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Sorry about the delay. Yup it fits pretty well.. Took alittle time on the firewall and getting everything square and level but overall very easy. I think total time in the swap including fabbing the firewall was around 6 weeks just in my spare time and on the weekends..

Here is the progress of the swap! I am driving the car now but soon will be down for a nice little T74..... Hope you enjoy the pics.. http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u17/DanShields_2007/

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I'll give them a call today! Be sure to leave your contact info!

No, the vg tranny does not bolt to the sr20 rwd. You have to make an adapter plate.

Sorry it took me a while to get back! I was having fun on a cruise!! I used the sr tranny. Also I believe Bigplansnocar has a t-top car. I am sure of the weight we weighed the car when I had an LT1 in the car at a different shop and set of scales and like I said it weighed 2850 lbs. I am in the progress of putting the LT1 back in so as soon as I do so I will have pictures of the whole build including the pictures of the coner scales when I weigh it again. It should be a little lighter this time considering I will not have all the A/C compressor, heater core, evap, blower motor, condensor and etc... I will be putting a cage in it so that will probably make up for some weight that I'm taking out. We'll see!

Goes to show you how much that VG weighs! Considering mine weighed in at 2750 lbs with an SR. Thats a 450 lb difference. WOW!! I must have a freak Z. I wonder if he was in the car? HMMM He looked like a pretty big boy.. I have taken out alot in my car but not all the paneling in the interior. He did get it down to 3140lbs. eh I guess the engine tranny combo could be 390 lbs less than the VG!

For those interested in the kit! Please email me! dts@cxp.com Thanks, Dan

Nice job! Could not have said it better myself! I've been talking about doing this swap since 1998 when I torched my first engine. I completed the swap about a year and a half ago and was very pleased. It made good power for stock form and was a pleasure to drive. I am kinda a big V8 buff and now working on putting a v8 back in (no class restrictions here). I've decided to go with an LS1/T56 combo with a single turbo setup. I have been working on nissan's for about 9 years now and I love the vg but like you said I'd rather buy 4 than 6.. I new that vg engine was heavy. I will get some exact numbers soon. I am replacing some turbos on a TT and I will put it on the scales for comparison. Good luck with the car! BTW heard of Stage6Motorsports in Jacksonville Florida. Great guys and that is whom I do side work from time to time when they get TT's in there. They also have a few cars they ran but have been too busy the last year or so!

Sounds good! I'll give you guys some pricing and a breakdown of the kit by saturday!

I'm going to make the jigs this weekend! I'll put together a kit and pricing and as soon as I figure it out I'll post it up along with pictures. Everthing will be waterjet cut and tig welded for those interested. The package will also include a steel driveshaft, and other hardware needed for install. All whom want to be ginny pigs let me know and I'll cut a group deal for the first 5-10 kits if that many even sell...

I thought about making a few mount kits and do like a subframe exchange if anyone was interested! Maybe a complete hardware kit that would include motor mounts that would work with the factory sr mounts, tranny mount, drive shaft, possibly a reworked shifter. I'm not sure there will be enough demand for mass production but for those interested I would consider making a jig and selling a few sets. Just a thought!!

Yall probably need to find a stock slick top and weigh it. I promiss you that the vg30 is alot heavier than people think!!! and you can quote me on that!!!

I ran electric fans! I did not even try to run the stock one, but there is decent clearence, so you might be able too.

I wish it was still running and I would. I pulled the engine last night and did not see this post until now. I was talking with a good friend of mine earlier whom corner scaled the car with the sr in it and he seemed to remember it was close to a 45% rear and 55% front weight distribution. It was 2750lbs no driver and a half tank...etc.. Like I said though I will weigh the car with the lt1 swap and take pictures so you guys can see. Although it might be even lighter considering I won't have all the a/c and heat etc... on the car. But I can't see it being lighter than 2750 like it was with the sr. Maybe 2800 or so.. Trust me the weight is possible with a SLICK TOP! Sorry have to stress the slick top part.. If you put some time into weight loss on the car and got rid of all the sound deadening material and such I could foresee another 50lbs or so lighter, if it is that important to you...

Dunno never weighed it with the vg30de. There is no way I lost 700 pounds with the swap. I do know that the vg is a very heavy engine. When I first had the LT1 in the car the front end actually sat up a little higher than stock. I must have a very light z comparitively. Guess the 91 slick top is just really light. I will corner weigh the car when I finish the lt1 swap and take pictures of the scale so you guys don't think I'm full of bs. I will say the short block is one heavy mofo. A freind and I tried to lift an assymbled short block out of the bed of my truck and nearly broke our backs. I will assure you it is over 500lbs fully dressed.

the vg makes about 175 - 180 to the tires. thats an n/a and the engine is heavy as ♥♥♥♥ compared to the sr. But yes you are right that is why I am taking the sr out and putting the lt1 back in....

Yea I actually was looking into the gt35r but with everything in consideration, I just enjoyed the LT1 swap more. When I had the LT1 in the car it weighed in at 2850 and I plan on making more of a drag car this time. I also don't want to post times but since I have a time slip and I will scan it in to verify. The 60foot was 1.60, 1/8 was 7.41, and 1/4 was 11.557@ 122.10. It hooked quite nicely! I also had a problem with the opti spark at the time. I had about a 140 shot of nitrous. Well not to babble but you cant make 600 to the tires on a stock sr plus the torque is crazy fun! Now considering I was only making aroud 400-440 to the tires with the v8 could you imagine 550 - 600 or even more after a build and turbocharged of course with a t56 behind it. !!!skeet skeet skeet!!!! I did not realize how much I missed it until I started posting on this board. Yea I understand what you are saying though.. I like the sr don't get me wrong it is fun alot of fun I'm just a torque junky.

12.5 psi, 250 whp, 260 tq

Maybe I should put the right pictures up!