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what should be my first aftermarket mod?
I purchased a 2011 Touring w/Sport 7AT black on black with Nav Pkg, LED daytime running lamps, NISMO Catback Exhaust System and NISMO Suspension Strut and Spring Kit.
I'd like to know what I should do next to get more HP; from most economical to the more outragous. Budget is 2,000 to 6,000. thanks in advance. |
go to a structured Driving Event.....It will definitely make you a faster driver.
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Berks Hi-Flo cats... cat-back exhaust.. Injen Cold air intakes.. all ~$2000
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K&N drop-ins, HFC, tune
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Drop-ins..?? No way..!!
Little or no gain, when you have a good 2000 - 6000 to spend LOL |
Change out your stock cats.
You can buy a SC kit for $6k. |
be gangsta with it . Go GTM Supercharger.
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4 things:
- drop 100-200 pounds off the car (go look at weight savings thread) - get a real rear diff... carbonetics makes me happy - add some stiff, adjustable sway bars - buy an extra set of inexpensive wheels and throw some serious tires on (R888s, NT01s) so you can have some real fun Do these things and you'll stick to the road like you can't believe. Also agree with the comment on driving school! recommending Bondurant in Phoenix, AZ but for god sakes wait until it cools down a bit! |
If I were you I'd get the Fast Intentions CBE
Thats what Im savin up for next :happydance: |
for sure oil cooler if u plan on driving aggressive, hfc, y pipe, stillen cai, tune,better diff. it's what I'm planning and u will have some cash left over;-)
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thanks everyone...
1st thing I will be doing is getting the K&N drop ins. I want to keep the NISMO cat back since I paid for it. I like the idea of driving school; great idea. Are any Air Intake Systems street legal in Pennsylvania? |
If your going to get the K&N Filters you should look into getting the HPS tubes also. Here's the thread about them: http://www.the370z.com/intake-exhaus...installed.html
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Honestly if you have $6000 to blow, drop-in filters seems such a complete waste.
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:iagree: If I had 6k to drop, I'd definitely go with the GTM supercharger.
To thakswet, are you planning on staying NA or do you want to go F.I.? That would help narrow things down a bit. |
I do not want to void my warranty.
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HFC's best power gain for the money.
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First bolt on mod regardless of what it is will give you the most gains. Since you have an exhaust already, get the Stillen Gen 3 intakes. Proven gains on the dyno. Then some HFC or resonated test pipes. Then start with suspension... Sway bars/coilovers...
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Get the rear fog light and GT-R starter button.
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Alright, I guess here is what I will turn out with:
Bought a 2011 307z Touring Sport Coupe with Nav, NISMO cat back, NISMO Suspension, LED Running Lights. I bought the K&N drop ins. Bought the the rear fog light with switch harness and waiting for it. bought the GT R starter switch. Getting the emblems changed out to get rid of the 'burger. Carbon Fiber license plate for my vanity plate.... anything else legal? |
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Hey I'm not going to flame you (much) LOL, but you start a thread asking for our wealth of knowledge on the best mods for a budget of $2000 to $6000. Asking which mods will... "get more HP; from most economical to the more outragous" Well, all I can say is you certainly picked the most economical mods, cause your fog light, GTR button, and emblems, ain't gonna be burning extra gas any time soon LMAO... You might be lacking a bit from HP gains there though, and I'm guessing you still have around $5950 left in ya budget. I know a great decal website if you want to get some "go-faster-flames" next ;) Seriously dude, put that 6000 back in the bank, sell that Z, and go get a Honda Civic :driving: |
I'll turn the other cheek on that flame and say I just do not want to void my warranty. Otherwise I mis-spoken on my original post and should have mentioned that important fact. If you have a legal warranty-non-voiding mod I can make....I'll do it.
I'd love to go crazy on this....but the master plan is to trade this in for the 2015. he he he Wealth of Knowledge. |
I'm PMS'ing, don't mind me LOL, must be my annual "rag week". :eekdance:
Honestly I'm a nice guy, ask anyone. (well except that bunch of idiots from Maryland, coz they all think I'm an a$$hole).... (just kidding guys, or should I say girls (cough Bert, Shado, cough)... You know you all want my babies) Anyway, I'd say you're pretty safe on the warranty with most of the mods suggested (minus the super charger or turbos LOL) Just have fun with it :driving: Oh yeah.... and GO STEELERS... I know, I told you they hate me in Maryland ;) |
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OP nothing bad intended, think for yourself about what you'll like done with your car first rather than asking people to decide for you - interior mods? exterior mods? power mods? That would be a great place to start. K&N filters won't void your warranty. |
:icon18: nice fix
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I saw a couple people mention it, but I don't think it's been quantified....
Seat time > Bolt-ons. All day long. If you were to come to the track and run our test & tune course with your stock 370 regularly, 4-8 runs every month with pointers from instructors for a year, you could cut off as much as 10 seconds off your time. (A driving school would give you as much seat time in a day or two.) Now lets say you were to take the same car and make a few runs one month, then go buy shocks, springs, sways, a differential, A CAI kit,some HFC, exhaust, and heck throw in a tune too. If you spend the whole year putting parts on the car (rather than getting seat time) and come back to test it out a year later, you might shave a second or two off your time. Simply put, "Seat Time you" will absolutely destroy "Parts Store" you. |
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10 sec off the 1/4 mile, now that's fast.:tup: |
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On the 1/4 mile track. Practicing getting your 60ft down is worth more than 50hp too. |
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6K?.... Vegas, man!..... hit the tables to 40K. Mod that mofo Z exterior, then go to Sam @ GTM for a F.I. stage 2.
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YouTube - ‪350Z drag racing‬‏ The orange Z was a FI beast, (my Z is stock HP, on street tires). I thought he realed me in at the end, but he swore I beat him. If you look close, you will notice two STi's in the night runs. (they were two different cars and drivers.) |
Bolt-ons (exhaust, HFCs, intakes) shouldn't void your warranty. Just do what I did, before doing any mods ask around some local dealerships and see if they are cool with bolt-ons. If they are fine with them, then they won't void your warranty if you do install them. If not, then try to find a different place. I was lucky since the dealership I went to regularly was fine with me putting them on my car.
Seat time is probably a lot more helpful than mods, but no reason you can't do both ;) |
The dealer for my previous car was putting them on themselves before selling the cars (exhaust, springs, tune).....
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