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Hi,

currently i'm running on a RB26 engine in my R32 which grunt out 610 on the wheel but i fell that it is running short of TQ.

hence was thinking to go bigger CC for the TQ.

should i go with RB30 which is much easier swap or something more radical like VH45, VQ35 or 1UZFE?????

i was thinking VQ35 but i am not sure that it would serve me right or not...

what i am looking for is somewhere 650 to 700 on the wheel with good TQ from low rpm till red line..

it would be sunday drive car or occasionally track day car hence i was thinking TQ would be nice to drive.

my car is not GTR hence i dont think that putting in another type of engine would be a waste.

i know alot of ppl will flame me for thinking of putting all those engine into a skyline......

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Quite the opposite, I think I've read builds of the VH45 and VQ35 on sau. It's fun to experiment, as long as you realise the massive money sink that comes with uncharted waters.

I think MBS206 is currently putting an ls1 into an r33 (might be a different skyline?). Of those 3 engines, from what I've read the VH45 is the way to go. But I'm not sure on aftermarket support.

A twin turbo VQ35 has been done a bit before too, popular in the US I think.

Anyways, someone way more knowledgeable than me is about to come in and give you some much more useful info

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the 1uz only make power with boost and won't get as far with fewer mods like a vq35. this some what the same with vh's they make considerable power with little to no mods but there's very little aftermarket support. it's up to application. I'd stay with your vq35 idea.

VQ35 with boost = new internals. VH45 with boost OK! RB30DET is proven combo and theres plenty of info on here about it.

The only thing about the VH45 is there timing chains are apparently weak, so if you get one regardless of age replace it anyway.

Some day I'll have a boosted VH45 in something...

VQ35 with boost = new internals. VH45 with boost OK! RB30DET is proven combo and theres plenty of info on here about it.

The only thing about the VH45 is there timing chains are apparently weak, so if you get one regardless of age replace it anyway.

Some day I'll have a boosted VH45 in something...

yes vh45 are strong and timing chains a problem, but for boosted v8 you can't go past a vh41, they have double row timing chains and rev out more but still tough as nail internals. they race them in new Zealand, all they do is replace valve springs and retainers, big cams and rev them to 9000 rpm to make 500 hp naturally aspirated.

I have a 1uz and it's a very smoothe engine, but aftermarket support is pretty low. ITs a very popular conversion though, hilux an hiace in nz! Bullet Supercars make a supercharger kit, bloody expensive. I'd look at vq30det, garage in Adelaide has done it just can't remember the name

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