hello, I currently have a blown 2004 infiniti g35 rwd with a manual transmission. I have my eye on a cheap $700 motor from a 2005 awd g35 automatic. my question is will this motor drop into my manual directly after i replace the upper oil pan and obviously add the pilot bushing and clutch and flywheel etc. from my research the only differences are the upper oil pan and potentially the motor mount locations but I cannot find anything on the motor mounts for the life of me I am assuming they are in the same location.

 

Yep it's the same block and the motor mount provisions are on the block, just keep your existing upper/lower oil pan, baffle, and the oil pickup. New pilot bushing, sometimes getting the the 5AT pilot bearing out of the back of the crank can be a bit of a chore though. Last one I did I ended up drilling/tapping a hole for 1/4-20 in the pilot bearing and using a slide hammer because some jackass pounded the thing completely into the crankshaft (instead of stopping when it was flush with the face of the crank) and I couldn't get a a puller behind it.

Just make sure the VQ35DE you're buying was from a longitudinally mounted car, G35, M35, FX35, or 350Z because the VQ35DE also came in the front wheel drive Maxima and Altima in a transverse configuration and those motor mount locations on the block are different and it will NOT work.

 

Your awesome man thanks I could not find anything on google I needed someone with the right knowledge, also that sounds like the biggest pain in the a** all that trouble would have been solved by some research by the first guy lmao