skyline

just out of curiousity....how many people think its completly nuts/insane to have an engine swap of a skyline for $3300? you think it would work?

It's just a little more than completely nuts/insane...especially for $3300. Under ordinary circumstances, that might barely pay for the motor, let alone the rest of the swap.

It's just a little more than completely nuts/insane...especially for $3300. Under ordinary circumstances, that might barely pay for the motor, let alone the rest of the swap.


to my knowledge that pays for everything

Where did you get that price? Did someone give you that quote? They might not know what they're getting into. For the most part, $3300 or so might pay for an RB26DETT shipped to you. Then you still have to find a compatible transmission.

Well, let's get a little more specific:

What Skyline motor are you talking about? If it's an RB, forget about it.

If you have an I30/I35, it will be incredibly difficult to put a rwd/awd I6 into a car designed for a fwd V6. The long I6 motor probably won't even fit in the engine bay without some work. I have a Maxima, so I've got some idea of the space you'd be working with.

If you want a VQ from a Skyline, why bother? Especially if you have an I35. They are nearly identical. If you have an I30, you can try to swap a US-spec 3.5L in, but even that won't be very easy.

In the Skyline forum, someone was asking about doing this to their Camry. It would be a very difficult and expensive job. It wouldn't be much easier with an I30/I35, either.