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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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http://www.importtuner.com/powerpage...4_nissan_350z/

shows some good gains. interesting numbers and i don't doubt the chance whether numbers are elevated for a mag to promote the "brand" in contrast to postings on the forums, most everyone says intake and exhaust give similar results, albeit some have dyno numbers to back up as well.

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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 02:15 PM
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haha stillen.....steallin
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by trunks
http://www.importtuner.com/powerpage...4_nissan_350z/

shows some good gains. interesting numbers and i don't doubt the chance whether numbers are elevated for a mag to promote the "brand" in contrast to postings on the forums, most everyone says intake and exhaust give similar results, albeit some have dyno numbers to back up as well.


Regardless of dyno, i haven't seen a DE with wtq of 260.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 05:20 PM
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Hmmm, I'm sure the ecu is going crazy since there was no tune don't to the z after testpipes

Yeah I think its b.s.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 05:24 PM
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I have a hard time believing a stillen intake is going to give me more hp than other brands. A jwt popcharger is 100$ I found an aem cai for $175 the stillen ones are 220$ up.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 06:26 PM
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I don't think it's crazy exaggerated. With that said, I think it definitely looks more like an ad than an unbiased review.

Also - remember that it's not about the final numbers when dyno-ing a car due to the vast differences between each dyno. It's about the difference between the final and initial numbers. The baseline numbers look a little high, too.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 06:59 PM
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Reminds me of the advertisements for workout supplements.
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 07:32 PM
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Would love to see an independent test
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by trunks
http://www.importtuner.com/powerpage...4_nissan_350z/

shows some good gains. interesting numbers and i don't doubt the chance whether numbers are elevated for a mag to promote the "brand" in contrast to postings on the forums, most everyone says intake and exhaust give similar results, albeit some have dyno numbers to back up as well.
Stolen is crap, I'd NEVER put their stuff on my car.. I did in the past, it NEVER lasts and ALWAYS falls apart...
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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Or doesn't fit!
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Old Jan 19, 2013 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by rich2342
Regardless of dyno, i haven't seen a DE with wtq of 260.
My DE makes 254rwtq. Pretty sure I'll hit 260 pretty easily in the future
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 06:26 AM
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I read the same article.
Its crap.
Being in a industry that interacts with the magazine industry,all the profit
comes from advertising.The actual sale of the magazine is insignificant.
So,its common sense to pander to a advertiser.They pay the bills even if
what is being advertised is "stretching the truth".All the stuff in this
article is Stillen.
Hmm?
The gains shown are just not realistic.
In addition,the article goes on to predicting 300whp with bolt ons.
Dream on...
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rich2342
Regardless of dyno, i haven't seen a DE with wtq of 260.
Mine does. Actually, it's about 270 on a nice cold day.

I also have a Stillen intake and TDE. The fitments are fine - I did however replace the crappy (leaky) u-bolt clamps with some nice stainless lap bands on the exhaust.
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:04 AM
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270/261 seems awfully high with no headers. Even with a tune (which they didn't mention) I'm not so sure about that. Plus it was dyno'd at almost 80 degrees.
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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yea i'm encouraged by those numbers. nearly 250 whp stock for the baseline was a high number and it was mentioned spark plugs were replaced so it may be legit and on the high end for a stock de motor running in good shape. still i think without a tune and just those mods 270 is entirely possible, but not probable.

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someone email em this thread lol
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Originally Posted by RENFRO
My DE makes 254rwtq. Pretty sure I'll hit 260 pretty easily in the future

ive yet to see it with simple bolt on's minus cams etc..
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Originally Posted by rich2342
ive yet to see it with simple bolt on's minus cams etc..
Yeah who knows what I'll see. I've been looking into the kinetix velocity manifold (not expecting low end torque gains), and possibly headers in the future. I figured with both and a re-tune again it'd hit 260tq, but that's just speculation.

I definitely agree that cams/head work are needed to really clear that number by a long shot
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rich2342
ive yet to see it with simple bolt on's minus cams etc..
....uhhh mine is.....

https://my350z.com/forum/tuning/5712...-on-story.html
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Old Jan 21, 2013 | 05:04 AM
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That's really hard to believe .
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