Honestly, I think for the price, it's still well worth it. Currently looking for an awd q50 3.0 and I've found some 2018 models, with only 20-30k miles for around 20-26k and with a e85 tune, uggraded cooling, catch cans, and an exhaust, the car will push 450-500 whp with a cost total of 26-35k. It's such a bargain.
@@maperformance I have a question since I'm still new to learning about cars. Since modding it will void warranty. Where is a good place to service the car? Would it be the same place you modified it?
Still slow a stock 3 series will kill a stock red sport there are videos all.over RU-vid. As a former owner of a Nissan v6 turbo all I say is when the term "blood sweat and tears" they mean it and I don't envy you.
I personally own a '16 V37 red sport awd, i wasn't a fan of this 7AT at first. However i installed a little auxillary cooler for the trans fluid, and it changed everything about the drivetrain when i throw it in MS and drive mode in Sport+. I also installed a throttle controller and the car launches extremely hard. I love my RS, i will add i definitely want more power, down the rabbit hole i go...again.....
Good news, I think the new Nissan Z will have the exact same engine & it's got a manual! I keep telling people that even though the tech and some of these features maybe a bit dated, Nissan has done one thing incredibly well, their V6 engines, They have been around for such a long time enabling them to perfect them.
if you own, or are planning on owning a VR30, make sure to purchase a Gates belt. the OEM belt is not good. that's one of the biggest issues on all models p/n: K060766A other than that, I LOVE my Q50! 😁 can’t wait for all these new parts to come out once the 400z hits the streets
@@latino914 yeah. Infiniti "claimed" they fixed the issue on the 18+ models, but nope, belts are still snapping on the new models. I recommend you change your belt every 20k-30k miles
Yes your going to tear apart a newish infinity just to shove a manual trans from a 370z, a car you can find second hand for what kind of money you would spend shoving the trans into a Q50... Only to end up with a slower car that is hacked together....instead of just twin turbo-ing a 370Z or just buying a 400z... Holy crap, you 'BuT Mu MaNuAl' kids are beyond retarded. It's a luxury car, it's expected to have the ability to leave it in auto mode and loft around town. Not only are you kids silly, you don't have class.
Me too, I currently own a 370z and its very fun I love it but it sucks to daily the car because you have no room and only one cup holder that is in your way when you shift lol but its super fun to drive it. Now I'm thinking of selling it to buy something more practical and im looking at this q60s
Q50/Q60's are the Ultimate Daily car. Used versions with 45k miles you can get 500 Crank HP and all that luxury for less than the price of a new fully equipped Altima or Camry. 😎👍
watchout, those Altima drivers believe they own a 4 second quarter mile car. Just ask any Altima owner in Phoenix AZ. They're the fastest thing on the road. No.. fastest vehicle ever conceived of.
@TheReal TampabayGen I mean people aren't tuning Camrys and they sure as hell aren't twin turbo. Nissan can make a V6 just as well as Toyota, if not better. Not sure which part of them is shit tbh.
i have the Q50 redsport and I LOVE IT!! my brother has the q60 and yes, the 60 is a pain in the ass to install coils in the rear but the q50 was a breeze!
yes i have equtek, AMS downpipes, AMS heat exchanger, Stillen exhaust and Tune.. 456 RWHP, 585 RWTorque worth modifying .... It is a blast...only downside...a bit hard to launch due to wheel spin and a bit too overbearing of a nanny even with it turned off. it will spend the tires a bit in the 2-3 upshift.
This comment is not a deterrent. I am still a 2018 Q60 silver sport owner. This is my experience in the past year. Purchased used, due to a prior loss, with 28k from Infiniti dealer. I wanted a comfortable daily I could easily wrench on when I wanted. I planned to start doing the usual upgrades. At 36k (still stock) I started to occasionally hear a whistle at startup and or acceleration, but not consistent. Changed the drive belt in my garage but that didn’t help. Next culprit was turbos. Took it to Infiniti and sure enough both turbo seals were bad. Specifically noted Gen 1 turbos on service sheet. They replaced both turbos with the Gen 2 (based on part numbers), heat insulators, sensors, “turbocharger INL”, “Nissan long life”, gaskets, clamps, bolts and turbo oil, and EXM update due to newer turbos. This was all covered under warranty. This Q was a one prior owner, clean Carfax. No background on prior owner but very clean at purchase. Only a worn off A/C button, which I managed to fix without removing dash or infotainment system. (Super easy cheap OEM fix). It’s my daily driver in south Florida. Some spirited red lights, fun on-ramps and swift follow-the-leader trips across the alley, still have the same tires at purchase is what I’m saying. Long story not short my stock q60, driven as intended stock, did have turbo failure. I would personally get another daily before I mod this past cooling/intake/exhaust/simple tune. IMO if you want to drift, track or quarter mile only, it probably isn’t the car for you. If you want a fun entry level luxury daily or an affordable comfortable weekend GT type car this may suit your needs. Having the option to weekend wrench some high gain bolt ons and quick turnover back to road made my decision. I’ve also found a lot maintenance parts are the exact same as Nissan Z parts at half the price from Nissan.
I’m scared of my turbos blowing I just want mods to improve reliability so I decided a heat exchanger would be a good investment. I’ve never had a fast car before so I’m more that happy with stock 300hp need the car to last 32k miles rn
This is a great video. Your opinion on the exhaust from the factory is on point. In fact I have a Buick Enclave and other than the pumped in audio on my Q50 RS400, the comparison is pretty good!
Why? It’s not as fast. I can only understand if you like the feeling of driving manual otherwise there’s no reason. You can’t shift as fast as modern transmission
@@lilgoon8613 Well, that's probably the obvious reason. Who cares if its "not as fast" when it's still got the same mods. Manual will always be for drivers.
@@lilgoon8613 It’s only not as fast because the manuals have to be tuned differently from factory to meet emissions. Get an aftermarket manual in an aftermarket setup though and you’re not gonna get as fast with an automatic. But that requires $$.
@@drummeralex9198 ok get an after market auto than something like a power glide if you want to compare aftermarket. I was also just talking stock here not aftermarket.
Ok so I watched this video about 4-5 months ago got a 2022 q50 and needed it to be louder that exhaust you guys put on it the ARC GRIP CATBACK EXHAUST with AMS intakes just stock it sounds amazing I have MAP Performance full down pipes but I’m saving up for a heat exchanger so I can start saving for a tune ones that’s done I’m planing on building the outside make it look good and then jump right back into the engine iv done everything myself including the exhaust with just jacks stands and little blood got it done the intakes were a pain in the *** but got them in and it sounds magnificent
I considered a Q50 or Q60 before buying my F30, but at the end of the day, I couldn't part with BMW. I'm on my fourth BMW and the driving experience is just too good. I wish BMW would have kept hydraulic steering, but even that's not much of a con. Both cars are near identical in terms of performance and potential. The support is also everywhere for BMW's. The Q's are still good looking though and I enjoy seeing them around. Maybe next time I'll more seriously consider buying one.
Yup, seems like they don't hold their value really well. It's part of the reason I don't plan on getting rid of mine. I'll just keep it and drive it until it falls apart on me.
My question I’m looking for is… do I need to buy a red sport? Is the motor the same internally? Or is it just different tune etc. I will be manual swapping it. I see you got non red. There is not much info on the actual true difference. Just people assuming stuff.
if you want to buy new turbos or blow your engine up, you better be doing 2500-3k oil changes....NEVER do 10k oil change haha thats asking for new motor haha
People complaining about seeing Chargers everywhere definitely don’t understand how many Infiniti’s there are everywhere you look. Yes it gets old too.
I don’t see many Q60s and not like mine I made mine stand out some and plan to still do mods love my Q60 2020 I have a Mercedes G Wagon as well and hands down love and drive my Q60 way more 🥰
Infotainment is wonky though. Really wish it was just one screen. Other than that love these. Have a g37x coupe with the s breaks, stillen intakes, invada Gemini exhaust, niche m130. Tuned to 300whp. The m129,130 looks great but pain to wash and mount to tires.
The vr30 motors are made out of recycled coke cans, they have known coolant consumption issues, and small cheaply made turbos. I put 15k into mine, then realized I’m burning half a L of coolant every month. Was time to sell. Good power potential, but you will start to have headaches eventually. Mine was 2019 Q50 Luxe remote tuned on ECUTEK on 94 pump making around 430whp/wtq on high boost. I had every supporting mod also.
I had a 2018 Q60 New at the time. check engine light at 1200 miles, fixed.... at 4000 miles both turbos and engine had to be replaced. a turbo went bad and sent metal throughout the engine and other turbo. I bought it because of how it looked. Bose stereo All mid-range. :( I now have a BMW M550 This is bad ass!!!
I have this q60s twin Turbo but engine VR30DDTT still big problem with losses cooling. This moment change engine błock for warranty. Any idea for fix this problem with cooling ?
@@eberlucero5659 should become a lot easier if they just take the manual 6 speed out the z, since it already comes with it, assuming the same or similar engine.
@@MrSqeeky1000 I hope but from what I heard they’d still need custom pieces ? I’m not sure really but I hope it wouldn’t be a lot harder. If it’s easier then ima have to do it
Left the G37 platform and was leaning towards the q60… But they never upgraded the trans unfortunately. Copped a 340i instead and been gapping Qs since
@@rudyl.103 At stage 2+ pushing 493whp w/ 47k miles. Holding strong man, thankfully no issues. BMW’s reliability on the B58 platform is solid. So much so, Toyota tapped their shoulder
hi, Could you give advise I have 2.0 it is not 4wd. I want to upgrade and get more horse power. I did only tunnig 211 hp to 248 hp thats would be good. but May be turbo etc. I will be waiting your reply.
Nah lol the turbos don't go out because of the lack of venting. The vr30 is just weak on stock parts when it starts pushing more power. When people upgrade fueling injectors belts cooling etc and have good tunes with more boost they do fine with or without the BOV
So apparently this cars engine platform is gonna be in the 400z does that mean engine mods will work interchangbly? Is it possible to insert a 400z manual transmission???
honestly the only thing that is stopping me from getting a Q60 coupe to replace my G35 coupe is not having a manual. They missed a big opportunity with not having a manual with it.
I may not be searching deep enough but why is every body/aero kit offered on my q60 carbon fiber or some flimsy splitters? I would just like to find a nice profile add on lip kit that I can paint to match my car. Like the g35/g37 have..
i Own 2016 Q50 Diesel In Germany the Motor is a OM651 from Mercedes Benz the Transmission is a 7G Tronic plus from Mercedes its a good Deal here in Germany. I Tuned it from 170ps 400nm to 250ps 510nm its not that much but its enough for germany.
1 big or should I say biggest CONS is that the 2021 models have the ECU locked and therefore are not tunable as of yet. Not sure if this will be something that will change, the biggest disappointment when I purchased the car. Didn’t know that it was locked and a big bummer.
yeah that's a bummer. the 2021 models also tend to go on "limp mode" when in high RPM's, even if your car is bone stock. I believe you can now take it into the dealer though to get that fixed
This seemed pretty interesting and true. I have a 2017 q50 3.0t silver sport stock. I bought it few months back and I’m at 39k miles, I plan on keeping the car for a while and will start doing small exterior mods and I’m confused about if I should work on performance or wait a year or two and then maybe do it or ?
I'm waiting til I'm out of warranty on my '18 silver sport, then going to a heat exchanger, exhaust, tune, and maybe lower down pipes. Bigger turbos are also on the table
I hate the fact they don't make the Q60 in a Manual. It's one reason why I never sold my 2008 G37S 6MT that is twin turbo'ed charged making about 925 WHP. If they made this car in 6MT I would get one.
My question is why modify at all? One of my gripes with this community of people are those who constantly whine about the cost of the cars and how much they won't spend to get one, BUT then these same people will spend thousands of dollars on modifications. It's already a beautiful car, but just my two cents.
can you do a video on 2017 Hyundai G70 or let me know what year you think is BEST/Worst for the genesis or G70's..... i am interested in buying one of these cars but not sure how reliable it is
We don't have any experience with the G70 unfortunately! I would join a G70 Facebook group or do more research on youtube and hopefully then you can get some answers!
Ours is just a sport model. You can achieve these numbers but there are a few more upgrades needed! Give us a call at 651-348-8811 and we can get you a list!
@@frankkirkman5994 I actually found a video where someone shows you how to and you can take the parts from a q50 or buy them oem, but I like to work on cars so I would have to ask to learn. Don't HAVE to go to a shop
What do you think about when installing cold air intakes on stock turbo’s on the Q60 red sport, should I wait till installing aftermarket twin turbos or would I be fine with installing the intake with a basic tune?
Infinity corrected the turbo failure problem in the 2018 model and up, but the 2016 to 2017 had turbo failure problems. Some people say that the standard 2016 turbos are OK until you modify them but at a certain point maybe 100,000 miles or less you have to replace the turbos. What’s your advice, should you avoid 2016 and 2017 Q60 sport, red sport and premium?
@@surreallife777 yeah, I really wish I could buy one over a 3.7 but I regularly make 2 hour trips in areas with zero service so I’m not trying to be stranded out there
So say I get this car my ideal goal for this car is Straight pipe, Blow off valve, cold air intake and a Stage 2 tune for the 3.0t 300hp car is there anything else I'd have to do for it to run what I said above or are those fine for upgrades ?
