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i have the chance to invest in a new engine (a VG30E), and I was wondering how much power these engines make stock, can I turbo it, and how much power do you think you make?
How much power
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That depends on what car it is comming out of as far as the power goes.
I believe the 87 200SX 3.0 made 160hp and the 88 made 165 hp.
It will be a little more frome the 300zx of the same year because of the different intake used.
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Of course you can turbo it. Anything is possible with money. But if you want to turbo it, start with a turbo motor out of a Z31 300ZX. You'll have to have some custom exhaust manifolds made. While you're at it, it would be a good idea to include an intercooler as well. The Z31 300ZX Turbo made between 200 and 210 hp from the factory.
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Of course you can turbo it. Anything is possible with money. But if you want to turbo it, start with a turbo motor out of a Z31 300ZX. You'll have to have some custom exhaust manifolds made. While you're at it, it would be a good idea to include an intercooler as well. The Z31 300ZX Turbo made between 200 and 210 hp from the factory.
thats 210hp with a crappy t3 pushing only 6psi with out a fmic. so a fmic and oh about 10-12psi and youd be easily at about 250-270hp
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Alright... the VG30E is looking pretty good, but will it bolt in with the CA20E Tranny?
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I don't know if the bell housings are the same or not, but I do know that the gearing is quite different between the two and you would be reving the hell outta that vg in 1st and 2nd for sure.
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dang....
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The transmission gear ratios are the same for the 5 speeds
an se w/ 71c vg30e 3.321, 1.902, 1.308. 1.0, 0.759od
71b ca20e
1st: 3.321
2nd: 1.902
3rd: 1.308
4th: 1.000
5th: 0.833
Rev: 3.382
this is searched old forum info cut and pasted
its the rear end that might need to be changed from a r180 to an r200
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the "B" trans has an external mounted shifter I believe. All the "C" transmissions are internal.
The only gear that is different from the ca20e and the vg30e is O.D.
All 3 engines used the same trans for the 5 speed....FS5W71C.
That is straight out of my FSM.
The turbo has much more agressive gearing than the other two.
Here is a link to a pic from my FSM. Copy and paste it into your browser bar or it won't work.
http://www.geocities.com/svnt442/Picture12.jpg