Guest butlersZ Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 A fellow Z'er friend of mine just wrecked his Nissan Titan pickup and was considering using the v8 for a Z swap. He wants to know if anyone has the engine specs on it such as bore,stroke,cam,etc. We know the horsepower and torque ratings but he wants to "know" the engine. I think he would be the first to do the swap or am I wrong? All accessories and unneccessary parts will be taken off the motor in effort to clean it up. Also does anyone know if there are any performance aftermarket parts out for it yet? I have searched somewhat and have found nothing yet. A cam would be great to shift up the powerband and get some more power out of the engine. He has the 5-speed automatic in his truck which he would have to use unless there is another tranny that will bolt up. The 5-speed having a low first gear and a nice overdrive would make for good acceleration and nice cruising/top speed Anyone know how much power the 5-speed tranny is capable of handling? We have the engine,the transmission, and the car. If we do the swap I will make sure and post many pics. Today I will go on down to the Nissan dealership and see what info I can get on the engine/trans and such. Anyone have any feedback on this swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 New Titan owner here. A quick search on titantalk.com came up with this article about the VK56: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3012/is_7_183/ai_105659479 That article has bore, stroke, and CR numbers. I haven't found anything about the cam profiles yet. A cam would be great to shift up the powerband and get some more power out of the engine. I think you mean 4 cams As far as aftermarket parts go, the most I've seen is headers and intakes, which probably won't be very useful in a swap. The QX56 is rated at an extra 10hp/11lb-ft, so there might be something there worth investigating. Some VK45 parts might swap over to your benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj280z Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 butlersZ... Did you ever decide to do anything with this swap? Updates? If you abandoned it, is the motor available? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR240Z Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 this should be moved to the V8 forums i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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