Guest mm107 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Hey Fellas. I was forced into an early TT swap. I have a 1990 300zx wich i believe i have a blown valve or a blown engine rod. 2 serious injuries. looking to do a tt swap, but dont have the time or area to do. i got no shop/garage. And my knowledge is very slim on the 300zx because i just recently got it. I live in Queens, NY. I need help. I dont want to sell her i just bought it and it would be a big loss if i had to sell it. Even if the tt swap is too much a rebuild would be fine too! I just need help. Anyone out there can help me with this? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreer85 Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 well doing a TT swap into a 1990 300ZX is quite expensive. Search 300zxclub.net or .com i can't remember. It will provide all of the info that you need on performing the swap. The guy on that site who has done it all (including many upgrades) has spent I believe around $16,000 in the swap and he is doing all the labor. A rebuild out in california will cost you around $2,000 + or - labor including forged rods and pistons, with a valve job, complete rebuild kit (possibly a port and polish on the heads). If you already have a TT, a rebuild kit from "powerhouse engine kits" google it (I highly recommend them great experience with several engines that i have built, domestic and import) will cost you around 500 just for the basic OEM rebuild kit. But who wants OEM?? However most people on here don't know much on the VG30DE or VG30DETT's as its not a practical or often done swap into the older Z's. Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 theres alot of ppl on this site thats knows the VG engines very well. you can pull off the swap for less then most ppl say. buying the engine and tranny + ecu is the pricey part, and most ppl dont use the cheap parts when they do the swap so they always factor that in. look around spending around 2K for somebody to do the swap for ya, thats with you giving them the motor and tranny and ecu. if you have a full parts car that your taking everything off of then you save a ton of money, because the little misc parts kill ya sometimes. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 I saw used (about 45K miles) Japanese Z32TT engines & transmissions for sale for around $3,500 total the other day. That would have to hold the conversion cost down a bit. Should have some local Japanese engine retailer in the area - we have them here in the DFW area - and he might have install capability too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreer85 Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Its not just the cost of the complete engine setup that costs that much. There are sever engine bay modifications that need to be completed when dealing with a TT swap into a 300ZX Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 If one goes that far..... why not swap in a LS1? Alum V8 sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93anthracite Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 okay, obviously you haven't done your research, so that should be your number 1 priority. second. I shouldn't necessarily say this since I'm new to this forum, but I'm a member of enough of them and been around long enough to say that you need to search what you want to do. Then develop a plan, build up funds, and THEN execute. Search button is your friend. from what I recall, putting a TT motor into an NA Z32 is no peice of cake. I've never done it, so this is totally speculation, but from talking to friends that have Z32s, they have said that it is more work than it is worth and is better to dump it and get an actual TT. ESPECIALLY, if you don't have the time, money, resources to do it/have it done for you. Go find some local shops (you're in NY, there's a lot of them I'm sure) that have a decent reputation and see what they will charge you to do it. Then compare that cost to buying a crane and tools and a set of shop manuals for the car, renting a storage space, and doing the job yourself. It may end up costing you a little bit more, but the incredible amount of knowledge that you will get out of it will more than pay for that in the long run. You say you don't know much about the car. My bet is that you've never done something like this before, but now is the time. God help you if this is the only car you have, but this is my advice. Instead of dropping the couple grand to do it immediately, spend $500 and get a Geo Metro to get you around town (in case you don't have another car) and then take your time getting this one together. Just my .02, but I know a lot of people will agree that learning how to do it yourself, and researching a topic will always win out over having somebody do all of the work for you. When you learn yourself, you will never have to pay somebody to fix something and the more often you do it, the better you get at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest b4ran2don0 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I'm in the process of installing my rebuilt tt motor in my 1991 Z32 tt and man these motors are a mess. Drop an ls1 in that bad boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.