Infiniti G37 RB swap, going all in!

G37Sam · 03-18-2013, 04:31 PM

Phase 2 started meanwhile! Special thanks to Charles @ b2autodesign for hooking me up!

Rear setup:

A pic of the engine bay with the strut bar

The interior however is still work in progress.. don't scroll down if you have a weak heart

GaleForce · 03-18-2013, 04:43 PM

Gotta love project cars

SgtGoldy · 03-18-2013, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G37Sam

For those wondering, I have been driving the **** out of my car over the past 24 hours. Put almost 250 miles in less than 24 hours and man!! what a monster. Had it locked at 4k rpm and 5 psi boost. Man I can't wait to get her tuned! The sound of the turbo as it starts spooling is just eargasmic.. followed by Tial's BOV whoosh.. honestly just makes all the time, money & stress worth it.

Wish I could say the same for my neighbor though. I got home late at night and parallel parked into a tight spot (lots of back and forth on a heavy clutch that requires revving past 2k rpm to get it moving). A guy I never met wearing nothing but a towel pops out of nowhere and starts yelling at me: "Look man, it's a nice car and it sounds effing awesome, I too was young once but now I have two kids, must you make all that noise".

So I went home and ordered me one of those

APEXI Exhaust Control Valve ECV Pipe Type 95mm | eBay

Thats why I went with the Resonated HFC's. Granted I probably wouldnt be near as loud as your beast is even if I went straight pipe

Also:
Sam whats with all the buttons/key?

And how the hell did you get a woodgrain interior?

G37Sam · 03-20-2013, 12:04 PM

The resonated HFC's will fry from all the EGT. I'm currently locked at 4k rpm and 6psi of boost and EGT readings hit around 700 degrees Celsius lol

The switches are for power steering, A/C Compressor, Ignition/Start, and to switch on/off my digital gauges.

CrownR426 · 03-21-2013, 03:54 AM

You the Bad ***~

G37Sam · 03-26-2013, 02:57 AM

We've been on the dyno for the past two days ironing out all sort of ECU configuration hickups. ECU logs were sent to Australia and files were sent back and I can finally say, mechanically, the car is running 100%! Starts every single time from the first time, no popping, no cutting, no backfiring (that part was fun), and no foot on gas pedal for the first 5 mins of a cold start to avoid stalling the engine lol

Then the fun began! Stupid me however stuffed the wrong springs in the wastegate. Was aiming for 1.2 bars but only managed to get 0.9 bar of boost for some weird reason. I have Tial's MVR wastegate and here's their spring chart, I put the Black, Blue & Yellow ones as mentioned. I'm either color blind or the chart I'm using is wrong.

There are already 3 springs in it, guess I'm just going to throw in a 4th one when I get my boost controller solenoid hooked up.

SgtGoldy · 03-26-2013, 03:20 AM

I don't understand why you even keep wheels and tires on that thing. Its a jet, she needs to fly not be restricted to the ground.

jae35 · 03-26-2013, 12:46 PM

continues to amaze

G37Sam · 03-26-2013, 04:07 PM

A quick video I snapped earlier today:

GaleForce · 03-26-2013, 05:50 PM

Love it!

G37Sam · 03-27-2013, 07:44 AM

On another note, check out what showed up this morning! My neighbors and I can be friends again

tibal · 03-29-2013, 09:09 PM

So awesome. The cutout will be great!

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CarbonSignal · 04-04-2013, 04:37 AM

Awesome project!

Boost_lee · 04-04-2013, 04:56 AM

I love the sound of an RB!

G37Sam · 04-22-2013, 06:46 AM

Been a while since I updated this thread, cars running beautifully *knock on wood*, still a few things that need to be resolved.

1) Gears are too tall.
Redlining 3rd at 140 mph which means the torque is just wasted. Ordered a 4.083:1 Ring & Pinion from a Frontier and some Whiteline Bushings (since mine are busted). Hope it will be enough. The frontier also has a 4.363:1 option if need be.

2) Shifter is hitting against center console on 2nd & 4th gear shifts.
Trimmed the OEM wood trim completely but it's still rubbing. I finally found a Nismo Short Throw Shifter that will work with the Pull Type Transmission. That should hopefully solve my problem.

3) My digital gauge needs a nice mounting location. CarbonSignal is currently fabricating something for me to go on the A-Pillar, pretty stoked about it.

4) I'm working on getting my OEM Tacho to work, dug up some Nissan files and will be getting my hands dirty with my next oil change.

5) The engine feels like its running out of breath at high rev's. Tomei Cams and a turbo upgrade are sure next on my list! Summer's right around the corner though so back to low boost settings.

03-18-2013, 04:31 PM	#106 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	Phase 2 started meanwhile! Special thanks to Charles @ b2autodesign for hooking me up! Rear setup: A pic of the engine bay with the strut bar The interior however is still work in progress.. don't scroll down if you have a weak heart Dzel and GaleForce like this. __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

03-18-2013, 04:43 PM	#107 (permalink)
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03-20-2013, 12:04 PM	#109 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	The resonated HFC's will fry from all the EGT. I'm currently locked at 4k rpm and 6psi of boost and EGT readings hit around 700 degrees Celsius lol The switches are for power steering, A/C Compressor, Ignition/Start, and to switch on/off my digital gauges. __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

03-21-2013, 03:54 AM	#110 (permalink)
CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 848	You the Bad ***~ G37Sam likes this. __________________ Love + Hardwork + Passion RIP SVTRacer

03-26-2013, 02:57 AM	#111 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	We've been on the dyno for the past two days ironing out all sort of ECU configuration hickups. ECU logs were sent to Australia and files were sent back and I can finally say, mechanically, the car is running 100%! Starts every single time from the first time, no popping, no cutting, no backfiring (that part was fun), and no foot on gas pedal for the first 5 mins of a cold start to avoid stalling the engine lol Then the fun began! Stupid me however stuffed the wrong springs in the wastegate. Was aiming for 1.2 bars but only managed to get 0.9 bar of boost for some weird reason. I have Tial's MVR wastegate and here's their spring chart, I put the Black, Blue & Yellow ones as mentioned. I'm either color blind or the chart I'm using is wrong. There are already 3 springs in it, guess I'm just going to throw in a 4th one when I get my boost controller solenoid hooked up. __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

03-26-2013, 03:20 AM	#112 (permalink)
SgtGoldy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 3,503 Drives: C63 AMG - LSD Rep Power: 650	I don't understand why you even keep wheels and tires on that thing. Its a jet, she needs to fly not be restricted to the ground. __________________ C63 AMG LSD - Straight Pipe - EuroCharge v5 - Vossen CV7 - IG: @SuperFastYo

03-26-2013, 12:46 PM	#113 (permalink)
jae35 Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas Posts: 278 Drives: 370GT Rep Power: 14	continues to amaze

03-26-2013, 04:07 PM	#114 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	A quick video I snapped earlier today: nogoodname, SouthArk370Z, CarbonSignal and 2 others like this. __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

03-26-2013, 05:50 PM	#115 (permalink)
GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51865	Love it! G37Sam likes this. __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

03-27-2013, 07:44 AM	#116 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	On another note, check out what showed up this morning! My neighbors and I can be friends again GaleForce likes this. __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

03-29-2013, 09:09 PM	#117 (permalink)
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04-04-2013, 04:37 AM	#118 (permalink)
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04-04-2013, 04:56 AM	#119 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	I love the sound of an RB! __________________ My TT Z

04-22-2013, 06:46 AM	#120 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	Been a while since I updated this thread, cars running beautifully knock on wood, still a few things that need to be resolved. 1) Gears are too tall. Redlining 3rd at 140 mph which means the torque is just wasted. Ordered a 4.083:1 Ring & Pinion from a Frontier and some Whiteline Bushings (since mine are busted). Hope it will be enough. The frontier also has a 4.363:1 option if need be. 2) Shifter is hitting against center console on 2nd & 4th gear shifts. Trimmed the OEM wood trim completely but it's still rubbing. I finally found a Nismo Short Throw Shifter that will work with the Pull Type Transmission. That should hopefully solve my problem. 3) My digital gauge needs a nice mounting location. CarbonSignal is currently fabricating something for me to go on the A-Pillar, pretty stoked about it. 4) I'm working on getting my OEM Tacho to work, dug up some Nissan files and will be getting my hands dirty with my next oil change. 5) The engine feels like its running out of breath at high rev's. Tomei Cams and a turbo upgrade are sure next on my list! Summer's right around the corner though so back to low boost settings. __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

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