Blakz33 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I bought my Z new back in 2005 but could never figure out what route to take untill driving my friends rb powered 300zx.. I was hooked! After being shafted by a local vendor in the area i ended up with useless motor and was referred to Lethal Injection by a local Forum. Being more then willing to help they hooked me up with a fresh block to begin my swap in exchange for mine and the planning started. The cars been at the shop for roughly 4 months dealing with a lot of trial and error but is counting down its final weeks before completing the swap. Build Summery Engine: - Fully refreshed RB26 Block - Ported and Polished Head - Machined and balanced Crankshaft - ARP head studs - N1 Water pump - N1 Oil Pump - Apexi Head gasket - Cometic's complete gasket kit - Steel braided fuel lines - 660cc Performance Fuel injectors - Greddy Light-weight Pulley kit - Greddy Extreme timing belt - Custom Power-steering pump - Polished intake manifold - Powder coated throttle bodies and stacks - Aftermarket aluminum Radiator - External coil pack - Twin Garrett GT2860R group N ball bearing turbos (700hp ) - Apexi Spec II BOV - Polished 3.5 turbo dump pipes - Custom 4" intercooler core support Drivetrain: -New Rb25 Manual Transmission w/ custom shifter -Custom drive shaft -NISMO light-weight flywheel -Custom Clutch Exhaust System: Polished 3.5 Inch custom downpipe 3.5 inch Straight pipe w/ 4" Agency Titanium Duel exhaust tips Wheels / Brakes: -Axis Shine Satin Black 20x10.5 (front) and 20x9.5 (rear ) -20" Axis Shine 9.5 (Rear) -Stock Brembo Setup -12.5" Rotora Drilled Rotors ( Front ) -11.5" Rotora Drilled Rotors ( Rear ) Suspension: - Coilovers *UNDECIDED* - Camber kit *UNDECIDED* Electronics: -Apexi power FC ( D-jetro ) -Apexi Turbo Timer -Apexi AVCR boost controller My Fairlady z Swap pics Stock New 3.5" Small clip from today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37rSC2BQfNw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z U L8R Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Dave @ Lethal Injection Motorsports 770-343-9969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeoster Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Nice build man. Just curious, what motivated you to do all this work as opposed to putting a twin turbo setup on the VQ or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 As with most v engines there is a serious lack of room. with the rb26 there is lots of options for turbos and lots of HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z U L8R Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Change the links to images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Changed the links to images but it seems some have been moved???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Nice build man. Just curious, what motivated you to do all this work as opposed to putting a twin turbo setup on the VQ or something like that? I have driven twin set up 350z's and i didnt like the way they felt.Plus i wanted to go in a different direction to build a motor that was not meant to be boosted Links are fixed guys, sorry about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Well that's a pretty nice build you've got. But would you mind if I played devil's advocate for a sec. Why not take the G35x front end and make an AWD 350Z? That would be crazy. Thought I'd throw the idea out there in the event you're feeling frisky. Nice Z33 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdizzy204 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 awesome build man. were the axis wheels your first choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Well that's a pretty nice build you've got. But would you mind if I played devil's advocate for a sec. Why not take the G35x front end and make an AWD 350Z? That would be crazy. Thought I'd throw the idea out there in the event you're feeling frisky. Nice Z33 though. Naw its fine lol. AWD came up when we where planning out the swap and after driving around sti's and Evo's it just wasn't a direction i wanted to go with. As for the G35x as far as i know of its an auto and i like my z manual. Plus im not sure how well that would have worked out with the rb lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 awesome build man. were the axis wheels your first choice? Ya it took me a while go figure out a simple style that i wanted. Got them in gunmetal and had them painted black but am gonna get them redone in satin black after the swap, along with the front and rear emblems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Naw its fine lol. AWD came up when we where planning out the swap and after driving around sti's and Evo's it just wasn't a direction i wanted to go with. As for the G35x as far as i know of its an auto and i like my z manual. Plus im not sure how well that would have worked out with the rb lol. Where do you have the motor sitting in relation to the axle centerline in front? I was just thinking getting the G35x hubs and springy bits and use the GTR box and front differential. Then You'd have attessa too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Where do you have the motor sitting in relation to the axle centerline in front? I was just thinking getting the G35x hubs and springy bits and use the GTR box and front differential. Then You'd have attessa too... From what i can remember it sat in there pretty snug but didnt interfere with the stock swap bars or axle. But regardless i feel rwd is more fun and i wouldnt like to imagine the wiring nightmare that would be with the power fc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Is that actually possible??? An awd rb26 350Z would be a kickass project if it didn't require a lot of fabrication work. the AWD could be turned off for the fun RWD stuff then turned on at the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Is that actually possible??? An awd rb26 350Z would be a kickass project if it didn't require a lot of fabrication work. the AWD could be turned off for the fun RWD stuff then turned on at the track. Ya thats true but this is a daily driver and didnt need to spend 5-10k more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Google rocks!!! this is the swap of the future!! But with a 5 speed of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Google rocks!!! this is the swap of the future!! But with a 5 speed of course i remember seeing this video a few months ago, pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 here is one with sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakz33 Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 here is one with sound lol seen this one too, but u know this isnt awd right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 The fact that this is your DD def. changes things. Trying to keep the car as simple (less things to break) makes way more sense. Either way, congrats on a sweet build. ...And if you ever do decide to go nuts, it's not like we'll say no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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