2003-2008 FX45 Modoholic WISH LIST
- Thread starter Slamming45
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- Location
- Inland Empire, CA
- Car
- 2003 FX45
Damn! On it quick!
Was '06 the 1st year for the M, and hence the front fed design? Did the Q45's have the side fed design and interchangable with '03-'05 FX's?
Slamming45
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- Illinois
- Car
- 1965 mustang
Thanks lance, def something to keep in mind, keep this going guys!
- Location
- Chicagoland
Lot's of pioneering here in this thread! I'm really excited to see which direction everything goes! :top:
The Q's are side fed up until 2006, the final year of production.
The Q's are side fed up until 2006, the final year of production.
Sideways the Seven
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- DFW, Tx
03-04 M45 and 02-06 Q45 are about 95% the same excluding the exteriors.
- Location
- Inland Empire, CA
- Car
- 2003 FX45
Tony, do you mean that the whole cars are 95% the same? Are the intake manifolds the same part number(s)? And thus the same as the '03-'05 FX45?
It's difficult to come across a FX45 at Infiniti/Nissan salvage yards and expanding to M's and Q's sounds like better hunting.
Slamming45
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- Illinois
- Car
- 1965 mustang
1) Lightweight Crank pulley
2) Larger performance TB
3) Performance intake manifold
4) Phenolic manifold spacers
5) High flow Cats
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2) Larger performance TB
3) Performance intake manifold
4) Phenolic manifold spacers
5) High flow Cats
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Sideways the Seven
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- DFW, Tx
The M and Q manifolds are the same part number so, if the FX matches, yes. I can tell you upfront that you're better off hunting Qs than Ms though. I do know that the M and Q had throttle cables instead of DBW but other than that they should be the same.
Slamming45
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- Illinois
- Car
- 1965 mustang
Great info thanks Tony!
Slamming45
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- Illinois
- Car
- 1965 mustang
Found these pics of a dual TB side fed Intake manifold
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Slamming45
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- Illinois
- Car
- 1965 mustang
Little frankenstienish but an interesting idea.
- Location
- Portland, OR
Now THAT is a proper intake manifold. The VQ manifolds are pitiful by comparison. Probably the single drawback to sharing a drive train with the Z/G cars... :p
Slamming45
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- Illinois
- Car
- 1965 mustang
Fantastic Pics, That thing is clean!
Wow, why do you have a spare? Just curious
That thing is pretty.
He's gonna port that baby out.....
- Location
- Inland Empire, CA
- Car
- 2003 FX45
Gorgeous! The as cast surfaces look pretty good, but I see all those areas to clean up and open up a tad. I'm eager to see the progress.
Soooooo The butterfly ports are the real winners with regards to increased AF. Transition from butterfly inlet into the port is bad as it is cast and the butterfly port is machined is rough. This is what I downloaded from my operation (or rather what Charles my expert was able to accomplish):
Remove the butterfly's and shafts (carefully dissemble the shafts and plates) Port the butterflies to the entry to the lower manifold. You can remove about 4mm from that entry point and from the butterfly point, is is rough machined and it will take some time cleaning it up and making a nice smooth transition from there to the lower manifold but it will be well worth the time.
This/these are the high point(s). A flow pro will explain this so much better than myself. I have asked Charles to better document the process he'll provide more soon currently he is slammed with finishing up my car and a GT3 (hey, maybe he'll get confused and return the wrong car)
A proper CAI, a bored TB and the cleaned up manifold is an excellent start to the intake process on a budget, throw some cams in there to create more pull then add headers, HFC's and a decent exhaust.......
Remove the butterfly's and shafts (carefully dissemble the shafts and plates) Port the butterflies to the entry to the lower manifold. You can remove about 4mm from that entry point and from the butterfly point, is is rough machined and it will take some time cleaning it up and making a nice smooth transition from there to the lower manifold but it will be well worth the time.
This/these are the high point(s). A flow pro will explain this so much better than myself. I have asked Charles to better document the process he'll provide more soon currently he is slammed with finishing up my car and a GT3 (hey, maybe he'll get confused and return the wrong car)
A proper CAI, a bored TB and the cleaned up manifold is an excellent start to the intake process on a budget, throw some cams in there to create more pull then add headers, HFC's and a decent exhaust.......