What Upgrades would you do?
Jan 18, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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What Upgrades would you do?
If you had 2000 dollars to spend on performance upgrades for a 2004 stock z what would you do?
Jan 18, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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From: Maryland
Jan 18, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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From: Va Beach
paint it flat black so i could change my name
Jan 18, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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From: Indiana
Wow that's vague. Suspension, or brakes, or intake, headers, high flow cats, exhaust (if you get some deals). Or search (which is free,
).
Jan 18, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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Fletch69z
Wow that's vague. Suspension, or brakes, or intake, headers, high flow cats, exhaust (if you get some deals). Or search (which is free,
).
Lets say engine mods
Jan 18, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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From: rancho cordova
get an SR20 for my 240sx. still got warranty on my z =)
Jan 18, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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From: Kentucky
You could spend half of that on a carbon fiber hood.
Jan 18, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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From: Tucson, AZ
Varis air duck.
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Jan 18, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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From: SoCal
Jan 18, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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From: New York
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hpro350z
Lets say engine mods
Intake, Exhaust, Plenum spacer, Throttle body spacer, Ypipe, and high flow cats.. give or take 1 or 2 items.. probably a little more like 2500-3000$
Jan 18, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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From: Georgia
I will definity upgrade my suspension if I have the money for it.
Jan 18, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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From: texas
intake $250ish exhaust can be expensive but lets just go with 800 and motordyne 5/16 plenum 250. 1300 maybe 1400 if you install yourself.
thats what i did at least lol
Jan 18, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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From: Oklahoma City
intake, plenum spacer,hfc, exhaust can be had for 2k but like above post says install yourself or your looking at a few hundred more.
Jan 18, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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From: West Coast/Pacific Rim
I would forget the engine mods and go for suspension/wheels/tires.
Jan 18, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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From: Portland Oregon
I'd buy used, full exhaust +wheels.
Jan 18, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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From: Cincinnati OH
$2K
Test pipes (Stillen), True Dual Invidia Exhaust $8xx
Nitrous wet 75 shot, window switch, walbro 255 fuel pump, 1 step colder plugs $1000
tein stech spring $200
~2K
Jan 19, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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From: MN
Jan 21, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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From: Los Angeles, ca
full nismo v2 kit painted and shipped to your door with a cf hood
and still have some money left over for test pipes or something
Jan 21, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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From: Clemson / Hilton Head, SC
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Peter@m1autosport
full nismo v2 kit painted and shipped to your door with a cf hood
and still have some money left over for test pipes or something
+1
Engine mods aren't worth **** on Zs. Test pipes are a good mod for the money and thats about it.