Anybody want to shed light on my modding dilemmas?
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and thanks for the shops heeltilidie. atlanta, ga and certain areas of south carolina are about equal distance from me, as the two you mentioned. I saw a few good shops there i was considering, simply off online reviews. Idk why im preplanning this far though. I looked at shops online for hours. Itll prob be near two years before an engine build. Maybe one year if i manage money and my engine blows early. I noticed some of the big names near me in the 350z community near the cars release year, had all scammed and went under.
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No need to upgrade your injectors and fuel pump right now.
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I never did my own work on my cars and had an evo and 240sx. I havent had a fast car in 5 years and just got a 78k mile 2003 350z. Im very happy and always wanted one.
Im off to a bad start though. I want everything in the world and have no money too lol. Im still going to put expensive quality parts in this thing. My goal is to have it be a road beast. Perfect for autox / road racing, but not conforming to any qualification rules for classes..
but instead of changing suspension first. The trans is screwed and takes minutes to get into reverse. a little grinding in other gears. It also had a redneck straightpipe.. and some mushroom looking single pipe air intake.
So i took out a 5k dollar loan i have 3 months to pay or its way more and got
1. brand new cd009 trans
2. lightweight flywheel and clutch
3. tomei exhaust.
So heres my questions
1. My landlord has a lift at a shop he uses sometimes and claims to be able to do my transmission and exhaust for cheaper. Given my financial situation it seems great. How much can be messed up installing trans? How smart of a tech do i need if i really care about this car? If he does mess something up will it be easy to pinpoint and fix? I plan on maybe even getting a beater and putting this thing on ice in garage. and on next engine boost it... so big plans in far future. For now im in rental, and its about to be my daily driver..
2.computer management off the rip or tune? The only quote for tune flashed to stock ecu so far was high and on dyno. 1000 plus 100 for license. I want engine management someday. maybe aem? or is something better than aem. I guess im going to wait for the trans parts to be installed before tune. Im going to try to do this all quickly and not run it like i want until after tune. stick to low rpms..
3. I know wrong section for this but i love how car handles and the thing came w suspension bottoming out on bumps and they said it had a few new parts and rest in box to make it great. and they are stupid kids.. It looks like it has aftermarket control arms and they gave me a brand new rev9 hyperstreet II coilover kit. Not what id buy at all cheap crap. and i have a feeling itll be hard to dial in and not feel right. I am having it put on anyways so it driveable and i can focus on engine and trans first. Then later in game get suspension parts i want. Any reccomendations on what to tell them at shop when i have these poor quality coilovers thrown on?
4. lastly, what should i do immediately after some of these main things? Any overlooked important small mods if i want to ride high rpms alot and want it reliable? eg. steel braided lines, diff brace etc. I want this thing perfect someday.
Thanks and apologies for long post. i hope
im in right section, i felt alot of it was engine and drivetrain related.
Im off to a bad start though. I want everything in the world and have no money too lol. Im still going to put expensive quality parts in this thing. My goal is to have it be a road beast. Perfect for autox / road racing, but not conforming to any qualification rules for classes..
but instead of changing suspension first. The trans is screwed and takes minutes to get into reverse. a little grinding in other gears. It also had a redneck straightpipe.. and some mushroom looking single pipe air intake.
So i took out a 5k dollar loan i have 3 months to pay or its way more and got
1. brand new cd009 trans
2. lightweight flywheel and clutch
3. tomei exhaust.
So heres my questions
1. My landlord has a lift at a shop he uses sometimes and claims to be able to do my transmission and exhaust for cheaper. Given my financial situation it seems great. How much can be messed up installing trans? How smart of a tech do i need if i really care about this car? If he does mess something up will it be easy to pinpoint and fix? I plan on maybe even getting a beater and putting this thing on ice in garage. and on next engine boost it... so big plans in far future. For now im in rental, and its about to be my daily driver..
2.computer management off the rip or tune? The only quote for tune flashed to stock ecu so far was high and on dyno. 1000 plus 100 for license. I want engine management someday. maybe aem? or is something better than aem. I guess im going to wait for the trans parts to be installed before tune. Im going to try to do this all quickly and not run it like i want until after tune. stick to low rpms..
3. I know wrong section for this but i love how car handles and the thing came w suspension bottoming out on bumps and they said it had a few new parts and rest in box to make it great. and they are stupid kids.. It looks like it has aftermarket control arms and they gave me a brand new rev9 hyperstreet II coilover kit. Not what id buy at all cheap crap. and i have a feeling itll be hard to dial in and not feel right. I am having it put on anyways so it driveable and i can focus on engine and trans first. Then later in game get suspension parts i want. Any reccomendations on what to tell them at shop when i have these poor quality coilovers thrown on?
4. lastly, what should i do immediately after some of these main things? Any overlooked important small mods if i want to ride high rpms alot and want it reliable? eg. steel braided lines, diff brace etc. I want this thing perfect someday.
Thanks and apologies for long post. i hope
im in right section, i felt alot of it was engine and drivetrain related.
yes the exhaust is very simple to install and you have to take most of it off to do the clutch anyway don't waste any money on tuner chips I will stand by they don't do **** for gas engines and your original transmission sounds like you have some bad synchros they are cheaper to replace than buying a new transmission and also ALL 350z suck at getting into reverse the diff brace is a must have it will save your diff bushings for sure when you get your tune there will be specific instructions on what else to do my e85 tune recommended 3/8 plenum spacer port bumper cover use factory air box with lifetime drop in K&N I've done my clutch 2 times it's pretty easy I wouldn't pay someone else to do it they gonna rape you I know I'm about 2 months late here but hope it helps
OP couldn't figure out the right thread pitch for the nut on his battery terminal cable. I doubt he's going to have the testicular fortitude to replace his own clutch or do transmission work.
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lol right? But didn't he say he had a friend with a lift? I just figured the friend would be doing the work
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Thanks for the recommendations. I was considering having my landlord do trans. this thread ended up getting super long, and we are past that now. My trans is sitting at a shop, which it was cheaper to ship to, since its a biz w a forklift. and i have promised them i would put it in. plus the members here are right id never touch my clutch lol. maybe someday if i have another car to drive, and a lift in my house. and i can take my time. I ended up ordering an oem nut for that terminal, because it was cheap.
you did still help though man. even though i may switch my diff entirely, i may get brace soon after suspension.
you did still help though man. even though i may switch my diff entirely, i may get brace soon after suspension.
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Thanks for the recommendations. I was considering having my landlord do trans. this thread ended up getting super long, and we are past that now. My trans is sitting at a shop, which it was cheaper to ship to, since its a biz w a forklift. and i have promised them i would put it in. plus the members here are right id never touch my clutch lol. maybe someday if i have another car to drive, and a lift in my house. and i can take my time. I ended up ordering an oem nut for that terminal, because it was cheap.
you did still help though man. even though i may switch my diff entirely, i may get brace soon after suspension.
you did still help though man. even though i may switch my diff entirely, i may get brace soon after suspension.
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yes the exhaust is very simple to install and you have to take most of it off to do the clutch anyway don't waste any money on tuner chips I will stand by they don't do **** for gas engines and your original transmission sounds like you have some bad synchros they are cheaper to replace than buying a new transmission and also ALL 350z suck at getting into reverse the diff brace is a must have it will save your diff bushings for sure when you get your tune there will be specific instructions on what else to do my e85 tune recommended 3/8 plenum spacer port bumper cover use factory air box with lifetime drop in K&N I've done my clutch 2 times it's pretty easy I wouldn't pay someone else to do it they gonna rape you I know I'm about 2 months late here but hope it helps
No, it's a car forum, where people need to read your posts. It's difficult to read without punctuation. That's why punctuation exists. If we didn't need it, it wouldn't have been added to EVERY language.
No, he means, "you're". You should definitely not be teaching any classes.
No, he means, "you're". You should definitely not be teaching any classes.
