I just bought a used 06 g35 coupe and I heard 05-06 it has the revup engine but for some reason it has a VQ35DE engine. I’m guessing the previous owner swapped it. Is that for better or for worse?
that’s not silicone on the solenoid, that’s the paint chipping from the gasket, they come with a paint finish not sure why or how that helps with sealing.
It wasn't boosted, I pulled the engine myself. I think the main culprit was the headers being crushed in so that they would fit. It restricted exhaust flow enough in that cylinder and caused the bearing to seize up.
Unfortunately, I ended up parting that engine out. My plan was to rebuild it and put it back in that blue g35, but I ended up never getting the title form the person I bought it from. I will definitely be doing a VQ build in the future. My black g35 has 200k miles so it is only a matter of rime before that engine gives.