Decided to go Supercharged: Build Advice?
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Hmmm given that I'm in Edmonton Canada, and I do drive this guy in the Winter, I suppose an LSD would be a no brainer!?
I'm looking at a Quaife QDF11L for $1149
http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C...068.148.73.178
Good choice?
I'm looking at a Quaife QDF11L for $1149
http://www.conceptzperformance.com/C...068.148.73.178
Good choice?
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For your stated sub-400whp intentions, headers and a return fuel system are not necessary and would be a waste of money that would be better left to save up for the GT-R. Although not necessary to reach your modest power goal, I would get high flow cats or resonated cat-delete pipes before I would invest in headers. The headers flow fine for 400whp. The stock cats would be more of a restriction.
As for clutch, the JWT clutch is very popular and would be another good choice for that power level.
As for clutch, the JWT clutch is very popular and would be another good choice for that power level.
and there is nothing boring about paddle shifters when you can run below 11second 1/4 mile on street tires and stock turbos with a tune.
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Wicked, thanks everyone for the input, I think I have a pretty solid build plan laid out now:
The total is coming in around $10,700.
Hopefully this will net me something like 360whp and breath some new life into the old girl
Final thoughts?? I will probably order the rest of the parts tomorrow and post back with some dyno sheets in a few weeks... It's a couple hours drive to the closest UpRev Tuner, should make for a fun day trip!
- Vortech V3 Supercharger - $5400
- 3.12" Pulley Upgrade - $100
- Up-Rev Osiris Tuner - $699
- Nismo S-Tune Exhaust - $1249
- JWT Heavy Duty Clutch - $400
- Quaife LSD - $1149
- Replacement C009 Transmission - $1699
The total is coming in around $10,700.
Hopefully this will net me something like 360whp and breath some new life into the old girl
Final thoughts?? I will probably order the rest of the parts tomorrow and post back with some dyno sheets in a few weeks... It's a couple hours drive to the closest UpRev Tuner, should make for a fun day trip!
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Looks like a solid list. A couple questions though... Why did you choose the Nismo exhaust? Absolutely love the sound and/or prefer the stock sleeper look? The reason I ask is because there are better flowing true dual exhausts out there for around the same price or considerably less.
Also, what about gauges? I would at least get a boost gauge and either an AFR or oil pressure gauge.
Also, what about gauges? I would at least get a boost gauge and either an AFR or oil pressure gauge.
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Haha I know right, well I made it 2 years with 300hp already
I'm thinking I can just pull off the SC belt during winter anyways no?? If not, I will make it work! Or buy a beater truck....
@Rude - I chose the Nismo cause a) The sounds seems pretty awesome to my ears, b) I'd heard some offhand comments that a little back pressure is good for the SC, and a single exhaust is preferable to true dual.
@ Flo-Ridda - Is that a reference to the Nismo looking ridiculous?? Fujitsubo looks interesting.
I'm thinking I can just pull off the SC belt during winter anyways no?? If not, I will make it work! Or buy a beater truck....
@Rude - I chose the Nismo cause a) The sounds seems pretty awesome to my ears, b) I'd heard some offhand comments that a little back pressure is good for the SC, and a single exhaust is preferable to true dual.
@ Flo-Ridda - Is that a reference to the Nismo looking ridiculous?? Fujitsubo looks interesting.
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Under 400hp should be fine for the Nismo exhaust. I have it with test pipes and I haven't heard any exhaust come close to the sound, you could always go with Motordyne. Only thing I dislike about the Nismo exhaust is I had to replace the Y pipe after 15k-ish miles and some welds are starting to break. No big deal just need to re-weld them!
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10k for 360whp when you are going to sell the platform?
Honestly man you're going to loose about 70% of what you put in. I would really say just sell that supercharger, get an exhaust el cheapo CAI and maybe a spacer. Hell get a reflash too. That's just soo much time and money to spend on a car that you're going to sell... and replace with a far far better car.
You'd be a lot better off putting the money in the bank.
Honestly man you're going to loose about 70% of what you put in. I would really say just sell that supercharger, get an exhaust el cheapo CAI and maybe a spacer. Hell get a reflash too. That's just soo much time and money to spend on a car that you're going to sell... and replace with a far far better car.
You'd be a lot better off putting the money in the bank.
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Where are you buying a cd009 for 1600$? What's the canadian exchange rate? I sold my extra cd009 for 750$
Why are you putting a 1200$ rear end on a non-tracked car? The stock rear end works great for even my 650hp car so it would be a waste of money on a daily driver.
Why are you putting a 1200$ rear end on a non-tracked car? The stock rear end works great for even my 650hp car so it would be a waste of money on a daily driver.
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10k for 360whp when you are going to sell the platform?
Honestly man you're going to loose about 70% of what you put in. I would really say just sell that supercharger, get an exhaust el cheapo CAI and maybe a spacer. Hell get a reflash too. That's just soo much time and money to spend on a car that you're going to sell... and replace with a far far better car.
You'd be a lot better off putting the money in the bank.
Honestly man you're going to loose about 70% of what you put in. I would really say just sell that supercharger, get an exhaust el cheapo CAI and maybe a spacer. Hell get a reflash too. That's just soo much time and money to spend on a car that you're going to sell... and replace with a far far better car.
You'd be a lot better off putting the money in the bank.
Originally Posted by Boosted Performance
Could have stayed local and gone with a turbo kit for about the same price
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Well I'm a lazy bastard and the potential headaches of Turbo seems like something I don't want to deal with... If I knew there was someone local with awesome kits like yours and ability to provide support, I might've changed my mind! Had no idea... Your power numbers are pretty crazy though, it's probably a bit of a can of worms at that point!
I always got crushed by domestics off the line or even in a roll due to my lack of tq with my vortech. 507hp but only 390tq. At the same time single turbo systems are 400hp/400tq so 100hp less generates more tq. "torque wins races, horsepower sells cars" -Carol Shelby
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Again, good luck with the build, and make sure you get get a proper tune.