It's rumored - emphasis on rumored - that Nissan may very well build a Z with the 4.5L VK45DE V8 and go racing. The Z has enjoyed GT success with the turbo VQ V6 but a production equivalent does not exist limiting their options for competition globally.

 

Naturally, a long nose would be used as a basis if such a car were ever to exist.

 

Projected cost of entry? ~$50-55,000US

 

 

would love to see this at le mans...a zed kicking ass with ferrari,aston and porsches

kinda off the subject, but that bottom pic is the first time ive ever seen similarities between the 300 and 350.

No doubt inspired by the highly influential Japanese Tuning scene that seem to have embraced the 350z recently. Engine swaps seem to be very "in" at the moment, just have a look at the photos below (albeit those are from an American show! :D) It's the VK56DE from the Titan/Armada, the big brother of the VH that John and I are swapping into our Z's

 

 

Built for drifting apparently rather than straight line drag, although I heard one company ran a 13.7 with this set-up.

 

A bit of info (Google is my friend): The VK56DE is built in Decherd, TN. Bore is 98 mm and stroke is 92 mm. Output is 305 hp (227 kW) at 4900 RPM with 385 ft.lbf (522 Nm) of torque at 3600 RPM.

 

Oh, and extra points for the first person to spot the "Top Gun" quote. Good for at least another 5bhp! :D

 

[copied from my post Dec last year on zclub about this very subject]

i do like that i must admit

wtf? the exhausts point forward! how unusual. obviously had no way of routing them underneath. That'll be one loud mofo :D:D

" too close for missiles, I'm switching to guns" :p

im loving the "Z" symbol on the wing of the second pic

anyone know if anything like that can be got anywhere

Last 4 years i have subcribed to SportZ magazine,and in the spring issue there was an article about this,and according to someone in the "know" it will have 2 turbo's and go into production(the mag has been spot on for rumour's in the past)will be interesting to see if it happens.

 

http://www.sportzmagazine.com/Z_Cover.htm

 

Tony

I think that looks good even if it looks a lot like the 350z,

 

Hey Leight, if the engines you and John are putting in (the VH) are 5 litre, what's the capacity of the one above? and if it's fitted with twin tubbies what sort of BHP are we looking at?

 

Hmm, I'll leave you boys argue it out...

Hey Leight,

 

thought you were talking to me for a minute then lol

 

Leighton

I think that looks good even if it looks a lot like the 350z,

 

Hey Leight, if the engines you and John are putting in (the VH) are 5 litre, what's the capacity of the one above? and if it's fitted with twin tubbies what sort of BHP are we looking at?

 

Hmm, I'll leave you boys argue it out...

The VH is 4.5 litre. Whereas I've kept the stock bottom end, and gone for uprated cams and mild headwork John's gone for a 5mm overbore for 5.0l and uprated the internals. The stock VK is 5.6l. With turbo's...no idea! :D