Is it possible to swap the motor of a Nissan 350z with the RB26?

Question

R33 motor swap

Answer 1

Its been done but its too expensive, too much trouble, and from what ive read on forums alot of shops and independent people cant get them running right. waste of money.  

Answer 2

Yes it is, it's been done. The question is why though? The record for a VQ35DE is over 1700hp and the record for a RB26DETT is over 1400hp and the most you can really use on the street in my opinion is a little over 500hp give or take depending on your driving skills, drivetrain, turbo lag, tires, etc.

Answer 3

Yes. Some take a little more modifind than others but you can put any engine in any car if you know what you are doing.

Answer 4

Yes, it is possible to put an RB26DETT into a Z33 350Z, but it's not going to be easy and it's not going to be cheap.  For one, the RB engine with tranny is a bit longer than the VQ engine/tranny.  

You'll need an uncut wiring harness/ECU from the 26, an RB25DET transmission, have a modified oil pan from an RB25 or, have the existing pan modified (this is because the RB26's front differential is bolted to the engine block and the right drive axle goes through the oil pan.)  

You'll also need to have a custom down pipe made, the FMIC with custom piping to accommodate the differences in the body styles, and most likely a custom exhaust.

It could be an expensive swap, or you could just save some time and money and get a twin/single turbo kit taylor made for your car that is fairly straightforward to install with a little mechanical knowledge.

Head over to www.nicoclub.com and have a look see around our RB and Z forums and see if anyone else over there has already done this swap.

Answer 5

yes but very costly and very hard to do it by your self

Answer 6

yes but why would you? VQ is perfect enough twin turbo it and your good.

Answer 7

if you spend like 16000$ I'm sure you can do that,by the way which year of GTR you wana fix to your car   R32-R33-R34 one more thing is really hard to do deuring the swap all the GTR engine is 4WD