could be bad piston rings,are your spark plugs oily,is your carb.tuned right,your intake manifold could be leaking
Well they are usually very powerful. They're good if you don't mind them being gas guzzlers.
Most Nissan engines are interference motors, especially you vg(300zx) and your vq(350z&G35).
The V8 engine is in the shape of a V and has 8 cylinders.The 4-cylinder engine is inline and only has 4 cylinders.
V8. It is an engine with 8 cylinders that form a v pattern outward from the crankshaft, four on the left and four on the right all connected in the middle at the crank.