Where is everyone starting??

Zguy

If Sharif says he can get that much I wouldnt doubt it... the guy is a genious with the VQ platform... The numbers do seem high but who knows...

Denny McLain

The only genius part is getting the Stillen stuff it fit right, besides that there is no difference regarding output regardless of whom does it. Think that is why these type of mods are called: "Bolt ons"

There has been enough documentation from people posting dyno sheets that I'm surprised anyone whom appears to be knowledgeable, would even attempt to "puffer" outputs.

Speaking of Puffering.........If you take a peek at my posted dyno sheet you will notice the baseline is "run 2." The reason for that is the car sat about 45 minutes with the hood closed before going on the dyno and the output was about 10 hp less than when it sat 30 minutes more with it open. Didn't have anything to log with at the time so I don't know exactly what was going on (obviously heat related) but if I had posted that as the baseline then you would have seen a 50 hp gain. Problem is it is not apples to apples and would reflect a false gain over optimal conditions. Of course then, none of manufacturers selling items to automotive consumers would never do that. Boy Scouts honor, ya know.

On the tuning side I'm a believer. Typical N/A cars will pick up usually between 5-12 hp. Certain cars like the LS3 have shown to benefit even more. Biggest issue I'm running into in trying to get mine tuned properly is the software is still in its infancy and for me tuning by Cobb was ineffective as a result. Wondering what he was using for tuning and was a very legit question.

Hate to say this but most tuning secrets are really is no longer a secret: fuel/air is fuel/air, timing is timing. It's having the proper tools and getting them right in terms of what the individual car wants/likes. Not difficult with a wideband 02 and a dyno, but people whom do it every day certainly do pick up a trick or two over the average Joe (like me) and can squeeze out a tad extra.

There is a certain titration between timing and how rich/lean the cars like with my Corvette liking 13.3 to 1 and a bit less timing to produce the best results. A lot of trial and error went into finding that out.

Valentino

To the OP. I started with suspension KW V3, OS Giken LSD, Nismo Diff cover, add Oil cooler, relocate and upgrade power steering cooler.

Pending: Fast Internal exhaust, and a tune with Cobb AP.



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travisjb

+1 ... and whether it is 40 or 50 added whp from boltons, it's a big f'ng jump... it's clear that nissan held back a lot so they could create margin for growth in future years and with the nismo

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