Exposing Lies About VQ Engine Failure.

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  • Опубліковано 6 бер 2023
  • Going over a recent headlift issue on a client's 900WHP VQ. There has been a lot of misinformation regarding this particular engine which is cleared up in this video by closely reviewing all of the working parts of this engine and build.
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  • @admintuning
    @admintuning  Рік тому +26

    Time stamps:
    1:42 Stock Motor Runs
    3:39 Initial Engine Install/Break In
    10:48 Air/Fuel Ratio Sample
    13:10 Full Engine Teardown

    • @DeepRightRecords
      @DeepRightRecords Рік тому +4

      “High profile customer” is Laughable when griff buys followers.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +4

      @@DeepRightRecords fabricated comment from a dead channel.

    • @DeepRightRecords
      @DeepRightRecords Рік тому +2

      @@admintuning Do a fake followers check on him.
      Can’t beat the facts the way you BEAT this engine lol

  • @louiienation8497
    @louiienation8497 Рік тому +205

    Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

  • @lsxkyle
    @lsxkyle Рік тому +85

    The fact he drove home hour n half on a built motor with a bad headgasket 🤦‍♂️

    • @christopherbassit2757
      @christopherbassit2757 Рік тому +1

      No pulls should be fine

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +11

      @@christopherbassit2757 “should be fine” lmaooo

    • @sickfoo5506
      @sickfoo5506 Рік тому +1

      My maxima had a blown head gasket and I could drive it for 1.5 hours before it would start overheating

    • @christopherbassit2757
      @christopherbassit2757 Рік тому +1

      @@JoeyAG92 I’m serious lmao

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +2

      @@christopherbassit2757 if this engine guzzled as much coolant as admin and griffen said it did, I would beg to differ lol

  • @mrjasonm.7397
    @mrjasonm.7397 Рік тому +55

    Funny thing, Admin sent the email about him telling the owner what not to do, and the owner said to do it anyway. Not Soho fault, the car was fine for over a year on a safe tune. It's the owner's fault for wanting to go beyond the tuners recommendation.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +25

      Your timeline has errors in it, it was fine when it was stock engine for over a year. This engine in this video had issues immediately.

    • @TK-sx3mn
      @TK-sx3mn Рік тому

      @@admintuning Mr Jason sounds like a fraud

    • @Gthreefive
      @Gthreefive 2 місяці тому

      @@admintuningyeah so why would you drive it an hour and a half..🤡🤡🤡

  • @nissanslut7870
    @nissanslut7870 Рік тому +4

    The internet loves a good drama but the blame lies with ol griffy. He obviously didn’t break it in properly, second he’s running stock exhaust headers?! Third, he pushed the envelope to chase a number and clout.

  • @yepyepyepyep1407
    @yepyepyepyep1407 Рік тому +29

    Just my two cents. I think everyone takes some blame here. They showed the runner that was used and I have to say then shits is small af. If the cylinder can’t properly and efficiently extract the exhaust it will cause high internal temps and if you run a more aggressive timing it will not help the cause which in turn showed the head gasket being the week point before real detonation happened and why the customer would even drive it after it was found out the head was lifted.

    • @andrewwentworth2860
      @andrewwentworth2860 Рік тому +8

      The engine was going to fail regardless of any turbo kit or any tune, the only blame here is how bad soho is at building motors. The pistons were smacking the hg in several cylinders, would have failed with no boost.

    • @yepyepyepyep1407
      @yepyepyepyep1407 Рік тому +4

      @@andrewwentworth2860 so soho released a new video. I honestly think this is the car owners fault

    • @spideym35i
      @spideym35i Рік тому +9

      It’s the owners fault for deliberately going against the tuners advise.
      If soho built shitty engines they wouldn’t have multiple shop and customer owned 1000hp+ engines that are reliable.
      Hell the nismo soho has keeps breaking because of transmission failure, not engine. At 1200hp

    • @andrewwentworth2860
      @andrewwentworth2860 Рік тому +1

      @@spideym35i I have yet to see any of their cars actually do anything. If nismobae was as powerful as they say it would be a lot faster than 9.40's. you'd be able to back half the shit out of it but yet that doesn't happen. They are a bunch of liars, this will be exposed soon about their claimed Dyno #'s

    • @Juiblex100
      @Juiblex100 Рік тому +4

      @@andrewwentworth2860 Pistons don't travel that far up. As was said this isn't an 18+:1 compression ratio.

  • @370zTEK
    @370zTEK Рік тому +18

    After watching this and Soho response. I have to side with SOHO. I dont think Admin did anything wrong either. The client wanted what he wanted. He drove a car with a damaged engine, he disregarded the number one rule. He wanted a certain number and everything else be damned. A built motor does not mean you can do whatever you want. You still have to be responsible with your stuff. Sucks for all parties involved though.

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +2

      I think admin should’ve stopped tuning at the 850 mark like he even suggested in the email, regardless of what the owner wanted. With that being said I don’t think admin should be blamed for this, ultimately he was doing what the griffen asked of him

    • @brendenmills9139
      @brendenmills9139 Рік тому

      You gonna side with soho lol a 25k motor with some bunk ass head gaskets that wouldn’t ended up fucking the motor off anyways later down the line from the over hand in the cylinder walls? Not to mention the boof ass rtb all under the gasket? You think if the motor was fucked off because of these shit gaskets that they would’ve gave him another motor because of it? Nope would’ve posted a vid saying it’s everyone else’s fault but their 25k motor that looks like it was assembled in tj

  • @johnmartinez4309
    @johnmartinez4309 Рік тому +12

    Well obviously the owner doesn't know about modding, specifications, and how to heed someone's warning... "with great power comes great responsibility" he didn't watch Spider-Man lol

    • @DeepRightRecords
      @DeepRightRecords Рік тому +1

      Lmao, 🤣
      Underrated comment for sure.

    • @Juiblex100
      @Juiblex100 Рік тому +2

      Yep, owner cut some corners and just said I want more POWER when it hasn't outputting the 1000hp he wanted. It takes much more than a built block and big turbo to get there realiably.

  • @TheFK8Life
    @TheFK8Life Рік тому +4

    Who drives with a blown headgasket? Should have towed it - period.
    Clown world abuse of a car 🤡

  • @fred_b_360
    @fred_b_360 Рік тому +24

    Well Soho has my 350z as we speak… Not a built motor, but installing a 72k motor/ turbo set-up (in house tuning). 20k deep. Praying that everything is 100 when it’s finished. Definitely will be doing a YT vid.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +14

      I wish you all the best and enjoy the car to the fullest when completed!

    • @gd6224
      @gd6224 Рік тому +5

      They got both of mines 🤙🏼 work will be delivered as promised

    • @pushinP87
      @pushinP87 Рік тому +5

      Folks just love blowing OEM blocks. Don't care how much it can handle. Your turbo kit money could have went to a minimum of a forged bottom end.

    • @pushinP87
      @pushinP87 Рік тому +4

      Do it right the first time.

    • @_Zoctane
      @_Zoctane Рік тому +2

      @@pushinP87 my point exactly, but on a 370Z decent boost is okay! But I’ve always said run built before boost so I highly agree with you.

  • @Wcwhitelaw
    @Wcwhitelaw Рік тому +7

    Do the oem head gaskets not hold up at high boost like that? Also I remember MotoIQs VHR build used titan valves since they were 1mm larger and were sodium filled, was there any consideration for that? Sucks the installation was done so poorly rip motor

    • @reedhoffman2889
      @reedhoffman2889 Рік тому +4

      Stock head gasket does not. Current I am helping a friend build a car that is using tkm mini hoops with an MLS gasket. This combo doesn't have the annoyance of running a copper hg and will hopefully allow high power applications. We will know more later this year.

  • @cesarr.3377
    @cesarr.3377 Рік тому +10

    It feels like everyone was at fault but no one wants to admit fault. Obviously hindsight is 20/20 but it never occurred to Soho, Admin or the owner that the stock headers were way too small for 1000+ whp. Also, it’s never a good idea to just keep throwing boost/timing when a motor is already maxing out.

  • @Lofi.z34
    @Lofi.z34 Рік тому +9

    You're the man, and after meeting you in person I can tell you don't dwell on drama. It's unfortunate you have to face these accusations.
    It sucks for you, but I feel exceptionally bad for the car owner, and I hope he returns to being tuned by you with a better-built engine.

  • @Juiblex100
    @Juiblex100 Рік тому +7

    Wait so it was blowing coolant all over the engine and that was the green light for starting to turn up the boost? Why would you crank up the boost if there is such and obvious problem with the motor? Sus. Seeing the other video now, that engine what heavy cleaned before making this video, and you avoid showing all of head, the heavy pitting on the exhaust head of cylinder 5 can't be cleaned up and it makes sense that the oem head would show heat damage more than a forged and treated piston head.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      I never said that was a green light, lol. We also didn't 'avoid' showing the head, this video was made to debunk all claims of this failure being a detonation related/aggressive tune related failure, which the pistons and bearings clearly show.

  • @jad007cafe7
    @jad007cafe7 11 місяців тому

    What ive gotten from this video is it was just a head gasket failure and if he didnt drive it home after it blew he would have been fine? Am I missing something? Because all the bearing damage seems so minimal that like you said couldnt have been detonation.

  • @Nikkoz33
    @Nikkoz33 Рік тому +12

    The best part of this is that SOHO sells a “vq trademarked” engine package as a head lift solution but can’t follow the head gasket manufacturer’s instructions for a torque procedure. I’ve seen plenty of motors with pre-det crack a ringland before they even come close to lifting the head. Very unfortunate that soho tried to cover their ass the way they did.

  • @shewantsthezeee
    @shewantsthezeee Рік тому +34

    Damn thats crazy

    • @saifshekhani8800
      @saifshekhani8800 Рік тому +1

      Yk who the owner of the car is? They should sue the motor shop

    • @shewantsthezeee
      @shewantsthezeee Рік тому +1

      @@saifshekhani8800 im not sure i just work here!

    • @ktb_e92
      @ktb_e92 Рік тому +1

      @@saifshekhani8800 Better yet, the owner should part out the build, sell 1,607 T-Shirts, and drop a VR38 motor in!

  • @bobbyholmes4586
    @bobbyholmes4586 Рік тому +14

    At that high of whp anything can happen, it’s a VQ. Now I understand dude probably paid a good chunk for this engine but it ain’t a 70-80k race engine built by a reputable shop that only specializes in race engines like proline racing putting down 3500hp. Shits gonna happen, VQ’s break daily 😂. It’s not sohos fault nor admins fault, just shit happens

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +2

      Thank you for your comment.

    • @williecastellanos6544
      @williecastellanos6544 Рік тому +1

      Your DE breaks daily not hr or vhr lol

    • @bobbyholmes4586
      @bobbyholmes4586 Рік тому +6

      @@williecastellanos6544 gallery gaskets must be a fluke huh? Sit down

    • @louisianavq1943
      @louisianavq1943 Рік тому

      @@bobbyholmes4586 my vhr has 220k miles and as far as I know my gallery gaskets are fine, engine runs strong but the 7 speed is failing :/

    • @Stridentzephon
      @Stridentzephon Рік тому

      @@louisianavq1943 you would need to see the accurate oil pressure. Most/all vqhr and vqvhr have gallery gaskets fail around 120k some as early as 80k. Its the incorrect screws not being able to be torqued down properly. DEs fail far less but it could happen.

  • @fernandohood5542
    @fernandohood5542 Рік тому +2

    As a man your reputation is important and must be protected at all cost. In the future I would keep all tuning log files. If anyone needs a detonation monitor hit me up. Where is the knock strength log from the dyno runs? Your not logging Exhaust gas temperature or back pressure two critical parameters for a highly stressed engine. Also I would like to see the dyno graphs as these will provide evidence of what is going on. If there are issues before power runs none should have not been made. Why was the go ahead given?

    • @fernandohood5542
      @fernandohood5542 Рік тому +1

      I have just watched SOHO and I think your knock strength logs and dyno pulls are critical pieces of evidence. You can't refute too much heat claim as you have no back pressure or exhaust temperature parameters. I am not sure if water temperature would be a good reflection of excessive heat (cylinder head temperatures). I am thinking at these power levels you should not attempt a calibration without these parameters. At these power levels and cost a detonation monitor is a must after car leaves the tuner.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      Lol. If any of that was valid it would have showed on the pistons. There’s no sign of detonation on the pistons at all which means none of that occurred. Your wording and sentence structure and phrasing of “knock strength logs” shows your ignorance more than anything else.

    • @fernandohood5542
      @fernandohood5542 Рік тому +1

      @@admintuning Those who articulate well are not necessarily the smartest. I am not going to get into personal attacks. In court personal attacks do not matter. The nissan motor has a knock sensors on each bank. If there is or was a tendency to detonate the logs would have revealed this. If back pressure was the issue then the torque at higher rpm would be quickly dropping off. In my ignorance all I am saying is that with enough parameters it is easier to make a more objective conclusion. What do you think space x it does when the rocket blows up?

    • @fernandohood5542
      @fernandohood5542 Рік тому +1

      Can you phrase what you did with the knock sensitivity and intake air temperatures verse ignition timing properly? "It is not picking up a ton". 🚩🚩🚩. Where are the knock logs?

    • @fernandohood5542
      @fernandohood5542 Рік тому

      Having done some research it seems you may be right about the lack of detonation. ua-cam.com/video/-7cM5UcJO6o/v-deo.html

  • @LUV-Collective
    @LUV-Collective Рік тому +2

    I hate seeing this shit go down. From the SOHO video, they said if you cram more air into the engine than the engine can push out, clearly you’re going to have issues. Moncef, did Griff tell you to go ahead and push more power despite knowing that might be a possible issue? Or am I wrong here?

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching both videos, unfortunately both of their videos had a lot of incorrect information in them to help steer the viewer a certain direction. If your comment, and their assessments were true, there would be evidence of detonation on the pistons or deformation of the bearings which there was not.

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +1

      @@admintuning what about the damage shown on the cylinder wall, it looks like damage from detonation. Soho shows it around the 19:48 mark in their most recent video, or is that fabricated? I’ve watched all three videos from start to finish and still trying to make sense of all this, at this point I feel like everyone is to blame here. I 100% agree that soho should’ve handled the situation differently, but I don’t feel that they’re solely responsible.
      Which is a shame because the content for this build would’ve been 🔥

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +3

      @@JoeyAG92 No, that is not damage from detonation. Some foreign material fell into the cylinder early on, some spark plug porcelain if I remember correctly. If it truly was damage from detonation, there would be other signs, that I have already mentioned in my previous comments and this video.

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +1

      @@admintuning I’d imagine that the porcelain would’ve been more likely to damage the dome of the cylinder head, as well as the head of the piston more so than the cylinder wall itself. I am speculating here I will admit though. Was the porcelain ever extracted from the cylinder?

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      @@JoeyAG92 we do not have any information on that. But like I had mentioned before, if it truly was damage from detonation, there would be other signs pointing at that being the cause. This has been corroborated by the machine shop that tore the engine down, along with other engine builders/machine shops that I tune engines for.

  • @stucbr1100
    @stucbr1100 21 день тому

    Dynosty head gasket with stainless steel oringed head and CSS block or maybe LA sleeves amphibious sleeves would be the best options under 1100 horsepower. All copper head gaskets and hoops must always be retorqued.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  21 день тому +1

      I haven't seen LA sleeves on a VQ yet, so I'd be interested to see how they do. The Dynosty head gasket has held multiple CSS type builds together at 900whp+ tuned by me.

    • @stucbr1100
      @stucbr1100 20 днів тому

      @@admintuning from what I’ve seen, the Darton MID sleeves require too much material to be removed from an already flex prone VQ block. I’ve seen many VR38 guys using the LA dry ductile iron sleeves with high horsepower setups with good success along with Ciccio fire rings. The LA amphibious sleeve has a fully supported deck but only removes the factory sleeve and small portion of the upper sleeve support and is a press fit installation just as with the VR38 ductile iron sleeves, there’s no introduced weakness from completely removing the sleeve and support and there’s no risk of sinking because the upper portion of the sleeve sits on the remaining sleeve support. I was thinking of having my block sleeved with Darton MID but was somewhat skeptical because of all the issues that I’ve previously heard about. I’ve only recently discovered the amphibious sleeves because I’ve never seen them advertised by retailers, I have a spare vq37 block that I’m getting ready to send out to them.

  • @InfinitiGangOnly
    @InfinitiGangOnly Рік тому +3

    Unfortunate. We all know when things go bad no one wants to take the blame.

  • @jartstudios
    @jartstudios Рік тому +23

    How do you retorque a gasket that would void a $24,000 warranty from pulling it apart to do what the HG manufacturer said lol do they expect you to heat cycle it and send it back for a retorque 😂😂😂

  • @tristanoliver2911
    @tristanoliver2911 Рік тому +5

    13 mins in, I’m just curious how do you go in and re torque the head gaskets after running it at operating temp? Do you have to disassemble and tighten the bolts back down? Interesting.

    • @andrewwentworth2860
      @andrewwentworth2860 Рік тому +2

      Correct, with the vq it sucks because you have to disassemble the timing cover to do it but it needs to be done.

    • @tristanoliver2911
      @tristanoliver2911 Рік тому +2

      @@andrewwentworth2860 right, but what has to be done has to be done. Especially for a 20k motor.

    • @andrewwentworth2860
      @andrewwentworth2860 Рік тому +2

      ​@@tristanoliver2911 literally take it apart to where you can get back to the head studs and retorque them to spec and put it back together. That's it.

    • @DEATHWISHVQ
      @DEATHWISHVQ Рік тому +4

      You know what’s so insane. I was trying to figure out VQ lift and I came to this conclusion, I asked myself “well if vq lift is a thing, then why not run the car for awhile, then re torque the head gasket since u know its going to lift” I’m not a genius but I’m surprised I has this thought

    • @Nikkoz33
      @Nikkoz33 Рік тому

      If I’m not mistaken the manufacturer of the head gasket specializes in top fuel drag applications which explains the use of copper head gaskets and fuel hoops which require machining to the head (in this case sohos hb package). The top fuel engines were designed to be easily disassembled so it’s no problem for them. For a vq, it’s highly undesirable as the timing cover and cams have to come out.

  • @SpeedCultureStudios
    @SpeedCultureStudios Рік тому +12

    Unfortunate how this has played out. Extremely enlightening video.

  • @ikel018
    @ikel018 Рік тому +10

    Found this channel with this video...this was very informative. You seem like an honest guy..Subscribed.

  • @stealthg35infiniti94
    @stealthg35infiniti94 Рік тому +3

    Excellent information! Please use a collar Mic if you're planning to speak in a running car.

  • @sameftek9799
    @sameftek9799 Рік тому +2

    I think to make it fair. Is to give the car your driving to the to high profile customer (370z) And take the 370z and rebuild the engine yourself instead of the shop. Real tuners build their own engine. Rebuild the engine for 1000 whp.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      I have tuned built engines from multiple shops and have never had an issue like this even with 850-900whp VQs. My own personal 370Z makes 800whp+ and I daily drove it at that power level without these types of problems.

    • @typicalgamer_1153
      @typicalgamer_1153 Рік тому +1

      @@admintuning what company built your VQ ?

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      @@typicalgamer_1153 Kinetik Motorsport in Houston TX built it. You can check out videos of my car on my channel.

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +1

      @@admintuning I understand you’ve tuned plenty of high horsepower cars, but did they have any bottlenecks in the turbo system like griffens did? I have no doubts in your tuning ability, but it’s not a fair comparison wouldnt you agree?

  • @uptownsamcv
    @uptownsamcv Місяць тому

    retorquing VQ heads is a pretty big job on it's own. probably would have been better off with an OEM head gasket.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Місяць тому +1

      We have used Dynosty metal head gaskets at 900whp-1000whp+ with no coolant pressure issues and @370_trash who is also tuned by me ran 4.35 60-130 with his $5k engine build.

    • @uptownsamcv
      @uptownsamcv Місяць тому

      @@admintuning cool. I'm actually watching the admin tuning and Oscar on the street alpha podcast right now. I have a 02 6 speed Maxima with a 2014 engine swapped in. VQ for life, G37 sedan is next on my list...

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Місяць тому +1

      @@uptownsamcv fasho!

  • @Candybuiltsi
    @Candybuiltsi Рік тому +4

    Heard admin turns off knock sensors

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      lol, even if they were off, the pistons & bearings do not show any signs of detonation.

  • @gregoryabbott2537
    @gregoryabbott2537 Рік тому

    Hey, I have a car with an 8 gal tank. Do you think you can get 10 gals in it for me? That shouldn't create any issues for the tank right? It's only recommended that the tank holds 8 gallons, surely that won't matter.

  • @isssaztr4378
    @isssaztr4378 Рік тому +4

    Proper in depth video 👍🏽

  • @hudiniracing
    @hudiniracing Рік тому +16

    Wow looks like SOHO stands for
    Shoddy Output Huge Overcharges

    • @austinbrown924
      @austinbrown924 Рік тому +2

      They aint cheap lol

    • @odszza
      @odszza Рік тому +2

      Not at all, nisformance is so much better!

    • @chingatumadre6450
      @chingatumadre6450 Рік тому

      @@odszza Agreed. Under rated company that actually love building engines. I’m tuned by them, I’m very happy.

  • @dsawyer8
    @dsawyer8 21 день тому

    Sounds like over pressure too early on.

  • @rudewhipz6199
    @rudewhipz6199 Рік тому +3

    Just curious can you do a video on how a 2.5 single exit flows vs 3 inch vs stock exhaust?

    • @ktb_e92
      @ktb_e92 Рік тому

      I had a stock, 2.5” dual, and then a 3” single-exit exhaust. 3” is perfect all around the powerband, especially after a tune. When I compared the three setups on my car, the 3” felt and performed the best by quite a bit over the 2.5”, and obviously the stock exhaust.

  • @jarb688
    @jarb688 Рік тому +7

    it’s sad af that soho would do this especially after how much business you have brought them and plugged their shit for years.

  • @Properwraps
    @Properwraps Рік тому +1

    This is my biggest fear. taking it to someone who claims they know what they are doing but end up building you a half ass engine. I encourage people to learn their engine and build it as i did.

  • @mehdibourkiza2486
    @mehdibourkiza2486 Рік тому +1

    I want to high hp on my vq37
    Should stick with OEM gaskets and bearings or I should I go after market?

    • @isssaztr4378
      @isssaztr4378 Рік тому

      No oem is not enough..Any mls head gasket and king bearings or acl bearings

    • @stucbr1100
      @stucbr1100 21 день тому

      Dynosty head gasket and stainless steel oringed head

  • @MZPCreations
    @MZPCreations Рік тому +2

    Man... lol. Just hate this kind of stuff for the car community. It should be us against takeovers, clout chasers (trend chasers) and EVs. At the end of the day most of us are pushing cars well beyond their NORMAL limit. Not saying admin is perfect but I've known about him since i was like 10. Literally he was like one of if not the only person tuning Maximas back in the day. My dads barber had a 96 turbo tuned my Moncef. Never had issues and he used to be WILDIN in the car. Things happen. Things get messy when blame gets thrown around. Its ok to make mistakes. It happens. How you respond is whats important and accountability is a lost art nowadays. It is what it is though and closure was needed bc social media made this issue bigger than it should've been as it does with any problems that can be resolved in better ways. Keep getting better! I'm just glad that in spite of the way EVs are being pushed that there's still Great Tuners and shops that do builds that are out there keeping the passion alive. Good and bad lol

  • @ktb_e92
    @ktb_e92 Рік тому +37

    Now Griffin needs to pay the Island Boys to diss Soho on Cameo

  • @MyBrothersKeeper101
    @MyBrothersKeeper101 Рік тому +1

    These videos of people trying desperately to make friends that sympathize on the internet turns my stomach. On a side-note mom has had those exact same sunglasses for about 30 years now.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      Who is trying to make friends by showing there’s no signs of detonation on some VQ rod bearings?

  • @ripple1217
    @ripple1217 Рік тому +5

    Shame, much respect for sticking up for a good dude.

  • @azter1234
    @azter1234 Рік тому +8

    Took my car to soho once to troubleshoot a chain rattling noise on my VHR37 they troubleshooted it by only listening to my motor and said my heads were fried, tried to charge me almost $700. I didnt believe them, I took the car home, troubleshooted it, found that one of my sprockets were lose, tightened it problem fixed. I told them I’m not paying them the $700 they said I can’t do business with them again.

    • @TheTyGuy0309
      @TheTyGuy0309 Рік тому +15

      I’m the tech that worked on your car while I was there. Your cam sprockets we’re hand tight, and you completely pulled apart the VVEL cam which nobody but Nissan contains the tools to match the clearances back up and states in the Nissan manual that the heads must be replaced. If I’m not mistaken your engine blew up shortly after.

    • @mrjasonm.7397
      @mrjasonm.7397 Рік тому +4

      ​@@TheTyGuy0309 😆 he didn't mention that part.

    • @fred_b_360
      @fred_b_360 Рік тому +1

      @@mrjasonm.7397 😂😂😂

    • @JoeyAG92
      @JoeyAG92 Рік тому +1

      @@TheTyGuy0309 hah that’s epic

    • @azter1234
      @azter1234 Рік тому +2

      @@TheTyGuy0309 your incorrect, my engine never blew I had a spun bearing from no oil, ya’ll never found out my sprocket was lose, as a mechanic you are supposed to identify that.

  • @davontaybrown3391
    @davontaybrown3391 Рік тому +8

    was the company that built it soho?

    • @lostjester
      @lostjester Рік тому +3

      yes

    • @chrome255
      @chrome255 Рік тому +1

      Theyre name is on the engine cover, so suffice to say yes

    • @EatMyPropwash
      @EatMyPropwash Рік тому +3

      @@chrome255 …and on the piston.

  • @newtyp_technologies
    @newtyp_technologies Рік тому +13

    Shame it had to come to this, as always there are plenty of variables. But signs of coolant issues are a tale tale sign something is up and not up to snuff. Having built plenty of motors in the past one can always tell quality and attention to detail vs carelessness and lack of planning. Esp with copper gaskets, usage of hylomar and bore roundness/bore trueness and not carefully blueprinting gaskets when boring/honing. Lot could of been resolved as no "race" engine is guaranteed, but a good builder will stand by their product and not just blame others and leave the owner stranded. Hope in the end it works out but sad as it's oh so common in motorsports in general. Great you showed with detail and in real-time video facts that cant be lied, especially to (NO) detonation marks and (NO) micro welding signs and bearing squish, premature heat and wear and deformation. Sounds truly like it was built on a Friday at 4:45pm.

    • @DEATHWISHVQ
      @DEATHWISHVQ Рік тому

      Specific time

    • @MrSeanman30
      @MrSeanman30 Рік тому

      I agree. Just a funny input I've bad 2 G37 coupes both with messed up cooling systems. Ones my fault the other isn't. Either way I've been driving my 2011 G37 xscoupe without radiator fans from 110,000 miles to 140,000 currently without many issues, knock on wood. Anytime I get stuck in traffic longer than 5-10 minutes it starts to over heat. That being said it's last 30,000+ miles while being beat on and inop cooling system. Same happens with my 2010 coupe but I blew the engine drifting at a car meet and then got a reckless driving ticket while I was waiting with my car lmao

    • @cruisecontrol6938
      @cruisecontrol6938 Рік тому

      A takeover guy?

    • @DEATHWISHVQ
      @DEATHWISHVQ Рік тому

      @@MrSeanman30 bruh what? Not sure what this has to do with anything related to this video. But running no fans on an engine and it working is impossible. How else are you getting the coolant back down to temp, solemnly relying on air isn’t merely enough.

    • @MrSeanman30
      @MrSeanman30 Рік тому

      @DEATHWISH V35 over heating was mentioned in the video, and this dudes comment about was talking about coolant. Kinda just saying it because people baby the fuck out of the car and I beat on mine pretty good even without radiator fans, year old coolant and I'm like 5,000 miles over my oil change.

  • @Colt_10R80
    @Colt_10R80 Рік тому +1

    I don’t think this was your fault but you can have detonation on just 1-2 cylinders. Engines often have 1 cylinder that runs hotter than others or runs leaner. These cylinders will almost always have knock before the others and often are the first to fail

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      You are absolutely correct about this.

  • @billbrowning3021
    @billbrowning3021 Рік тому +4

    Great video. I learned quite a bit.

  • @MrDizaier
    @MrDizaier Рік тому +4

    Bolt missing = reduce weight 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @drrew2058
    @drrew2058 Рік тому +5

    Unrelated but did you start finasteride / minoxidil? Your hair looks way better bro

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      lol no, just started cutting it differently.

  • @FrozenInPain
    @FrozenInPain Рік тому +3

    Damn, was gonna change my spark plugs on my g37 which is basically stock minus exhaust, and noticed my head gasket on passenger side was starting to deform/ blow out. Anyone know how hard the job is? Was probably just gonna take it to the dealership to get it fixed even though labor is hefty

    • @FrozenInPain
      @FrozenInPain Рік тому

      Something to mention as well is it's leaking very small amounts of oil, almost unnoticeable(got me thinking it must of just started to blow out/deform?)

    • @rabbid6679
      @rabbid6679 Рік тому +5

      @@FrozenInPain you sure it’s not your valve cover brother ? That’s the gasket around the spark plug area as well

    • @GeekedBoy
      @GeekedBoy Рік тому +3

      @@FrozenInPain if it’s oil then it’s most likely your valve cover not hard just take off and put on. A UA-cam video should do

    • @NoLimitsbitch
      @NoLimitsbitch Рік тому +1

      @@FrozenInPain tell me you don’t know cars without telling me 😅

    • @FrAndR0iD
      @FrAndR0iD Рік тому +1

      Valve Cover gasket*

  • @alexnor9
    @alexnor9 Рік тому +27

    I honestly believe warranting this motor would have helped their reputation better than deflecting. I am kind of embarrassed now, because my exposed intercooler on the Z has SM on it. Tuned by Admin btw....

    • @jartstudios
      @jartstudios Рік тому +3

      10000%

    • @yepyepyepyep1407
      @yepyepyepyep1407 Рік тому +7

      I agree they should have at least say “hey we don’t think we where the factor that caused the premature failure of the engine, but we’ll replace it if the customer replaces the headers” since they believe the restriction on the exhaust headers cause the engine failure which I can believe

    • @DEATHWISHVQ
      @DEATHWISHVQ Рік тому +12

      all in all, this whole situation would have played out differently had griffin got tuned by SOHO. At that point soho would have nobody to blame, as they built the engine and would have done the tune.

    • @Highlander1432
      @Highlander1432 Рік тому +1

      @DEATHWISHVQ35
      Sometimes when incompetent shops mess up badly the squirm around and desperately blame the customer.
      I think they would have still lied and deflected even if they tuned it

    • @Gborohooo
      @Gborohooo Рік тому +8

      @@yepyepyepyep1407 Why would that make any sense? The failure wasn't due to something Soho did and Griffin drove the car knowing it had a bad head gasket, which they explicitly state voids their warranty in the paperwork you fill out when ordering a built motor from them. Griffin legally voided the warranty. Just because he has a following doesn't mean he's entitled to privileges no one else gets, including Soho replacing a motor he chose to damage. On top of all of this, Admin knew the turbo kit was too restrictive for the power he wanted to make and chose to push forward, ignoring multiple signs of an issue on the dyno. This would 100% not be covered by Soho's warranty for anyone else - why do you think they owe him a new motor!? Lmao

  • @kevinl.hudson6331
    @kevinl.hudson6331 Рік тому

    Can anyone recommend a reliable shop to build a solid 700 hp VQ? Looking in Metro Atlanta but I will consider else where for quality, reliable shop.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      You can send me an email if you are serious about having an engine built. My shop has built me a nasty VQ37 and it has been holding 900whp all year. Email: moncef.faik@gmail.com.

  • @kkalauli23
    @kkalauli23 Рік тому

    Dang and it was a soho motor i almost bought one of those... glad i saw this

  • @danielriccobono699
    @danielriccobono699 Рік тому +2

    It looks like they didnt file the burrs off of the rings before they put it together, ive made that mistake before and it looked exactly like that

  • @tristanoliver2911
    @tristanoliver2911 Рік тому +12

    30 mins of greatness. Time to get popcorn

  • @finkdizzle
    @finkdizzle Рік тому +4

    Whatever soho mechanic smoking, i need some! 🔥

  • @RAlNYDAYS
    @RAlNYDAYS Рік тому +1

    The second I heard it go WoT I knew it was Shewantsthezeeee lmao

    • @RAlNYDAYS
      @RAlNYDAYS Рік тому

      best of luck with resolving this situation you’re an awesome tuner and great to work with.

  • @Diego-yc6kl
    @Diego-yc6kl Рік тому +4

    Great vid

  • @srica7366
    @srica7366 Рік тому

    Pre-ignition and detonation are completely different. 30 years of turbo engines, I've broke many ring lands early on. Some show no other sign than just a stacked ring land. An engine that builds coolants pressure cold after 30 seconds of running when the top is opened, has a leaking HG, easy check if suspected. Not pointing blame anywhere, just saying. 12:1 compression and turbo= trouble. Fuel and water aren't compressible but water injection works so....

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      Thank you for your comment. Yes, WMI works and has for decades. I have tuned a few other 11:1 or 12:1 high horsepower VQs on pump Ethanol without head lift.

  • @IceManJhey
    @IceManJhey Рік тому +3

    This is wild, Welp Mazworx it is

    • @Diego-yc6kl
      @Diego-yc6kl Рік тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @nitish21
      @nitish21 Рік тому +2

      there is a mazworx one that lifted off the dyno too

  • @ctri4260
    @ctri4260 Рік тому +29

    Soho is wild for this one 😮

  • @hectorn.6137
    @hectorn.6137 Рік тому +7

    Looks like that long block was put together by a 6yo on recess after finger painting.

    • @GTR24
      @GTR24 Рік тому

      That 6 yr old rainman autistic genius

    • @hectorn.6137
      @hectorn.6137 Рік тому

      @@GTR24 either way, not qualified. Big L.

    • @GTR24
      @GTR24 Рік тому +1

      @@hectorn.6137 I don't know who to believe. I watched the Soho video too

  • @ricardocasas2496
    @ricardocasas2496 Рік тому +9

    SOHO just posted a video about this video get your popcorn ready LMFAO

  • @tylerlarson373
    @tylerlarson373 Рік тому +6

    Damn. Been following this for a minute now and didn't realize how disastrous the engine build actually was

  • @soccerdreams23
    @soccerdreams23 Рік тому +6

    Wow all that SOHO for what. They can’t even put an engine together smh.
    Soho program L

  • @habibskieats3345
    @habibskieats3345 Рік тому +1

    What do you think it’ll take for a 370z to hit 200mph

    • @lcameeno1
      @lcameeno1 Рік тому +1

      Hopes and dreams

    • @IRONxCROWNxFURY
      @IRONxCROWNxFURY Рік тому +1

      A big block LS motor with twin turbskis, and lots of weight reduction, along with a transmission upgrade.

  • @GuyX2013
    @GuyX2013 Рік тому +2

    Ooh boy where's the popcorn

  • @whoissai4751
    @whoissai4751 Рік тому

    I’d like a recommendation for my 2014 370z. A BEST QUALITY & QUANTITY (Hp Gain) FBO Build.
    Stock Block 50k Miles Currently
    I Drive it Roughly 3 Days out of The Week.

    • @kadekast8814
      @kadekast8814 Рік тому

      he’s literally made videos already covering it

  • @mexican730
    @mexican730 Рік тому +11

    SOHO got sum splaning to do ☝️

  • @yepyepyepyep1407
    @yepyepyepyep1407 Рік тому +10

    This is one of the many reasons I’m going to LS3 swap my 350z . Vqs aren’t it for high hp sadly

    • @JAELPRODUCTIONS1013
      @JAELPRODUCTIONS1013 Рік тому +4

      This wasn’t a engine specific problem, this is a manufacturer problem where they sold a faulty unit and failed to take responsibility.

    • @yepyepyepyep1407
      @yepyepyepyep1407 Рік тому +2

      @@JAELPRODUCTIONS1013 yeah but once a vq is built it becomes so unreliable not much is known for max power compared to a LS when there’s a set formula like “buy this for this amount of power and this specific brand” vs a VQ where it’s more of a shot in the dark

    • @infinitibossauto
      @infinitibossauto Рік тому +3

      @@yepyepyepyep1407 many vq 500-600 are reliable

    • @yepyepyepyep1407
      @yepyepyepyep1407 Рік тому +6

      @@infinitibossauto yeah that’s true because I was about to boost my g37s and try for mid 500 but I can just put a cam in a LS3 and make it FBO and make that same HP while being NA. Main reason is I’m a technician so I’m capable of doing all the labor myself and I enjoy a good cammed V8 and people wouldn’t expect it from a small nissan

    • @shotbysolo301
      @shotbysolo301 Рік тому

      @@yepyepyepyep1407 do you think an LS2 will fit in 3.7 Q50???

  • @TheTyGuy0309
    @TheTyGuy0309 Рік тому +5

    L.O.L. this video is hilarious

  • @cruisecontrol6938
    @cruisecontrol6938 Рік тому +1

    If this was done before the 2000's , you would have had a lot of old guys putting their input on this video giving " Cruical " information as they have seen it all done it all.
    We showed our ass claiming we know everything so some lost secrets remained lost with their death. I just feel like if some shops were taught old techniques instead of just " in class" a lot of mistakes could have been avoided.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      You’re right about this.

    • @cruisecontrol6938
      @cruisecontrol6938 Рік тому

      @@admintuning thats why i hang with old people. Just respect them & boom you married they daughter with the Billion dollar family secret

  • @1trvne
    @1trvne Рік тому

    I just wanna know how reliable a HEALTHY stock vqde is for a daily

    • @Stridentzephon
      @Stridentzephon Рік тому

      Depends on miles. Vqs are reliable if maintenance. But they are shit on by owners who buy clapped out ones and boost it with oil issues. Leaks are the number one killers of VQs

  • @Deathnote0-_-0
    @Deathnote0-_-0 Рік тому

    Now I'm a tech myself and I respect your work 100%, but what I really want to see is the R.O and the story. How did the tech come up to this conclusion?

  • @LuiDineroo
    @LuiDineroo Рік тому +36

    Damn they tried to lie and blame you . That’s a public defamation lawsuit 😂😊

  • @hksgreddyapexi
    @hksgreddyapexi Рік тому +6

    I can't hear most of the video my men

  • @LazzyZ34
    @LazzyZ34 Рік тому +15

    Dammm and to think I was saving for a motor from them…..

    • @EatMyPropwash
      @EatMyPropwash Рік тому +11

      Oh hell no. Get a Mazworx stage 3. $17k. I have one in my TT 370Z. 850whp on E85 and meth injection for the past 2.5 years literally 0 issues.

    • @tristanoliver2911
      @tristanoliver2911 Рік тому

      @@EatMyPropwash they don’t make them for 370zs

    • @nonstopclapsify6808
      @nonstopclapsify6808 Рік тому

      @@EatMyPropwash where do you get a mazworx engine??

    • @LazzyZ34
      @LazzyZ34 Рік тому

      @@EatMyPropwash was that just the block ? Or a whole build ?

    • @LazzyZ34
      @LazzyZ34 Рік тому

      @@tristanoliver2911 someone on specialty Zs page has one and it made over 1k whp.

  • @Highlander1432
    @Highlander1432 Рік тому +1

    All said and done the customer probably could have bought a GTR with all the $ he's dumped into this car.
    Remember that guys.
    This nightmare situation is probably going to end up with the customer fu*ked over and no one takes accountability

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      It definitely sucks to see, this video was mainly illustrating the fact that this is not a detonation/tuning related failure.

    • @Highlander1432
      @Highlander1432 Рік тому

      @@admintuning
      Thank Moncief
      I know you have always stood by your work

  • @jordanhawarneh7388
    @jordanhawarneh7388 Рік тому +10

    So unprofessional of them to blame. Especially with such an expensive product and inproper assembly on their end. They just ruined their entire reputation just to save a few thousand instead of reassembling it for him. What an L for such a big company.

  • @dustinvq37
    @dustinvq37 Рік тому +2

    🍿🍿🍿

  • @BoostedVQ
    @BoostedVQ Рік тому +3

    Damn… what a shame

  • @jacobgoyeau
    @jacobgoyeau Рік тому +9

    disgusting that they blame tuning..... you spend 30K on an engine to get that bs. I actually considered sending my longblock to them.

  • @Tommikegetitright101i
    @Tommikegetitright101i Рік тому +10

    @sohomotorsports take notes, what a garbage install 🤦‍♂️

  • @brittonmolina-hh7db
    @brittonmolina-hh7db Рік тому +12

    Soho = scammers damn…

  • @BrianOG
    @BrianOG Рік тому +2

    Sad how they couldn’t just simply help him fix it, to then gain more customers and traction, how have we not seen 1 video of the $25k VQ engine ripping the streets ?

  • @centuian
    @centuian Рік тому

    Sheesh why go out like this

  • @balancemode4112
    @balancemode4112 Рік тому +5

    didn’t knew andrew tate brother tune gtr’s

  • @xMikeDezzyx421
    @xMikeDezzyx421 Рік тому

    Poor guy 🫠🫠🫠

  • @DEATHWISHVQ
    @DEATHWISHVQ Рік тому

    damn I need to go buy food rn and sit down to watch this.

    • @paulslauser8844
      @paulslauser8844 Рік тому +3

      Don’t forget sohos response vid to this.

    • @DEATHWISHVQ
      @DEATHWISHVQ Рік тому +1

      @@paulslauser8844 I’m on s3 already 😂

  • @itachithegoatg6803
    @itachithegoatg6803 Рік тому

    Is a Oil pump faliure

  • @R32BIGBOYPANTS
    @R32BIGBOYPANTS Рік тому +2

    This is def an unfortunate event to see a “ major” shop not trying to fix there mistake, but instead transfer the blame.

    • @tksperformance8789
      @tksperformance8789 Рік тому +1

      It's not 100% clear who's mistake it is and they absolutely did make an offer towards making it right according to the other vids. They're both great shops, let's hope they get it worked out.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      @@tksperformance8789 there is more to that offer, unfortunately it's not what everyone is hoping to hear.

  • @JiuJitsuM4
    @JiuJitsuM4 Рік тому +3

    Miguel is a good friend of mine. Shame everything happened the way it did.

  • @smokinmyopps4766
    @smokinmyopps4766 Рік тому +7

    Soho sold on this one dam

  • @rawcircoking
    @rawcircoking Рік тому +6

    Nah, this dude definitely runs the cars too rich. I burned through 5 head gaskets and have oil on my spark plugs.. bought new everything and got a diagnostic, and they couldn't find any internal problems. The only thing that was done was a tune

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      Made up comment from a fake account. Nice 😍

    • @rawcircoking
      @rawcircoking Рік тому +1

      @AdminTuning not fake and funny enough I asked you to check the numbers to make sure the car is running good and you insisted it wasn't you. Got emails to prove it

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому

      @@rawcircoking What’s your email? Running a car rich doesn’t eat head gaskets, and replacing 5 of them is a very time consuming process, so your comment definitely seems fabricated.

    • @rawcircoking
      @rawcircoking Рік тому +1

      @AdminTuning why would I lie??

    • @sebastianfrancois727
      @sebastianfrancois727 Рік тому +1

      Your comment is sus , definitely one of their workers …

  • @laughoutloudtv873
    @laughoutloudtv873 Рік тому

    Broooooo where you been! I want an email tune.

    • @admintuning
      @admintuning  Рік тому +1

      Send me an email. Moncef.faik@gmail.com

  • @jamesflores1146
    @jamesflores1146 Рік тому +1

    He did y’all wrong bro we need you to keep boosting VQ’S PLEASE 😢❤

  • @NTL.z
    @NTL.z Рік тому

    Martin da 🐐

  • @VQ_Shellz
    @VQ_Shellz Рік тому +2

    I love my tuner

  • @issaz3424
    @issaz3424 Рік тому +4

    Admin FTW😤

  • @ClutchBeatz
    @ClutchBeatz Рік тому +1

    Whowantsthezee?

    • @DeepRightRecords
      @DeepRightRecords Рік тому +1

      A bunch of “HE’s”
      Be real have you seen griff with a girl he hasn’t paid?
      Ain’t no females on that man and y’all hype that clown up.