{"id":10029,"date":"2016-05-05T07:24:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T11:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10029"},"modified":"2018-08-02T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T18:09:49","slug":"nissan-350z-with-a-turbo-vr6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10029","title":{"rendered":"Nissan 350Z with a Turbo VR6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The owner of this Nissan 350Z really enjoys building projects that are challenging. For example his previous project was a DeLorean with a 2JZ. So after purchasing a clean 350Z he sold the VQ35DE V6 and set off to install a turbocharged VR6 in its place.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately there are no engine swap kits for VR6 engines into 350Zs so the owner was going to have to make a lot of custom work. The 2.9 L VR6 was installed with a pair of custom engine mounts. The oil pan also needed to be notched for clearance.<\/p>\n

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The owner wanted a lot of power so the engine was upgraded with a ported big valve head, Ross pistons, Cunningham rods, Tectonic Tuning 276 camshafts, LS3 ignition coils and a BorgWarner S363 turbocharger. This combo was good for 550 horsepower to the wheels but the engine is strong enough to handle 700+ horsepower.<\/p>\n

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All the factory Nissan gauges work perfectly because the owner was able to use the factory wiring harness with a MS3-Pro engine management system. The owner was nice enough to draw a detailed schematic for anyone wanting to install a VR6 engine in a 350Z using the stock wiring harness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The owner made a custom bellhousing adapter which allowed the factory 350Z transmission to work with the VW engine. To handle the increased power the clutch was upgraded to a Z1 twin-disc and the rear end was swapped to a Infiniti G35 LSD.<\/p>\n

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Source: My350Z<\/a> (build thread) and SEO Motorsports (no longer active) via ESD readers Chris and \u00d1athanael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The owner of this Nissan 350Z really enjoys building projects that are challenging. For example his previous project was a DeLorean with a 2JZ. So after purchasing a clean 350Z he sold the VQ35DE V6 and set off to install a turbocharged VR6 in its place. Unfortunately there are no engine swap kits for VR6… Read More »Nissan 350Z with a Turbo VR6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-350z"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Nissan-350Z-with-a-Turbo-VR6-07.jpg?fit=1400%2C1045&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":109381,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=109381","url_meta":{"origin":10029,"position":0},"title":"Car Shop Tanoshi’s 1JZ-Powered Nissan 350Z","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Rhys McClintock built this Nissan 350Z into a drift machine at his company Car Shop Tanoshi in Castle Hill, NSW, Australia. 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