My new B11 Sentra Wagon

[AltimaCharlie]

Altima Charlie, I really want to drop a VQ in my Altima, it sounds like thats the hot swap right now. So how does the new engine run? You got the extra 5 ponies?[/QUOTE]
It seems to pull really hard. I didn't put any of my performance parts back on, headers didn't fit anymore. It isn't perfect yet, the fans aren't coming on and the temp gauge isn't working. It is great to drive it again. I'd love to see the VQ swap done. I bought my motor from a guy trying it but he never finished. A 2k1 alty ka would run that sentra pretty hard! What is the motor code for your new car? Was there a diesal model like yours?

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Altima Charlie, I really want to drop a VQ in my Altima, it sounds like thats the hot swap right now. So how does the new engine run? You got the extra 5 ponies?

It seems to pull really hard. I didn't put any of my performance parts back on, headers didn't fit anymore. It isn't perfect yet, the fans aren't coming on and the temp gauge isn't working. It is great to drive it again. I'd love to see the VQ swap done. I bought my motor from a guy trying it but he never finished. A 2k1 alty ka would run that sentra pretty hard! What is the motor code for your new car? Was there a diesal model like yours?[/QUOTE]

The motor is a GA16E believe it or not, and yes there was a diesel option in the States. I plan on keeping the car carb'd, but if I was going to but another motor in, it'd be a VVL. So wait, nobody has yet to finish the VQ swap?


New Pics! Put the bumper back on and forgot how hideous it fit and looks. Had to do some ghetto rigging to get it to stay on, which is another reason for the horrible fitment. Also had to zip it up.












And the ghettoness.....

[AltimaCharlie]

i dont know if you used to get on the altima board back when they where cool, but a guy that called himself Red-Lion {who everybody thought was a altima god} tried the swap. i believe he scraped the project. that was the only one i ever heard of. there was some sucessfull sr20det swap on there , but they were real high doller jobs. i am sure someone has finished the VQ but not that have seen.
anyway we should be talking sentras instead of altimas, i like the bumper on much better, can you fix the downward tilt i think it would look fine. bumpers drive me crazy when it comes to old school jap cars. never know what to do with them. had my car completly bumperless for a day or 2 but i had to put the rear one back on. just looked funny.

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i dont know if you used to get on the altima board back when they where cool, but a guy that called himself Red-Lion {who everybody thought was a altima god} tried the swap. i believe he scraped the project. that was the only one i ever heard of. there was some sucessfull sr20det swap on there , but they were real high doller jobs. i am sure someone has finished the VQ but not that have seen.
anyway we should be talking sentras instead of altimas, i like the bumper on much better, can you fix the downward tilt i think it would look fine. bumpers drive me crazy when it comes to old school jap cars. never know what to do with them. had my car completly bumperless for a day or 2 but i had to put the rear one back on. just looked funny.

Yeah I remember his thread. It was the thread that really got me thinking about putting a VQ in the Alty.

I can't help the tilt, where it bolts to the inner fender wall is warped and fubar-ed, which is why I have that U-Clamp in the bumper hole and then in some other random hole to keep it in place. I believe I'm going to try and find a N13 Pulsar bumper and fit it on there once I get some extra cash.