]

Originally Posted by dudewutup

you can do it man just do like i did and find some sick deals, i work 6 days a week but once i rode in a friends basically stock vq s13 i had a fire under my ass.

hell yeah.


basically the only big parts I have left I need is
mounts, (which I am actually just sent you a PM about)
a FPR (either fuel lab or aeromotive)
the power steering adapter stuff from chase bays
a drive shaft (local place is gonna do it for me)
headers
possibly exhaust. (I have an apexi n1, I may just modify it to work until I can get something a little better.)
shifter relocation (might make this myself)
an ECU, and to get it flashed.
and to do my wiring harness.



so not too much! I am trying to do this right. I am skimping on the parts I have used that I know are good, but overall I am trying to build this right. with a lot of nice stuff that may not be necessarily but I really want.

so far I have

2004 vq35DE with tranny, 0 miles on rebuild with full forged internals.
ACT lightweight flywheel and clutch
chase bays fuel line kit, (REALLY nice, overpriced a little but worth it for me.)
chase bays clutch line
255 fuel pump
the full wiring harness

should be awesome.
mostly all my spare cash has been going to my other project is the problem haha.

[dorrifto]

Originally Posted by revcyanide

hell yeah.


basically the only big parts I have left I need is
mounts, (which I am actually just sent you a PM about)
a FPR (either fuel lab or aeromotive)
the power steering adapter stuff from chase bays
a drive shaft (local place is gonna do it for me)
headers
possibly exhaust. (I have an apexi n1, I may just modify it to work until I can get something a little better.)
shifter relocation (might make this myself)
an ECU, and to get it flashed.
and to do my wiring harness.



so not too much! I am trying to do this right. I am skimping on the parts I have used that I know are good, but overall I am trying to build this right. with a lot of nice stuff that may not be necessarily but I really want.

so far I have

2004 vq35DE with tranny, 0 miles on rebuild with full forged internals.
ACT lightweight flywheel and clutch
chase bays fuel line kit, (REALLY nice, overpriced a little but worth it for me.)
chase bays clutch line
255 fuel pump
the full wiring harness

should be awesome.
mostly all my spare cash has been going to my other project is the problem haha.

My buddy and I have some engine mounts for sale If you need some. shoot me a PM if you need

[dudewutup]

UPDATE.......

well i got a bunch done to the car yesterday trying to get her ready to go. i hit a pretty bad stopping point however...when i press the gas pedal i can hear a change in the idle but the car does not rev..i can manually open the throttle body and it revs just fine. and with the maf unhooked im assuming i get limp mode and it has a low low rev limiter.

other than that my radiator is in as well as the cooling fan and i let her idle yesterday for about a hour trying to burn out that bad gas. ill get a video tomorrow and see if i can pickup the change in idle. i've tried relearning the gas pedal and resetting the ecu with no luck so far. 350z/vq swap gurus step in?


i currently have no o2 sensors since the exhaust shop forgot to weld the bungs.and my engine bay and interior looks like spaghetti.

[cassa_bx]

Havent read this whole thread in a while but how are u manually opening the throttle. You are running the drive by wire setup?

[ka-titties]

you an manually open it with your finger

[dudewutup]

update timemini update......

Stressed for time right now so I can't explain. Did some work this weekend ill explain more soon.

[dudewutup]

hey zilvians i guess this is the update everyone has been waiting for. gas pedal working and most things are temporarily wired up im burning some old ratty gas out im probably going to pump the tank an put some good stuff in. im sending the car off to be wire tucked and the fuse box relocated by q'fabed motorsports aka justin collins. im going to get you guys some action videos once its all said and done. but here is a really crappy teaser or 2.

[eZiR- rps13]

i seem to be having a similar fail safe problem on mine....

[dudewutup]

What's yours doing? I may be able to help some. Have you had nats removed?

[eZiR- rps13]

I actually got the project off Irax...
it'll start up , somewhat idle, press gas pedal it'll lag to rev then die out...
I was told some sensors need to be grounded better (have to find and test them all I suppose) and it might also be bad (really old) gas

[eZiR- rps13]

how's your front sway bar clearance??

[dorrifto]

Originally Posted by dudewutup

hey zilvians i guess this is the update everyone has been waiting for. gas pedal working and most things are temporarily wired up im burning some old ratty gas out im probably going to pump the tank an put some good stuff in. im sending the car off to be wire tucked and the fuse box relocated by q'fabed motorsports aka justin collins. im going to get you guys some action videos once its all said and done. but here is a really crappy teaser or 2.

You get that beast driving or what????

[dudewutup]

Sup guys I've been swamped here lately. I've got a fair amount on my plate I've been working more overtime than what's probably lawful, my wedding is coming up on the 15th of july, and I just bought a house that im fixing up. The great news is that the project is still going strong.

Its over at q'fab motorsports getting one of the best wire tucks money can buy. But im sure your tired of all the excuses how about a couple of pics?

Tons of unused wire removed


And the engine bay with nothing but motor in it.


More to come so don't forget me.

If you want to check q'fab out here is there facebook page
Q Fab'd Motorsports and Wiring Specialists - Local Business - West Columbia, South Carolina | Facebook

[40flash]

I am pumped! Oh, happy day! Finally it runs. Halalulia! I finally got it to give me a code that indicated a problem with the crank sensor and cam sensor. The two work together to tell the ECU what position and RPM the engine is at. What I found was that the cam sensor had a prong that was bent and not in it's hole in the wiring plug. As soon as I found and fixed that it fired right off. It only runs for 20 seconds or so and then dies but its a start. Any ideas?

[Lost8lives]

Dude i am have the same problem with my Tbody. it was working fine started 30 times and worked fine now will not move i have a Bully Dog Watch Dog i am using for guages for now and i set it to show throttle position it only shows %04 at WOT ?? how did you fix your? i have the throttle Body relay wired in and am not throwing any codes related to the Tbody???



thanks

[Taylor Shinobu]

Hey I'm considering doing the same swap on my 97, how did this thing end up?

[dudewutup]

Its still in progress, I should have the final updates within the next week.

[notchtops14]

so did this car ever run right?

[rik boellen]

My car is running at the moment
And no fault codes.
A lot of difference in the wiring in euro version

Nissan 200sx vq35 first start - YouTube

How is your car??

[notchtops14]

Originally Posted by rik boellen

My car is running at the moment
And no fault codes.
A lot of difference in the wiring in euro version

Nissan 200sx vq35 first start - YouTube

How is your car??

Did you do your own wiring?

[rik boellen]

sorry to hijack this tread!

i saw this tread and thought it is possible and because i'm a car electonic expert i did it myself.

i wil do a write up when i do the good harnas (this is test harnas)

regards.

[notchtops14]

Sweet, please do as I am about to start my vq35 s13 swap

[dudewutup]

Update time!

Finally got my car home so I can start playing with it again.

Here are a few teaser pics my ecu is off again to national speed to get some sensors turned off.








Stay tuned.......

[dudewutup]

TIME FOR ANOTHER UPDATE!!

So as im sure you guys have guessed this project has almost come to a finish. ive been driving it around for a few weeks now, i had to send the ecu back in to have everything extra turned off, that was the problem with the safe mode.

the first day after i put tags and insurance on the car the oil pan sprung a huge leak..... some to find out i installed the oil pan gasket wrong on the rear and it slashed it, i pulled the pan off that night and fixed it it was cold as crap and the next day it was snowing. no other hiccups other than that.


A small disclaimer for anyone who will be attempting this swap
as i am sure anyone who has already done this swap will tell you its no joke.

my first great idea to make this swap a little more sleeper like was to keep the stock se rims 225's on the back and 215's on the front.....bad call the first third gear pull i attempted on a cool damp day set the car sideways quick! so i put my saleens on it with some 255's the car still chirps 4th on the right occasion.

if your going to daily the car and still make some track time in make sure you get some good baffles for your exhaust, the 2.5" setup i have going into those 2 cans made me a very high profile car with the police with normal driving.

the powerband on this car comes in hard and fast, i will be swapping out for a j30 rear end very soon those 4.08's make speeding too easy and the gearing is pretty short. i do alot of 2nd gear starts.

start thinking about those z32 brakes now


now what you really want to hear about driving experience
this car is a blast! just respect it!! every gear pulls HARD and at highway speeds in 6th it will still put you back in your seat. the weight balance feels near perfect (ill try to get it on a scale soon). and the gas mileage is exelent i drive 50 miles a day round trip to work i can drive there and back every day with just 7 gallons.


how about some pictures and a video?
you'll have to excuse the quality using my ipod touch for pics till my new phone comes in.



new wheels to help cope with traction




trust me your gonna want to use these if your running headers and duals to two canisters


did i mention i love my saleens


justin collins did a great job an the wire tuck and fuse box relocation


that should give you a good idea of hood clearance on a hood with the bottom supports untouched




stay tuned there is more to come, cant wait to test out my gopro with this thing.

[Turbo Nismo]

It's good to hear your car's running now. Can't wait to see videos of it in action on the street. Btw how much did the swap costed without mentioning all the time and hard work needed to accomplish it?

[dudewutup]

Check the first post for details, some of the parts have gotten cheaper since I started but I've got $3880 in it for just swap related parts and the shell

[PoorMans180SX]

So you get 35mpg? That is awesome! Makes me even more stoked to finish up my swap! Thanks again for all the info.

[blockedwizard]

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[zenkiset]

I see you said you have 3880 (or at the time had 3880) into your swap but that included your shell. also as you said prices have gone down on some parts as this swap has become more popular. but onto my question. I already have my s14 and I am wanting to do this swap. do you think I can do it with $3500? my engine is slowly dying and id rather not keep the old pup on life support anymore ha. hope this gets a quick reply!