question about chipping to create correct air:fuel for aftermarket exhaust

Baby T

I was listening to sound clips on this forum and I fell in love with the stillen cat back /w Berk HFCs.

I'm not the most mechanically inclined person and I have a question.

When I bought my gixxer, I put an exhaust system on it. It was driving like **** after that. then i realized the power commander chip fixed it.

Will this be the same result with a car? Will the extra air flow make it run lean? Do I need to chip this car if I install that exhaust setup?

Thanks in advance.

6spd

no need

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Baby T

That's definitely a relief. I'm hoping I can just drop that exhaust in and be done performance wise. I just want a more aggressive sound.

spearfish25

You'll do the exhaust. And then you'll want HFCs. And then you'll want an intake. And then you'll have the 'mod bug' illness the rest of us have.

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evse82

Yep, I went Stillen CBE and Berk HFC's and loving it. I gained 14rwkw too (19rwhp) and my engine now is close to 10,000km so it is a lot more looser now so i'd expect a few more kw too

6spd

thats what i did.
you're most likely correct sir.

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Baby T

Hehe, well honestly I won't be driving this car like I stole it. It'll be a fun A-B and a weekend cruiser. Won't be raced in any way. Just want something for when I don't feel like jumping on the bike. It's already faster than this car could ever be for 1/4 the price.

But I do want to do a number of cosmetic changes. First being an in dash nav / dvd and tint.

flashburn

The mod bug is a good bug to have!

Baby T

Not when you're mentally retarded mechanically! or when you'll be blowing every last penny paying for your Z in cash! I'm determined to stay debt free!

evse82

LOL yeah I went into debt with my Z and still got my mods.... at least it keeps my happy - well during the times I'm not looking at my bank balance....

6spd

nothing wrong with financing... if you can afford it. mods on the other hand are most often a complete waste of money for most people who think they are necessities but when looked back upon after the car is sold or whatever are seen as a money pit!

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FuszNissan

If you do intake+headers+hfc+exhaust, then get a tune. If you are only going to do exhaust and hfc you will be fine without a tune. Just make sue to reset the ecu

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Baby T

How do you reset the ECU? Also, from what I understand, your warranty cannot be voided unless they find that the problem was a direct cause of your mods. is that true?

Vegitto-kun

oh great. one of the best tuners in belgium wont do the 370

he does the GT-R which is so much more advanced

but he wont do my car

semtex

Unplug the battery to reset the ECU. And your understanding of warranty is correct. Although that doesn't preclude the possibility of a dealership trying to blame a problem on your mods when they in fact have nothing to do with the problem. People refer to them as "stealerships" for a reason.

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