{"id":44712,"date":"2019-08-19T17:42:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=44712"},"modified":"2019-08-19T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T22:42:11","slug":"nissan-d21-truck-with-a-turbo-vq30det-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=44712","title":{"rendered":"Nissan D21 Truck with a Turbo VQ30DET V6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MSPEC Engineering<\/a> is a company in Auckland, New Zealand specializing in custom engineering and metal fabrication. Seven years ago Managing Director Mike Chalkley upgraded the company’s Nissan Navara D21 shop truck with a turbocharged 3.0 L VQ30DET V6 and four-speed automatic from a Nissan Gloria Y33 (JDM). The stock engine’s output of 199 kW (266 hp) is sent through a H233 rear end from a Nissan Terrano D21, converted to use leaf springs. Recently Mike wanted to increase the engine’s output so he installed new manifolds, larger intercooler, and Turbonetics turbocharger (T3 65\/57 mm turbine, TO4E 55\/76 mm compressor). The changes resulted in 242 kW (324 hp) to the wheels on a Nistune ECU.<\/p>\n

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Source: MSPEC Engineering FB page<\/a> via RCIS Race Cars in Sheds FB group<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MSPEC Engineering is a company in Auckland, New Zealand specializing in custom engineering and metal fabrication. Seven years ago Managing Director Mike Chalkley upgraded the company’s Nissan Navara D21 shop truck with a turbocharged 3.0 L VQ30DET V6 and four-speed automatic from a Nissan Gloria Y33 (JDM). The stock engine’s output of 199 kW (266… Read More »Nissan D21 Truck with a Turbo VQ30DET V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":44720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[800],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-navara"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nissan-D21-Truck-with-a-Turbo-VQ30DET-V6-01.jpg?fit=960%2C622&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":142244,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=142244","url_meta":{"origin":44712,"position":0},"title":"Nissan Navara with a Supercharged LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Killa Conversions & Performance is a company in Landsborough, QLD, Australia specializing in LSx and Coyote V8 swaps. 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