370z - What to mod?

jakexlee · 05-09-2011, 08:21 PM

question, sry im new to all this. how long can a exhaust last? does it have to be like re-tuned every year or something?

Alchemy · 05-09-2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jakexlee

question, sry im new to all this. how long can a exhaust last? does it have to be like re-tuned every year or something?

A quality exhaust should last forever. No tuning required.

dad · 05-09-2011, 10:51 PM

The very first thing you do is tint!

Morpheas · 05-09-2011, 11:08 PM

Still teaching myself to drive manual, but I am thinking of getting new seats, some nice two-tone black and blue suede.

I have roughly $30,000 for modifications.

My list so far
-Intake+Exhaust for sound
-Tinted windows, as low as legally possible.
-$2,000-$3,000 sound system, depending on what I need to spend to achieve ridiculousness.
-Dark Black Rims
-Custom Gauges/Colors
-Possibly change the headlights/tailights

Quality body shops and custom car shops are hard to find my area, and Nismodreamr, I live in Nebraska and spend a LOT of time in Iowa for business. Me and my uncle started a business custom building computers and selling parts/installing them to people, and we are doing pretty well, but this is mostly a loan from my buddy.

buddahson · 05-09-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheas

Still teaching myself to drive manual, but I am thinking of getting new seats, some nice two-tone black and blue suede.

I have roughly $30,000 for modifications.

My list so far
-Intake+Exhaust for sound
-Tinted windows, as low as legally possible.
-$2,000-$3,000 sound system, depending on what I need to spend to achieve ridiculousness.
-Dark Black Rims
-Custom Gauges/Colors
-Possibly change the headlights/tailights

Quality body shops and custom car shops are hard to find my area, and Nismodreamr, I live in Nebraska and spend a LOT of time in Iowa for business. Me and my uncle started a business custom building computers and selling parts/installing them to people, and we are doing pretty well, but this is mostly a loan from my buddy.

I hope theres a typo in there somewhere. You're buying or have already bought a $30k car and are taking out a loan (from a friend at that) for $30k for mods? BTW, all the mods you just listed could be done for ~$10k and thats if you go pretty high end on rims and tires.

Colbizle · 05-10-2011, 11:43 AM

Wheels and tint is probably what I will do first.

nismodreamr · 05-10-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheas

Still teaching myself to drive manual, but I am thinking of getting new seats, some nice two-tone black and blue suede.

I have roughly $30,000 for modifications.

My list so far
-Intake+Exhaust for sound
-Tinted windows, as low as legally possible.
-$2,000-$3,000 sound system, depending on what I need to spend to achieve ridiculousness.
-Dark Black Rims
-Custom Gauges/Colors
-Possibly change the headlights/tailights

Quality body shops and custom car shops are hard to find my area, and Nismodreamr, I live in Nebraska and spend a LOT of time in Iowa for business. Me and my uncle started a business custom building computers and selling parts/installing them to people, and we are doing pretty well, but this is mostly a loan from my buddy.

I see well best of luck, not sure where you would put 30k in this car without pulling the motor, building internals, and then promptly boosting the bitch. Just my .02

Morpheas · 05-10-2011, 02:00 PM

Its a loan from a friend, theres no interest or anything involved.

And I said up to 30k :P

I plan on putting some real nice interior work into it. I'll put up pics when its done ^_^

Would it be reasonable to put twin turbo in the bitch?

nismodreamr · 05-10-2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Morpheas

Its a loan from a friend, theres no interest or anything involved.

And I said up to 30k :P

I plan on putting some real nice interior work into it. I'll put up pics when its done ^_^

Would it be reasonable to put twin turbo in the bitch?

If I had 30k I would look into a turbo set up. Instead I spent my money on a set of volks, an aerojacket lip kit, coilovers, and an exhaust.

Colbizle · 05-11-2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by nismodreamr

If I had 30k I would look into a turbo set up. Instead I spent my money on a set of volks, an aerojacket lip kit, coilovers, and an exhaust.

What would you do with the other 20k or So?! Haha

nismodreamr · 05-11-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Colbizle

What would you do with the other 20k or So?! Haha

That was my point, he is talking about spending money that Im not sure you could even spend without lining the engine bay in hundreds. And the parts listed up above were what I bought, I have spent right around 8-9k.

05-09-2011, 10:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
dad Grand Prix of Endurance Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,476 Drives: Mulsanne Straight Rep Power: 25	The very first thing you do is tint! __________________ We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but once obtained, it is not in human nature to surrender it voluntary.

05-10-2011, 02:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
Morpheas Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Urbandale Posts: 3 Drives: 11 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 14	Its a loan from a friend, theres no interest or anything involved. And I said up to 30k :P I plan on putting some real nice interior work into it. I'll put up pics when its done ^_^ Would it be reasonable to put twin turbo in the bitch? Last edited by Morpheas; 05-10-2011 at 02:02 PM.

05-09-2011, 08:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
jakexlee Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 125 Drives: Blue 370z Rep Power: 14	question, sry im new to all this. how long can a exhaust last? does it have to be like re-tuned every year or something?

05-09-2011, 11:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
Morpheas Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Urbandale Posts: 3 Drives: 11 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 14	Still teaching myself to drive manual, but I am thinking of getting new seats, some nice two-tone black and blue suede. I have roughly $30,000 for modifications. My list so far -Intake+Exhaust for sound -Tinted windows, as low as legally possible. -$2,000-$3,000 sound system, depending on what I need to spend to achieve ridiculousness. -Dark Black Rims -Custom Gauges/Colors -Possibly change the headlights/tailights Quality body shops and custom car shops are hard to find my area, and Nismodreamr, I live in Nebraska and spend a LOT of time in Iowa for business. Me and my uncle started a business custom building computers and selling parts/installing them to people, and we are doing pretty well, but this is mostly a loan from my buddy.

05-10-2011, 11:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
Colbizle Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 115 Drives: MB 370z Rep Power: 14	Wheels and tint is probably what I will do first.