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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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OP, you started a good thread(though your 3rd example was screwy). Mr. algebra school counselor didn't know what he was talking about.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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So far the pop charger is the best bang for the buck. Too bad we can only put 1 on.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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some people on this thread fail at math
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Old Feb 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.
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Old Feb 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.
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Old Feb 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.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tany009
your all retards, the best bang for your bucks is (stickers)....
that's bull.. my nismo floormats gave me 150 ricter scale power.

on topic..
you also need to add coolness of the sound and looks of mods (exhaust) in the equation.
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Old Feb 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.

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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