Engine swap

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  1. BoomBoom86

    BoomBoom86 New Member

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    How easy is it to fit a 350z engine into a Pulsar?
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    Define "easy". Which pulsar? What for/where/how youll use the car? Budget? Goals?

    As an example: it should be quite easy to drive a car to a workshop and tell them to shove an engine into it and make it work no matter the cost. Someone will do it If you pay them enough.

    On the other hand it could be quite a project to do only by yourself, with no mechanical knowledge, with eBay spec tools on the parking lot of a McDonald's.
     
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    That question alone proves you won’t be able to do it.. unless your rich and are happy to pay someone who understands what’s involved and has the capability’s to do so.
     
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    i thnk is too big to fit donw there the pulsar is too small for this
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    Absolutely easy! I did one last night after work.

    First you need to find a good donor engine. You want to try find the ones with a "power knock", that's the sound of a really good combustion, so more power. Also, if you find any with block ventilation mods they are really rare, so grab it if you can

    Next you'll need to figure out which pod filter fits. I've found that the brighter the colour the better it works, something about lighter colours not absorbing heat so better for cold air induction. You can also repaint a darker colour filter if you can't find a brighter coloured one. Don't bother masking off the filter element either as paint is flammable so will just help bump a few extra hp anyway

    After that take everything on the front off, then tie a strap around the engine and the other end to a tree, then N-R dump at 5000rpm and the motor will just pop out.

    Unbolt the auto and take the funny looking clutch out as well and put that on the 350z engine. They bolt straight up because they're both made by Nissan. The 350z mounts will bolt straight up to the Pulsar and because you've used the Pulsar gearbox the axles will fit too.

    Now, getting the motor in. I've found rolling it off the back of a pickup to work the best. If you get the rotation just right, when the motor mounts slot into place the bolts will spin in at the same time.

    The Pulsar harness plugs into the 350z motor as well, and because 350z motors are air cooled you won't need a radiator.

    As for the exhaust, you can cut the flanges off the manifolds and slide a piece of PVC pipe over it and glue gun it on. It won't melt because 350z run really cool being an air cooled motor, and even cooler with your bright coloured air filter mod. If you want to be different you could put the rear bank out one side behind the arch and front bank out the other side in front of the other arch. That will mean the exhaust gases will push against each other keeping the car straight, which also means the car won't need an alignment

    The final thing is to decide what thumbnail you're going to use for your YouTube How-To video. I'd suggest a slightly click-baity title, with a couple of large emoji's, the laughing & crying one and the shrugging shoulders one are good. Don't forget to sound overly enthusiastic, over expose as many shots as possible (again, brighter is better, just like the pod filter colour) and drop hints about buying a new Supra when the channel "blows up"
     
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