Infiniti Q50 6 Speed Manual Transmission Swap

2015 3.7L supercharged Q50 gets a replacement engine and we convert the 7 speed automatic to a 6 speed manual transmission from a 370z. This is not a compressive video and it is not meant to be a step-by-step guide. This overview shows the process I used to remove the old engine/trans combo and transfer the new engine/trans into the car. Below is a quick list of parts I used to swap in a 6MT on the 2014-2017 3.7L Q50. Newer VR Q50s will be similar but the bolt pattern may be different on the bellhousing.
* This video is only for reference and I am not responsible for your actions *
ECU explanation - Ecutek ROMs for the Q50 are supported for 6MT conversion. Consult with your tuner.
Parts I bought :
- 370z 6spd manual transmission.($1,000).
- G37 manual pedals.($80).
- Torque solution billet aluminum 370z trans mount($160).
- G37 coupe trans crossmember($65).
- 370z clutch hard lines ($65).
- Master cylinder ($80).
- Z1 CSC elimination kit ($450)
- Spec dual disk SS trim clutch ($1,230).
- custom 3.5” one piece steel driveshaft($600).
- 3 quarts Motul 75w90 ($60).
- ARP #102-2201 for pressure plate ($18).
- ARP #254-2801 for flywheel ($44).
A general knowledge of mechanics and engine removal is suggested but you can use the FSM (factory service manual). Everything that isn't explained is pretty much bolt up and if modification was required, I explained in the video. Again this is just an overview and your experience may vary. Let me know if I can help!

[@framos3]

You guys are some great car surgeons, this is like seeing a doctor making a heart transplant, so overwhelming to do

[@jermainejpshepherd2778]

Always said that this is how Infiniti should've did the Q50 & Q60 in the 1st place. 6speed, baby!

[@txboostlife]

🤘🏼Agreed

[@Blassie.P]

Bro no one wants to drive a manual 24/7 no more, auto with paddle are faster and more efficient and offer best of both worlds. I'll take that anyday instead of changing gears in heavy ass traffic every rush hour.

[@jermainejpshepherd2778]

@@Blassie.P maybe not. 🤷🏿‍♂️ I prefer switching my own tho. But as in Q50 & the Q60, its transmission is it's only downfall.

[@artemiscool67]

@@Blassie.P The problem with the auto though is that in most scenarios it shifts so much slower than a manual. It also cant handle a lot of power without getting so hot. Maybe if the shifts were snappier (like DCT or some ZF's) that'd be one thing, but the 7at in this car is anything but. Trans tunes and vb upgrades help. I prefer rowing my own gears daily, but that's not the world anymore.

[@Blassie.P]

@@artemiscool67 disagrees with view about autos being slower in gear shifts our cars are entry level sports coupes and sedans not a Ferrari, and im not sure what your talking about in terms of hot my Infiniti doesn't have that problem and I haven't heard that in any forums too.

[@em2attic]

Manual was the only thing holding me from a q50, i knew it could be done annnnnnd you boosted my want for one a whoooooole lot more

[@fredwilliams7893]

Amazing! Holding it down for Infiniti and all of us fans! I swear i will never sell my 08 M45 Sport! Now if only mine had the 6 speed manual!👍

[@jae350gt]

Great video, thank you for going over the pin out of the tcm connector.

[@theodorecendejas1343]

Bro 👏👏👏👏 BRAVO.... on your build. I actually sold my 2013 G37s and purchased a 2018 S4.. but kinda wishing I should've got Q60RS and watching this really makes me miss my infinity....

[@theodorecendejas1343]

@Sjdidjcn Jdir9fj its a good car, it responds well to power mods. But why not get a V8.

[@Jay-le7gh]

how much did this cost damn 😅 really hope you can upload more content like this! your channel can really blow up with content like this

[@RichTran365]

6 speed swaps open up so much potential for any car it's crazy, wether it be a 14' q50 or a 6 speed swap v8 Ford Fusion hahaha you got a huge garage btw, so much room for activities lol

[@kendrickh91]

For activities 🤣🤣🤣

[@jmac0068]

Subbed, Nothing like working on your own car and actually seeing progress is amazing 👍🏽 Cammed my SS myself lifters oil pump all that good stuff.

[@roastedhd2852]

that engine bay is so tight in stock form, props to you guys for going at it lmao

[@andrewflores6703]

Man thank you so much,, this is exactly what I wanted! Thank you for the content!!

[@werunited1993]

Hell yeah man Now I would like for you to do mine a 6 speed Swap 👀👀

[@Soravia]

When you cut metal to bare, use gun bluing to stabilize the steel so they don't rust easily. Do that before primer for best result. Similar effect to galvanized steel surface on modern cars.

[@txboostlife]

Thank you for that tip, I never thought about doing that!

[@Jacobington]

Those are some spicy rims!

[@gsdriveway8342]

I can’t wait to see it drive

[@txboostlife]

I'll see if I can get some video of that. Hard to hold a camera and bang through gears!

[@Chand_G.]

Amazing mod man

[@chrisgude8155]

Appreciate the content folks.

[@txboostlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@rmr3dbaron]

This changes alotta things...

[@davidthomas7424]

Long process but the end result speak for them selfs skyline owners unite

[@nathanzweiacher2551]

Just 6 speed swapped my g37. Only thing I'm having trouble with is my cruise control isnt working. Is there a wire from the tcm plug for cruise control?

[@RoundHouseSlap]

subbed sick build

[@user-wy6ws5ct2f]

You are the bast brother keep going 💪💪💯👍

[@jboston454]

Looking to swap out my auto transmission out of my 15 vq37 , my valve body went on my transmission so I figured I would just make it a 6 speed .... any suggestions ??

[@NismoDre410]

So what happened with the abs , i plan on doing this soon thanks for the vid!

[@axercfarena3643]

I've heard that you cannot manual swap an awd model cuz it has different subframe than rwd and the gearbox will not fit. Is it true?

[@user-xi5gr9eg7r]

i like that beat music you play in background. do you have any info on it?

[@rubenmontemayorjr4807]

May i ask how much this runs us?. Want to do it to my q50. Once my trans blows I’d like the 6MT

[@saidsedano743]

Hey man looking to do a similar swap to mine jus got it not long ago, am I able to do it on a stock motor ? Or is that a different motor than the VQ37

[@curtisdaly4604]

Just curious does this swap maintain the awd function?

[@OrangeCounty92]

Does the manual trans feel faster? My friends q50 auto was beating all manual cars.

[@timlittle3490]

What was the driveshaft you got to work for this swap

[@mohammadabdullah9931]

I’m trying to do this for my Q50 cash in hand I live in Dallas texas let me know how we can make this happen🤙🏽

[@georgiereano6004]

how much would it cost me to do that for my infiniti q60 red sport

[@Rezaz32]

What did you do about the e-brake? You removed the foot brake, but I didn’t see a handbrake installed.

[@txboostlife]

New video is up. Converted to electronic parking brake!

[@realonethreesevens3640]

This is dope

[@martinmercadojr.1034]

This shit dope🔥🔥🔥 I Need a list of everything you got my bro I’m trying to do this to my car 🤧

[@jdm420sx]

Was the car able to start without flashing the ecu?

[@clarencewilliams61]

What’s size wheel & rims on the car ?

[@On3_media]

Would a driveshaft from a G37 fit? I always wondered if it was a direct fit doing this trans swap. 🧐

[@txboostlife]

I honestly didn’t even try it. I do know that the driveshaft you’ll need is 2 in shorter than stock. Whatever you get will need to be a one price because the chance of the carrier bearing being in the same spot would be slim and you’ll want an upgrade either way.

[@On3_media]

TxBoostLife - Ah, makes sense. Tbh I was asking out of curiosity. I’m putting a VR30 in my Z and you got suggested. It was a great watch!! Sick project, dude!

[@wolf9085]

How much for Swap the Manual transmission

[@TwanVRr39O]

Bro what is your wheel fitment and wheel link

[@truslide2074]

What manual trans did you use I want to swap one of these motors in the 340z

[@txboostlife]

Jk40 from a 2013 370z

[@mugen89crx]

Love the video, i did jump that neutral wire like in your video. But When I try driving my g37 the car goes into limp mode. Do I have to change the ecu calibration? Or can jump the shifter Into thinking it’s in neutral or manual mode ?

[@txboostlife]

Have to get the manual rom if not it will go into limp mode without the TCM. Alternatively you can keep the TCM connected somewhere in the car to keep the communication with it and maybe it won’t go into limp mode

[@mugen89crx]

@@txboostlife ok thanks.

[@mugen89crx]

@@txboostlife would you know where I can get the rom ? If you guys sell it or where I can get it?

[@txboostlife]

@@mugen89crx I got mine from Moncef at Admintuning

[@dom_z3480]

Just trying to see the new 400z in action lmfaaaao

[@raulguzman92]

Brrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooo 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯!! That's awesome!

[@txboostlife]

Thanks bro

[@StrongerThanEver84]

could you do this with a 3.0t?

[@txboostlife]

Mel Low it is possible

[@E_Wideman_Communications]

"this is me last week" "not this week" lmao

[@Yunqdosan]

Yall are in Texas??

[@dirtyharry5320]

*puts on sun glasses* Way to STICK it to the man. I'll just walk myself out.

[@JonathanMartinez-xs5ze]

Why not just swap a gtr engine and trans? Nissan/Infiniti already did with the eau rogue. The engineers had some trouble but it works and they were able to shoehorn the entire setup into the q50 without any major mods

[@txboostlife]

Jonathan Martinez they used the transmission from the SUV to fit. GTR trans goes in the rear of the vehicle. Best thing to do to go fast is put a DCT with and adapter plate but 6MT is just plain fun

[@JonathanMartinez-xs5ze]

TxBoostLife - oh ok didn’t know that. Is this an awd 6 speed?

[@javiidann876]

Jonathan Martinez no it’s rwd

[@user-ut1op3yf2s]

Excuse me, I want to ask if this is the original manual?

[@user-ut1op3yf2s]

Or it’s another car’s manual transmission

[@doggystyledave]

My idol! Now I'll ask the dreaded question: What lip is that? Lol I want a manual transmission so bad!

[@txboostlife]

doggystyledave JC Sportline carbon fiber

[@doggystyledave]

@@txboostlife 3M tape? I've lost a front lip at 130 and it had 9 screws in it. Next one is getting loose too.

[@666_Media]

Is it a VQ 37 VHR or a VR 30 DDTT twin turbo vs

[@txboostlife]

VQ37VHR

[@alberticusv9786]

How much was it

[@micahwillie3288]

Where you able to keep the q50 awd with the manual swap

[@txboostlife]

Good question. I started off with RWD.

[@Nutzpop5]

Bro what tx do your really not know or your just playing with these people

[@usp45shooter]

what engine was swapped in? Was it a built 3.7?

[@txboostlife]

Yes. The factory 3.7 was fully built.

[@Soravia]

What about power steering? Possible to swap to 370Z rack?

[@txboostlife]

Yes it is. I have thought about it.

[@Soravia]

@@txboostlife hydraulic pump will have to be mounted or driven by electric motor or something.

[@brandonwright6578]

Yes yes

[@partyguy9]

How is there a video in 2020 thats square not widescreen??

[@txboostlife]

VivaLaFiesta GoPro settings were changed and I used the video I had instead of taking the car apart again and starting over. I’ve fixed that issue since then but as you can tell by my previous videos that I had no editing software or camera other than an iPhone. With the profits of this channel I am purchasing more equipment to make y’alls experience better. Thanks for watching and your feedback!

[@MiguelPerez-hi6ru]

Awd or rwd?

[@decease-vj5zy]

Miguel Pérez rwd

[@Aaron-wp1pz]

Would a 6MT swap work on an AWD G37?

[@txboostlife]

Aaron I believe it would have to be converted RWD. A friend of mine did that and had to convert.

[@Nutzpop5]

I mean what's a conversion besides taking out awd tranny and putting rwd tranny maybe changing the rear diff

[@hellomynameis7994]

I have a 2014 q50 awd are you willing to upgrade my car the way that you did with yours and if so how much would the total cost be

[@louis2482ify]

You built a dam animal

[@talldrknhandsum]

What wheels are those?

[@txboostlife]

talldrknhandsum FT107 by 305 Forged

[@ronymathew3617]

You think this can be done to an AWD?

[@txboostlife]

Not that I know of. Anyone who was AWD just took out the front shaft

[@Salvisol]

Shame Infiniti didn't offer a manual in the US.

[@gabrielflorentino6080]

Not with the q50 and the q60 tho. But obviously as you might know they did with the g35 and g37 sedans and coupe

[@peterparker2394]

How much to do this if I send you my q50??

[@txboostlife]

Anthony Zahorovsky depends on the clutch and driveshaft, they can vary in pricing. Contact me on my Instagram @Q50SC

[@DG-888]

So how much he say, i want one lmao

[@deamac]

Damn!!!

[@trentwild5191]

What’s your wheel set up brotha?

[@txboostlife]

305 Forged Wheels FT107 in Matte Graphite 20x10.5 et 42 Rear 20x9 et 32 Front

[@tonglo85]

Geezus i just paid you to do mines

[@whostoastisthis9837]

dyno video?

[@txboostlife]

Check Admin Tune's IG for the video !

[@shabazzhead5608]

What motor did you install?

[@txboostlife]

Shabazz Head VQ37VHR. Fully built

[@decease-vj5zy]

Shabazz Head b18c

[@JD-eu1ym]

K24

[@txboostlife]

Y’all crazy lol

[@tobagoak3014]

Why did you put a new engine?

[@txboostlife]

Because it’s a built engine so I can run a lot of boost

[@jonathanperez2358]

Where are you located dude ?

[@txboostlife]

South Texas.

[@kennetheverett6330]

How much did everything cost ?

[@txboostlife]

Maybe 4k with everything.

[@StrongerThanEver84]

@@txboostlife i will pay you to do mine lol

[@outxhere2975]

For realz I’ll pay u to do mine as well

[@txboostlife]

Lost In The Vision Let me know when you’re ready. I’ll make space on the lift 💪🏼

[@outxhere2975]

Mines all wheel drive tho

[@only_rajee6669]

Can I get that 37

[@txboostlife]

Lol

[@only_rajee6669]

@@txboostlife I need your help on g37 auto manual swap

[@Kit2Inspire]

How much was it to do the swap from auto to manual

[@txboostlife]

I’ll be covering that in my next video

[@devinjordan977]

@@txboostlife hey just curious how much does the 6mt swap cost as a base price

[@tenkayruanaya2554]

so sad that you dont live in california... :(

[@gabrielflorentino6080]

I rather just get a manual trans G37 😂

[@ART-gj8uk]

What wheels are those?

[@txboostlife]

305 Forged FT107s