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Nissan Pathfinder SAS project and 350 V8

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#1 · (Edited)
Nissan Pathfinder SAS project and 6.0l V8

So things have changed I explained it in post 18




So here it goes….My big build.:D This is a budget build and will take some to do. I can fly thru the free stuff but money is tight. I will post my cost up as well.

Some Information:
I bought a red 1991 Nissan Pathfinder. I plan on doing a solid axle swap on the front end with an Hp Dana 60 and a 14 bolt rear end. I want coils on all four corners (but we will see). I am going to run a Chevy 350 with a th400 transmission and a 203/205 doubler.
 
#8 ·
So I have been doing a lot of searching and have not been able to come up with an answer. I have a 1987 tbi 350 with all accessories. The truck that it’s going into is the 91 pathfinder. Is there any way to make this legal in Ca? I can sell it and Penney up to buy a newer engine but from what I have found that won’t fly in Ca. ether, so green sticker only? It would be nice to drive it around for fun but could be a trailer queen. Either way it’s still happening. :D
 
#6 ·
Probably not a new motor being that he said it was free.

The new chevy motors are slick man. Just watched my buddy put one in a YJ/buggy and it's smooth as silk. Again, not too cheap though, as those motors are still pretty new, and you have a few hundred in just getting the computer flashed to omit the smog stuff and some sensors.
 
#10 ·
This is what I found.
- The Engine has to be the same year or newer
- If the vehicle is a CA vehicle, you must
put a CA motor in it, not a 49 state federal
motor
- It must be from the same class, ie. a Jeep is
considered a "Light Truck", so I need a motor
from a "Light Truck". No Vette motor here.
- All of the emmisions equipment needs to be
there, "unmodified".

But that doesn't clear it up for me. Does the Pathfinder fit in the "light truck" V8 class? I can get a 350 out of a newer truck such as a 91 or newer. and keep all smog equipment. I dont know. I guess there is a smog reff 5 mins from work so I will see what they say about it.
 
#12 ·
Whats up path 88. For a minute there I thought you were getting out of nissans since I see your pathfinder for sale on craigslist all the time. Have you sold it yet? How hard was it to pull that motor? I am going to drop a used 3.0 from japan in mine over the summer because the 3.0 I have right now is getting tired.

1crazyxterra: Hey man I seen your xterra in Chico over Halloween parked down the street from my house. lol.
 
#13 ·
No I will always be in the driver seat of a Pathfinder. Heck I own 4 right now. I still have the white one I need it gone if you know anyone whose looking. I had a hell of a time getting that engine out. I should have just pulled the tranny with it. I had to wait tell I dropped the front diff for the room. :D
 
#15 ·
have you dropped the engine in yet?... just wondering how it will fit cause i'm thinkin of doin a v8 swap myself, got a 4.3 vortec but i'm thinkin of changing my mind.... any issues with the width of the frame? firewall mods? any info will help.... thanks....
 
#18 · (Edited)
I am bringing this post back up. I still have the truck but am going in a little diffrent way. I sold or traded every thing out when I got my house. Now that life has cooled off a bit. I am back to building my rig. I will post pics up soon. I have a gm 6.0l V8 out of an 2003. I have a sm465 trany with a np241 case out of a 1994 chevy. I plan on doing the box4rocks doubler with a ford np205 wich is like 5.33 to one. I bought a 1985 ford one ton and parted it out for the dana 60 and 10.25 rear end. I plan on running 40in mtrs.

I will do my best to keep on it this time. But you know how life is!
 
#20 ·
the sm465 came with the np241 mated up. It is alot cheaper and has a better gear reduction. I could not get my hands on a sm465 to 203 adapter and 203 for under 300 and i searched every were. I would have also been at 10 splines instead of the 32 spline it came with. I will get to the trany and transfercase suport, I know I will have to do something creative.
 
#26 ·
This sounds like a LOT of work. If I move out of a smog controlled county I would love to go Frankenstein on my Pathy as well. Keep up the photos. BTW how much did you pay for that 6.0?
 
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