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Originally Posted by Tairance@DriftNation
I have never heard of the VQ30DET, although I remember hearing something about the VQ30..or 35 DETT being used in the 02-03 skylines. The non production race cars though I don't think it was ever a production engine though. Fill me in, this sounds fun lol
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The VQ30DETT is stuff of legend and not for us mortals... It replaced the RB26DETT in the Skylines & Z33's used for JGTC races. It was basically the twin turbo version of the VQ30DET in race build form.
But the VQ30DET the street version of the race-bred motor thats very much possible for mortals to possess. 280hp 3.0L single turbo DOHC V6 that weighs the same as an SR20DET (roughly half of what an RB25/26 weighs). Stock T3 turbo, internals good for 500ish HP, gobs of torque & it mates up to the 350Z's 6spd trans with some work. But since it's older than the VQ35, it has less electronic nannies, so swapping should be simpler and parts interchangeability with the VQ35 and the Maxima's FWD VQ30DE(K).
It's the big Daddy of Nissan's VQ series engines that are still in use today. It was in production from '95 to 2007 in JDM vehicles like the Cima, Leopard, Gloria & Cedric. It's not popular because Nissan never dropped it into a production sports car. So supplies should be plentiful, not picked over & prices should be decent..
Basically, if you consider the Z33's VQ35 to be like an unrefined KA24DE truck motor , the VQ30DET is the SR version. I've only seen a few JDM and Aussie cars pull off the swap though. The stock turbo manifold design runs right were LHD cars steering column would be, which discourages most USDM owners from even attempting the swap.
Here's one into an S15, but I've seen some RHD S-chassis swaps where they didn't fab new manifolds & just used the stock units...
http://zilvia.net/f/builds-builds-on...via-build.html