I read many mags and have seen 2 motor swaps on the 350z, an sr20 and also a v8 which i think is from the titan or an suv. now to my question, will the r34 skyline engine and tranny fit the 350z and would it be a smart choice, would it be better to just upgrade the vq35 or what would be the best swap? I am looking to have a fast daily driver.

You don't want to swap the motor in a 350z...... for a daily driver ... it really depends on what kind of power you are looking for ... if you are looking for a little more "somethin something" go with a header, nismo exhaust and CAI ..... if you are lookin for a beast check out the stillen.com for superchargers or greddy for the twin turbo kit.

I was looking more in the 600 to 700 h/p range. I thought about the r34 because I have heard about these high horse power setups on daily drivers. as compared to the vq35 the most i have seen in a daily driver has been aboun 470h/p. i have also been told that the skyline engine would take this amount of power in a stock bottom end. have anyone heard about a successful r34 swap in a 350z??? if not does any one know if it il fit???

Have you ever drivin a 600-700hp car ? .... not to sound like an ass... but that is an insane amount of hp for a daily driver and becomes a very unrealiable vehicle... wondering really what you are trying to accomplish ? ...do you just want to burn anything you come across on the street ?

no I have never driven a 600 to 700 h/p car. the closest ive been was with my last car which was a 94 toyota supra with 563 h/p to the wheels on a stock bottom end. I have seen as much as 826 h/p on a stock bottom end supra. I am a big fan of inline 6 engines and have been told the skyline engine is just as strong or stronger than a supra's. now you said that a 600 h/p engine is unreliable, can be if it isn't built or tuned right.

Well.... R34's are good motors.... not sure how much modification it would take to put it in a 350z..... but assuming that you are living in the US..... having a R34 motor means all your parts are going to come from Japan and are gonna cost you an arm and a leg. If you are looking for big power out of a Z get the twin turbo kit and get the motor built..... will save you many headaches in the future I assure you.

what twin turbo kit works the best for high horse power yet good drivability???

Greddy makes the best.

great. what about fuel management with greddy?? since the e-manage is a piggyback, what is a better way of fuel management with this turbo kit? thank you for all your help

Alot of people go with the APEXi Super S-AFC 2.

[:@]Dont buy a greddy twin turbo system its the worst. hardest to install go to API or tubonetic's. i would recommed a stillen super charger over all but you have to get a new hood.

Why is it the worst ? .... because it's harder to install ?

its not really the worst, its not hard to install either. New hood? That all depends from person to person but those stillen hoods really mess up the looks of the Z. But APS does have good stuff out there. I saw a video on youtube with a 1000+ hp on a VQ35. I think it ran like low 8s or something. So it's all achievable with the VQ as it is with the supra. If ur willing to spend that much on a RB swap, why not just pull the stock VQ and build it from ground up. Forged all that good stuff like pistons, rods, new bearings, then a oil pan spacer and a couple of turbos and a good tune, UTEC or whichever u prefer or ur local tuning shop can work with and u have ur self whatever u desire and whatever u spend!

Greddy is probably the one most guys go for. APS? Turbonetics? JWT? PowerEnterprise? Ultimate Racing? SFR?

make sure u c what they r offering with their kits. Does it have injectors and an ECU?

hope this helps u and answers ur question

BTW SR20? r u seriously asking/considering that?

Over the weekend I ran with a 350z that had the AGP turbo set up... I would check that one out as well.

you would be better off with the emanage cause you have more tuning availble then the safc also heres a vid of an rb26 350z
http://thumbs.vidiac.com/05782a18-a235-4de7-be42-d6ce626d0daf.jpg (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/05782a18-a235-4de7-be42-d6ce626d0daf.htm)Click here to see Video (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/05782a18-a235-4de7-be42-d6ce626d0daf.htm)
i would rather get the rb26 then the vq but you would have less headaches with the vq but its really up to you both motors have potential but the rb26 is the godzilla of all nissan engines so good luck with your 350z project.

RB is just too much money, im sure u can get the same kinda power out of the VQ