I've got $8,000 to spend on mods for my 370z. Need some advice.

pm87 · 09-13-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Wasn't trying to be rude, just in all seriousness, if you are as much of a noob as you self-admittedly claim... Type in the things you don't know and read up on them.

If you're into performance gains, unless you want to go Forced Induction (Supercharger/Turbocharger) the main areas are Intake/Exhaust.

If you want to go for looks and make yours original, then you can look into a good set of wheels/tires.

If you want a comfortable ride, you can look into coil-over suspension or swaybars, or just springs/shocks.

All of this info can be found using the search feature as your friend. Not saying don't ask questions, but just make sure you search and see if there was another noob who wanted to know the same info you do.

i might go that route instead because from what i've read Supercharger mods, etc. require a quite a bit of investment in addition to the mod itself. might just look into better tires/rims and upgrade my sound system. i think i'll be set with that.

XwChriswX · 09-13-2011, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pm87

i might go that route instead because from what i've read Supercharger mods, etc. require a quite a bit of investment in addition to the mod itself. might just look into better tires/rims and upgrade my sound system. i think i'll be set with that.

You could do a simple breakout like this:

Intake: $500
Exhaust: $1000
Tune: $1000
Wheels: $3000
Tires: $1000
Springs: $500
Stereo: $1000
Total: $8000

Numbers are inflated to cover worst case scenario on tune and if you go for looks/quality vs cheap, but more than likely you will have leftovers.

pm87 · 09-13-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

You could do a simple breakout like this:

Intake: $500
Exhaust: $1000
Tune: $1000
Wheels: $3000
Tires: $1000
Springs: $500
Stereo: $1000
Total: $8000

Numbers are inflated to cover worst case scenario on tune and if you go for looks/quality vs cheap, but more than likely you will have leftovers.

thanks! any idea what that would add on to performance

XwChriswX · 09-13-2011, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by pm87

thanks! any idea what that would add on to performance

Our engines are pretty much very efficient, you can't really expect massive power gains without Forced Induction, unless VVEL gets cracked anytime soon, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

With an exhaust/intake/tune... you're looking at maybe picking up 50-60whp. That's a ballpark figure, no flame guys. Some have seen more, some have seen less, but it's a good avg. I know you said you were looking for 100hp more, but don't worry. You'll do fine with 325ish at the wheels.

If you do have any leftover cash though, I would invest in looking at a performance driving school to learn how to drive your car. Not saying you can't, but it's still fun seeing just what exactly our cars are capable of.

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