Headers... is it a good investment?
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I will be getting my bonus in a few weeks and I want to buy sth for my baby. I already have nismo intake + exhaust. Rearding "looks" I have 19" wheels, 20% tint and a tiny nissan spoiler
I was thinking going with a vortech supercharger for a while... but I guess the power would be 2 tempting for a daily driven car. Bearing in mind that I will not track my car a lot, the extra HP will be mainly used on the streets. So I dont know if the extra 80+ HP on my wheels would be a smart move -spcialy since my driving record without FI is already shaky.
My next idea was going with headers. Nismo headers are above $1k. Do you think it is worth spending that money? Can I install them on my own? How long will it take me?
On one hand I want to go with the FI but on the other I want to keep my DL. And in my opinion going with FI just for show is a waste of $$$. Why buying sth that you will not use?
What do you think? Should I get the headers? Or maybe doing a sound system would be a better idea? By the way I am unable to drop my car or install any body kit because of my garage drivaway - the angle is 2 big.
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I was thinking going with a vortech supercharger for a while... but I guess the power would be 2 tempting for a daily driven car. Bearing in mind that I will not track my car a lot, the extra HP will be mainly used on the streets. So I dont know if the extra 80+ HP on my wheels would be a smart move -spcialy since my driving record without FI is already shaky.
My next idea was going with headers. Nismo headers are above $1k. Do you think it is worth spending that money? Can I install them on my own? How long will it take me?
On one hand I want to go with the FI but on the other I want to keep my DL. And in my opinion going with FI just for show is a waste of $$$. Why buying sth that you will not use?
What do you think? Should I get the headers? Or maybe doing a sound system would be a better idea? By the way I am unable to drop my car or install any body kit because of my garage drivaway - the angle is 2 big.
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Originally Posted by nlsqba
I will be getting my bonus in a few weeks and I want to buy sth for my baby. I already have nismo intake + exhaust. Rearding "looks" I have 19" wheels, 20% tint and a tiny nissan spoiler
I was thinking going with a vortech supercharger for a while... but I guess the power would be 2 tempting for a daily driven car. Bearing in mind that I will not track my car a lot, the extra HP will be mainly used on the streets. So I dont know if the extra 80+ HP on my wheels would be a smart move -spcialy since my driving record without FI is already shaky.
My next idea was going with headers. Nismo headers are above $1k. Do you think it is worth spending that money? Can I install them on my own? How long will it take me?
On one hand I want to go with the FI but on the other I want to keep my DL. And in my opinion going with FI just for show is a waste of $$$. Why buying sth that you will not use?
What do you think? Should I get the headers? Or maybe doing a sound system would be a better idea? By the way I am unable to drop my car or install any body kit because of my garage drivaway - the angle is 2 big.
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I was thinking going with a vortech supercharger for a while... but I guess the power would be 2 tempting for a daily driven car. Bearing in mind that I will not track my car a lot, the extra HP will be mainly used on the streets. So I dont know if the extra 80+ HP on my wheels would be a smart move -spcialy since my driving record without FI is already shaky.
My next idea was going with headers. Nismo headers are above $1k. Do you think it is worth spending that money? Can I install them on my own? How long will it take me?
On one hand I want to go with the FI but on the other I want to keep my DL. And in my opinion going with FI just for show is a waste of $$$. Why buying sth that you will not use?
What do you think? Should I get the headers? Or maybe doing a sound system would be a better idea? By the way I am unable to drop my car or install any body kit because of my garage drivaway - the angle is 2 big.
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If you go the header route, you can get much less expensive headers. Best I've seen is for ceramic coated DC headers...about $470. They are a pain in the a$$ to install, but not as difficult as some vehicles.
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I had the DC headers on my car....and did not feel a whole lot of change. If I were going to do it again I would go with the Crawford equal length headers. They give a huge torque increase right in the middle of the rev range ...right between 3000 and 4500 rpms'...perfect for street driving.
http://www.crawfordzcar.com/
http://www.crawfordzcar.com/
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http://www.crawfordz.com/headers.htm
With their headers, plenum and cats, they say 20 hp and 40 peak.
With their headers, plenum and cats, they say 20 hp and 40 peak.
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Originally Posted by GameOverGagne
if i put the crawford v5 plenum, crawford headers, and some test pipes, how much HP could I get? Will I feel a big difference?
https://my350z.com/forum/intake-exhaust/130789-my-crawford-headers-came.html
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