GrayZee Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Just wanted to give Y'all a update on my turbo swap. I got the Vg30et in the Pathfinder and got it running with a turbo ECU and a intake manifold from a 90's Truck. It's not actually turbo-charged yet as we still need to finish up the exhaust manifolds and make a custom exhaust and air intake. For now it's still running on the original exhaust. Next week the the Pathy is going into "paint-jail" and we plan to do some work on it during the weekends (my buddy owns the body-shop) Anyway, the swap is well underway as most of the hard stuff is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Cool man! I wana know what that thing does in the 1/4 mile.. heh heh no one is gona see it coming on the street either.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayZee Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yeah, I figure it'll be awesome for Canadian winter street racing! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I've not been following your swap. Do the stock turbo manifolds not fit with the 4WD or in the chassis? I've heard the VG30's are strong engines. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Awesome and congrats! Hope to hear more updates soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayZee Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 I've not been following your swap. Do the stock turbo manifolds not fit with the 4WD or in the chassis? I've heard the VG30's are strong engines. Good luck. No, the stock exhaust manifolds are nowhere near being able to fit. If you look at a 300zx it has a crossover pipe that connects the two manifolds. The crossover runs over the top of the tranny. In the truck/suv chassis the engine is mounted far too close to the firewall. In fact even the 300zx upper intake manifold would not fit. I had to swap the intake in favor of a 90's truck intake. My original Pathfinder manifold was not a option as the 80's Pathfinders still used a throttle body style injection system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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