Infiniti J30 getting a 5 speed!

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02-21-2010, 02:47 PM
HypnoToad

good stuff man
02-21-2010, 02:54 PM
87 Turbo II

You made that car much better.
02-21-2010, 03:53 PM
tdurr

^^ wut he said. cant wait to see it at school. btw, who had the lift? i need to make friends with them lol
02-21-2010, 09:33 PM
ava_Z32

so much OP
02-21-2010, 10:47 PM
Franco Tirador

CRAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZYYYY
02-21-2010, 11:42 PM
MidLifeCrisis

Saw this car today! Cleeean!
02-22-2010, 12:11 AM
swimshark

Thanks guys! :D It is a lot of fun to drive. Still have to finish up the shifter. Need to dynamat the area where the shifter comes through. A lot of mechanical noise in the cabin. Also need to mount the shifter boot more secure so heat doesn't get in. Putting it back up on lift this next weekend to do a bolt check and put dynamat in.
02-22-2010, 01:21 AM
rizzler

sick build... how's it running?
02-22-2010, 01:54 AM
swimshark

Quote:

Originally Posted by rizzler

sick build... how's it running?

Its running pretty good. Still getting used to driving a manual, but am enjoying it immensely! :goodjob:
02-22-2010, 09:25 AM
DriVaH

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimshark

Its running pretty good. Still getting used to driving a manual, but am enjoying it immensely! :goodjob:

good shit right there....:cheers:
02-22-2010, 09:28 AM
bdydrpdmazda

sounds like you have thought about it all Josh...
02-22-2010, 09:52 AM
Nemesis

Wow great job man, great build pics too!
02-22-2010, 11:01 AM
John@Z1

Can't wait to test it out on Saturday! You guys did WORK!!!!
02-22-2010, 11:57 AM
swimshark

Quote:

Originally Posted by John@Z1

Can't wait to test it out on Saturday! You guys did WORK!!!!

hellz yah! will be getting vids of the dyno and you guys driving it.
02-22-2010, 12:24 PM
Elbow

So bad ass! Congrats!
02-22-2010, 01:54 PM
otter4x4

:D
02-22-2010, 02:28 PM
tdurr

id love to see this thing make over 200 just from this swap.
02-22-2010, 02:48 PM
Nerdsrock22

Awesome job guys. It's so cool to see a project envisioned, started, and finished. I'm quite impressed.
02-22-2010, 02:54 PM
swimshark

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdurr

id love to see this thing make over 200 just from this swap.

i doubt that much right now lol. id say i freed up about 15lbs on drive shaft and maybe another 15 or so from not having the torque converter. id be happy if it got to 190. next thing in the works is getting a J30 ecu looked at and chipped for tune ability.
02-22-2010, 03:30 PM
swimshark

im emailing some people on eBay that are selling the auto and manual trans to see how much they weigh. the auto took 8.3qts of atf and the manual only requires 3 qts of manual trans oil. curious to see how much lighter this setup is.
02-22-2010, 03:41 PM
DirtyMechanic

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimshark

i doubt that much right now lol. id say i freed up about 15lbs on drive shaft and maybe another 15 or so from not having the torque converter. id be happy if it got to 190. next thing in the works is getting a J30 ecu looked at and chipped for tune ability.

any idea what the curb weight on the J30 is?
02-22-2010, 04:07 PM
tdurr

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimshark

i doubt that much right now lol. id say i freed up about 15lbs on drive shaft and maybe another 15 or so from not having the torque converter. id be happy if it got to 190. next thing in the works is getting a J30 ecu looked at and chipped for tune ability.

nice. im hoping u break 200 still.
02-22-2010, 06:54 PM
swimshark

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyMechanic

any idea what the curb weight on the J30 is?

i weighed mine at silver dollar with 3/4 tank of gas at 3535 without driver

ok just got email back from both guys on eBay. auto trans shipping weight is 210lbs and the 300zx manual trans is 140lbs. so guesstimating about a 100lb overall weight drop with the swap.
02-22-2010, 09:45 PM
RUFFIAN

So is BOOST Next?
02-23-2010, 02:52 AM
swimshark

boost is in the future with a vg30dett

went to tennessee and back and now have over 500 miles on the clutch. time for some WOT :D
02-23-2010, 02:58 AM
DeeAOne

sounds like a lot of fun. good to see you finished your project!
02-23-2010, 07:43 AM
JITB

good work... can i drop mine off today?
02-23-2010, 12:56 PM
swimshark

Quote:

Originally Posted by JITB

good work... can i drop mine off today?

haha yah we started talking about other manual swaps we could do. itd be fun t do some other car but i think i need a break. still have a messed up sleep cycle. i was a zombie for 2 weeks.

here is the J fueling up before going up lookout mtn
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4308/img00484y.jpg
02-23-2010, 01:14 PM
ilbcnu123

im down for random road trips every 2 weeks or every month or something. but this time we take a real camera and multiple cars. it would be fun
02-23-2010, 01:19 PM
swimshark

fixed: hellz yah! we need to find a good spot on lookout mtn to take some pics with chatanooga in the background with our cars at night. z's, subaru and the J cruising. lanning might know a few spots.
02-23-2010, 01:39 PM
ava_Z32

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimshark

hellz yah! we need to find a good spot on lookout mtn to take some pics with chatanooga in the background with our cars at night. z, subaru and the J cruising. lanning might know a few spots.

oh so the other Z isn't welcome? i see how it is :(
02-23-2010, 01:43 PM
swimshark

i fixed it lol we can roll out with whatever
02-23-2010, 01:46 PM
ava_Z32

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimshark

i fixed it lol we can roll out with whatever

:goodjob:
02-23-2010, 02:14 PM
tdurr

can i come too??
02-23-2010, 06:13 PM
swimshark

we might get a small group together
02-23-2010, 07:49 PM
swimshark

well saturday it looks like i will be testing some different ECUs out also. i had issues with the auto trans and swapping ECUs because it would screw up with the torque converter and freak out at different rpm/speed. im only using the auto control unit for speed sensor and reverse switch. so hopefully i can get a manual ECU that will help with my tune. i have stock exhaust still so i might be able to get into the 190 range. 200whp would be cool to achieve.
02-23-2010, 07:51 PM
tdurr

go standalone
:ninja:
02-25-2010, 01:25 AM
swimshark

Having Fun on Lookout Mtn
02-25-2010, 01:45 AM
ava_Z32

nice soundtrack....lol. when is it you're planning on tint and ecu?
02-25-2010, 12:23 PM
swimshark

ehh i started to tally up some pricing for the TT swap. this is sorta a high end tally so far and still some parts im leaving out. id say about $6k for fully installed running TT J30.

Motor 1900
Front seal 17
Rear main 38
Oil 60
Oil cooler 100
Timing belt kit 448
New J30 motor mounts 150
Injectors 775
Down pipes 345
Intercoolers 595
Flywheel, Clutch kit 734
ECU 350
Plenum Gasket 10
Piping 150
Exhaust 400
Valve cover gasket kit 48

Total= 6120

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