Vehicle Owner

Member ID: benjicosca

Location: National Harbor, MD

Vehicle Info

1998 Infiniti Q45

Bought: Aug, 2005

Sold: Apr, 2008

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Exterior Styling

  • Hella Lighting 
  • Falken Tires 
  • WORK Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

  • Pioneer Video 
  • Pioneer Head Unit 

Ratings

    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

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Benji’s Infiniti Q45

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Photos by Chris Kuehl @ ModifiedMotion.com
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Work Euroline DH Chrome Wheels 19x9 -12, 19x10 -29
Falken FK452 Tires 225/35/19, 235/35/19
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Spring 2007 Photos (Taken by Chris Kuehl @ http://kuehlconcepts.com/ 4/22/07)
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Hot Import Nights Chantilly, VA (Taken by Chris Kuehl @ http://kuehlconcepts.com/ 4/21/07)
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Hot Import Nights Chantilly, VA (Photos Taken by Terry "I-am-a-VIP" of VipStyleCars.com forum. (4/21/07)
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Import Tuner December 2006 Issue (Photos Taken July 2006)
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Daytime Photos (10/22/06)
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Night Photos (10/21/06)
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Photos from Hyper-Fest Summit Point Motorsports Park
1st Place Best in Show Luxury Infiniti/Lexus 7/8/06
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Import Tuner Photoshoot in Philadelphia from 6/8/06
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Photos from UMCP Spring Meet 5/7/06
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Modifications:
Exterior
WALD EXCHANGE EX Line Body Kit (1/15/06, molded bumpers 4/10/07)
Work Euroline DH Silver Polish Wheels 19x10 +10, 19x10 -6 (1/24/08)
Falken ST115 Tires 245/35/19 (1/31/08)
Front/Rear fenders rolled (2/6/06)
20% Smoke Tint (10/2/05)
Nissan Cima Grill (11/27/05)
Nissan Cima Headlights (6/22/06)
Nissan Cima Rear Badge (9/10/06)
Nissan Cima Hood Emblem
Nissan Cima Window Visors (6/9/06)

Interior
Junction Produce Medium White Fusa (5/4/06)
Junction Produce Silver Gitsuna (6/3/06)
Anceltion VIP Casual Curtains (5/3/06)
OEM Leather/Wood Steering Wheel Swap (8/16/06)

Suspension
JIC SA-1 Coilovers (rear) (10/4/07)
IMPUL Lowering Springs (front) (9/13/06)
S13 Tension Control Rods (6/18/07)
S13 Rear Toelinks (8/2/07)
S14 Rear Upper Camber Arms (7/28/07)
Cusco Front Upper Camber Plates (8/2/07)

Audio/Video
Pioneer AVH-P5700DVD In-Dash DVD Receiver (10/7/05)
Pioneer GEX-P5700TV Hide-Away TV Tuner (3/14/06)
SONY XVM-H65 Headrest Monitors (6/7/06)

Lighting
Hella 4300K HID Kit (headlight)(9/5/05)
Techone 4300K HID Kit (fog) (6/7/06)
SMT LED Bulbs (Signals, Tails, Reverse, Park, License Plate, Dome, Map, Doors) (9/1/05)

Performance
KMA Exhaust (2/22/07)

Misc.
Viper 791XV (1/19/06)

SOLD items previously installed
Work Euroline DH Chrome Wheels 19x9 -12, 19x10 -29 (7/28/07, sold)
Falken ST115 Tires 235/35/19, 245/35/19 (9/15/07, sold)
Illumina� Remote Activated Puddle Lamp System (5/7/06, removed)
TCSportline 15mm Wheels Spacer/Adapters (11/1/06, removed)
Work Euroline DH Wheels 19x8.5 +7 19x9.5 +7 O Disk (2/3/06, refinished 6/12/07), SOLD 6/30/07)
Falken FK-452 215/35/19 (6/7/06, SOLD 6/30/07)
Falken FK-452 215/35/19 (7/28/07)
Falken FK-452 235/35/19 (6/7/06, SOLD 6/30/07, 7/28/07)
5Zigen Border GT Exhaust (Installed 6/2/06, SOLD 2/23/07)
WALD Hood Badge (Installed 9/10/06, SOLD 1/15/07)
5000K H4 HID Bulbs (Installed 9/5/05, replaced with 4300K)
3000K H3 HID Bulbs (Installed 6/7/06, replaced with 4300K)
Kics 30mm Rear Wheel Spacers & TCSportline 25mm Front Wheel Spacers (Installed 8/31/05, SOLD 2/28/06)
Black Housing Headlights (Installed 9/4/05, replaced with Cima headlights 6/22/06)
TEIN S.Tech springs (Installed 9/22/05, SOLD 9/14/06)
Yokohama Avid 235/35/19, Toyo V Mode 265/30/19 (Mounted w/ Work wheels 2/3/06, replaced with Falken 452 215/35/19 & 235/35/1 Tires 6/7/06)
Nissan rectangle trunk badge (Installed 5/18/06, replaced with Infiniti rectangle trunk badge 9/10/06)
Pioneer DEH-4500MP MP3/CD Receiver (Installed 9/2/05, replaced with Pioneer AVH-P5700DVD In-Dash DVD Receiver 10/7/05)

Updates
4/26/08 - Car has been sold.

1/15/08 - Changed oil at 146,500 miles.

9/16/07 - Replaced rear brake pads.

8/29/07 - Air filter (to K&N drop-in) and fuel filter changed at 142,300 miles.

8/27/07 - Changed oil at 143,500 miles.

8/12/07 - Replaced front brake pads.

8/4/07 - Alignment done.

6/25/07 - Changed oil at 140,500 miles.

6/23/07 - 1st Place Best Infiniti at Hyper-Fest 2007

5/20/07 - 1st Place in Full Size Luxury Sedan or Wagon - Street at NOPI - Maryland International Raceway

2/24/07 - Changed oil at 136,716 miles.

10/17/06 - Changed oil at 133,340 miles.

10/11/06 - Featured in Import Tuner December 2006 issue, photos taken on 6/8/06 in Philadelphia.

7/8/06 - Hyper-Fest Summit Point Motorsports Park, 1st Place Best in Show Luxury Infiniti/Lexus

6/7/06 - Fuel filter changed at 126,500 miles.

4/24/06 - Changed oil at 123,703 miles.

4/7/06 - Changed oil at 120,511 miles.

1/30/06 - Changed oil at 117,449 miles.

11/21/05 - Changed oil at 114,390 miles.

9/14/05 - Sparkplugs, oil & filter, air filter, fuel filter, & lsd fluid changed at 111,444 Miles.

8/29/05 - Purchased 1998 Infiniti Q45.

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DubbdedQship  

Posted by: DubbdedQship

03/28/2009 01:57AM

too clean man i love this car.. check my screen name lol i had a 95 just got too old for me... sold it..

SaBothKnighT  

Posted by: SaBothKnighT

02/21/2009 07:10PM

I dont know y this car is'nt #1 on this list. Did i read that u sold the car? If u did how much? *****

24karat  

Posted by: 24karat

06/16/2008 08:56PM

man you got the cleanest Q I ever saw...hand down looking GOODDDDD

19791971  

Posted by: 19791971

04/19/2008 04:25PM

wide body style looks good.5 stars.

Mazdajinxed  

Posted by: Mazdajinxed

04/15/2008 05:43PM

super tight love the car an inspiration to me personally 5*'s no doubt about that. JINXED

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Member ID: benjicosca

Location: National Harbor, MD