Inline Customz;237616 wrote:
Guys, My buddy has a** jdm vg30dett, tranny, wiring harness, and intercooler sittin in his garage on a pallet and he wants $1200** for the works. I dont want to do that swap even though it would be the best bang for my buck because of the wiring. The harness on the motor is insanely complicated and hardly any of it matches up w/ the current wiring in the car. Fabrication isn't the problem, wiring is. The 4g63 and the sr20 have very simple wiring set ups so i wil more then likely go with one of those.

If only...damn I wish I had the cash. That way I could keep to my DSM ways in a sense and have a spare motor/tranny on hand. Haha.

zbrown;237627 wrote:
What post of yours isn't useless??

I believe the answer is none... all of his posts are completely useless

JN210;235022 wrote:
useless post.....post ONLY if you know what your talking about on the thread specifications...thank you.

What post of yours isn't useless??

Inline Customz;237616 wrote:
Guys, My buddy has a jdm vg30dett, tranny, wiring harness, and intercooler sittin in his garage on a pallet and he wants $1200 for the works. I dont want to do that swap even though it would be the best bang for my buck because of the wiring. The harness on the motor is insanely complicated and hardly any of it matches up w/ the current wiring in the car. Fabrication isn't the problem, wiring is. The 4g63 and the sr20 have very simple wiring set ups so i wil more then likely go with one of those.

Or.....

spend 2 hrs wiring in a standalone of your choice on the vg30........ and be 1000x's better off

there is nothing to wiring in a standalone with a flying lead harness

GhettoFabulousCRX;235046 wrote:
Oh well. It's totally worth working on.

Hell yeah it is!

z31;235043 wrote:
That's a fact :deal:

should be a given once you open the hood....:)

JN210;235037 wrote:
A z32 is nothing but a pain in the ass to work on

That's a fact :deal:

GhettoFabulousCRX;235032 wrote:
step one. sell z31. step two. buy z32

eh, A z32 is nothing but a pain in the ass to work on IMO, If I ever get a new car, its gonna be an S14.....other than that....very good advice indeed lol.

JN210;235028 wrote:
not anywhere close my friend...lots of modifications needed to the engine bay...its the transmission that I believe is a direct fit.

Yeah IDK. I'm glad I already have a z32 with the TT swap already done.

GhettoFabulousCRX;235032 wrote:
step one. sell z31. step two. buy z32

Hell yeah! Best advice ever.

D S ohM;235026 wrote:
wouldn't the VG30DETT be a direct swap into a z31?

not anywhere close my friend...lots of modifications needed to the engine bay...its the transmission that I believe is a direct fit.

JN210;235025 wrote:
yep, the engine is....but really does depend on how you do all the fabricating and stuff.

wouldn't the VG30DETT be a direct swap into a z31?

D S ohM;235024 wrote:
I wouldn't mind doing a boosted VQ swap after learning a little more about it today. But I think I'm still going to stick with my VG30DETT.

Also, a complete VG30DETT is roughly 1500 on osaka.

yep, the engine is....but really does depend on how you do all the fabricating and stuff.

Also, a complete VG30DETT is roughly 1500 on osaka.

GhettoFabulousCRX;235021 wrote:
Holy fuck 10K your kidding right? Yes it is a stock engine, that is built to take boost. VG30DE's are gonna run you about the same exact price and you will have to build it to handle boost. Snag up a ZTT motor and tranny for about 1500$ and start from there.

well, 10K was an example, and I do agree. Im only saying that its not really worth it in my opinion, you have a Z32 so you can agree with the limited engine space and if you really wanna do some hardcore modifications the engine needs to come out....more than once.

zbrown;235020 wrote:
speak for yourself....

useless post.....post ONLY if you know what your talking about on the thread specifications...thank you.

JN210;235019 wrote:
I think people who do the engine swaps do it more for the "wow" factor than power...because If you spent 10K on a VG30DETT swap for a STOCK engine

Holy fuck 10K your kidding right? Yes it is a stock engine, that is built to take boost. VG30DE's are gonna run you about the same exact price and you will have to build it to handle boost. Snag up a ZTT motor and tranny for about 1500$ and start from there.

JN210;235019 wrote:
I think people who do the engine swaps do it more for the "wow" factor than power....

speak for yourself....

GhettoFabulousCRX;235012 wrote:
You say that as if you'd have a whole bunch more with a VQ. Who cares if theres more room. Does extra room in the bay make your car faster? Filling it with a snail or two and some charge pipe does.

well, not only does it mean hardly any engine room...but, means that itd be a pain in the ass to work on, and would cost a shitload of money to put in a STOCK engine, rather than have that money go for modifications to the original VG30E. I think people who do the engine swaps do it more for the "wow" factor than power...because If you spent 10K on a VG30DETT swap for a STOCK engine, you could have a pretty badass VG30ET for that. However, If I could, a VG30DETT would be sweet, if it didnt cost so damn much for it, all comes down to pricing.

GhettoFabulousCRX;234966 wrote:
Not a bad upgrade if you wanted to stay NA. But as far as price goes you could get a vg30dett and do a few nice mods and make WAY more power than a VQ.

yes, you could do that....but then you would have no engine room whatsoever...