it's normal on the G35.. Nothing you can do about it.

 

1. ByThaBay
2. Fini
3. zipzow
4. jeffy1
5. ttrank (only at very high rpm on hot days with Stillen stage 4)
6. trey.hutcheson (from the factory) - 32k miles, stillen airbox, ztube, mrev+, test pipes, exhaust - part throttle, heavy throttle, low rpms, WOT, cool, hot
7. Foo_G ( on acceleration and in high RPM it is really bad )
8. SHaigh (stock, discovered @6K miles, when engine is very warm, details in other thread)
9. 6MTzer (low rpm's, comes and goes, usually when the outside temp is hot.)Motordyne Plenum Spacer.
10. droppin_deuces (thanks for starting this BythaBay)
11. jdmeg21 - on very warm or hot days, at low rpm while giving heavy throttle - notice it between 1,2,3 - have hks exhaust, stillen intake. If I don't gas it like crazy I don't get the pinging.
12. donkeykong - at around 2k RPM up until around 2.5k RPM with hard acceleration
13. alderran - very slight last summer but now that the weather is getting warmer here I'm noticing it again and it's much worse. Bringing the car in on Wed.
14. 06CPV35 - on hot days and heavy load in low rpms. JWT intake; Injen Dual Ti Exhaust; Engine cover off. Dyno a/f shows lean untill 3200 rpm.
15. AAClaire420 - 6000 miles 2006 g35 coupe 6mt, no mods has been doing it since I brought her home on day one
16. mitchelm - 3500 miles on 2006 g35 6mt sedan. No mods, has been pinging since brand new in 1st and 2nd gear 1800-2300rpm.
17. NickS - 32k miles - 2005 G35 Sedan, Sport, 6spd
18. sansin - 25k miles - 2005 G35 coupe, 6mt... it bugs the hell out of me!!!

 

Agreed that low rpm ping on warmer days is unfortunately normal for us. Throwing my name on the list and bringing thread back for the benefit of newer users. New threads are still getting created on this topic. Good info here along with another thread linked in this one.

1. ByThaBay
2. Fini
3. zipzow
4. jeffy1
5. ttrank (only at very high rpm on hot days with Stillen stage 4)
6. trey.hutcheson (from the factory) - 32k miles, stillen airbox, ztube, mrev+, test pipes, exhaust - part throttle, heavy throttle, low rpms, WOT, cool, hot
7. Foo_G ( on acceleration and in high RPM it is really bad )
8. SHaigh (stock, discovered @6K miles, when engine is very warm, details in other thread)
9. 6MTzer (low rpm's, comes and goes, usually when the outside temp is hot.)Motordyne Plenum Spacer.
10. droppin_deuces (thanks for starting this BythaBay)
11. jdmeg21 - on very warm or hot days, at low rpm while giving heavy throttle - notice it between 1,2,3 - have hks exhaust, stillen intake. If I don't gas it like crazy I don't get the pinging.
12. donkeykong - at around 2k RPM up until around 2.5k RPM with hard acceleration
13. alderran - very slight last summer but now that the weather is getting warmer here I'm noticing it again and it's much worse. Bringing the car in on Wed.
14. 06CPV35 - on hot days and heavy load in low rpms. JWT intake; Injen Dual Ti Exhaust; Engine cover off. Dyno a/f shows lean untill 3200 rpm.
15. AAClaire420 - 6000 miles 2006 g35 coupe 6mt, no mods has been doing it since I brought her home on day one
16. mitchelm - 3500 miles on 2006 g35 6mt sedan. No mods, has been pinging since brand new in 1st and 2nd gear 1800-2300rpm.
17. NickS - 32k miles - 2005 G35 Sedan, Sport, 6spd
18. sansin - 25k miles - 2005 G35 coupe, 6mt... it bugs the hell out of me!!!
19. SiouxFallsG35 - 20k '06 6MT, K&N drop-in

 

I just had my motor/flywheel/clutch replaced and still get that low rpm ping so I hope that ruled out a few things lol.

 

OK I know I differnt car still VQ.. My 04 Maxima SE had it no one could fix it so I traded out of it for my now G35X-S.. The ping would drive me crazy, Dealer replaced both AIr sensors and the MAF, Twice.. Never fixed a damn thing car accually got worse..

 

1. ByThaBay
2. Fini
3. zipzow
4. jeffy1
5. ttrank (only at very high rpm on hot days with Stillen stage 4)
6. trey.hutcheson (from the factory) - 32k miles, stillen airbox, ztube, mrev+, test pipes, exhaust - part throttle, heavy throttle, low rpms, WOT, cool, hot
7. Foo_G ( on acceleration and in high RPM it is really bad )
8. SHaigh (stock, discovered @6K miles, when engine is very warm, details in other thread)
9. 6MTzer (low rpm's, comes and goes, usually when the outside temp is hot.)Motordyne Plenum Spacer.
10. droppin_deuces (thanks for starting this BythaBay)
11. jdmeg21 - on very warm or hot days, at low rpm while giving heavy throttle - notice it between 1,2,3 - have hks exhaust, stillen intake. If I don't gas it like crazy I don't get the pinging.
12. donkeykong - at around 2k RPM up until around 2.5k RPM with hard acceleration
13. alderran - very slight last summer but now that the weather is getting warmer here I'm noticing it again and it's much worse. Bringing the car in on Wed.
14. 06CPV35 - on hot days and heavy load in low rpms. JWT intake; Injen Dual Ti Exhaust; Engine cover off. Dyno a/f shows lean untill 3200 rpm.
15. AAClaire420 - 6000 miles 2006 g35 coupe 6mt, no mods has been doing it since I brought her home on day one
16. mitchelm - 3500 miles on 2006 g35 6mt sedan. No mods, has been pinging since brand new in 1st and 2nd gear 1800-2300rpm.
17. NickS - 32k miles - 2005 G35 Sedan, Sport, 6spd
18. sansin - 25k miles - 2005 G35 coupe, 6mt... it bugs the hell out of me!!!
19. SiouxFallsG35 - 20k '06 6MT, K&N drop-in
20. All the time up hill is the worst just keeps piniging

 

Still pinging, now with my VQ replacement with only slight oil consumption.
Dealer blew it on getting Consult II Alpha numbers correctly. They did those at idle and not under load like I asked

Getting Cipher and do my own Diagnostics. I'm on this like flies on ....
I'll give the 411 if I find anything.
Still haven't done iso thermal gaskets, but think it's something else now.

 

Thats ok my ALPHA numbers were over 130.. And they had no clue what was wrong.

 

Holy Cow!! Those were your A/F % Alphas? Normal range on those are supposed to be 95%-105% on G35's. Below or above those will cause detonation.

 

NO kidding the car sounded like a nickle in a tin can..
They kept telling me to drive it like that. Then the car started shifting funny and had no acceleration at all. ZIP!!! I kept taking back 5 times total even called Nissan. It did nothing for me. They would not give me a loner car and it my DD. I need the car to get to work. SoI got feed up and traded it in for a 08 G35X-SDOMO

 

Nice up-grade congrats and welcome to the G35 family...
I have the revup VQ, so it's embarrassing when it pings on take-off and turns heads b/c of those nickels in a tin can lol...I like that analogy

Anyway...will update when/if I find my cause and/or solution.

 

Thanx love the G, Except for the brake pedal vibration that started last week. God man only 800 miles on her. Will be going to the dealer tomorrow for them to fix it. But I do love the car.. How long has it been now that you have been dealing with this. I know on mine I was pushing themto start with the O2's and work back towards the ECU. But they ofcourse did not want to hear it.

 

Essentially what I'm going to do. Dealer help with warranty fix with my Cipher results or not. Anyone with a Nissan Consult II they want to sell me which would be better lol. I already have a factory service manual

Been dealing with it a long time. Recently got a fresh VQ with no ping in beginning, now started again like my old VQ oil burner did all the time. I'm leaning toward crappy oem tune learn targets, but going to check all related sensors/components for issues first and while it's still completely heat-soaked. Still that old theory I have.

Know combustion efficiency is top notch from my last UOA (used oil analysis) done while pinging, so it's not a dirty combustion environment or dirty injectors causing my low rpm knocking. Even changed from my usual fill station with a different storage tank (hopefully with higher tank turn-around too); no real difference. Step at a time *sigh*

 

i think you cali guys need to drive over to NJ lol i once mixed regular with 1/4 tank 93 and omg pinging like hell i felt so bad i did that altough i knew the motor was gettin replaced at the time. went back to 93 and never heard it again this was on the old oil burner motor btw. It was def that nickle in a tin can sounds too.

 

I have never used anything but 93 sometimes 94 when I can find it. When you check all your sensors check both O2's the voltage on mine never moved either at idle oe under load. They never threw a CEL and the dealer never replaced( refused to). Also the EGR solinoid could be stuck open..The gas thing did not work for me either tried 4 different stations and even octane boost, TB clean and injector cleaner. Zip.. The only thing other than the O2's were the ECU..