i recently came into owning an infiinity I30t. excellent condition.

what would be the first thing you would do if you owned this car and wanted to better its performance? i dont really care about cosmetics...i want to boost the engine. what suggestions do you have for me, a complete novice in this field.

thanks

8/26/2007 4:30:33 PM

not shit

8/26/2007 4:36:17 PM

Agreed, leave it alone and enjoy having a reliable car.

8/26/2007 4:57:10 PM

leave it alone

8/26/2007 5:08:27 PM

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"not shit"

+1

e30love

8/26/2007 5:08:52 PM

drive it every day and then save your money up for a car that's worth making fast

8/26/2007 6:04:54 PM

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"drive it every day and then save your money up for a car that's worth making fast"

Agreed. No knock on the I30--friend has one and they're great cars--but it's not really the kind of car that it's worth doing a lot of upgrades to.

If you treat it right it should return the favor though. The guy I'm talking about has an '01 with 150,000+ miles on it, and it runs like a top.

8/26/2007 6:40:43 PM

yeah, its a 2000 with 135,000 miles...drives like a dream.


thank you for the honest advice.

8/26/2007 7:06:27 PM

sr20det swap!!!111

yeah, just drive it. if you want a go fast toy/project, you'd be better served to buy something else of a more suitable platform.

[Edited on August 26, 2007 at 7:08 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2007 7:08:20 PM

put a turbo in the passenger seat

8/26/2007 7:08:52 PM

^two of them.

8/26/2007 7:09:16 PM

You could upgrade the shocks, get some wide wheels with sticky tires.

8/26/2007 8:46:06 PM

infinity is one of the last brands i'd buy to modify

get a K&N drop in filter and call it a day with your 1hp gain.

You could put a set of michelins on it and grip the curves... in which case come see me

8/26/2007 8:59:39 PM

^yeah, i wouldn't modify speakers either.

[Edited on August 26, 2007 at 9:29 PM. Reason : it's INFINITI people...]

8/26/2007 9:28:50 PM

Why not modify an infinity? A lot of the parts are interchangable between infinities and nissans and nissans are one of the popular cars to 'modify'. Hell its a RWD car with a VG30 just like the Z32 which is technically a "sports car". I would swap in a 5 speed beef up the suspension and get some sticky tires. The I30 was actually called the Nissan Maxima in Japan. If you really want some power you could perhaps swap in a VG30DETT or save up for a bit and throw in an LS1.

There isn't much aftermarket support for it so its going to take a lot of fabbing yourself but nissans are easy to work on.

8/26/2007 9:43:08 PM

last time I checked the Infinity G35 was pretty sporty (there is a car coming out next year loosely based on it that will compete with the Z06), the infinity j30 was also somewhat sporty coming with a VLSD and having some power.

However if you want something to "soup up" i suggest getting a S13 beater or miata for a grand or so and toying around with it.

[Edited on August 26, 2007 at 9:47 PM. Reason : sd]

8/26/2007 9:46:15 PM

i30 is not even comparable to the g35. it's also not rwd. if you can't even spell the car's name right, you don't need to be giving out information about it.

[Edited on August 26, 2007 at 10:41 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2007 10:40:57 PM

whathever.

8/26/2007 11:21:09 PM

spelling>you

8/26/2007 11:28:43 PM

whatever > you

8/26/2007 11:29:34 PM

8/26/2007 11:49:05 PM

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"yeah, just drive it. if you want a go fast toy/project, you'd be better served to buy something else of a more suitable platform."

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"No knock on the I30--friend has one and they're great cars--but it's not really the kind of car that it's worth doing a lot of upgrades to."

8/26/2007 11:56:39 PM

i'm pretty sure the 2000 has a VQ30, not a VG30

8/27/2007 12:48:39 AM

you would be correct... vq30de. like i said:

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"if you can't even spell the car's name right, you don't need to be giving out information about it."

8/27/2007 1:40:45 AM

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"get a K&N drop in filter and call it a day with your 1hp gain."

already had that.

and i like my yokohama tires

i guess theres nothing more to do

8/29/2007 6:26:07 PM

with money you could do almost anything.

8/29/2007 6:51:01 PM

luckily it's his car and not yours. he apparently has much more sense.

GG on the purchase Johnny, damn good daily driver and a lot of fun

8/29/2007 11:35:22 PM

just ball with it. that car is baller as shit. some tvs in the head rest is about it

8/30/2007 2:58:02 AM

^ what the hell would you know about a decent car?

8/30/2007 7:10:24 PM

Did you sell the old one for $1.00?

9/5/2007 10:50:51 PM