SOME PICS OF MY SILVER 95 Q45T

[sijoko]

I figured it was time to post some pics of this car. I picked it up in Feb of 2007 in California. The previous owner took good care of it and it shows. I had to do some minor stuff to get it into top condition. All in all, not too shabby for a car with over 203k miles on it.

Ignore those oil spots in the above pic. They're from another car.

[elwesso]

looks like a really nice compliment to a black boosted Q

[Rex]

Silver with black leather, a combo I always wanted ... maybe some day.

Looks to be in good cosmetic condition and I trust you know how to determine or get it in good mechanical condition.

[qship96]

Looks GREAT!!!!What wheels/tires are you running?Is the car stock or have you modified suspension,etc?

[Q45man1]

Very nice and clean! I like the leather wrap steering wheel. I need to change mine too.

[sijoko]

looks like a really nice compliment to a black boosted Q

I drove the Turbo Q down to Atlanta and left it at my Mom's house. This car was over there so I drove it back to Oregon. Now, I miss the boost. LOL.

I've got a turbo that I picked up a while back and I'm debating between selling it on eBay or building a rear mount system with it for this car.

[sijoko]

Silver with black leather, a combo I always wanted ... maybe some day.

Looks to be in good cosmetic condition and I trust you know how to determine or get it in good mechanical condition.

I looked all over for this combination. Finally, I found one and had to fly out to Cali to pick this car up but it was worth it since it is a hard to come by color. It's Silver Amethyst Pearl which has a touch of violet in it. I thought it was silver when I first saw the car on Autotrader.

I did have to do some work to bring it up to condition but nothing major. The biggest thing was replacing the diff which had worn bearings and was getting very noisy.

[sijoko]

Looks GREAT!!!!What wheels/tires are you running?Is the car stock or have you modified suspension,etc?

Thanks for the props. The wheels are TSW Pace in 18x8 and the tires are Nexen 255/45-18. Overall height is about 1 inch taller than stock so I installed some rubber spacers in the springs to get some clearance for the tires. An added benefit is that the springs became stiffer so the handling improved. I also installed polyurethane end link bushings for the rear sway bar. The ride is not too stiff but it corners pretty good.

As far as engine performance, I deleted the suitcase muffler and I also got rid of the convoluted mess in front of the airbox. The plugs were replaced with NGK Iridiums and the timing is set to 18 deg. The car dynoed 277 hp at the wheels in this configuration.

[maxnix]

That's good because the Nexen are pretty hard if I recall. Mustang dynamometer? OR pump gas?

I don't understand what the dark area is between your low beams and indicator lamps.

Nice car.

[Jesda]

That does NOT look like 203k!!

[sijoko]

That's good because the Nexen are pretty hard if I recall. Mustang dynamometer? OR pump gas?

I don't understand what the dark area is between your low beams and indicator lamps.

Nice car.

It was a Mustang Dyno that was at Lincoln Technical Institute. I was there finishing up some classes and they let us run our cars on the dyno. The temps were in the 50s and I had Castrol 0w-30 Syntec and 93 octane in the car.
Modified by sijoko at 3:41 AM 4/13/2008

[lino]

Looks super clean! I can't believe it has 203k. Is it original paint? Your interior looks like non one ever sat in it.

[bullittandy]

277 RWHP on a Mustang dyno is amazing!! Now I see why people are dropping these engines into small, lgiht cars.

[NightRiderQ45]

Thanks for the props. The wheels are TSW Pace in 18x8 and the tires are Nexen 255/45-18.

I see that you are a very smart customer with using the Nexen tires Usually, people complain about these tires and heck, they never drove on ANY of them. I have these tires in 255/35/20. They are by far the BEST bang for the buck! The 340 treadwear rating is durable and soft enough Maxnix enough so they won't wear as fast as the horrible soft 280 treadwear rating tires.

Michelin Pilot Sport tire A/S...the tire that most people go bonkers over, but the tire ratings are UTQG Ratings Tread Wear 400 Traction A Temperature. A great tire, but hard rubber compound....and honestly I wouldn't have a problem with the harder compound. It if last longer, I'm ok with it.

How many miles have you put on those tires....they still look good. I'm not a fan at all of the G50 series, but your car does look nice. The interior has me envious...a tad bit better than mine

[Rex]

Michelin Pilot Sport tire A/S...the tire that most people go bonkers over, but the tire ratings are UTQG Ratings Tread Wear 400 Traction A Temperature.

Not to side track the thread, but the Pilot Sport A/S (400) isn't the tire ost go bonkers over, it's the Pilot Sport (220). And as mentioned before tread ware ratings can't really be directly compared from one tire manufacturer to another, though can be useful for "rough" comparisons.

[NightRiderQ45]

Not to side track the thread, but the Pilot Sport A/S (400) isn't the tire ost go bonkers over, it's the Pilot Sport (220). And as mentioned before tread ware ratings can't really be directly compared from one tire manufacturer to another, though can be useful for "rough" comparisons.

Yeah, don't want to side track the thread but it depends on what crowd you are speaking of. Guys that want 20" tires, it's usally the Pilot Sport A/S...but if you are into the 18"s or 19", people tend to go towards the Pilot Sport 220 because they make a lot of sizes in that tire. I deal with more people who wants 20" on their car...so that is the tire I hear about more...even though I won't purchase them because they cost wayyyyy to much.

[sijoko]

Looks super clean! I can't believe it has 203k. Is it original paint? Your interior looks like non one ever sat in it.

Yeah, it's mostly original paint except for the bumper covers, both of which have been resprayed. I want to strip them down and re-do them if I get the chance. I already bought the paint in anticipation of the project but still haven't found the time.

For some reason, the black leather on the G50s wear much better than the other colors. My 94 with the tan seats is not in such good shape and I did my best to condition and protect the leather.

[sijoko]

I see that you are a very smart customer with using the Nexen tires Usually, people complain about these tires and heck, they never drove on ANY of them....... They are by far the BEST bang for the buck!

I was a bit hesitant on going with the NEXEN tires but I figured for the money I couldn't go wrong. My favorite tires were KUMHOs because of their value vs. performance. Now, I think I like the NEXENs better. They do not ride hard at all. They have a relatively soft sidewall so I don't feel like I'm riding around on 18s. I got 4 tires from Ebay for around $440 shipped. If I could have found a local dealer it would have been good, also.

[Rex]

... For some reason, the black leather on the G50s wear much better than the other colors. My 94 with the tan seats is not in such good shape and I did my best to condition and protect the leather.

I completely agree, but it's not just amongst Q45's. As it was explained once (IIRC), the process to create a lighter color leather is "harsher" (is that a word??). If you look at mid-90's Lexus SC's you'll see a similar situation - lighter colored leather interiors showing lots of wear and the black leather looking good.

Case in point1995 Lexus SC400 (click image)

1994 Q45 (click image)

[Haitian_King]

That interior looks fantastic. Very nice.

[mattd1979]

I like the steering wheel cover. Do you know where I could get one of those?

[Haitian_King]

I like the steering wheel cover. Do you know where I could get one of those?

It looks to be one of the Wheelskins. You stitch it on yourself. $45-50 IIRC, but I hear it takes a couple of hours to get the stitching right. I forget who's Q it was, but they had a sweet setup and it looked like the stitching on a baseball.

http://www.wheelskins.com/original_wheelskin.php

[sijoko]

I like the steering wheel cover. Do you know where I could get one of those?

Yep....as HK stated, Wheelskins is the company that makes it. I had actually bought the cover for another car but never installed it. After I bought the Q, I found it amongst my stuff and figured I'd try it out. It came out very nice. No regrets but you need to set aside least 1 hour to stitch it on properly. In my case, it was more like 2 hours.