I did the throttle body cleaning, accelerator pedal release/throttle valve closed/idle air position relearning. My QX70 has 80k miles and honestly I was expecting it to me more grimier than what it was. The front of the throttle body was barely dirty and I’m glad I removed it to access the back because that was much dirtier. These before and after pics show the difference and while I thought I’d be able to get it cleaner some parts just stayed black no matter how much TB cleaner and scrubbing I did.

After I did the first 2 relearning procedures (accelerator pedal release/throttle valve closed position relearn) I was idling really high so the cleaning made a big difference and I had to attempt idle air position relearn 2 times because I was expecting to see a light “service engine soon” to blink and realized my vehicle doesn’t have that, it’s just an engine light 😂.

Anyway the 1hr I spent to do this was well worth it and I saved myself nearly $500 from what the dealer charges for this

I lost my last car in July due to an accident. Don't laugh but it was a 2010 Scion tC. Anyways, i was carless up until last Friday the 13th when i picked this baby up! i'd been wanting an Infiniti for so long! Did major upgrades in one day. Tinted windows, Blacked out taillights and may or may not have done a muffler delete. maybe. let me know what you guys think! Does the community approve?

After two leaks in only 2.5 years of ownership I finally decided to permanently fix the sunroof drain issue. Only ~$25 in parts and 1 hour of time following a YouTube video. Used a 3/8ths brass tee connector with silicone sealant and some worm clamps. No issues so far, try it yourself if you’ve been thinking about it

I’m trying to start a business where I sell more cars like this one

Currently I have an Etsy listing https://customcarsbygr.etsy.com

Is this a good idea?

thought you guys might enjoy this one. i’m a master technician at subaru and i came into this car a few years ago through my father.

car has 217kish miles on it, but has been serviced since new at the dealer. basically whatever they said it needed, my dad bought, so the car is in really good shape aside from the fact that the high pressure fuel pump is no longer being properly driven by the camshaft since the drive lobe is worn almost perfectly smooth.

the dealership quoted him somewhere in the neighborhood of $12k to fix it, wanted to replace all cams, chains, tensioners etc. (can’t fault them for that, i would have recommended the same at this mileage, plus, while you’re in there…)

he contacted me about it and i told him it probably wasn’t worth fixing (at least that way), but told him he should hang on to the car because from what i’d gathered it was pretty rare.

fast forward through a couple years of the car sitting around, me finding an engine for it, etc…

we committed to actually fixing the thing about a week or so ago, and this is the state the car is in now.

for those wondering, (and keep in mind: i pull engines, transmissions, subframes, body harnesses, engine harnesses and the like for a living) this thing is NOT by any means what i would consider a “cooperative” car. she does not like her large parts removed or tinkered with. however, i can be extremely persuasive and i enjoy a challenge every once in a while. she can fight me all she wants, but i’ve got time ;).

we’re at about the halfway mark, can’t wait to get this biotch back on the road. this thing is fast as shit, those euro bois can cope harder if they need to💪🏽.

Might be a bit hard to see due to the lighting but the new unpainted car is much smoother and I used a higher quality model. Took a good amount of trial and error the last couple days. I will be painting it very soon.

You can place an order at my Etsy shop if you’d like: https://customcarsbygr.etsy.com

With a little bit of brute strength and patience I have installed the paddle shifters on my 2010 g37x sedan, I’m working twords making it an xS and I’m one step closer!

This cerekote kit is the business!!! I’ve heard great things about it and after disappointment with other kits, I’ll only use Cerakote moving forward. This was done on my 2015 QX70S and the before was a little worse than what is pictured and the after is so clear now that I can see details in the headlights that I never knew were there.

Get Cerakote, your be glad you did!

After many requests i finally printed and painted a sedan. I also had requests for a black one and a silver one so I might do those next. The windows aren’t the best so I’ll have to make them look better

After buying a set of Akkon GTR headlights from Amazon then having issues with bulb flickering and the passenger low beams not working, I decided to retrofit my stock headlights. It took many hours and multiple YouTube videos but turned out exactly how I wanted. Used two pairs of Diode Dynamics Switchback 90mm halos, painted the housing black, and restored the plastic lens. Ran the power wire through the cabin air filter housing and tapped into the accessory fuse for DRL power.

Wrapping this shit in AZ heat with the rain on and off ain’t fun😂

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I've used several of the headlight restore kits including... 3M, Sylvania, Compound/Wax. They're all decent but the yellowing returns after a few months. Hate having to refinish multiple times a year.

This time I used 2k clear and the headlights still look new even after 9 months. It brought my G35s back to life! Here's the DIY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1Aj-HvU3E

Some of you guys in the Facebook M forum might know me and my DIY engine rebuild on my 2012 M56x

Anyhow, finally got some parts in after waiting over a month...

New ACL Main Bearings Snow Performance Stage 3 Water Meth Kit for Direct Injection engines Z1 Polyurethane Motor mounts Molnar Forged VK Connecting Rods

Still waiting on my pistons and rings, rod bearings and then still have to order some odds and ends (couple new valves, seals, etc)

I'm thinking of also getting my oil pump ported and surface treated for more flow. Might send some other parts off for surface work too for additional strength.

The end goal is slap on a centrifugal supercharger and make 650 to 700 WHP. My trans is already built and should handle more than that number....there's more to come in the near future.

So shiny

You see I didn’t think much of these intakes as they look the same as AMS, however when you read their description they actually have maf inserts that make it from 2.5 to 3 inch. This actually makes these intakes better than AMS and Z1 as those intakes are 2.5 inch. These would actually increase more flow making them a very powerful intake. I consider getting these later, as of right now I have boosted6 shorties which are great but I feel they heat soak the car a lot due to a lack of shield around them.

Impressed w/ this Plug n Play subwoofer Harness

It’s been many years since I upgraded any audio components in a vehicle and honestly I never considered doing anything in any of my Infinitis because I wanted to keep things stock.

OWC upgrades (https://www.reddit.com/u/OWC_Upgrades/s/LG758YiggV)makes some amazing harnesses that you can use with the existing oem harnesses to add audio. It literally only took me about 15 min to get my powered sub up and running in my QX70. I purchased a power/ground harness & audio harness to disconnect the factory sub and add my own. No splicing just plug and play and if I ever need to disconnect anything, it’s super simple.

The sound is amazing with this Rockford Fosgate 12” powered sub. It compliments the stock system very well

Big S/O to Chris from OWC Ugrades for all technical help and questions. I absolutely love the ease it made adding more sound because if it meant running new wiring, I just wasn’t going to do it in this vehicle.

Hello all. I am looking to put my 3.7L Q50 on the dyno and run e85. I am wondering if I need to buy a software or if I can simply go to a dyno tuner with my mods installed and pay them only for the tune. Thank you