Just picked up a 14 Q60 AWD Sport in red with 38,xxx miles. It is an automatic eventually will swap to vr30 auto.

I had a 17 Q50 with FBO, WMI, Flex fuel, full custom cooling, full aero, full suspension etc... in the process of being fully built. Got totaled from another driver who was 100% at fault.

My first real build was a 17 Toyota 86. Supercharged, water intercooled, FBO, WMI, Flex Fuel, full aero, full suspension, BBK, full custom cooling, the works. $30k+ in parts. I did all the labor. Unfortunately parted with it for the Q50 build that ended abruptly.

Which leads me to the 14 Q60 (really g37). This has been a dream bucket list car for a while and decided to do it.

I already dropped $13k in parts before even taking delivery. Pretty much everything on back order right now. One of which is the new ace supercharger kit. Still have at least $2k in fueling mods to go. Got a curveball yesterday when I found out my Q50 18x9 wheels didn’t fit the akebono bbk on my Q60. so $2.1k OTD for a new 19x9.5 w/ 255 setup. There goes my fueling budget for now.

Moving to a new house beginning of July and am working on getting a lift for my dream garage setup.

This is hopefully just the beginning.

 

Got oil cooler and trans cooler installed.
both have thermostat fluid control valves they also both have dedicated fans hooked up to a thermostat power switch to turn fans on once warmed up. Helps warm up quicker and keep cool once warm. Once
boosted it’ll probably offer some decent flow in comparison to front end air flow blocked by FMIC.

 

Been too lazy to update and post, active on other forums. But here’s an update to current build everything is installed. A2A SC is almost done with install.

OBX Res DP
Ark Grip CBE
Ported Upper/Lower Manifold
ID1300CC Injectors
Walbro 535LPH FP / Relay
Kenne Bell Boost-A-Pump - 7psi BAS
CJM S1.E Return Kit
CJM Billet Top Hat
Z1 Anti-Starvation Kit
Z1 Performance Coil Packs
Spec Z Flex Fuel Kit
Custom Thermo Flow Fuel Cooling
Custom Oil Cooler w/ Thermostat Controlled Fans, Custom Trans Cooler w/ Thermostat Controlled Fans
Custom 2 port Catch Can
X2Power Premium AGM
Glowshift Fuel Pressure and Boost Gauge
ScanGauge II
Swift Lowering Springs
Gktech FUCA
SPC Rear Camber Arms / Toe Bolts
AVID1 AV20 19x9.5 +35mm
DWS06 PLUS 255/40ZR19
Aerocatch Hood Latch
OG TS-Style Carbon Diffuser
MotorFanClub Carbon Spoiler
CarbonX Replacement Mirror Cover
Aero Blitz Side Skirt
Aero Blitz Front Splitter w/ Splitter Rods
Midnight Black Grille
Vivid LED Emblem

WIP - Flex Fuel Ecutek E-Tune by Seb @Spec-Z
Topgunz Rotrex A2A Superchager Kit
On order -
Custom Aero Blitz apron spats
Autokits X carbon hood

 

Reserved

 

Everything Buttoned UP Nice in the end


Hood Latches Are a Requirement on the G37/Q60s


Behind IC Clearance to Coolers/ Fans


Behind IC Clearance to Coolers/ Fans, Everything worked out well together lots of space.


BOV Silencer with Filter, and SC Intake Filter relocation, Bumper fits with no modification to grille.


Inside of Silencer, I removed 1 of the 2 pieces of foam after pic, about 3" long, 1" ID 2.75" OD pre filter for aquariums.


1.5" to 2" coupler, 2" to 2.5" elbow, 2" to 2.5" elbow, 2" ID Pipe with cap, 100 1/4" holes - 30 with no inner foam filter and 70 with. roughly half the air comes out the non filter, and half comes out the filter side, makes it almost dead silent.


Flapper valve, Thermo Tec Cooling, fuel filter, flex fuel setup.


Boost a Pump Boost Activated Switch


MAC Valve Solenoid, BAP Boost Activation Switch, Fuel regulator, and Fuel pressure transducer sensor.

 

You are inline to be making some serious juice
Great progress!

 

Nice build! Looks like you have thought everything through and are taking your time.

 

Wow..how did I miss this one

Really nice build! Love seeing this vs. the trash on Reddit. If I see one more stock-ish, ricer'd out G with filter galore....

Just one bit of advice...replace the worm clamps with either crimp clamps (for smaller fittings) and T- bolt clamps. It was something I used to kind of say "yea, yea" about until I blew off two two fittings, different locations, during my test pulls (different platform). Not crazy boost either - only 11 pds.

 

Everything on charge pipe side is T-bolt.
post BOV silencer and Pre SC filter are warm clamps.

 

I take it the silencer it to quiet the extra pressure created at idle and part throttle right?
Genius invention!

Overall very well built with interesting tricks built in as well!

 

Pretty much,
The blower puts out a ton of air even at idle, it can make something like 3psi at idle if it wasn't bleeding off boost and around like 10psi at 3.5k rpm.
As you probably know, a traditional BOV bleeds off the excess boost but the wastegate controls the "created" pressure so the BOV is a quick one time dump post throttle cut with wastegate regulating pressure.

Using the BOV in this application to actually control the SC boost turns it into a constant bleed off, sounds like an industrial fan or something at idle, and casually coasting/cruising at 3k RPM especially at slower speeds (1st-3rd) (less road noise, wind noise etc... to cove up at slower speed) sounds like a jet taking off and not just a temporary dump like traditionally but a permanent bleed off. For me its kind of loud and annoying.

The "silencer" I created dramatically lowers that noise and based on surface area of a 1.5" hole (BOV outlet) should equal 30 - 0.25" holes. That is why I have 30 - 0.25" holes that are not covered by that foam insert, and then an additional 70 - 0.25" holes covered by the foam insert. This should prevent the silencer from being any sort of restriction to the BOV while still providing a good amount of silencing functionality.

The other benefit to the "silencer" is where it redirects the bleed off to prevent additional heat soaking to the IC, Rad, Oil cooler or blowing hotter air into the intake filter.

 

Can you please give more details in the intake tube and filter you are using?

 

90 degree bend 3.5” aluminum pipe
And whatever filter comes with the kit.
cant recall part number on top of head but,
IIRC dimensions are 3.5” inner flange ID, 6” filter base OD, 4.75” filter top OD, 9” filter length, 10.75” total length.

 

 

Finally got around to swapping front driver axle, real PITA on AWDs. Had a tiny little crack slowly flinging grease.

Also decided to swap to ISR longtube headers while I was at it. Put in some new NGk upstream 02s as well.

swapped to NGK GTR spark plugs per tuners recommendation.

Decided to stop being lazy and port my stock manifold, have everything to do it was just lazy when I got the VQboys ported upper/lower. But now i can sell to recoup some cost.

also did a TB coolant delete to clean up all the hoses on the back/passenger side and possibly prepare for another mod in the works.

made a grounding kit for sh*ts and giggles.

decided to make some custom flat underpanels pictured in previous post. Helps protect all the fueling and the relocated 02 sensors/clips from the ISR longtubes. Probably some aero functionality as well. Will probably eventually tie it all in to the rear diffuser at some point.