After years of looking the other way to the vq series v6 from Nissan
as the toyota version is smoother and longer lasting. I didnt realize
so much more power was possible from the VQ compared to the toyota v6.
I looked up the weight for the VQ fully dressed and it came to 10lbs
more than the fully dressed sr20ve and lighter than the sr20det so far.
With itbs, lighter flywheel, headers alone 320hp is possible and weight
reduction to 138kg which is equal to the SRVE lighter than srvet and F22c.
Looking further I found for the cost of these Nissan v6 engines which retail
at halve an SR of any sporting sort and 6 times cheaper than the Honda f22c
Then looking at max NA hp for the VQ35HR recently by an American enthusiast
was able to get Jim Wolf to supply a 4.2L stroker that made 600hp atwheels!
370+ lbs of torque!!!
Boosted they are getting over 1500hp but for the datsun guy on a budget a
junker vq35 with headers, vq25 inlet ported and a few more cheap bolt ons
nets 340hp and 280-300+lbs of torque which albeit not world leading but healthy.
There hasnt been as much development on this engine by Nissan for motorsport
but 600hp is very healthy considering its only a v6 with the capacity of most
japanese v8 engines.
Making it lighter than most SR and Honda F and K engines, this is a very overlooked
engine as its quite ugly like most modern engines but has now really got my attention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZKeuVmTB3swith bolt ons the bottom end on Saschas race Z he was getting 400hp atw!
that was the old engine with stock bottom end 3 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search ... owerful+vq35+in+the+worldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u4hrFG4N70&t=594sAnyways a great engine for a lightweight datto!