No you don't. It weighs 4200lbs +. A G sedan is a world apart better with a motor swap like this.

 

LOL @ 4x4 status at IA!!

 

Oh no doubt, I would love to drop a v8 in my G. I just really like the ctsv too

 

Sooo sick! Can"t wait to see it finished!

 

Yes the car retains all factory functions except for Traction control and we are working on cruise and AC now. The only thing hold AC up is finding someone to make lines from GM AC compressor to the Nissan style ends on the condensor, but i think iv struck gold and found a place for 75$ per line and only 2 lines are needed. I am using the factory key and only need one. The car runs completely on the GM ECU. The nissan ECU is not used like it is with other swaps.

 

Yea the exhaust wasnt finished until today so in order to get on and off the lift i left the coilovers at stock height and since we didnt get to nashville motor speedway till 7 on firday and cut off time for set up was 5 we had to get there and wet up at 4:30 am on sat and still didnt have time to lower it oh well the point was to show off the bay and the harness we make at www.chasebays.com

 

can you email me at jack@trainingtechniques.net

Im interested on how you ran your wiring from just the PCM.

 

Yes the PCM runs directly to the LSX motor. It gets power from the exact same spot that the nissan ECU got power. With the Chase Bays harness you get power, fuel pump ground, starter signal ect plugs in exactly where the factory harness did.
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So this harness gets rid of the G35 ecu? Or still uses some of the G35 functions.

What about Nav, ac, abs etc, etc. etc?

 

My understanding is, which is different from the route I was intending. The GM PCM does all the major functions but talks to the nissan ecu so it can send info out.

Edafe did his in a similar way in which hes only running on the GM PCM and using a switch panel to turn things on like accessories ignition etc.

The aftermarket dash replaces the need for a nissan ecu.

 

That's good. Is the Nissan ECU still in the car even though it's not being used? And does the car pass emissions/smog?
That sounds like the Nissan ECU is removed entirely.
If you have to replace the gauge cluster then it's kind of not cool... This guy did it with the stock gauge cluster. http://my350z.com/forum/g35-g37/5290...00-rwhp-2.html

 

@LordFappington - The car is run completely off the GM ecu we use the factory clips and locations that the Nissan ECU would have gotten power, fuel pump ground, and starter signal from so there is no need to run through the Nissan ECU

@Jeff92se - I dont have factory Nav so i wouldnt know, but my Avic 110bt double din works just fine. AC works just fine just had to get custom lines made. ABS can be wired for a additional cost, but im not running ABS and Traction control is lost. We are working on cruise control next week you just have to wire the GM box in.

@ Andrei - Yes the Nissan ECU is removed completely. Not even in the car. The guy that did the swap listed above used SIKKY for his wiring. They take the VQ harness and hack it up and splice into the factory vq harness and integrate the GM harness into it. Im not saying they do a hack job, but we do all brand new harnesses plug and play no splicing. And im not sure what he is doing about a a tach because there is no way that im aware of to make the factory tach work with this swap. Why have something there that doesnt work? My LCD cluster looks and performs much better than the stock unit.

Its not up to the harness to pass smog. All of the correct plugs for the corresponding sensors. In order to pass smog/emissions you must have catalytic convertors and run a good A/F ratio , in most cases with this swap you will not run them unless you are forced to pass smog/emissions but it can be done.

 

In GA for example they only check for trouble codes (DTCs) and cats. If I was to do this in GA, will the car pass emissions even though it has a different motor that is different then what the tag office has stored? On one screen using the emissions machine, it has the selection of motors the car comes equipped with and the DTCs that it checks for must all be ready to pass emissions. It checks EVAP, o2 sensors and some others. So will the GM ECU comply to the same DTCs? I suppose it does since it's OBD2 and the LS2 for example comes from a 2000+ GTO? Is the datalink port in the same location as the one from the Nissan ECU? Under the dash on the driver side?

I also don't see how the GM ECU would work with the EVAP system from a Nissan. Does it work or does it all need to be swapped out for a GM EVAP system?

 

We actually use our own DLC that is connected to our harnesses. You can run it to the factory location or put it where ever you want the wires are long enough to locate it anywhere on the dash or center console. On LSX ECU's its like any other ECU if you get them tuned you can tell your tuner hey i need the check engine code deleted from the ECU all together.

Its not out of the questions but i would need what all they tested exactly on a 350z/g35 and then go from there. Some cars they only test smog, some they test for everything you listed. Since the 6.0 motors are all 03+ motors you shouldnt have a problem with them saying oh this motor is from a older car it wont pass.
To the point yes this swap is totally possible to do and still retain smog. Just might be more wiring, and cost just a little more.

 

I just found out from a friend who does emissions testing that he had a Lexus IS300 with an LS swap that passed emissions.