by Natron037 » Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:02 pm
I have yet to see how it all turns out. I like doing things differently than the crowd, which always means harder in the long run. This swap should make a Patrol go along at highway speeds and drop the 0-60 time by 20 seconds at least. I would have liked to stay Nissan, but they have gone back to the V6 in almost everything these days, the exception being the RB engine from a skyline. I had originally purchased an 88 pathfinder for the engine swap, but fitting the wide v6 didn't seem right to me. I have always been a fan of the GM Atlas inline 6. They are smooth, narrow, short and make great hp and tq. For instance, from the crank centerline to the top of the intake on the atlas is only slightly taller than to the top of valve cover on the Nissan engine. The atlas is about 1.5 inches shorter as well. I have heard of Ford 300/6 engine swaps, but they are looong! Truth be told, a better, and much easier swap would have been the 5cyl version of the atlas in the chevy colorados and gmc canyons. You can find them with 5 speeds transmissions and can adapt passenger side drop transfer cases. They are becoming plentiful and cheap. The added bonus is you can move them forward almost 4 inches so the rear driveshaft isn't ridiculously short. Even the 4 cyl version isn't that far off in HP from the original patrol, but you do sacrifice torque. I will keep you all posted with progress reports, over and out.
Nathan
Nathan
66 Patrol with odd doors