Guest Anonymous Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 jus wondering since it(Q45 MOTOR) will be a tight in a 240z s30 will it fit into a ....say 280z from 75-78? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedRacer Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Just barely.....http://www.zparts.com/showcase/engines/pages/q45v8z-testfit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Badzx Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 I currently have a vh45de tore down for complete rebuild . The intake and injector setup on the engine in picture are completely different than the vh45de. The vh45de has a spider or stagered intake runners this one does not, there for it must be a vh41de JDM spec motor. That my $.02's worth !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian turbo240 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Badzx is right. The one in the pic is not the US version VH45DE. I had not noticed it until he mentioned it. It could still be the VH45DE, however, it is definately a JDM spec engine. I'm not familiar with the US spec VH41DE intake runners, so I don't know if it is one of those. The engine compartment of the '75-'78 Z is the same as the '70-'74. If it won't fit a 240Z, then it won't fit a 280Z. The main problem of the VH45DE is the overall height of the engine with the US spec intake manifold installed. Either a cowl hood or dry-sump oil pan would be required to make it work. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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