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Who knows if we'll ever see one of these in a future production Z car?
Is Infiniti?s new 400-hp V6 the company?s best to date? | Autoweek
At least it's a purpose built FI engine from the factory and the second version of the VR engine family. But as a longtime VQ lover, there's a few things in the description that give me pause:
-Rather than using an iron block or even cast iron sleeves, the VR30 (like the VR38DETT in the R35) uses a plasma coating in the cylinder linings. Not going to be easily modified or cheap.
-The exhaust manifold is built into the head, so forget about swapping out headers any longer, the factory will control the exhaust side of the equation. Again, complex and expensive is what this engine series will be.
Is Infiniti?s new 400-hp V6 the company?s best to date? | Autoweek
At least it's a purpose built FI engine from the factory and the second version of the VR engine family. But as a longtime VQ lover, there's a few things in the description that give me pause:
-Rather than using an iron block or even cast iron sleeves, the VR30 (like the VR38DETT in the R35) uses a plasma coating in the cylinder linings. Not going to be easily modified or cheap.
-The exhaust manifold is built into the head, so forget about swapping out headers any longer, the factory will control the exhaust side of the equation. Again, complex and expensive is what this engine series will be.