Floridian Obsidian

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sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · Mar 18, 2014

Welcome to my mini build thread. As I am leasing, my mods will unfortunately remain limited.

I originally fell for Infiniti Cars with my 2008 black obsidian g35s. Once my dealer got a 2011 g37s 6mt I had to jump on it. The 37 was white but it wasnt quite my taste of color. Back to black I went with my q50s.

Here are a few pics at pickup. Sorry for the terrible quality pics...Dont mind the pregnant wife in the background.

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tonypgst

· #2 · Mar 18, 2014

Welcome! You are not that far down South from me. Of course, good color choice. You'll find more than a few of us on the forums with OB. Good luck with the build! I say enjoy the car, even on a lease. Just be reasonable about what you purchase and pick things you will get good use out of, can change back to stock without a permanent modifications, and can easily sell if you go with a different car in the future.

Enjoy!

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 18, 2014

As mentioned, I live in Florida and at most times of year the sun is relentless. Therefore, my first "mod" was 20% tint.

Shortly thereafter I poked around on the forum and found the interior led conversion thread.

I debadged the 3.7 from the sides and replaced my 4 year olds car seat..stage 1 weight reduction over the previous seat.

As I grew tired of the run flats, the decision to change tires was made. Unfortunately 19" tires are expensive so I upgraded wheels and tires simultaneously. I chose 20" Lexani R-Three black and machined rims with Hankook Ventus 245/35/20. As I am not a fan of the expensive staggering concept, I went with 20 x 8.5 all around. Without spacers the wheels are flush enough for me.

Since I cant upload images due to size limitations I will post them later.

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sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 18, 2014

tonypgst said:
Welcome! You are not that far down South from me. Of course, good color choice. You'll find more than a few of us on the forums with OB. Good luck with the build! I say enjoy the car, even on a lease. Just be reasonable about what you purchase and pick things you will get good use out of, can change back to stock without a permanent modifications, and can easily sell if you go with a different car in the future.

Enjoy!

Thanks, by the way your whip is looking good. Keep up the good work.

Im not getting anything major but I had a stillen intake and exhaust for the g that I managed to sell just after picking up the new one.. so those might be future options.

avmba

· #5 · Mar 18, 2014

Nice ride! I noticed you have the OEM spoiler on both cars - I have it on my 2011 G37S as it deleted that chrome tip on the trunk and am considering it for the Moonlight White car I am hopefully leasing tomorrow.

Thanks for sharing!

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 18, 2014

Any insight on how to best upload images? I keep getting errors even after cropping...

Vancity808

· #7 · Mar 18, 2014

Welcome to the forum! wow you already put wheels on it..thats fast man! Nice to see another obsidian black

tonypgst

· #8 · Mar 19, 2014

sparky4u82 said:
Any insight on how to best upload images? I keep getting errors even after cropping...

I usually upload to a picture hosting site first, using Flickr myself. Then use the URL image code insert tool in advanced mode to link to the pictures.

Looking forward to seeing a picture of the wheels soon.

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 19, 2014

Instagram

Lets see if this worked... although I had to crop for instagram too

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tonypgst

· #10 · Mar 19, 2014

Sweet!!

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #11 · Mar 21, 2014

More Air Please!

Getting Ready For Some Better Air Flow and Meaner Suction

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sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #12 · Mar 21, 2014

Installation was not difficult but some suggestions will be made to R2C. It seems that the intake was rushed to be released or maybe I got the first test fitted one with changes on future production. Overall I dony think the computer has compensated for thr increased suction so time will tell.

Once I edit my 4 year old out of the recordings I will post audio before and after both in cabin and engine bay

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sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #13 · May 5, 2014

Advised Wifey of upcoming Stillen purchase. Now that the ear-full is behind us, I can proceed to enjoy ear full of cat-back!

Looking forward to receiving my parts from Stillen! Thanks Mark for your help in the ordering process.

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Vancity808

· #14 · May 5, 2014

sparky4u82 said:
Installation was not difficult but some suggestions will be made to R2C. It seems that the intake was rushed to be released or maybe I got the first test fitted one with changes on future production. Overall I dony think the computer has compensated for thr increased suction so time will tell.

Once I edit my 4 year old out of the recordings I will post audio before and after both in cabin and engine bay

Let us know how she performs man!

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #15 · May 5, 2014

First impression she growled like a mofo. The intake feels as though it is doing Exactly what it is meant to do. There is definitely more unrestricted air coming in. After resetting the ecu, the shift changes became more meaningful. The car is shifting at better intervals now than previously. From 4.5k rpm and up this thing sounds like a beast.

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Vancity808

· #16 · May 5, 2014

sparky4u82 said:
First impression she growled like a mofo. The intake feels as though it is doing Exactly what it is meant to do. There is definitely more unrestricted air coming in. After resetting the ecu, the shift changes became more meaningful. The car is shifting at better intervals now than previously. From 4.5k rpm and up this thing sounds like a beast.

Got some clips coming with the intakes on? and how did you do an ecu reset?

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #17 · May 5, 2014

I will upload some sound clips soon. My phone recently went for a swim so the recorded ones are no more. The ECU reset is the same as for a G37

Easy Way to Reset ECU without battery disconnect - MyG37

Team_STILLEN

· #18 · May 5, 2014

Car is looking great! You should look into using Photobucket (or any other image hosting site) to embed your photos. Car looks great and can't wait for you to get the Exhaust, Diffuser, and Splitter installed! >

sparky4u82

Discussion Starter · #19 · May 5, 2014 (Edited)

R2C intakes

In Cabin Window Open https://flic.kr/p/nv2no8

In Cabin Window Closedhttps://flic.kr/p/ndPwUF

Team_STILLEN

· #20 · May 5, 2014

sparky4u82 said:
In Cabin Window Open

In Cabin Window Closed

Links didn't work because done as pictures?

Cabin Window Open

In Cabin Window Closed

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