R35 Engines?

[Blitz]

From experience over the past few months i can tell you that a brand new Porsche 997 Turbo crate engine from the mother land is gonna cost you $155,000, since the GTR is suppose to be a turbo for half the price, would it be wrong to assume that you would be paying 50-70ish grand for a new crate engine for the GTR?

Good guess.

A brand new VR38 will cost you 4.2 Million Yen in Japan (Approx $65K AUD) plus shipping, taxes and import duty etc.

[funkymonkey]

LS3 engine weighs about the same and makes more power... why would you want a VR38? what sets the R35 apart from other cars is the chassis and the bits that connect the engine to the road... putting it in anything that's ancient defeats the purpose.

lol by those calculations its cheaper to buy a new R35 and sell the gearbox to the US and keep the engine instead of buying one out of Nissan JP. Maybe fit an RB26 into the shell that's left over?

[zillaman]

my dads thinkin about a 350z v6 in his r32 gtst which he is getting ready for pure track work he probably would do that 350z v6 if he had the money

[funkymonkey]

my dads thinkin about a 350z v6 in his r32 gtst which he is getting ready for pure track work he probably would do that 350z v6 if he had the money

tell him to put in a 3.7L engine out of a V36 skyline instead.

[boost_junkieR32]

Of course sourcing an engine in the next 12 months will be almost impossible. However, in 4-5 years time, with many R35s out here on the road and track, being written off/smashed up, no doubt engines will become available. But forget warranty. Won't happen. Just imagine putting one of these engines in a R32gtst or S13-S15 - lighter cars by some way compared to the R35 - and you could keep the engine bog stock (no epa/police issues) and you would have the ultimate 10 sec sleeper. Or drifter. Or showcar. Yum.

[Duncan]

conversions will be out of the question with vr38....it is a very wide motor there is no way it will fit between the strut towers of the r3x or s1x chasis. even in the gtr it won't fit out the top you would have to drop if out the bottom.

its much wider than a vq35 or dinosaur motors like ls1

[funkymonkey]

its much wider than a vq35 or dinosaur motors like ls1

tub much? or peanut butter tube frame time.

[rb2634datto]

lol your all nuts

i had a pipe dream once about puting r35 skyline gear in a datsun

it just had to be to technical

im back to rb30/26es now

[hkspwr]

Was it really necessary to dig up a 2 year old thread.........

[handbrake]

http://wot.motortrend.com/6678029/aftermar...gine/index.html

Kris has alluded to this on the news page.

[GTScotT]

Was it really necessary to dig up a 2 year old thread.........

13 posts to your name, are you sure you are qualified to make this comment?

[hkspwr]

You make a fair point, however I have been floating around here for quite a bit longer than him and therefore my e-penis is bigger than his.....

Edited August 19, 2010 by hkspwr

[demon33]

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