First, we swapped the motor from a vg30e to a vg30de. The de provides a lot more power stock, and is a little better balanced. I didn't go with the tt for a few of my own reasons. I like the idea of an NA track car better than a tt, and I think that the de is going to provide more than enough power to be competitive with the weight of an old-school 200sx.
Our primary goal is to build a track going car at an affordable price, and while I have managed some of the smaller operations (like changing the diff or basic maitenence, I left the real work to the pros at SVS)
During the motorswap a few things happened, to fit the DE trans there had to be some banging around in the undercarriage of the car and it also requires a stronger trans mount. We've done it with a solid mount.
Now we also considered a few things to do while the motor was out of the car, primarily clutch and flywheel. I went with ACT package for about 900.
We also did the headers, I had mine sent from z motorsports but you may want to consider having them custom fab.
Intake and Exhaust custom fab from SVS performance.
The car came with a modified chip, a lot of JDM import companies will do this for you, so consider which one you are purchasing from and look around for the best deal.
Suspension was a s-13 front conversion and tien coilovers (you may want to check out megan racing I hear they have a setup that works a little better for this but isn't quite as beefy).
Sway bars, custom fab from SVS
Brakes are going to be cross-drilled slotted rotors, s14 front swap, and steel braided lines.
SVS is in the process of installing an SCCA legal roll cage, paint (think FC cinderella white on a red pinstripe at the base of the skirts).
For updates, uhm... follow this thread or me at Clubs12.org, Or somewhere else I go...
An image of the motor en-placed, a little un-refined.
Vehicle pre-coilovers parked at SVS
Shot of the s13 front suspension before installation
Point at which transmission mount won't work
These brakes will be removed in favor of the s14 front brakes (along with modifications described above)
Little photo from my old days volunteering for NMTARC and SCCA up north in the Albuquerque area
Video that Eric at SVS put together for me, which kind of lets you see more stuff
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