To FI or not to FI

Jeffblue · 11-24-2010, 04:30 PM

I was talking to Alex at Performance motorsport about this the other day.you just have to figure hp/$

approximately 3k worht of bolt ons and a tune gets you about 20-25whp tops
$120 to $150/hp
12k gets you 150 whp
80/hp

but it really depends on what your goals are.

2fast4thelaw · 11-24-2010, 06:12 PM

You should look into the STI rear mount turbo option. It will give you near twin turbo performance at the price of a supercharger, plus they sound sick as hell! EVos and STis are great cars but the Z beats them hands down in the looks and quality department. Plus the Z has enormous performance potential that the other 2 mentioned cars could only dream of. They may make some big hp numbers but will lack the torque that the VQ engine will deliver. Big Hp sells cars but Torque wins races!

Jamaica · 11-24-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

You should look into the STS rear mount turbo option. It will give you near twin turbo performance at the price of a supercharger, plus they sound sick as hell! EVos and STis are great cars but the Z beats them hands down in the looks and quality department. Plus the Z has enormous performance potential that the other 2 mentioned cars could only dream of. They may make some big hp numbers but will lack the torque that the VQ engine will deliver. Big Hp sells cars but Torque wins races!

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Israeli_Z · 11-24-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

I was talking to Alex at Performance motorsport about this the other day.you just have to figure hp/$

approximately 3k worht of bolt ons and a tune gets you about 20-25whp tops
$120 to $150/hp
12k gets you 150 whp
80/hp

but it really depends on what your goals are.

This car will be my DD and I live in San Francisco, land of hills and stop signs. But the only real time I drive in the city is when I'm going to work downtown but otherwise I steer clear of it. I want to track the car here and there and maybe drag it a little but mostly track days. But I'm really looking for a car for the twisties and I'm not sure if FI is really good for that?

Israeli_Z · 11-24-2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by weiboy718

hey, you should come check out our local meets Friday night's. I can give you a ride in my car with the Stillen supercharger also and see if you like it although I don't recommend you getting it since nobody in the area will tune it.

Sounds good, I have this Friday off, where do you guys meet at?

weiboy718 · 11-24-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Israeli_Z

Sounds good, I have this Friday off, where do you guys meet at?

we have it over at Daly City on Gellert Blvd Starbucks. i'll keep you posted if we're going this week or not.

Israeli_Z · 11-24-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by weiboy718

we have it over at Daly City on Gellert Blvd Starbucks. i'll keep you posted if we're going this week or not.

Oh, the one by Sports Authority? Yeah let me know whats up.

11-24-2010, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
2fast4thelaw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denver Co Age: 52 Posts: 403 Drives: 09 370Z Sport/MT6 Rep Power: 18	You should look into the STI rear mount turbo option. It will give you near twin turbo performance at the price of a supercharger, plus they sound sick as hell! EVos and STis are great cars but the Z beats them hands down in the looks and quality department. Plus the Z has enormous performance potential that the other 2 mentioned cars could only dream of. They may make some big hp numbers but will lack the torque that the VQ engine will deliver. Big Hp sells cars but Torque wins races! __________________ To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

11-24-2010, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 38 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 39	I was talking to Alex at Performance motorsport about this the other day.you just have to figure hp/$ approximately 3k worht of bolt ons and a tune gets you about 20-25whp tops $120 to $150/hp 12k gets you 150 whp 80/hp but it really depends on what your goals are.