Interesting finds about the VQ35HR

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some first impressions from Sharif:

 

1) After-market turbo and NA exhaust manfiolds will physically bolt up to the heads.

2) Cam Position Sensors are mounted to the valve covers, perpendicular to the engine.

3) Crank position sensor is located at the 2 o'clock position, instead of the 7 o'clock position

4) Valve Covers and Coil Packs are larger. The coil packs look similar to the design of the Titan coil packs

5) It appears the engineers clearanced certain things for turbo....foundation for the GT-R??

6) Cooling system is completely resdesigned. The main coolant return pipe runs through the center of the block "V".

7) Twin Knock Sensors

8) Main ECU connectors are twin style, and completely different (current PnP systems will not work, but hardwiring will be possible)

8) Main ECU engine harness SIGNIFICANTLY streamlined, better integrated, and less cluttered....we like this setup!

9) Transmission is completely upgraded

10) Clutch fork has been deleted. Now uses an internal slave cylinder mounted on the input shaft, which directly actuates the TO bearing. Very cool...seen this before on late model FWD cars, and is becoming more common these days.

11) Semi-equal length manifolds...not the best, but better than last year's model.

 

 

pics and more in the link