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Rikio’s Infiniti Q50S

Filed under: 370z,Performance,Q50
by Alvin G @ 11:09 pm on September 8, 2019

 

At Z Car Garage we have been maintaining and modifying late model Nissan/Infiniti sports cars since 2004. From Z cars (Z32, 350z, 370z) and R35 GT-Rs to G35, G37, Q50/Q60 cars we look forward to working on your vehicle. Rikio’s 2017 Infiniti Q50S Red Sport came in for basic performance upgrades from AMS Performance including their AMS Heat Exchanger, AMS Coolant expansion tank and AMS Air intakes:

 
 

The new heat exchanger compared to the stock unit and installation:

 
 

AMS air intakes:

 
 

AMS expansion tank installed replacing two plastic OEM units:

 
A Fast Intentions cat-back exhaust (non-resonated) replaces the restrictive OEM system:

 

OEM (Left) vs FI (Right):

 

Standard exhaust tips on the FI exhaust system:

 

Dyno Tuning

Straight from the factory, the VR30DDTT is an impressive motor. The Hi-Output version is rated at 400 hp and 350 ft-lbs tq, underrated as we have seen with dyno testing. With a few bolt-ons and tuning, even more power can be unlocked from the VR30. Rob dyno tuned the Q using EcuTek. Baseline power was 348hp/331tq at the wheels. With the AMS parts, FI exhaust and tuning final numbers were 388hp/424tq, gains of +40hp/93tq:

 

In addition to the EcuTek flash Rikio also received the EcuTek Bluetooth adapter for map access for remote data logging, valet map switching etc. Here is the Q on the dyno:

 

Enjoy The Boost Rikio!

Are you ready for upgrades on your late model Nissan/Infiniti? Give us a call or e-mail!

 

 





 

We met Kenin in 2012 when he visited ZCG with his Infiniti G37 IPL. After working on the G,  years passed by and Kenin reached out to us having purchased a 2018 Infiniti Q50S sedan. He saw that we were working with other customer’s Q50s and asked if we would be down to tune his. We happily obliged, especially since Kenin’s Q50 was rear-wheel-drive.

 

Straight from the factory, the VR30DDTT is an impressive motor. The Hi-Output version is rated at 400 hp and 350 ft-lbs tq, underrated as we have seen with dyno testing. With a few bolt-ons and tuning, even more power can be unlocked from the VR30. Kenin’ Q received several parts from AMS Performance including their AMS Heat Exchanger, AMS Coolant expansion tank and AMS Air intakes. We also intalled his strut tower brace:

 

The new heat exchanger compared to the stock unit and installation:

 
 
 

AMS air intakes compared to OEM:

 
 

AMS expansion tanks compared to OEM:

 

Intakes and expansion tank installed:

 

Rob was eager to tune the Q using Ecutek. Baseline power was 359hp/374tq at the wheels. With the AMS parts and tuning final numbers were 400hp/449tq, gains of +41hp/75tq:

 

Enjoy the Boost Kenin!

Special thanks to Seb at SpecialtyZ for helping us!

 




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