need more horse power

SophiaZ

Sorry, can't prove it til a dyno BUT..I was told by my mechanic..who has built many exotic an domestic cars...said so. He's in-love with my car...being a guy who owns and rebuilt a 1965 Mustang...... 1050 whp!!!!!! He's telling me what I should do to my Z to make it the best...of any Z ever built. Doubt I'll follow thru as I only have so much money

MightyBobo

Wut? Your mechanic has a dynamometer in his head? Must be a DynoJet, 'cause its reading high...or he is just high as a kite. And from the sounds of it, owning a 1050 WHP Mustang and all, it sounds like he wants to give your car so much power its pointless. Sweet. Twin-Turbo it is!

I <3 this thread - the title alone made it worth it to come in.

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370Zsteve

1050 whp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow!

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MightyBobo

I'd be amazed, except that's almost jokingly easy, nowadays. My friend in Omaha had home-built twin-turbo Silverado that was pushing 1100 WHP/Torque (yeah, that much torque, too). Difference is, his power went to the ground and he was running 10.0x's with full 5000lb race weight lol. Sadly, he kept popping head gaskets until he found out there was a microfracture in the block causing the heads to lift eventually. He ended up fixing it and selling it to some dude in Mexico before it ran a 9 unfortunately. It had all the potential, too...

Not to mention the bazillion big-turbo 2JZ-GTW Supra's out there.

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370Zsteve

Oh I agree, it's just that this is the same guy with a "head dyno" who told Sophia she was pulling an extra 50+ whp so his numbers are highly suspect.

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MightyBobo

Ohhhh haha, I didnt even think of that until now. Touche! Maybe 1050 WHP is more like, 510.0? Switched those wacky numbers around...

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galtamar

Since the NISMO already has a decent exaust ill just put a HFC and intakes, thats a good start IMO. But like has been said before cheapest HP gain is
N2O.

370Zsteve

You are going the correct route. Nitrous is a cheap thrill, but short and sweet. I personally would not add something to my car that substantially increases the power like Nitrous. Scares the hell out of me, my transmission, my connecting rods and just about any other moving part in my car's drivetrain. Flame suit ON.

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Blown32

So the truth comes to the surface!Word of mouth by "your mechanic"!Now we are using the new "word of mouth Dyno".
Guy your mechanic don't have a clue and if he truly believes it himself I would bet his stang doesn't have the hp he is telling you?
I would go to a real honest mechanic if I was you before I spend one more dollar at his place!
Bogus numbers could = bogus work!