Nissan/Cosworth VQ35DE

[NismoZ]

High Performance short block for 350Z. Nice. Order me up one and I'll become CosworthZ;) Glad to see Cosworth Engineering doing something besides Ford. Coincidence we hear this at the same time as Ford is dropped from the new CC series logo?

[NismoZ]

Hmmmm...The Nissan/Cosworth pace cars? A 350Z spec series? A CC race in Nissanland! Free tickets from my dealer? (car;) )

[cameraman]

Now don't go hurting yourself

[NismoZ]

Too late.

[nrc]

In spite of the lack of "Powered by..." sponsorship they still have blue ovals on the cowling so I think Ford's position is safe - at least for now.

[pchall]

NismoZ be dreamin' tonight of his new ride all slammed and scrappin' ...

http://www.fastcoolcars.com/images/lowriders13/low-rider-8.jpg

;)

[formulaben]

mmmm, if I hit the powerball I'll put one of those in my Z32, turbo please. It needs some more ponies in a serious way.

[audi quattro]

Well Nissan Cosworth takes on a whole new meaning today!
Or perhaps Infiniti Cosworth!

[cameraman]

In spite of the lack of "Powered by..." sponsorship they still have blue ovals on the cowling so I think Ford's position is safe - at least for now.

That didn't take long:shakehead

[pchall]

FWIW Cosworth now offer a comprehensive line of performance parts for the 3.5l V6. Short block, complete Big Valve heads, and all the parts that make them up.

Two pages of goodies for the VQ35DE:

http://cosworth.com/shop_range.php?typeid=44

BTW, this is the Nissan engine used in the Renault World Series.

[NismoZ]

Yeah. A turbo Nissan/Cosworth V-6 in CC's future. An Infinity-8? A Mazda turbo-4. Whatever works and whoever wants to pony up. Cosworth can make it work. It'd "be good for business."-KK.

[nrc]

That didn't take long:shakehead

Yeah, jinxed that. :cry:

[NismoZ]

No need to cry, CC will soon take somebody's money and put THEIR logo on the valve covers and my guess is they'll be a better partner than Ford was. (which is to say they'll invest more cash) Any guesses?

[formulaben]

It pains me, but my guess is Fonda.

[Insomniac]

Maybe the infamous April fools joke will come true, Kia. ;)

[Insomniac]

RM reported:


Champ Car is thought to be talking with Hyundai, Cadillac and Mazda about replacing Ford.


FWIW

And GM (Chevrolet) has worked with Cosworth before.

[NismoZ]

A Cadiworth? Cosillac? CCC? I'll take Mazda out of that bunch, but doesn't Ford hold majority ownership there?

[Badger]

I like the thought of a 2.0 l Mitsubishi to form a nice basis for a future production based engine. I'd be willing to run some of their parts in my engine to help Champcar out;)

[SteveH]

FWIW

And GM (Chevrolet) has worked with Cosworth before.

Yeah, who could forget the Cosworth Vega :p

[Insomniac]

A Cadiworth? Cosillac? CCC? I'll take Mazda out of that bunch, but doesn't Ford hold majority ownership there?


It makes vehicles with such brands as Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercury, and Volvo. Among its biggest successes are the redesigned Ford Mustang and F-Series pickup. Ford owns a controlling (33%) stake in Mazda and also controls the Land Rover SUV nameplate.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/10/10597.html

[NismoZ]

Hmmmm...so, how much does Ford want from KK to sell that 33% interest?;)