Do newer model Z's make more power?

JARblue · 01-07-2019, 10:25 PM

There is no difference between headers on a Nismo and a base model that are the same model years.

Rusty · 01-07-2019, 11:39 PM

A couple of tuners have notice a small increase in HP on 2015+ Z with full bolt-ons over older Z's with the same bolt-ons. The one post I read said that there is a difference in the 2015+ ECU's. If I remember right. They have more RAM. There is basically 3 different ECU's for the years. '09, '10 to '14, '15+. Each up-grade has more stuff in it.

Spooler · 01-07-2019, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

A couple of tuners have notice a small increase in HP on 2015+ Z with full bolt-ons over older Z's with the same bolt-ons. The one post I read said that there is a difference in the 2015+ ECU's. If I remember right. They have more RAM. There is basically 3 different ECU's for the years. '09, '10 to '14, '15+. Each up-grade has more stuff in it.

They actually have less ram on the newer models. Can't remember when it started. I think it was 2017 and up.

Rusty · 01-08-2019, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

They actually have less ram on the newer models. Can't remember when it started. I think it was 2017 and up.

There is more programming in them from what I read.

Quicksilvers · 01-08-2019, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

A couple of tuners have notice a small increase in HP on 2015+ Z with full bolt-ons over older Z's with the same bolt-ons. The one post I read said that there is a difference in the 2015+ ECU's. If I remember right. They have more RAM. There is basically 3 different ECU's for the years. '09, '10 to '14, '15+. Each up-grade has more stuff in it.

+1 I received the same information from a Nissan engineer that the ECU’s in all three of those years is different with the 15+ have more programming capabilities as there is more usable memory in the 15+ ECU’s. Also the reason why I purchased a 15+ Z was because of the fact that all conditions the same +15 Z will make more whp and wtq than pre 15 Z’s more so in improved weather conditions. I have seen this before myself you will never feel the difference only on your dyno sheet printout. Thanks for sharing Rusty.

2016 370z · 01-16-2019, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

A couple of tuners have notice a small increase in HP on 2015+ Z with full bolt-ons over older Z's with the same bolt-ons. The one post I read said that there is a difference in the 2015+ ECU's. If I remember right. They have more RAM. There is basically 3 different ECU's for the years. '09, '10 to '14, '15+. Each up-grade has more stuff in it.

+1

My tuner told me the same thing. Nissan made some minor tweaks to the ECU which bumped up the base whp slightly.

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