How to VK Swap An Xterra (Installing The Engine

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

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Today we start the final phase of the project! The VK is finally making it into the 8-ball and being prepped to plug into the X.
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Timestamps:
Intro: (0:00)
Engine Install: (1:33)
Trans Cross Member Install: (10:55)
Outro: (15:15)
#howto #diy #vkswap

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@goober1022 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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.

@shiftymcgee9359 15 күн бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

😂

@MasonObscura 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@DORSIAKILL 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@jomeldemdayo3636 5 ай бұрын

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!!

@Syrusoo 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@jeffreyarmstrong5974 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man. It's really getting there!

@dannalbob 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

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

@dillontussey7553 11 ай бұрын

Awsome videos man

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 💪🏻💪🏻

@mycbtech 10 ай бұрын

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

@jeffreyarmstrong5974 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

Oh for sure 😂

@viscious82 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

No sir, it's an automatic.

@viscious82 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

@@viscious82 YW! glad you like it.

@PYROtheNomad 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@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 11 ай бұрын

@@PYROtheNomad hellll yea. You do you homie.

@BandsWitDaTerra 9 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 9 ай бұрын

Anything is possible with enough work and enough money.

@tylercorkum3569 11 ай бұрын

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

@tylercorkum3569 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@tylercorkum3569 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

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

@michaelrapino4175 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@zx14jeff 2 ай бұрын

What is the total cost for doing this swap?

@Rythecarguy 2 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@Rythecarguy 11 ай бұрын

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

@rik11stang29 11 ай бұрын

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

@user-gj8kr9ox1y 11 ай бұрын

good job😮

@user-ko6lz3em2z 11 ай бұрын

Can xtrail engine be swapped into a 2008 pathfinder?

@umad8ro 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

@@umad8ro so true