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I have been searching for this information but have yet to stumble upon it.
I am looking for the weight of a VQ30DE and if some one also happens to know how much a VQ30DE and Manual Transmission happen to weigh together that would also be useful to me.
__________________ 1995 SE VQ30DE-T
Totaled: December 11, 2004
5 Speed Conversion, Custom Turbo Kit, Body Kit, Custom Body Work, Custom Paint, Chromed Engine Bay, Coilovers, Etc.
1995 SE 5MT
Purchased: May 12, 2006
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1997 SE 5MT Converted
Purchased: November 4, 2006
Daily Driver with Goodies
i had to ship a 5spd transmission by UPS and the package was 106 lbs. but i shipped just the transmission without clutch, pressure plate, mount, slave cyl.
I've got a motor and trans out of the car right now sitting in my garage. I have one bare longblock (just block, heads LIM, no accessories, no upper intake manifold, no exhaust manifolds, no coolant crap, nothing) and also a block that is sortof bare and will have all the accessories put on it (alternator, PS pump, etc). Also I have a VLSD 2001 trans and a 95 open diff trans, do you want me to weight them for you, if you want me to weight the motors, let me know what configuration you want them in when i weigh them. Fully decked out or bare, somewhere in the middle, etc.
I've got a motor and trans out of the car right now sitting in my garage. I have one bare longblock (just block, heads LIM, no accessories, no upper intake manifold, no exhaust manifolds, no coolant crap, nothing) and also a block that is sortof bare and will have all the accessories put on it (alternator, PS pump, etc). Also I have a VLSD 2001 trans and a 95 open diff trans, do you want me to weight them for you, if you want me to weight the motors, let me know what configuration you want them in when i weigh them. Fully decked out or bare, somewhere in the middle, etc.
Nealoc
I appreciate your willingness to help me out... If its possiable I would actually be interested in both just a bare bones weight and also the weight afterwards with all accessories installed.
Cale "IWNTMOREHP" - "Broan takes drivin back to the old school...dirt all over his face with sunglass ring marks were they kept the dirt from stickin and gloves to protect his hands! What a crazy bastard!"
Cale "IWNTMOREHP" - "Broan takes drivin back to the old school...dirt all over his face with sunglass ring marks were they kept the dirt from stickin and gloves to protect his hands! What a crazy bastard!"
Cale "IWNTMOREHP" - "Broan takes drivin back to the old school...dirt all over his face with sunglass ring marks were they kept the dirt from stickin and gloves to protect his hands! What a crazy bastard!"
I did the VQ30 because of what had available. I had a full Maxima as a donor which means I wouldn't have to hassle with locating and buying a wiring harness, ECU or motor. And I also have tons of parts for the VQ30 which include but is not limited to a V1 blower and its matching bracket. My plan for next winter is to pull the motor and start over with some sort of 3.5/3.0 hybrid combo. Then I'm upping the boost and tossing on an intercooler. 400 wheel will be no problem but that is two years away as the suspension on this car is rediculous and the chassis needs a lot of beefing. Also, I'm not a fan of the 3.5 just because of all that variable trickery. I like things to be constant and easy to tune. At this point I don't care if it means 20 less HP or TQ.
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Originally Posted by IceY2K1
Man...if only someone could produce quality engine/tranny mounts for the VQ into a 240SX....
Steve has been bugging me about making some for him. I guess I will but the price needs to be right. It took me well over four hours just to grind down the FWD mounts to a point where they would clear the mani's. Now I need to extend them forward and down. And I'm not aiming at making a smooth sophisticated car so the mounts will be held with hockey pucks. And we all know that the hockey pucks are hard as sh!t so the mounts are basically solid steel. Seriously though, I think I'd ask over $300 for a set of VQ/240 motor mounts. A buddy and I were kinda toying around with the idea of making a full VQ/240 swap kit but that would be well over $4K in parts alone.
I wish I could post up more pics but my ISP at the house is down and that is where my card reader for the camera is.
Cale "IWNTMOREHP" - "Broan takes drivin back to the old school...dirt all over his face with sunglass ring marks were they kept the dirt from stickin and gloves to protect his hands! What a crazy bastard!"
BTW, you don't need any of that "variable crap" for the 3.5 swap. Just the motor +130 bucks' worth of extras and you're done. You can use the old Ecu/wiring easily.
I understand your point of view, I just think a fully modded, All motor 3.5 in a 2200 lbs 6-speed 240sx would be capable of high 11-second passes at 115 or so mph, while pulling ridiculous Fuel economy due to the weight and being super reliable.
Still, 3.0 + V1 will rock, just more expensive. Very cool (and original) projet anyway. VQ + boost + RWD = Sky's the limit.
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