Actually, the stock manifolds are pretty nicely suited for this task..They're double walled, cast manifolds, and there have been no reports of problems with them.

From what I understand, the compressor map in this turbo was 'tweaked' specifically for the Z, and lag is not bad at all. It starts spooling by around 3200 RPM and is at full boost by 4000. It's a real beast, and I promise you you will not be disappointed.

I'll get you some more pics this weekend. Our group is doing a detail day and I'll have about 20 cars at my house this weekend. A little OT, but here's a picture of the last detail day we did....

 

NICE pic...
Yea, it looks like I'm going this route. The cost to have this one installed will be a lot cheaper as well.
Thanks and can't wait to see the engine bay pics

 

mdracer76 you make me laugh too hard

 

damn kcobean, thats an awsome picture!

 

that pic is good, but you need to photoshop out the two heads and the mailbox.

 

Hey kcobean did people get mad when they wanted to get in/out of their house in that culdesac? Hahah.

Anyway what did love350z do to make the admins finally snap and ban him?

 

He was being a rude to other ppl on other threads.

 

We weren't in the cul-de-sac like that for more than about 20 minutes, so it wasn't too bad.

 

Whats the deal with the DBZ's being left alone in the back together? Haters.. .

Very nice car Kocobean...Any idea how much weight the body kit adds to the car?...Im thinking about getting a body kit[Walds or Veilside now Im thinking Visage] as its the only mods [along with wheels] I can do without voiding my warranty according to the dealer...So no motor mods. So a heavy kit will kill my performance along with my 20" rims lol...Im thinking in the neighborhood of 30-40lbs on average they weigh. Of course material its made of makes a difference.

 

30-40 lbs is probably about right. The kit is nice heavy fiberglass, which I prefer to very thin fiberglass that saves weight and doesn't have any strength. Honestly, with the extra 140 HP at the wheels that the Turbonetics kit yields, I don't worry about the extra weight too much.

As for your dealers statement that a body kit is the only mod you can do without voiding your warranty, they are flat out lying to you (boy it pisses me off to hear about stuff like that). Google "Magnusson-Moss Act", it is your friend. Basically, it says that you can replace any OEM part with any non OEM part you want. The non-OEM part will not be covered under warranty obviously, and the dealer has the responsibility of proving that the non-OEM part was the cause of a defect elsewhere in a system. For example, if you put a pop-charger on your car and your oil pump goes out and takes the whole engine with it, they must prove that the failure was a result of the popcharger (good luck!). If they can't prove it, then the repair is covered under warranty. There was a recent thread here where a guy with a normally aspirated car with intake and exhaust mods lost his engine. He ended up having to get a lawyer to force Nissan to send a regional tech out to inspect the car, but it was determined that his mods were not the cause and his engine was replaced under warranty.

Anyway, sorry for the long winded response, but I wanted you to be aware that you CAN mod your car, as long as you understand and accept the effects on things like your warranty. The dealer is almost never your friend.

 

Thanks for the advice Kocobean.....Hmmmm...Let the modding begin

 

Here's a pic of my uncle and his car. I used to love it, until he sold it for a yellow ranger pickup and moved to the beach.

 

Kcobean is your uncle?

 

just to let you know there will be a new knight rider

I wanna know what car it's gonna be!

 

Hey i came across kelly's step-brothers, uncles- nephews,baby's momma's dad on his new nitrous scooter,

 

Its sad but I bet you that's the most comfortable ride he can find.

 

ahahahh owned

 

Lol what a weird threat... but i do have to admit.. Kelly has one hott Z... keep up the great work!

 

Bwaaahaaahaa...Yeah, you stole that right out of the old family scrapbook....NOT! (poor tires!!)

 

Poor tires? I feel sorry for the semi he might hit.