Mods, best bang for the buck
02-16-2007, 06:56 PM
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Simple bolt-ons don't give you the best bang for your buck when it comes to these 350Zs. I installed on my '03 6-speed a set of Borla headers, Borla dual exhaust, Microdyne 5/16 plenum, Injen SP 1986 CAI, and Unorthodox pulley set. They got me about 30 rwhp, costing $67 per horsepower (parts cost only, no labor costs). That is high in anyone's book, and that was getting the best discounts available on the internet. Hell, I calculated the JWT TT with labor costs at $53 per horsepower - Now THAT's bang for your buck! Now, I just need to find a $25 per horse solution (excluding NOS) like the 4-cylinder industry.
02-18-2007, 06:13 PM
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Stating something as 05hp per $ in my opinion is just a waste of time. Why not put things as a $ per hp? That would make it much simpler for everyone to understand.
02-18-2007, 06:59 PM
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But then there is the other problem of defining HP.
One small blip of 5 HP at the peak does not equal 5 HP across the entire curve.
Ideally, it should be area under the curve... but that will never be easy to define on a universal basis.
This is where word of mouth becomes much more important but then you still have to filter out all the nonsense chatter that happens.
Often, there is no easy way to really know without doing a lot of research.
One small blip of 5 HP at the peak does not equal 5 HP across the entire curve.
Ideally, it should be area under the curve... but that will never be easy to define on a universal basis.
This is where word of mouth becomes much more important but then you still have to filter out all the nonsense chatter that happens.
Often, there is no easy way to really know without doing a lot of research.
02-18-2007, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tany009
your all retards, the best bang for your bucks is (stickers)....
on topic..
you also need to add coolness of the sound and looks of mods (exhaust) in the equation.
02-19-2007, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Hydrazine
But then there is the other problem of defining HP.
One small blip of 5 HP at the peak does not equal 5 HP across the entire curve.
Ideally, it should be area under the curve... but that will never be easy to define on a universal basis.
This is where word of mouth becomes much more important but then you still have to filter out all the nonsense chatter that happens.
Often, there is no easy way to really know without doing a lot of research.
One small blip of 5 HP at the peak does not equal 5 HP across the entire curve.
Ideally, it should be area under the curve... but that will never be easy to define on a universal basis.
This is where word of mouth becomes much more important but then you still have to filter out all the nonsense chatter that happens.
Often, there is no easy way to really know without doing a lot of research.
Truth, the best 'comparison' is a full dyno graph, showing where in the powerband the power is gained, a/f compensation, ect.
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