Vq30Det S15 200Sx Spec-R

[Tai1or Made]

This is relevant to my interests.

Which include;

Pina coladas.

Soft boiled eggs.

Tasteful engine swaps.

Yachting.

[PN-Mad]

You missed scarves, Will.

[Sunkist]

Amazing build. Maybe shouldn't have sold the 200 and done this lol

[simpletool]

Nice thread. If only you put it in an R33

Will be fun deducing all the functions of the VQ computer with Nistune.

[JH32]

Great build mate, well done - really impressed how everything just fits so well.

Who did the wiring? Looks like it would have been a tough job.

[Tai1or Made]

You missed scarves, Will.

Shit, admods, edit my post for me.

[psi_999]

Great build mate, well done - really impressed how everything just fits so well.

Who did the wiring? Looks like it would have been a tough job.

Cheers mate

I separated and labelled the VQ30 engine loom from the Y33 Cima front cut and took it to a local bloke up here to have it merged into the S15 body/engine loom.

If it wasn't for the ABS component I probably would have sorted it out myself, but old bud did a great job - direct plug in job straight to the S15 'F4' Body loom plug.

[DJRIFT]

these engines are fast coming the new rb25/30. as in every one will be using them in the not so distant future.

top job with your build its very clean and tidy.

[msports180]

Wow that's an epically clean conversion. Awesome work mate.

[psi_999]

Thought i'd get on the VQ bandwagon before bandwagon rolled out

So Simpletool and I got this out onto the street this afternoon, ended up doing about 200km's of road tuning (in 30deg heat so about as hot as it'll ever see )

No leaks, no bangs, no rattles & still handles well (feels like no weight has been added at all) - everything worked as it should.

Tune wise most cruise is now sorted - idle will need a fair bit of work but we seem to be making positive progress (so many idle parameters in Nistune, once its sorted it will be perfect).

Initially we weren't going to tune for boost but ended up seeing 14psi - think its going to go OK

[zei20l]

I was going to ask how it handled with some additional weight up front. you didn't happen to weigh the car before and after the engine swap? also, great writeup! thoroughly jealous, love the S15 shape but I loved my VQ also. together............. well, looks like only you know lol

[zei20l]

I noticed no strut brace, cant fit it over the engine with the bonnet closed?

[wht510]

Love the work mate. Looks like a tidy OEM style installation. Shame Nissan didn't bring the S15 out with a VQ30

[psi_999]

Cheers guys!

Not sure if i'll get a strut brace on it, its all pretty tight up high in the engine bay.

So after a couple of hundered KM's this is the finished engine bay with all systems now hooked up.

And this is how i sorted out the boost controller.

Hopefully tune/skids from here on.

[BakemonoRicer]

Cool thread, lots of quality workmanship.

If you weigh the car let me know, would be interesting to see what the weight distribution etc is like with the bigger engine !!

[Dan_J]

Thought i'd get on the VQ bandwagon before bandwagon rolled out

So Simpletool and I got this out onto the street this afternoon, ended up doing about 200km's of road tuning (in 30deg heat so about as hot as it'll ever see )

No leaks, no bangs, no rattles & still handles well (feels like no weight has been added at all) - everything worked as it should.

Tune wise most cruise is now sorted - idle will need a fair bit of work but we seem to be making positive progress (so many idle parameters in Nistune, once its sorted it will be perfect).

Initially we weren't going to tune for boost but ended up seeing 14psi - think its going to go OK

nice build, i've got a soft spot for the vq30's

the vq30 weighs 200kgs so its the same as the sr20

[Adzmax]

Love it mate, very very clean job you've done.

[LotusGTR]

Yep, exceptional work there. Let me know when's for sale.....

[Tai1or Made]

Chuck me the keys.

VQ love limiters, yeah?

Engine out.

[simpletool]

I want the keys next time Need to compare it to my lowly RB.

An amazing build, it's only now I'm looking at some of the details in the build thread/s that I can see how amazing it was for it to start and run first time with no issues.

I'm keen to sort out the "funny" logic tables in VQ nistune world.

Edited December 21, 2012 by simpletool