SR20 / Z33 swap

[Hollywood]

$2000 for the stand alone includes the E6X, custom harness, map sensor, install, and tuning.
naturaly the swap will include a front mount, and exhaust (thats what I meant by piping) and we will include a fuel pump forgot to mention that.

the swap should make about 250whp (depending on boost settings)

thats about the same as a stock 350Z.

at this point your $4700 into the mods, and its not really any faster, how ever at this point your really only a turbo, injectors, manifold and a wastegate away from 400hp from. and there would be no aditional labor charge if done at the same time, really just $1500 in parts.

in the customers defense, this car will not be a show car or a street car, its going to be a club racer. and having the SR20 is probably alot cheaper to maintain then the VQ35, in race form.

[aaronlosey]

unless you do a front mount, fuel pump, bigger turbo, injectors, ect, full exhuast, boost controller.... you will be stuck at the stock vq35 hp with the sr20.

and why doesn't he just do a power fc? 2000 is a bit much for an ecu when the budget is so small. i think i pay 750 for those new, and they just plug right in. the map sensor kit is another 150 or so i think.


anyways, dollar for dollar, hp is going to be cheaper with the vq motor already in the car, your reasoning simply doesn't add up. but if the customer simply wants the swap, or is all out for light weight in the end, go for it. don't do it for the wrong reasons.

[Hollywood]

the SR20 motor set was $1000
we are using a crossmember from a clip from a different swap
to install the motor with the fab work I am charging $1200
the stand alone ECU/ and install will be $2000
other labor, pulling the VQ, piping on the SR, will be $500
comes to about $4700

the 350Z turbo kits that we sell start at $5500 installed

so the SR20 would be $800 less, but make 100hp less

[Mike Peters]

i have a hard time understanding that logic.

your looking at 250rwhp from about 4k in engine/parts + labor on top of that. + fabrica

whatever

[Hollywood]

personaly I like the Z as it is, I would keep the motor NA and lighten it up, along with a better LSD and some coilovers.

but for some peope power is a must, and doing the SR swap is cheaper then the turbo kit

[Mike Peters]

i dont understand performing this swap in 2006.

chris's car is cool and was really cool back when i 1st saw it because boosted vq's were still blowing up at a rate worthy enough to mass produce al quaida labeled engine covers for them.

now its 2006, and the motors have been figured out, why change it to a 4 cylinder thats almost 1/2 the displacement of the stock one?

whatever i dont know why i even wasted time posting this. to each his own

[Hollywood]

its for a customers car.
he wants us to make the kit, I just want to make sure I am not stepping on anyone elses existing designs.
I am thinking its not to complicating, using the SR's crossmember we could probably fab that to the Z33, the motor should fit with out any problem. the trany mounts could be difficult depending on how it fits with the motor bolts in. I have a place that makes drive shafts, that shouldnt be a problem.

I dont know how serious the customer is, but if we end up doing the job I will post up some pics

[Slapshotnerd]

no kit, that i know of. Talk to chris forsberg / LS Auto.

[Hollywood]

I am sure this has come up, is there a kit availible for the SR20 swap into a Z33? I am sure you need a drive shaft, trany mount, and motor mounts. but it would be nice if a kit already existed.