*Official* 5.6 motor swap

[Andy4106]

Originally Posted by Pro2X

Any idea on the tq converter? Thats 1 thing Im worried about when I do mine. Also, any plans on modding it?

My plans are the cams,headers,open exhaust (like on the frontier), intake, and tune.

lol my plans are to fix it when it breaks.

and i will start to mod things after its in and i think i need more, but as of right now i just want it in.

[Mainerunr]

one question (not motor related). why the TT? doesnt your sig indicate a locked m226 already? would the locker not be better than the tt (unless you're just building a mall crawler anyway)?

ok, so it was two questions, big deal.


one more I guess....why arent you done yet?

[Andy4106]

Originally Posted by blackcc06

Lets try and keep as much BS out of here as we can guys , this is going to suck balls with 30 pages of crap to try and read over to get to the meat of the post .SO as of now all you have done was remove the stock motor , ?

motor isnt out yet, been out of town. just got back, had to clean garage and house, dropping exhaust tomorrow.

someone forget to take their happy pills tonight?

Originally Posted by Mainerunr

one question (not motor related). why the TT? doesnt your sig indicate a locked m226 already? would the locker not be better than the tt (unless you're just building a mall crawler anyway)?

ok, so it was two questions, big deal.


one more I guess....why arent you done yet?

tt is stronger, not going to be a mall crawler, i think it will just be better to have it rather than worrying about the e locker.


just from the info ive gathered its a better mood, any input?

[NissanPowerBaby!!!]

Happy Birthday! I'm havin' a Guinness for you and your swap as we speak

[HKYStormFront]

sub'd..............and drooling

[Pro2X]

Originally Posted by Andy4106

motor isnt out yet, been out of town. just got back, had to clean garage and house, dropping exhaust tomorrow.

someone forget to take their happy pills tonight?



tt is stronger, not going to be a mall crawler, i think it will just be better to have it rather than worrying about the e locker.


just from the info ive gathered its a better mood, any input?

The TT(TruTrac) is going to be a lot stronger than the stock m226 gears. However, you are going to loose that selectable locker option you just spent all that money on. lol. The TT is a limited slip so it depends on what you really want. If your going to be racing a lot, TT...If your going to be hitting the trials, keep the locker and if you want to race DO NOT LOCK THE REAR UP! IT WILL BREAK!

[Andy4106]

yeah i understand that, the e locker is a good move, but its just not ideal for how much power will be putting to the ground, and i would rather have the tt, and its still good for trails, its just not great for when you need it locked. but there no reason you cant spin a bit then lock

[Andy4106]

update-3/18

got exhaust dropped out, worked on the manifolds a bit, gave me some trouble so i stopped for the day. getting the cherry picker and the motor to my house tomorrow. starting the pull tomorrow keep everyone updated.

[Andy4106]

heres a few more. got bored and tried to get full droop... to bad my jack doesnt get that high and i couldnt find a block to stick under it lol. also got the diff cleaned up, alot more than it was. keep you guys posted! have more pictures up tomorrow night when i get the picker the v8 and the v6 out

[NISLO]

If I ever do the VK56 swap (once truck is paid 4) I would find a v8 pathy totaled in rear with a salvage title. Strip what I need for the swap and part the rest of it out on Ebay. PM me like I said if you need specs. on either truck, wiring diagrahms etc. Do work!!