Going NA
Originally Posted by LunchBox20
haha true point.
Look at the parts list:
Fujita intake $288
SGP Cat-delete pipes $240
GReddy Ti cat-back exhaust $575
DC Sports headers $475
JWT S1 cams $1,050
JWT Clutch kit $400
JWT flywheel $400
Skunk 2 plenum spacer $210
Total for these alone: $3,638
Hmm....yeah and for another 3-4k I could be turbo.......
Look at the parts list:
Fujita intake $288
SGP Cat-delete pipes $240
GReddy Ti cat-back exhaust $575
DC Sports headers $475
JWT S1 cams $1,050
JWT Clutch kit $400
JWT flywheel $400
Skunk 2 plenum spacer $210
Total for these alone: $3,638
Hmm....yeah and for another 3-4k I could be turbo.......
So using your $ figures
NA making about 260 whp or 30 hp gained:
30 hp at $3638 = $121.27/hp gained
FI making ~330 whp or 100 hp gained
100 hp at $7638 = $76.38/hp gained
FI making 380 whp (more along the lines of what turbo'd setups see out of box)
150 hp at $7638 = $50.92
there is a thread floating around here somewhere that is about the mods to their cars that people most regret, and surprise surprise, most people regret their NA mods because the car is almost completely unresponsive to them. as a result, the end up spending a bunch of money and having a car that is barely faster then stock.
i dont know what cars you've owned before, but if this is your first rwd sports car, then the Z will be plenty fast for you. it will take you a while to get bored with it, so in the mean time save up for a nice turbo kit.
alternatively, if you just have to modify your car, do stuff like suspension work or wheels or something that wont effect the engine.
just my $.02
i dont know what cars you've owned before, but if this is your first rwd sports car, then the Z will be plenty fast for you. it will take you a while to get bored with it, so in the mean time save up for a nice turbo kit.
alternatively, if you just have to modify your car, do stuff like suspension work or wheels or something that wont effect the engine.
just my $.02
Originally Posted by LunchBox20
haha true point.
Look at the parts list:
Fujita intake $288
SGP Cat-delete pipes $240
GReddy Ti cat-back exhaust $575
DC Sports headers $475
JWT S1 cams $1,050
JWT Clutch kit $400
JWT flywheel $400
Skunk 2 plenum spacer $210
Total for these alone: $3,638
Hmm....yeah and for another 3-4k I could be turbo.......
Look at the parts list:
Fujita intake $288
SGP Cat-delete pipes $240
GReddy Ti cat-back exhaust $575
DC Sports headers $475
JWT S1 cams $1,050
JWT Clutch kit $400
JWT flywheel $400
Skunk 2 plenum spacer $210
Total for these alone: $3,638
Hmm....yeah and for another 3-4k I could be turbo.......
and don't forget to factor in an ecu, tuning, install (if you are paying).
300 whp is an absolute JOY on these cars. Those who say "NA is a waste of money" simply have 0 exposure to what an NA Z will do. As an owner of one, I can tell you without question that it will easily run with your popular TN single turbo cars, PE cars, Vortech cars, on stock blocks, if you execute the NA route the right way. But, it's not a cheap route to go, and it's far more complex than just a list of "wow" parts.
Originally Posted by f1james
i don't know what cars you've owned before, but if this is your first rwd sports car, then the Z will be plenty fast for you. it will take you a while to get bored with it, so in the mean time save up for a nice turbo kit.
This isn't the first RWD car, I've had a Nissan RWD car since I was 15
1970 Datsun 240Z L28ET swap
1883 Datsun/Nissan 280zx Turbo - built motor, TO4E, Haltec,misc bolt ons
1995 300ZX 2+2 TT swap
1995 240sx (died before I could mod it...damn college chicks)
92 240sx SR and bolt ons
so as it stands coming out the box, I'm already bored with it,lol.
So coming to the conclusion of what the Z is capeable of out the box, and going the NA route or the FI route, FI route would be the way to do.
Eh..also been looking at a C5 vette. Hell cams, heads, headers, intake, tune, exhaust 430-450whp
