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Originally posted by SteveO:

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Originally posted by TF&J:
The 300 zx came with a t5 tranny I think it's called, in some models. You can swap a t5 tranny from a standard rig with a standard tcase behind the zx's bell housing. That would give you a zx motor and bell housing, witha t5 tranny and a dana 300 tcase. It's been done.

It's been done with great effort. The Z31 community has all but given up on T5 swapping at that level. I've used lots of internal parts for domestic T5's but know there is a limit to how similar they are.

I could be wrong here, but I don't think that is the kind of work he is looking to do here. Sounds like he wants a simple way to get some more power from the truck and 4wd capability is kinda low on the list.

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Originally posted by SteveO:

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Originally posted by TF&J:
The 300 zx came with a t5 tranny I think it's called, in some models. You can swap a t5 tranny from a standard rig with a standard tcase behind the zx's bell housing. That would give you a zx motor and bell housing, witha t5 tranny and a dana 300 tcase. It's been done.

It's been done with great effort. The Z31 community has all but given up on T5 swapping at that level. I've used lots of internal parts for domestic T5's but know there is a limit to how similar they are.

I could be wrong here, but I don't think that is the kind of work he is looking to do here. Sounds like he wants a simple way to get some more power from the truck and 4wd capability is kinda low on the list.

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How much power does one want? If the answer is more then 240 crank HP then get our your wallet!

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Originally posted by SteveO:
You can't use TT manifolds. They are completely different.

You CAN turbo the engine with not much effort. The problems comes in getting the turbo to clear the frame rail.

If you did custom manifolds and put 1 or 2 turbos up front that wouldn't be an issue. But then you have to relocate all your accessories.

IF you have a body lift, you can use a VG33R intake and supercharger on a VG30. But it won't clear the hood w/o the lift.

Phil from L&P did it with a VG30I intake manifold which works but is probably sits even higher. It did allow him to use a larger supercharger than the stock nissan unit I believe.

LOTS of ways to make more power. You just have to do your research.

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Originally posted by SteveO:
If you follow common sense you won't hurt a vg30. As for body lift I have no idea. I personally have not put one in a truck chassis. Since they body lifts only come in 2 and 3 inch and no one seems to stock a 2 inch, I'd say go with the 3.

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Originally posted by SteveO:
I am not sure what will physically drop in injector wise. But I think prolly something off a later model VG or SR could be used. There is some work being done to make adjustments to this ecu via external hardware. Would be cheaper than a SAFC and work better. But would not be as easy. Kinda big tradeoff there.