So it's about time I find a daily driver that is a bit more practical than an Rx-7. I just picked up a 1997 Infiniti Q45 Touring, fully loaded: heated seats, 6 disc changer, etc












Car is all-original except for the battery and tires, and nearly perfect except a couple chips and scratches on the paint.

With that being said, my 1988 Mazda Rx-7 GTU is for sale







161k on the body, 27k on the motor.

--clean title. has been in one fender-bender after which I went for a full repaint (this is not on the carfax)

--New battery, alternator, starter, radiator, clutch, and flywheel since the motor was rebuilt.

--dynoed 172rwhp with an SAFC (which would need to be reinstalled, I sold mine). They typically dyno about 120rwhp stock.

--ported motor, header, no cat, Racing Beat dual exhaust

--A/C works decently on the highway but sucks in traffic (ghetto R-134a conversion by previous owner)

--interior is clean. Has the original Turbo II seats that came with this package and has no rips

Asking $3800 . I probably will not be selling it with those wheels, but rather with 15" BBS wheels that have Falken Azenis Rt-615 tires on them (80% tread)

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 10:25 PM. Reason : odometer]

6/10/2007 10:22:26 PM

noone wants that shitbox that you are always having problems with

in before the lock

6/10/2007 10:25:31 PM

that thing ported when you had it rebuilt or something?

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 10:26 PM. Reason : never mind...saw your edit]

6/10/2007 10:26:02 PM

Quote :

"noone wants that shitbox that you are always having problems with in before the lock"

6/10/2007 10:27:59 PM

q45's are badass. i really enjoyed my 91. some light mods really woke it up even more... jlt ecu/tcu, true duals with cats only. sounded damn good too, nearly identical to a 5.0/4.6 mustang.

6/10/2007 10:28:10 PM

previous owner had it ported yes



A stock Turbo II typically dynos between 170 and 175, and an Rx-8 dynos between 170 and 185. You will be hard-pressed to find ANY nonturbo Rx-7 making this kind of power all motor. I've seen about two on the forums, and those had the 89-91 higher compression rotors and variable intake runner system.

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 10:33 PM. Reason : 170-185]

6/10/2007 10:29:34 PM

^^ I've heard the 90-93 models were the least reliable--injector problems, that tranny that started out in 2nd gear all the time. Did you have any of those problems? How was your gas mileage? I get like 20-21 on the highway with the A/C

I am going to keep this car stock for a while, and the only thing I would do is a sound system and possibly wheels after the tires run out.

6/10/2007 10:32:09 PM

I see what u did there...........isnt their a classifieds section?

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 10:37 PM. Reason : d]

6/10/2007 10:36:40 PM

the only main issue with the g50's was the plastic timing chain guides. also the annoying ass 2nd gear start. a later tcu (or jwt tcu) fixes that though.

the g50 was a better performing car than your y33 in both power and handling, but there is also a slight trade off in comfort for that.

iirc, i got mid-high teens around town and low 20's on the highway. i'm not a very gas mileage concious driver though.

i think the highlight of my ownership with it was running from here to atlantic city and back, rarely dropping below 90mph. 100-130 alot of the time. hell of a highway car, even being ~15 years old. definitely a car built before its time.

6/10/2007 10:39:52 PM

^^ two birds with one stone. Honestly, I don't expect anyone off here to buy my car at all. I just threw it out there.

17k on a '97 makes a better thread than me selling my 80s car...

I like the looks of the y33 much better than the g50. It's more classic looking. I don't need the best power and handling when I already have a turbo sports car. It's rear wheel drive though, which is nice. It feels like it's a bit slower than my nonturbo on the highway but obviously it has much more lowend. The stock tranny is not as smooth as the LS 400's I have driven though.

The G50 was amazing for its time though. 283 horsepower in 1990 was fucking sick.

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 11:18 PM. Reason : .]

6/10/2007 11:15:34 PM

damn, did the old owner drive the car once a month or something?

6/10/2007 11:26:37 PM

the power numbers weren't even the really impressive part about the vh45de, it was the rest of the technology. among alot of other things, they had:

-quad ohc
-variable valve timing
-all aluminum
-6 bolt mains
-forged internals
-turned 7k rpms with ease

definitely impressive stuff for mid-late 80's development, and WAY ahead of its time. it's a shame they took a step backwards with the implementation of the vh41de in 97. still a very nice motor though.

if you haven't settled on a forum, i found nicoclub to be about the best around for them.

6/10/2007 11:40:34 PM

^^ bought it from the original owner, an actual 84 year old lady who only drove it to the grocery store. She never took it over 50mph... I think I am the first one to even floor it. It was driven 4 or 5 times a week, but only a few miles each time. Was garaged and never driven in the rain.

^ I just signed up for Nicoclub recently. I am going to try and find a factory service manual--not that I will need it, but I'd just like to look through it. The VH41DE gets getter EPA rated gas mileage and avoided the gas guzzler tax. The Y33 is a couple hundred pounds lighter apparently.

6/10/2007 11:52:17 PM

how much did you pay for it?

6/10/2007 11:53:32 PM

I got a good deal on it. I bought it from family actually.

6/10/2007 11:58:33 PM

Wow...17k? That's nothing. The Q's are nice cars, to be sure.

6/11/2007 12:44:35 AM