1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
08-21-2008, 10:40 PM
#111
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Re: 1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
Originally Posted by qsiguy
If you do your homework and you do the install right with the right components this can work for any vehicle. I'm a believer in rear mounts and love my setup. Still working great. Been driving it a lot lately. Putting about 80 miles per day on it and still going strong. Latest upgrade is a Moates Ostrich 2 EPROM emulator so I can do real time tuning on the fly. Beats the heck out of swapping EPROM chips. When the weather cools off again in a couple months I will get the dyno done and see what numbers this thing is making.
Again good job!
08-23-2008, 09:44 PM
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Re: 1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
I've been fighting my Ostrich since I got it in April. First it came vendor-locked, which took forever to figure out wtf was up with it. Luckly I found some obscure post about TunerPro being able to reinitialize it. Then I finally get my backup license for Crome Pro (the Ostrich was the reason I lost my original reg key, as I thought it was my WinXP install locking it) and I find out the ------- thing is sending ZERO signals through the cable. Long story short, I'm taking full advantage of their 30day return policy - I bought another, and I'm returning this in its place. That, or I'm issuing a chargeback.
Never, ever, ever, have I had such a rough time with hardware. I seriously thought about stealing a CC to pay for this to rip them off, I was so ------- pissed. ********** needs to test his stuff before it ships, period.
Never, ever, ever, have I had such a rough time with hardware. I seriously thought about stealing a CC to pay for this to rip them off, I was so ------- pissed. ********** needs to test his stuff before it ships, period.
08-31-2008, 03:30 PM
#115
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Re: 1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
I had some trouble getting the Ostrich to communicate as well at first. It turns out I needed their socket booster. As soon as I plugged that in the thing fired right up and has worked flawlessly ever since. You might want to consider checking into that option.
09-01-2008, 02:02 PM
#116
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Re: 1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
HiProfile has limited experience or understanding, $5 says he had port settings all wrong. Choosing too high or too low a baud rate will cause the problem he describes.
Also, don't confuse what eCtune does with what the Moates gear does. Install S or K Manager on some computers and it takes an act of god to get Moates gear to work again without a reformat - $10 says Doug made their FTDI drivers do that on purpose.
Also, don't confuse what eCtune does with what the Moates gear does. Install S or K Manager on some computers and it takes an act of god to get Moates gear to work again without a reformat - $10 says Doug made their FTDI drivers do that on purpose.
09-01-2008, 02:53 PM
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Re: 1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
Originally Posted by HiProfile
BTW why do the IM runners drop down like its a traversely-mounted V8? (think FWD Cadillac) I've seen unusual intakes, but that's straight-up retarded.
Rocks even more now that I know it's right wheel drive
12-04-2008, 02:10 AM
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Re: 1994 Infiniti Q45 rear mount turbo project
Originally Posted by qsiguy
Made a short video clip of the first start up tonight. I was adjusting the oil feed flow and thought I'd shoot a quick video. Love that whistle sound! I'm sure the turbo whistle will be much louder when under a load as well.
Nice build! I have a special place in my heart for rear mounted setups.
