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Old May 25, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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There used to be a thread on this but I have seached and failed to come up w/ the thread...

Anyone have suggestions on some reasonably cheap mods for the Z?

I've put on a new grille, changed the front Nissan emblem to a Z emblem, put on a shorty antenna, and tinted the windows.

By cheap I mean under $200 or so per change.

Everything I've looked at from this point out is $500+.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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pop charger 109 at intensespeed.com
edit: greddy lip 200<...just check their website out
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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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Plenum spacer
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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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pop charger and brake pads,
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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Performance Mods or Accessory/Appearance Mods? There's actually quite a lot of options depending on what you're after.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Sway bars // New bulbs // Paint parts of the car // Dress up the engine bay // Grounding kit // Springs // Parts of Sound system // Shift **** // Interior trim // Shift boot // Steering wheel // Alarm system .. I'm sure theres more .. too lazy to think
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Old May 25, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Somebody told me decals add horsepower.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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I was thinking mostly appearance. The Z has plenty of oomph for me. I don't track it or really push it all that much.

i do have to get a new front bumper because I managed to tear an 8 inch or so gash in it under the driver side headlight. When I first got the car I parked way too close to a curb, scrapped the front badly, and then when backing out the front chin aero lip got caught and it tore the front bumper. I'll obviously go far over $200 on that.

Some things that I've been thinking of are clear front sidemarkers as well as Bat's vinil overlays for the tail lights.

I also really like the nismo wing but I have an OEM wing and don't really feel like dealing w/ filling the holes and having it installed.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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Heheh... I want to keep the car clean and nice.

Originally Posted by doodeitstom
Somebody told me decals add horsepower.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sprmario
By cheap I mean under $200 or so per change.
That buys you Four Hours of the Donkey Show in Tijuana my friend. Shop smart.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by VQ35DEV6
Sway bars // New bulbs // Paint parts of the car // Dress up the engine bay // Grounding kit // Springs // Parts of Sound system // Shift **** // Interior trim // Shift boot // Steering wheel // Alarm system .. I'm sure theres more .. too lazy to think
If you were to have a shop add sway bars, wouldn't labor add a lot more?
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Old May 25, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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Paint your brake calipers! (sorry, that's a diff thread)
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Old May 25, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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1. pop charger ($110)
2. motordyne (or equiv. plenum spacer.. little over $200)
3. Zaino!!!
4. Driving school!!!
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Old May 25, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by doodeitstom
Somebody told me decals add horsepower.
only of POS cars....
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Old May 26, 2005 | 12:13 AM
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LOL
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Old May 26, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by doodeitstom
Somebody told me decals add horsepower.
Yes but proper installation is the key for aerodynamics otherwise you'll lose power. make sure you go to a specialist and go pay for a dyno afterwards & post up your results.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by bixby
Yes but proper installation is the key for aerodynamics otherwise you'll lose power. make sure you go to a specialist and go pay for a dyno afterwards & post up your results.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Old May 26, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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can someone tell me what the pop charger and plenum spacer do?
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Old May 26, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by rommel350z
That buys you Four Hours of the Donkey Show in Tijuana my friend. Shop smart.
you made me lol at work! lol!
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Old May 26, 2005 | 09:42 AM
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Get a spoiler like mine (just click on the link in my signature to see it)

Other exterior parts, like u said of Bat's overlays are good and cheap... you should really get overlays to cover up the black plastic around the mirrors and get some to cover the black plastic between the driver/passenger window and the small rear side windows.
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