V8 R32

[ANDY32]

I WAS DOING SOME FIGURES ABOUT THE LEGALLITY OF PUTTING A Q45 INFINITY MOTOR INTO AN R32 THE GTR V SPEC WEIGHS 1500KG. WHICH MEANS A 4500CC. MOTOR COULD BE PUT IN. I HAVE A Q45 MOTOR BOX AND DIFF 3.6 I HAVE DONE SOME MEASURING AND THINK IT WOULD FIT. THE ADVANTAGE OF THE MOTOR SWAP IS TO GET 550KW.MIN. AT A REASONABLE PRICE ,DOES ANYONE KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE THIS AS ALTHOUGH I HAVE GONE INTO MOST DETAILS EXPERIENCE OF A FINISHED PROJECT WOULD BE OF HELP.

[meggala]

good luck getting it in there

seriosuly you might find the strut tower are to close.

I still reckon rb26 with t88 should get you there but thats jsut me

meggala

/ like I can talk I put an sr into an r32

[SHUTO-BOY]

andy-would the weight of the engine be an issue? IMHO i can see this conversion in an r33, but not really in r32? and are you gonna turbocharge it?

i know a late model supra with a lexus V8(big single turbo) in wa

[Roy]

I don think weight is an issue, arent the VH45s an all alloy motor, (vs RB cast iron block/alloy head)

Worst car scenario cut and shut inner guards or fabricate space frame front end for wishbones etc, etc. ( Yes i live in La La land)

[ANDY32]

THATS RIGT ROY I ACTUALLY HAVE THE MOTOR AND BOX SITTING IN THE ENGINE BAY AND THE CLEARANCE TO GUARD TO WHEEL IS SIMILAR TO OLD MOTOR I DIDNT MEASURE IT BEFORE BUT IT LOOKS OK .I THINK THE 32 CROSSMEMBER IS GOING TO GO BLOODY CLOSE TOFITTING IT THE EXHAUSTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CUSTOM EXTRACTORS BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE CHOKING OF THE STANDARD MANIFOLDS YOU SEE WHY THEY PICK UP POWER SO EASILY WITH A BIT OF FIDDLING IT MAY ONLY NEED A SLIGHT BONNET MASSAGE FOR CLEARANCE .AS FAR AS BANG FOR BUCK I FEEL FOR LESS THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A N AVERAGE 26 THIS WILL LEAVE IT COUGHING. THE STREET MACHINE SKYLINE DID A BEST OF 10.8 LAST NIGHT ,ON RAY HALL PUNCHING IN CONS.550KW. THE 4.5 SHOULD DO 10.2 I KNOW WHEN THE FLAG DROPS THE BULLSHIT STOPS ,BUT I RECKON ITS GOING TO BE A WEOPON.

[Pva_Glue]

umm Good luck mate...

btw I think your "Caps Lock is ON"!!

[red17]

Mate of mine is doing this in a Silvia. Motor is in the engine bay now, requires no modification to firewall or strut towers to fit. Needs a fairly elaborate crossmember and gearbox mount, but its do'able.

He has gotten approvals from transport to do it, however he has to have it all signed off by an engineer and have it brake tested before it will be registered. He spent a VERY long time researching it and discovered that just about ALL nissan engine bays have very similar dimensions, plus crossmembers are pretty much all the same (apart from the 4wd vehicles GTR etc.)

The difference in weight between the VH41DE and the CA18DET is about 50kg. The advantages of all alloy

Red17

[T0nyGTSt]

A Q45 powered Skyline would be something I would particularly enjoy.

Deep down I do not like turbos. I am a knuckle dragger at heat liking Corvettes and TVR's and the like.

If someone can shove a 4.5 into an r33 GTSt, I'd like to see it.

I would not do this to an r32 GT-R V-Spec though...

T.

[Soulja]

ANDY32 go for it!!!! putting a v8 into a skyline has been a dream for mine for along time. v8 turbo set-ups can put up 2 1000rwhp very easy!!!!!!

[Sonic]

Originally posted by Soulja

ANDY32 go for it!!!! putting a v8 into a skyline has been a dream for mine for along time. v8 turbo set-ups can put up 2 1000rwhp very easy!!!!!!

Eddy Tassone's made up to 1500 rwhp in his VH Commodore.

Twin turbo 6.3L (383cui) Holden 5L stroker. F$%kin' awesome...

[GILTY]

TonyGTST, from what I can gather, ANDY32 is not putting the Q45 into a 32 V Spec, but because the heaviest of the 32's was 1500kg, you can transplant that engine into ANY of the 32 series Skylines, therefore allowing you to go for a clapped our 32 GTST for nix to use as the donor vehicle.

I know a guy at TTR in Brisbane who has a quad cam v8 in a Silvia also, but he is having problems with the legalities because of weight issues too.

[B-Man]

A Q45 powered Skyline would be something I would particularly enjoy

Hmmmmmmm - that would be unique..............

[T0nyGTSt]

If I won the lotto I'd buy Brendan's car and shuv in a Q45 v8...

Turbos are shit.

T.

[ANDY32]

UNFORTUNATELY TO TURBO IT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION AS YOU ARE ONLY LEGALLY ALLOWED 2.5 TIMES BODY WEIGHT SO MAX. CAPACITY WOULD BE 3750CC. AND YES YOURE RIGHT I AM NOT FIDDLING WITH A V SPEC. I HAVE TALKED TO SOME ENGINEERS WHO PUT THEIR YES ONTO MODS. RE;SILVIAS WITH A Q45 WITH MIXED FEEDBACK SO IT WOULD CONCERN ME IF I HAD A PRANG IN A SILVIA HENCE R32 AND PERSONAL OPINION ONLY, I FEEL THEY ARE CLASSIC SKYLINE SO ON THAT NOTE I WILL SAY G00DNIGHT

[Birty]

Originally posted by ANDY32

UNFORTUNATELY TO TURBO IT IS OUT OF  THE QUESTION AS YOU ARE ONLY LEGALLY ALLOWED 2.5 TIMES BODY WEIGHT SO MAX. CAPACITY WOULD BE 3750CC.

What do you mean. How do you plan on putting the v8 in there then if the max capacity is 3750.

[ANDY32]

BIRTY I WAS RESPONDING TO AN POSTING RE; TURBOCHARGING IT .THE FORMULA FOR NON TURBO IS 3 TO 1 THEREFORE 1500X3=4500 HOPE THAT CLEARS THE CONFUSION .

[NA_R33]

hmmm this sounds sweet, i think i might do some research into this.

[dkonig]

Is that for all states, the rule where you can have a max of 3750cc with a turbo? is this the same if it were going into a 33?

[ANDY32]

NO FOR A 33 THE ENGINE DISPLACEMENT WOULD BE MORE AS ALTHOUGH I HAVENT RESEARCHED INTO IT I THINK THAT A 33 TOP SPEC GTR WOULD WEIGH MORE THAN THE SAME 32, IF IT WEIGHED 1540KG? THEN YOU COULD PUT A 4620CC. NON TURBO OR A 3850CC. TURBO.I CAN ONLY SAY FOR QLD. AS I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT OTHER STATES.

[red17]

Well my mate has the permits and the go ahead from the engineers to put it in a Silvia so putting it in a 32 or 33 shouldnt be a problem. This is in Perth btw. So ive got no idea if it would be legal over your side of the country.

Red17