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Old 05-17-2005, 05:39 AM
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Old 05-17-2005, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by AusS2000,May 16 2005, 10:59 PM
Possible: Yes
Feasible: Maybe
Practical: No
Sensible: No frickin' way
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If youre going to go through the trouble of doing all that... might as well put something better in!
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instead of the VQ, how bout the NSX motor ? or is that not humannally possible
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Originally Posted by Boostedtaco,May 17 2005, 12:03 PM
instead of the VQ, how bout the NSX motor ? or is that not humannally possible
NSX motor is setup for a FWD car, but it sits in the middle of the NSX.
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Yeah NSX is basically a FWD engine since it simply moves the engine and drive wheels to the back of the car.
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Originally Posted by Boostedtaco,May 17 2005, 02:03 PM
instead of the VQ, how bout the NSX motor ? or is that not humannally possible
as previously said, its setup for basicaly FWD (has motor mounts in the wrong location for a FR setup like the s2k) but it also spins the wrong direction. you'd have 6 reverse gears and 1 forward gear, even if you got it to bolt up and run.
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The term you guys are looking for is "transverse mounted" or east-west (as opposed to longitudinal or north-south).
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The VQ engine is fairly small, but I don't think the frame is wide enough where the tranny mounts up to the motor for the VQ. I think the VQ is shorter than the F20c, but wider...

The VQ is a sweet motor, though the design isn't as nice as the F20C. I think there will be alot of monster VQ's out and about very shortly. The VQ costs less than an F20C also.

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Hah, I already swapped the VQ35DE into my car! I was going to surprise everyone tomorrow when I took pics (just got it done last week). It's not really that hard when you have an experienced welder to fab up some interesting motor bracing/mounts. The frame is BARELY wide enough. The shifter sits a little weird, but it's been fun. Lovin that throaty exhaust!


Nissans are just better than Hondas when it comes to motors. I mean, they can use it in the Nissan Quest and all those platforms....just amazing.

Also, fresh F20C1 + tranny for sale in FL! Took me 3,000 miles to get tired of that anemic thing.


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