Bought a nissan with no intentions of drifting it

[cavillac95]

2001 NISSAN FRONTIER

PICKED IT UP PRETTY CHEAP BUT NEEDS SOME TLC FOR SURE

FIRST STEP UPDATE THE INTERIOR

[ambitiousCK]

Stop being a pussy...SR swap it and drift it! lol good looking truck, good luck with it!

[cavillac95]

[motorvated]

Good start. Other plans?

[96Clipse]

What motor does that thing have in it? I hope for your sake its the 4 cylinder cuz the 6's they come with are the biggest pile of garbage ever created, and the trans for the 6 is weaksauce.

[JDMmuscle]

I didnt know Nissan's made anything other then a 240, interesting

[cavillac95]

VG33E
3.3 L (3275 cc) version built in Smyrna, TN. Bore is 91.5 mm (3.60 in) and stroke is 83 mm (3.3 in). Output was 170 hp (134 kW) at 4800 rpm with 202 lb·ft (274 N·m) of torque at 2800 rpm. It has a cast iron engine block and aluminum SOHC cylinder heads. It has sequential fuel injection, two valves per cylinder with self-adjusting hydraulic followers, forged steel connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, and a cast aluminum intake manifold. This engine is still in production in the Nissan Paladin produced by Zhengzhou Nissan for the Chinese Market.

[cavillac95]

it came with a kn intake already
exhaust/headlights/wheels/brakes next possibly

[DaBombDiggidy]

woot small truck DD ftw. i has one too IMO best dd you can get i just wish mine had a bit more room.

[Erik@R/TTuning]

Looks like it is cleaning up nicely.

[endless]

Wish I never sold mine, great trucks! I had the king cab, desert runner 2wd, supercharged desert sand pebble metallic/black leather w red stitching, and I modded the balls off it. Mine actually put down 330whp at 14psi tuned with safc II, far from stock, beat the krud out of it every day, and never had an issue. GL with it man!

[Z31NA2T]

Originally Posted by 96Clipse

What motor does that thing have in it? I hope for your sake its the 4 cylinder cuz the 6's they come with are the biggest pile of garbage ever created, and the trans for the 6 is weaksauce.

idk who told you that lie, but I know of a few 600+whp Z31s that would argue that. LOL

SOHC VG = WINNING. The old ass 80s VG30E has held 780whp on stock internals, $100 junkyard engine...with a proper tune. *most* people manage around 450whp before deciding to go to aftermarket internals.

Regardless, you should definitely drift this thing! :P

[cavillac95]

i love this truck so far but it was in need of some serious tlc before i got crazy with mods

[96Clipse]

Originally Posted by Z31NA2T

idk who told you that lie, but I know of a few 600+whp Z31s that would argue that. LOL

Not a lie, I work at a Nissan dealer and have personally replaced a couple of these engines. Also the internals in these trucks are not even close to the same as the Z31 so you're numbers mean pretty much nothing in relation to the truck.

Back on topic, those shocks were super beat, where the hell was this truck from NY? Lol. And that exhaust is tragic looking.

[Z31NA2T]

Originally Posted by 96Clipse

Not a lie, I work at a Nissan dealer and have personally replaced a couple of these engines. Also the internals in these trucks are not even close to the same as the Z31 so you're numbers mean pretty much nothing in relation to the truck.

Back on topic, those shocks were super beat, where the hell was this truck from NY? Lol. And that exhaust is tragic looking.

The only issue is incompetent Nissan techs putting the timing belt on with too much tension and snapping the crank snout off. There are multiple 400+whp Z31s with the stock VG33E internals, look at my sig. I'm running a VG33. The rods are the same as W-series Z31 rods, the crank is mostly the same except for a LARGER crank snout, and the pistons are made of the same materials, the difference being mainly bore and the upper ring lands aren't as far down the piston...meaning if you detonate, you risk doing more damage.

Lets go over Z31 Internals:
Cast Ductile Crankshaft
Forged Connecting rods (as all Nissans have)
Cast Aluminum Pistons

Lets go over VG33 internals:
Cast Ductile Crankshaft
Forged Connecting Rods
Cast Aluminum Pistons.

Other IMPROVEMENTS to the VG33 is superior block webbing in the Valley, larger exhaust manifold studs, and over the Z31...shares the improved ports the 85E heads had (early 90s maximas, pathfinders, etc) which are of better design than the Z31 heads (both A/B and W-series)

So if you could explain why you had to replace a VG33E in a truck, I'd like to hear it. It was most likely due to poor maintenance or an incompetent tech tightening the timing belt too much.