AAM
Competition's
Infiniti
Q50
&
Q60
High
Capacity
Heat
Exchanger
is
the
newest
and
largest
high
capacity
heat
exchanger
available
for
the
Infiniti
Q50
and
Q60.
The
AAM
Competition
Q50
&
Q60
High
Capacity
Heat
Exchanger
increases
reliability
by
significantly
reducing
the
hot
air
that
the
turbochargers
send
to
the
engine.
This
cooler
air
not
only
increases
reliability,
it
increases
your
Infiniti's
maximum
power
output.
Why
is
this
upgrade
beneficial
for
both
stock
and
heavily
modified
Infiniti
Q50
&
Q60's?
Most
vehicles
have
traditionally
used
an
air-to-air
intercooler
to
cool
the
hot
air
produced
by
the
turbochargers
before
this
hot
air
enters
the
engine.
Hot
air
is
not
only
bad
for
an
engine
(hot
air
drastically
increases
the
potential
of
detonation
-
bad
explosions
-
in
an
engine),
hot
air
also
significantly
reduces
the
power
output
of
an
engine.
The
cooler
the
intake
air
entering
the
engine,
the
more
power
the
engine
will
make.
When
Infiniti
created
the
VR30TT
engine,
it
decided
to
use
a
water-to-air
intercooler
located
directly
on
top
of
the
engine.
By
utilizing
a
water-to-air
intercooler
Infiniti
was
able
to
reduce
costs
and
make
the
packaging
of
the
engine
and
its
turbochargers
very
efficient
by
eliminating
a
lot
of
"intercooler"
piping
that
would
have
been
necessary
to
get
the
air
from
the
turbocharger,
to
the
front
of
the
vehicle
where
an
air-to-air
intercooler
would
be
located,
and
then
back
to
the
engine.
It
is
common
to
have
a
total
of
10+
feet
of
intercooler
piping
that
air
travels
through
in
a
vehicle
with
an
air-to-air
intercooler.
With
the
water-to-air
intercooler
in
the
Infiniti
Q50
&
Q60,
the
air
coming
out
of
the
turbochargers
almost
instantly
feeds
into
the
water-to-air
intercooler
where
the
air
is
cooled,
and
then
the
air
nearly
instantly
(within
inches)
is
feed
into
the
engine.
This
reduction
in
piping
allows
the
car
to
have
essentially
no
"turbo
lag"
for
instant
engine
power
and
response.
How
does
a
water-to-air
intercooler
cool
itself?
A
water-to-air
intercooler
needs
cool
fluid
to
pass
through
the
"water"
side
of
the
intercooler
to
keep
the
intercooler
cool.
A
water-to-air
intercooler
uses
an
electric
water
pump
to
circulate
fluid
from
the
water-to-air
intercooler
to
a
heat
exchanger.
The
heat
exchanger
is
basically
a
"revers"
water-to-air
intercooler.
The
factory
heat
exchanger
is
located
at
the
front
of
the
vehicle
where
cooler
outside
air
passes
through
the
heat
exchanger,
and
this
outside
air
cools
the
heat
exchanger.
The
fluid
runs
through
the
heat
exchanger
(similar
to
how
a
radiator
works).
The
fluid,
once
it
passes
through
the
heat
exchanger,
is
"cooled"
and
makes
it
was
back
to
the
water-to-air
intercooler.
This
"cooled"
fluid
now
become
the
mechanism
that
cools
the
water-to-air
intercooler.
So
when
the
air
from
the
turbocharger
passes
through
the
water-to-air
intercooler
the
air
will
now
be
cooled.
What
happens
when
a
water-to-air
intercooler
is
not
properly
cooled?
Without
cool
fluid
passing
through
the
"water"
portion
of
the
water-to-air
intercooler,
the
air
portion
of
the
intercooler
would
not
cool
the
hot
air
passing
through
it
from
the
turbochargers.
This
hot
air
would
not
only
then
make
its
way
to
the
engine,
this
hot
air
would
itself
increase
the
temperature
of
the
water-to-air
intercooler
creating
what
is
referred
to
as
"heat
soak".
Once
a
water-to-air
intercooler
is
heat
soaked
not
only
does
the
engine
receive
air
that
is
too
hot,
the
fluid
in
the
water-to-air
intercooler
can
boil.
This
boiling
will
create
air
pockets
in
the
water
system
that
will
then
cause
the
electric
water
pump
to
fail.
The
downfall
of
a
water-to-air
system
is
as
follows
-
it
is
much
harder
to
keep
a
water-to-air
intercooler
cool
when
it
is
located
inside
the
engine
bay
vs.
an
air-to-air
intercooler
which
is
located
outside
of
the
engine
bay
at
the
very
front
of
the
vehicle.
The
factory
Q50/Q60
heat
exchanger
is
undersized
(very
small
pursuant
to
the
power
capabilities
of
even
the
stock
Q50
&
Q60).
So
when
the
Q50
&
Q60
is
driven
quickly
the
factory
heat
exchanger
becomes
heat
soaked,
and
this
is
why
there
is
a
high
failure
rate
of
the
factory
electric
water
pump.
Solution
-
Upgrading
the
factory
heat
exchanger
with
a
higher
capacity,
better
designed
for
performance
heat
exchanger.
With
extensive
testing,
we
found
that
the
factory
Infiniti
heat
exchanger
not
only
does
a
bad
job
of
cooling,
it
also
restricts
coolant
flow.
This
slows
the
flow
of
fluid
though
the
water-to-air
intercooler,
which
reduces
the
cooling
of
the
air
going
to
your
engine,
and
make
the
factory
electric
water
pump
work
harder.
Significantly
increasing
the
internal
tube
area
in
the
AAM
Competition
Infiniti
Q50
Q60
High
Capacity
Heat
Exchanger
allows
the
system
to
run
at
lower
pressure.
This
lower
pressure
allows
the
water
pump
to
operate
under
less
stress
and
therefore
increases
its
long-term
reliability.
In
addition,
our
heat
exchanger
features
an
all-aluminum,
TIG-welded
construction
for
improved
durability,
as
well
as
a
captive
bleeder
valve
to
help
with
installation.
Drop
the
charged
air
temperatures
in
your
2016+
Infiniti
Q50/Q60
water-to-air
intercooling
system
to
dissipate
heat
and
increase
performance.
The
Infiniti
VR30DDTT
equipped
in
the
Q50
and
Q60
is
a
great
performer,
and
adding
an
AAM
Competition
High
Capacity
Heat
Exchanger
on
the
Q50/Q60
increases
the
frontal
surface
area
by
253%
and
increases
the
thickness
by
200%
-
allowing
for
significant
gains
in
cooling!
Exclusive
Benefits
-
High
performance
fins
with
multi
louvered
race
fin
-
Exclusive
B-tube
technology
-
Reduced
intake
air
temperatures
-
Individually
leak
tested
-
Double
the
thickness
of
the
factory
(22mm
vs
11mm)
-
Core
dissipates
heat
quickly
-
Light
weight
aluminum
-
Direct
bolt-on
installation
with
no
modification
necessary
-
Uses
existing
factory
mounting
points,
lines
and
clamps