How to VK Swap An Xterra (Installing The Engine - Episode 10)

[@goober1022]

I started clapping when you said lets put a v8 into an xterra, this series has been great man, can’t wait to see 8ball roar to life

[@Rythecarguy]

Haha yes!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 thank you so much, I'm Pumped to wrap it up. Probably 2 more episodes until it's running. Maybe one more after that till It's driving. It desperately needs tires.

[@neilyakuza6595]

You never seize to amaze Ryan. I really appreciate your vids on the 2nd gen Xterra. I have a 2010, and your kids have saved me a lot of headaches when repairing my own Nossan.

[@DORSIAKILL]

You inspire me to keep my Nissans alive. I absolutely love them and want to add an xterra to my collection. I have an 07 manual trans frontier nismo and an 02 r50 pathfinder. Both are my babies but def need work since I drive them everywhere

[@Rythecarguy]

Hell yea. Keep those babies on the road! 💪🏻💪🏻

[@jomeldemdayo3636]

Have the same passion for this Nissans. I have 2 R50 ‘00SE VG with Tyre carrier, a project 03 VQ manual swap and 2014 Xterra all are awesome rigs!!

[@MasonObscura]

This thing is going to be a beast. Great vid.

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks man!

[@Syrusoo]

I don’t know if your convincing me to do a VK swap or not too at this point. Love this series though keep it coming!

[@Rythecarguy]

Haha yea. It really is a ton of work. But I am hoping it's going to be really rewarding in the end.

[@shiftymcgee9359]

Revisiting this series since I sold off my X months ago. No way I could VK swap. Beyond my skill set and patience. Epic build though.

[@jameshigginbotham3639]

'Imagine how much a lot goes.... really far'...lol...I love that one.

[@Rythecarguy]

😂

[@dannalbob]

I will never do this but it's pretty fascinating to watch :)

[@Rythecarguy]

Oh im glad to hear that you’re enjoying it. :D

[@chrisfisichella6659]

You did an excellent job!!

[@jeffreyarmstrong5974]

I can't wait until you finish it lol😊 great work

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks man. It's really getting there!

[@mycbtech]

Ry, did you swap out the brake booster for the Titan to the X? Looks like you have the Titan rotors on the front?

[@maicoknight]

Where can I find the list for all the parts needed for a vk swap? I’m thinking of doing one as well please and thanks

[@cuajvue1798]

I know the front end is taken apart for ease of installing with the transmission on, but is it possible to leave everything in and drop the engine in?

[@Rythecarguy]

Possibly JUST the engine with the transmission already in place. Did that with my Titan. But trust me, it's more of a pain in the ass.

[@cuajvue1798]

@@Rythecarguy yeah, I've done one engine swap in my life, but not a bigger engine going into a vehicle. Good to know, though. Great vid!

[@michaelrapino4175]

I don't know if you ever talk about mileage, but seeing as you have dealt with your fair share of Nissan Xterras, I was wondering if you are MPG conscious, or do you not really care? Also, if you do track MPG, what are your averages? Have you ever been able to get reasonably good gas mileage out of any of your Xterras? Can anyone ever hope for maybe 22 city / 26 highway or more?

[@Rythecarguy]

TBTH I don't care. Without a computer telling me the MPG I find it too tedious to track lol. It's probably a character flaw but when I come across stuff like that I just avoid it. I will say when I take my 2WD 6speed on long trips I seem to get good gas mileage. But most autos and 4WD will likely hover around 20 or lower based on what I read.

[@michaelrapino4175]

@@Rythecarguy I spent probably more time than anybody would care to admit, but I did a whole bunch of math taking the average Xterra mileage and comparing it to something that gets an average of 25 to 26 mpg, and the monthly price difference is totally insignificant. Honestly, it doesn't really seem to make much of an impact to spend more time thinking about it.

[@tylercorkum3569]

For this swap do you need the xterra alternator because I saw on a couple of threads?

[@tylercorkum3569]

Also, on the guide, it says you need the xterra transmission valve body. Why? And does it go for a 2wd as well for swapping?

[@Rythecarguy]

You only need the alternator if the alternator on the VK56 is a two wire connector. If it's 3 then you can just use that one. No you only need the valve body if you have a column shift Titan transmission and need to covert the valve body over.

[@tylercorkum3569]

@Rythecarguy ok so you need it basically if ur automatic? Not manual

[@tylercorkum3569]

Or r u talking about if the shifter is on the steering wheel or in the middle of seats?

[@Rythecarguy]

@@tylercorkum3569 correct. It's easiest if they are both in the floor. But it's still possible of the Titan is column shift

[@jeffreyarmstrong5974]

Having an extra pair of hands and eyes would help too lol 😊

[@Rythecarguy]

Oh for sure 😂

[@dillontussey7553]

Awsome videos man

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks so much! 💪🏻💪🏻

[@viscious82]

Great video as always. I haven't seen all the videos for this series., but is the 8 ball a manual transmission?

[@Rythecarguy]

No sir, it's an automatic.

[@viscious82]

@@Rythecarguy cool. Great series. Looking forward to your future videos. Thank you!

[@Rythecarguy]

@@viscious82 YW! glad you like it.

[@PYROtheNomad]

Do you know if the off-road gorilla vk swap hose kit will work on the pathfinder? It says it’s for vq40 to vk56 swap but it only specifies the fronty and the x.

[@Rythecarguy]

Yea the VQ in the pathy is exactly the same as the Xterra. You should be good. If you want to be sure, you can reach out to Angel. He's pretty responsive.

[@PYROtheNomad]

@@Rythecarguy ok that’s what I thought. Just there’s not a whole lot of pathy vk swaps out there since they made a v8 pathy. But Idc I’m making my own vk pathy

[@Rythecarguy]

@@PYROtheNomad hellll yea. You do you homie.

[@BandsWitDaTerra]

I really wanna do this to my 01 Xterra, you think its possible?

[@Rythecarguy]

Anything is possible with enough work and enough money.

[@zx14jeff]

What is the total cost for doing this swap?

[@Rythecarguy]

Way too many variables to say. For instance, I already had the engine to put in it. I bought an X from a friend for dirt cheap. So my total investment was only a couple grand not counting the original cost of the Titan.

[@rik11stang29]

Been watching you a while.. are you a mechanic? Or self taught

[@Rythecarguy]

Nice thanks man. Hope you keep coming back. I'm all self taught.

[@rik11stang29]

@@Rythecarguy I have a 2010.. no major issues. All really done was change out the radiator.. and all fluid's.

[@زينالعابدينالسجاد-ح2ك]

good job😮

[@LouisNarkaah]

Can xtrail engine be swapped into a 2008 pathfinder?

[@umad8ro]

Man I really really wanted to VK swap mine.... but after seeing this video I think I'm realizing that I don't have the patience for it lmfao

[@Rythecarguy]

Yea, neither did I lol. Glad it's done TBH. Got to say though I've been daily driving it and it's a blast to drive.

[@umad8ro]

@@Rythecarguy I still really want it done lol I just don’t know that I can do it myself. It boggles my mine how some people have just done this on a Saturday lol. I’m towing a 2600lb enclosed trailer and my Xterra jjst feels so damn slow with it on there. Really want an 8 in it so I don’t have to buy a new truck eventually.

[@umad8ro]

@@Rythecarguy I thought about doing the LSX swap but I’m always worried that once it’s done when something breaks nobody wants to touch it because they have no clue what’s going on with it.

[@Rythecarguy]

@@umad8ro yeah. I like to take it slow. Recording video also really slows me down. I did swap a VQ in an out of an exterior, and it probably only took me like six hours of work. I did that this week and didn't record it. Where do you live? Send the shit to my house and you and I can do it together. We'll get it done faster. 😆

[@Rythecarguy]

@@umad8ro so true

[@lsxdenali69]

Did he really say get the hubby out here ? 😳

[@Rythecarguy]

Haha yes. I'm married to a man.

[@lsxdenali69]

@@Rythecarguy ahh ok just making sure what i heard

[@Rythecarguy]

😁👍🏻

[@blackman10970]

At the end of the day it doesn’t matter. I’m learning a lot from your videos.

[@lsxdenali69]

@@blackman10970 yea true that if only had the money to do that kind of swap