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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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1. Popcharger
2. Low dust front brake pads.
3. Tinted windows and lights.
4. Front Bra - leather/vinyl or Clear
5. LSD
6. Sways
7. Tires
8. Wheels
9. Shocks
10. Emblems and LED lighting

* If money was not a issue the first thing I would do is FI system of course. However, I have other things I need to spend money on like clothes, food, house .....
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by norapat01
the Z is damn low already...dude. I scrape my front bumper everywhere i go....
Then you would die with my car
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Supercharger, exhaust, wheels and definitely better tires, body kit, giant ricer wing (JK), suspension, sway bars, and definitely all the Amuze carbon fiber body panels to cut weight. That should do it for a month or so and then I'm sure I'd want to do other stuff, .
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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why does everyone love the popcharger so much...i've heard people say it actually reduces horsepower

1. Wheels
2. Exhaust
3. Cold Air Intake
4. Plenum and Headers
5. Springs and Sways
6. Twin Turbo
7. New Internals
8. Racing Seats
9. A fine woman in the passenger seat
10. A sponsor to pay for all of it
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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Not much into looks but wanted more performance:

1. DVD/MP3/Navigation headend.
2. Subwoofer amplifier
3. Main amplifier
4. New front mid-bass
5. New front tweeters
6. New rear coax
7. New subwoofer w/stut box
8. '03 cubby
9. 7" DVD screen in the new cubby
10. S2000 rear antenna (looks) - J/K I left mine stock for performance sake so a new number ten:
10. 75 sq.ft. of fatmat
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:17 AM
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https://my350z.com/forum/intake-exhaust/153647-popcharger-is-a-piece-of.html

"Shop owner of where I dyno told me the CAI on the Z is way to long, and that there is too much turbulence in the intake with CAI's and the plenum. He asked "if you had two guys drinking water out of two cups, one guy has a short straw and the other guy has a long, curvy straw of the same diamater who would win?" I said the short straw, direct shot, less force on the guy to suck up, he said same goes for air and your motor."

http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/june03/350pop/

"Not wanting to mess around we put the car on the dyno immediately and recorded the biggest gains we.ve seen on any 350Z yet: 6.5 hp at the wheels! The driving difference was noticeable, springing a welcomed quickness to redline. To say we were amazed is an understatement. It.s not that we.ve ever been let down by the POP-Charger but it usually gets out-gunned by the fully piped Cold Air Intake. What a welcomed discovery: the most affordable intake modification we.ve tested makes the most power."

Originally Posted by djnc350Z
why does everyone love the popcharger so much...i've heard people say it actually reduces horsepower
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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1. wheels
2. exhaust
3. CAI
4. Plenum
5. Hiflo cats
6. Crank pulley
7. springs
8. FI
9. Brembo breaks
10. engine rebuild/stroker kit
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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For NA Zs (in no particular order):
1. Intake
2. Exhaust
3. Clutch and Flywheel
4. Hi Flow Cats
5. Plenum
6. Wheels
7. Suspension
8. Brakes
9. Headers
10. ECU Reflash
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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1. intake
2. exhaust
3. headers
4. bodykit
5. rims
6. sway bars
7. stiffer strut bar
8. s2000 antenna =P
9. alarm
10. sound system

a lil of everything
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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1. dvd/mp3/navi headunit with a reverse cam
2. small sub behind drivers seat (as long as i can hear it, no one else has to know it's in there)
3. springs
4. wheels or better tires if you're a college student and your scool is too stingy to give you a loan for some spinners...
5. two-way alarm w/ remote start and expandable inputs
6. pop charger
7. HID's (i have a base and i also happen to be blind)
8. HID fog lights like the ones from 350-z tech
9. let's not forget tint
10. two words...sport horns...they give you about 300hp each whenever you honk at someone

i'm probably going for the pop charger next, then HID's and fogs, then some seats with custom brackets to make them sit lower because i'm an oaf and barely fit in there

remember that these are just suggestions and you should only do the mods you think are worth it regardless of what other people say

p.s. if you ever get spinners, let me know where you live...so i can drive over there and slap you in the mouth. same goes for sport horns...
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JamMasterW

6. sway bars
7. stiffer strut bar

do they really make that big of a difference or is that just a personal preference?
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Rickdogg
1) Roll Cage
2) BBK
3) Sway Bars
4) LSD
5) Coilovers
6) R-Compounds
7) Front A-Arms (Gotta have that negative camber)
8) Rear Camber Arms
9) Rear Toe Arms
10) Test Pipes

Free Mods: Weight Reduction!
Agreed

Rickdogg is the shiet!
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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1) Turbonator
2) AFE intake
3) Faux Blow off kit (from ebay)
4) turbo noise kit ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SOUN...004422186QQrdZ1 )
5) Faux Nitrous bottle that is really a speaker (from ebay)
6) Spinner exhaust tips ( http://www.shoplaser.com/index.html )
7) Green glow under the car
8) Airplane wing (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/57-CA...13506802QQrdZ1 )
9) Wheel spinners ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-LI...14684151QQrdZ1 )
10) And last but not least a big red R I hear they add 15-20 HP up top
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by djnc350Z
why does everyone love the popcharger so much...i've heard people say it actually reduces horsepower
Because we've actually used it. And we all love it because of the results. Try popping one on and you'll see.
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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1. Pop Charger
2. Plenum or plenum spacer
3. Full exhaust( headers, test pipes/HFC's, cat-back)
4. Suspension( just coil-overs and sways)
5. Wheels
6. Tires
7. Clear Bra for the front bumper
8. Alarm
9. Crank Pulley
10. Radar Detector

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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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1. Turbo Kit
2. Turbo Kit
3. Turbo Kit
4. Turbo Kit
5. Turbo Kit
6. Turbo Kit
7. Turbo Kit
8. Turbo Kit
9. Coilover Suspension
10. Wheels
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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1. TT kit W front MOunT
2. 19's HRE w/ Tires
3. VERTEX KIT
4. BREMBO 6 PISTION W/ slotted drill rotors
5.TEIN FULL SUSspENSION
6. SUEDE BLK INTERIOR COVEr ALL PLASTIC & Seats re-wrap
7. FULL exhuast
8. Fully BUILT MOTOR/BLOCK
9. a OEM NAVI wit DVD! happy wit my bose...system...
10. 06 tail lights...LOL! thats the cheapest thing and its prolly the only thing i can afford now! LOL
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Helmet and professional driving school. “Fix the driver first then the car.”
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv



Helmet and professional driving school. “Fix the driver first then the car.”

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pwn't
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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Fletch69z
Because we've actually used it. And we all love it because of the results. Try popping one on and you'll see.
well the price is the main selling point as far as i've heard, so that's out the window since i already have an injen intake...i've heard from people that have it that it's not nearly as good as some people say...i was just saying that i heard it wasn't that good...i wasn't saying that i know for sure it sucks or anything like that...it sounds like you like it, so i guess it works for you
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