[FreddX]

in a few more days will see what this little poppy can do with
stage one cams
2.4 pulley
Ported supercharged
full aluminum radiator
headers with 2” costume exhaust
And a rebuild Tranmission

rewire harness finish and lots of clean up for the new poppy

 

[FreddX]

If you can do 80% of the work you be under 8000$ and it will be a BEAST
A lot less expensive then toyota Jeep dodge or ford

 

[MeToo]

I'm fairly new to the Xterra line-up, and for me with little $$$ to spend, for $8000 I'd get another vehicle. However, I understand how a person can really want to keep their rig going and will do so much to keep it.

I would love to have a stronger engine than my non-SC 3.3L, but it's what I have and I'm good with it. I can only imagine having all the extra power you've built into that engine, and I hope it bolts up and runs perfectly for many, many miles.

 

[FreddX]

It may seem a lot but it will be like
0 miles with all the mods and supercharged
I don’t think it will be any order vehicle the will be for sale under 8000$
I was considering getting years back to work on another truck with a v8 the was a hemi on it
Just on the engine alone you can go over 10 grand and yes there’s a lot more aftermarket parts for any other trucks but again a lot more money

 

[vambrizz]

What do you expect power and torque specs to be?

 

[FreddX]

Im not going to throw numbers because I will not know until I get it dyno test and tune if possible
That will be the last expense I’ll need to consider to put it to rest

 

[Bern]

It looks amazing and I may go down this rabbit hole when I need to do any significant engine work.


Are you using the stock ECU or a programmable one?

 

[FreddX]

After I’m done I’ll get it in to a tune shop the works with Nissan the a friend recommended and see what they said
If is reasonable i’ll get it done
If not i’ll get a reading on a Dino and post the results
good or bad I’ll post it and see if it was worth it
Again the only reason I got on this path is because it’s a Z engine and I just got hooked

 

[FreddX]

 

[RacerXXL]

In the article you linked it indicates that the VG30 engines built by Electramotive for use in the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo cars used a stock block and crankshaft, this is not true. I worked with for many years, and am good friends, with one of the engine builders from Electramotive from that time period. Both the cranks and blocks were heavily modified for use in what would end up being a 1000HP+ short life race engine.

 

[FreddX]

Absolutely correct
but also the point is a good block and upgradable
I was dying to get a TwinTurbo on that puppy but you need big bucks for it
lots of modifying and around 20 G
If I can get 300 horse at the well on this block the way it is i’ll be happy
Less than 250 not so happy

 

[FreddX]

first start no issues
Good oil pressure
Doing the radiator today and going for the exhaust

 

[Blackberry]

I was talking to coworkers recently about HP numbers in nissans. My xterra has 180(at sea level) with a four speed. Using the higher compression engine if I ever get the blower installed, I’ll hope for 220ish. When the snout bearing fails, I’ll put the smaller pulley on and maybe catch a few more horses

My wife’s armada is 317hp with a V8 and a 5 speed auto. Much more weight but still handles the mountains a lot nicer

the new frontier for sale has a 3.8L V6 that makes 310hp with a 9 speed transmission. The new Titan uses the same gearbox behind a 400hp V8

new technology pretty much makes all of these older power trains completely obsolete. I can’t wait to start doing some fun stuff with the new powertrains. It really makes me wish they’d feed us a new xterra with some of this new tech.

 

[RacerXXL]

If I can get 300 horse at the well on this block the way it is i’ll be happy
Less than 250 not so happy

Will you be happy with the mods? I think so. Will you see 300HP at the wheels? Nope.

250HP at the wheels? Maybe and that’s a big BIG maybe.

The VG33E engines put out a claimed 175HP at the crank and stock I’ve seen them dyno anywhere from 122HP to 138HP at the rear wheels. That’s a frictional loss through the driveline of 20% to 25%. The VG33ER makes 210HP at the crank and I’ve not seen one dyno but applying the above numbers you would be anywhere from 157HP to 168HP at the rear wheels on a stock engine.

Not bagging on you at all project looks great and should run great and I look forward to seeing what it makes.

 

[FreddX]

Forgot about that
Crank hp and wheel hp 20% lost 🙄
It will be a bit for a dino because I want to brake it in good first
About 1500 ml or so
Got video of first start but don’t know how to post one here

 

[FreddX]

this all aluminum is beautiful
Hope it don’t give me any issues
fan controller on the way
Next stop exhaust shop and is done

 

[MeToo]

The black, white, and blue wires coming out of the fan support: I hope those are just temporarily routed that way. If not, please consider protecting them so you don't suffer a major melt-down and let all the smoke out of them.

I think I can speak for anyone who sees the beauty of what you've done by saying that it would be a tragic loss of this artwork, sir!

 

[FreddX]

The black, white, and blue wires coming out of the fan support: I hope those are just temporarily routed that way. If not, please consider protecting them so you don't suffer a major melt-down and let all the smoke out of them.

I think I can speak for anyone who sees the beauty of what you've done by saying that it would be a tragic loss of this artwork, sir!

😄
That’s the wires from the fans
They’re not hooked up yet
fan controller is on the way
hope you guys enjoy the pictures of The built
This truck is not easy to work on I’m doing the best that I can and what can be possible

 

[FreddX]

This why one shut never take the car to friends or family
got the transmission rebuild by a family member for a deal of 1500$ about 8 months ago
after a one test drive the transmission quit
Now he’s looking at it as a complete rebuild again and of course more money
Needs to drop it down again and see what he fucked up
It’s comical how no one cares about what they do anymore
The engine runs nice unfortunately I can’t really test yet
Most likely I’ll look for another transmission shop
them taking it back there
The exhaust shop did great
Not completely happy about it because he charge me more money than five years ago Which was 1200$ for 2” stainless 2 hi flows duel in a 16 inch muffler single out
2 1/2“ and a 3” tip
Now 1600$ because of (Covid) the material are more expensive he imply 🙄
Which I think is BS
Sounds great at least 😏
Don’t know how to post a video here to show everyone
if anyone does I will like to know

 

[FreddX]

So got the truck back from the transmission shop
Still shit
No over drive
It blows
He’s like “it was fine“ just drive it for a bit
And bring it back so we can check it
🙄 don’t F ng think so
Im done with this guy
Never do business with family or friends
The engine run great
hopefully things will be resolved soon so I can really test this puppy