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It is a VG33ER so I think I will grab it! YEAH be jealous people! Wiring nightmare I think but the Megasquirt will help. I will do a thread on the swap when I get to it!

First clean out the hole the bushing is going in with 1000 grit sand paper then freeze the bushing ( I leave it over night ). The bushing will then go in alot easier, also use lube at the same time! The freezing of the bushing shrinks the metal sleeve in size!

I will be using the Mega-Squirt computer so I can custom tune it! It is a MT! I will try the search! I guess it is worth it so I will try it! Thankyou for your help!

I have used the search option and could not find an answer! I can get an 01 engine with wiring and computer for $600 but is it the same bellhousing bolt pattern? Any help would be great!

Whoops! I thought I heard someone say it was 8:1! I was thinking about the 3.3! is the 3.5 the same bellhousing pattern?

WOW! Not enough room for turbo's but you can fit a chevy v8! Are they that small!!! How about rebuilding the motor for torque and gearing to match then learn to drive a stick and use the engine's potential instead of wasting it on a lot of rotating mass in an auto? If you are looking for gas economy go buy a Prius, if you want power go buy a Vette! If you want cheap fun to play off road now and then the Pathfinder works great! I will be putting in a later model VG30 when mine goes and using a MegaSquirt to control it, good cams and exhaust, K&N and Snorkel with an electric fan! I will also increase the compression to 9 to 1! Should work well enough for me!

If it wasn't for the Americans I would be speaking German! So it is for Americans, if it wasn't for the French you guys would be speaking English! But yes it was a bad placement! I will be installing an O'Berg filter soon, buy once use for-ever!

If I wanted a Chevy I would have bought one, and automatics HELL NO (those are for lazy people)! I like the V6, so I just want to have one ready! Sounds good on the TBI I just didn't know how good it actually is! I like the idea of the 3.3 though! Thanks for the input! Simon

My 88 Pathfinder has 289,000 miles on it (original everything except alternator) and I am sure it is about to need an engine (rattling during start up). I want to start looking for an engine! So what are the difference's? I am thinking of a later model with SEFI! Now here's my real question, I can see alot of info on a alot of different builds, what I want to know is what is the best build for torque? Any suggestions would be great. Simon

Dam engineers!!!! Ruined my fun! Oh well there goes $40!

OK! The stock air cleaner is very restrictive! What I am going to do is fabricate a plenum that adapts the throttle body to run a 3" hose. Then I am going to mount an XJ air box with K&N in it, using the stock, but opened up, air location in the fender! SC88 that's a ram air, cold air means that you pull air from a location other than the engine bay, so the stock location is a cold air system. Just don't do what a friend of mine did and run it into the inside of his XJ, He could not figure out why He felt light headed all the time (just a hint he lives in UTAH and uses his A/C alot!!!!).

Similar to stock but a larger hole! I want to run a snorkel so trying to keep it kinda stock!

Here's what I am going to do! I am going to build an adapter to run an XJ air box in my Pathy. It will probably open up many options for different air filters as well. The reason is I am broke and have an XJ airbox with a K&N so I am going to use it. If it turns out well who knows. Tell me what you think, I think it might be a little more efficient. Simon

Dana 44 is fine until you shear the spindle from seized bearings, and the wheel falls off (ITS CALLED MAINTENANCE PEOPLE!!!)! Seen that too! But the point is that the 30 would suffice if it's all you can get, however, you have to run the smaller bolt pattern which sucks!! There are about 4 waggy front axles in the TN craigslist and a few complete waggys for under a grand!! So the waggy axle is not hard to find! But watch out, only get the 4-door axle as it is the same width, all of the others are wider!!! By the way was it the stub breaking or was it the fact that the nut had not been pinned? I have a shop and have seen that way too often!