Ben Dony Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 i'm lookin at puttin a infinity v8 into a r32 or a s13 im buildin a drift car.. is this goin to be hard to do??????? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kessian Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Bloke the silviawa forums dropped a vh45de into a s13. Have a look on those forums about it. I do remember though he had to cut a hole in the bonnet because the engine is pretty high. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3891356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignuz Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Hard choice.. S13's and R32's both have such tough stances.. Although the 32 is more suited to circuit imo.. The s13 retains the dirty dirty ghetto Jap Spec dorifto look more.. I'm not being bias.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3891454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous_t Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Go a VH41DE, superior motor, except the 0.4 displacement... the blocks are the same so you can "stroke" it back to 4.5 using the VH45 inners. If you do get a VH45, for the love of god don't get the USDM version, its a bucket of shit compared to JDM. R32 would be better choice as it would give better weight distibution than the rb, would leave you with more room to work on the bitch to But the VH45 is about the same weight as an SR20DET if you include the turbo running gear, so the weight itself doesn't change just where it sits. Oh yeah, good luck with the bonnet http://forums.nicoclub.com/zeroforum?id=193 is your new friend. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3891485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun O Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I dunno how hard it is to find a RHD VH45, you will have issues with a few things with the LHD afaik, not really worth it You can use VH45 pistons and crankshaft in the VH41 to bring it to 4.5L VH engines are all alloy so nice and light, very over engineered engines. You will probably have to go for custom pistons if you want to put anymore than 6psi boost in it but I think the VQ30DET pistons may be a good swap but unconfirmed I believe Other than that you would just need custom engine mounts, adapter plate for gearbox (VG, RB, W57, R154 all solid choices), custom driveshaft, custom exhaust manifold and there will be a few other bits and pieces that you may need but nothing too major People have done twin turbo VH45 into S13 so it's definitely do-able Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3891541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
infamous_t Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 lol, since when did the Japanese have left hand drive? USDM VH45DE Engine is a piece of shit & LHD, all others are RHD. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3891672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Dony Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 yea i would like to put one in a r32. i may twin turbo it or supercharge it. i dunno yet. thnx for all ur help ppl Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3892865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eug Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 i'm lookin at puttin a infinity v8 into a r32 or a s13 im buildin a drift car.. is this goin to be hard to do??????? you'll want some decent revs for drift. probably best to rebuild it also. hard... yes yea i would like to put one in a r32.i may twin turbo it or supercharge it. i dunno yet. thnx for all ur help ppl wouldn't be my pick of motor for drifting. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3892890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Dony Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 i just want somethin unique lol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3892975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eug Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 i just want somethin unique lol ?? my mate did this conversion into an r33 close to 4 years ago even with a huffer now Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3893032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTS4WD Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 my mate did this conversion into an r33 close to 4 years ago even with a huffer now Isn't there a thread of this build? What model skyline do you want to drop it into?.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-3893482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBS206 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 you'll want some decent revs for drift. probably best to rebuild it also.hard... yes wouldn't be my pick of motor for drifting. You don't need revs for drifting! If you needed all these "revs" why would the Holden V8 boys be able to compete so well, considering they only rev to 5500RPM... An engine that produces torque, with a well matched gearbox and diff is what you need. Think about it, the V8s frying tyres in second gear at 5500RPM odd, are spinning the rears at 130KM/h... Stock skyline, with a stock gearbox/diff is revving at 7000RPM and only spinning the tyres at 100km/h, match the skyline motor to a V8 gearbox/diff, and what happens, it dies in the ass in 2nd, because all of a sudden, at peak revs, it's attempting to spin the wheels at 165km/h... Affectively attempting to use 3rd gear! But the Skyline (And most Jap cars for that fact) are setup to produce power by the way of revs, not torque. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-4002649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farch Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) i've been looking into vh45 converion into a 180sx, the biggest problem i can see is with the exhaust manifolds. the engine being DOHC makes the heads wide and the fact it's 90 degree v8 mean that modifying the chassis os needed to get to the exhaust manifold to fit. by the way if anyones got info on what the clearances are and if there is enough room for block a hugging exhaust as iam very interested in this as i am very keen in this sort converion. as my 180 will end up with either a VQ30DET or VH45 and if all else fails RB26 by the way according to my engineer the maximum na engine you can put in an S13 is just over 5L and 4L for a turbo. so theres no sortage of choice. Edited May 19, 2009 by farch Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-4603456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphid Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 There is alot of misinformation in this thread already, so I wouldn't be listening too much to what has been said... It's probably best to head to the NICO forums VH section -> http://forums.nicoclub.com/zeroforum?id=193 It's the bible Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-4604086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BezerkR32 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 or you could chev it. LS1 making 300kw atw @ 7000rpm. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-4606776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Massive Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 twin turbo- from what i have heard it fun sounds like a real head f**k. enjoy urself ... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-4607866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike831 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Go a VH41DE, superior motor, except the 0.4 displacement... the blocks are the same so you can "stroke" it back to 4.5 using the VH45 inners.If you do get a VH45, for the love of god don't get the USDM version, its a bucket of shit compared to JDM. R32 would be better choice as it would give better weight distibution than the rb, would leave you with more room to work on the bitch to Hate to dig up old threads like this, but this has shown up prominently on several google searches I've made, and I just wanted to try and clarify on this so the wrong information isn't spread around =P Now I'm not a VH45 or JDM VH41 expert, but I have done a ton of research into VH45's for several swap I would like to complete (one of which happens to be into an older skyline, has to be 25 years or older to import to the states, and the VH45 would be a legal engine for a swap =D). The USDM VH45DE is hardly a bucket of shit compared the JDM version. Now the comparison of a USDM VH41DE to a JDM VH41DE, the description would be very accurate. The only thing the JDM VH41 has over the USDM VH45 is the addition of a duplex timing chain, so the heads are a little bit better, but not by a whole lot of difference. Now granted down under, the availability of the VH41 should warrant the simple building of the VH41 using the rotating assembly of the VH45. The USDM VH41DE is a fairly poor engine however compared to both the VH45DE and the JDM VH41. The USDM model did not have a crankshaft girdle, poor flowing heads, poor exhaust manifold design, and is generally much more poorly designed engine compared to the other two engines. Again, I apologize greatly for being a grave digger, and it is certainly not something I do often =P I just wanted to say something as this thread has shown up in several of my google searches and I figured it might be worth noting that this information is not exactly correct! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/220664-vh45de-into-a-r32-or-s13/#findComment-5334862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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