[Official] "Do I need a tune with bolt-ons?" thread

[synolimit]

Originally Posted by seymore4

It will not void your warranty. As long as you get the reflash cable with the tune you can easily remove it and go back to stock anytime you want

Still a check sum in the ecu. If nissan doesn't have a record of previous flashes, then they know you flashed it. If they want to push the issue they can refuse the claim. Gotta pay to play son.

Go to a dealer that's mod friendly. It's your only weapon.

[seymore4]

Originally Posted by synolimit

Still a check sum in the ecu. If nissan doesn't have a record of previous flashes, then they know you flashed it. If they want to push the issue they can refuse the claim. Gotta pay to play son.

Never heard of that happening

[jdocis317]

Thanks. Part of me wants to keep the warranty intact since the car is less than 3 months old, but the rest of me is like screw it lets go fast no matter what! Guess it comes down to whether or not i trust my car not to take a dump on me after I mod it.

[synolimit]

Originally Posted by jdocis317

Thanks. Part of me wants to keep the warranty intact since the car is less than 3 months old, but the rest of me is like screw it lets go fast no matter what! Guess it comes down to whether or not i trust my car not to take a dump on me after I mod it.

Stay NA and you'll be fine. The ratio of breaking vs not is probably 5% to 95%.

[foodgoesNryan]

I installed a K&N Typhoon intake and filters, and my check engine light has been coming on ever since (Code 0300 - Random cylinder misfire). The dealership looked and it said the car doesn't feel like it's misfiring when they drive it, plus they didn't find anything wrong with that could cause this problem. They said Nissan will tell me to take off the intake before they do any other tests since that's possibly the cause of the code.
It's going to be really annoying to switch out the intake, do you guys have any other tips? Do intakes cause codes to be thrown?

[jwick]

Originally Posted by foodgoesNryan

I installed a K&N Typhoon intake and filters, and my check engine light has been coming on ever since (Code 0300 - Random cylinder misfire). The dealership looked and it said the car doesn't feel like it's misfiring when they drive it, plus they didn't find anything wrong with that could cause this problem. They said Nissan will tell me to take off the intake before they do any other tests since that's possibly the cause of the code.
It's going to be really annoying to switch out the intake, do you guys have any other tips? Do intakes cause codes to be thrown?

Do you have an aftermarket clutch?

[foodgoesNryan]

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[Team_STILLEN]

Originally Posted by foodgoesNryan

I installed a K&N Typhoon intake and filters, and my check engine light has been coming on ever since (Code 0300 - Random cylinder misfire). The dealership looked and it said the car doesn't feel like it's misfiring when they drive it, plus they didn't find anything wrong with that could cause this problem. They said Nissan will tell me to take off the intake before they do any other tests since that's possibly the cause of the code.
It's going to be really annoying to switch out the intake, do you guys have any other tips? Do intakes cause codes to be thrown?

We have not seem random misfire codes from installing our intakes, but I cannot comment on the K&N as we do not see them as often. Anything is possible, but for an NA application it is a little odd. No other codes other than the random misfire?

[McLovin2010]

have stillen g3 laying in my room, just picked up the car yesterday. has under a 100 miles on it, should I wait till the 1,000 mile break in or would I be safe to throw the intakes on right away?

[Team_STILLEN]

Originally Posted by McLovin2010

have stillen g3 laying in my room, just picked up the car yesterday. has under a 100 miles on it, should I wait till the 1,000 mile break in or would I be safe to throw the intakes on right away?

There is generally very little or no break in period (depending on who you talk to) on most newer motors. I don't see why it would be a problem to install your Gen 3's right away. Could be beneficial to have the ECU learn the intake a little sooner as well

[wolfesquire]

Right now I have fast intentions non-res CBE and R2C intake only, but about to pull the trigger on:
Z1 test pipes
Z1 intake manifold
Stillen underdrive pulley kit

Should I get a tune? Also what is a rough estimate on HP/WHP?

[jwick]

Originally Posted by wolfesquire

Right now I have fast intentions non-res CBE and R2C intake only, but about to pull the trigger on:

Z1 test pipes

Z1 intake manifold

Stillen underdrive pulley kit



Should I get a tune? Also what is a rough estimate on HP/WHP?

Yes. That's a lot of breather mod changes

[Team_STILLEN]

Originally Posted by wolfesquire

Right now I have fast intentions non-res CBE and R2C intake only, but about to pull the trigger on:
Z1 test pipes
Z1 intake manifold
Stillen underdrive pulley kit

Should I get a tune? Also what is a rough estimate on HP/WHP?

You should at least have it run on the dyno to check A/F Ratios. You will most likely need a tune and would definitely benefit from it. If you upgraded to STILLEN Gen 3's you'd probably be in the 330 whp range (if on 93 octane).

[Houston Z33]

Car came with a Nismo CBE (I'm guessing it's a dealer install option from Day 1 - It's on there like factory)

I'm looking into Berk HFCs and I dunno what intake to go with yet.

Do I need a tune?

[jwick]

Originally Posted by Houston Z33

Car came with a Nismo CBE (I'm guessing it's a dealer install option from Day 1 - It's on there like factory)

I'm looking into Berk HFCs and I dunno what intake to go with yet.

Do I need a tune?

It's not absolutely required, but yes. You'll get much out of your mods if you tune the car to them. You also get some pretty nice secondary benefits. Wait until you have the HFCs and intake installed. No reason to get tuned until you have all your bolt-ons done. Go see JTran, they'll take care of you.