plenum spacer waste of money
10-19-2007, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by invazn
ohh i want to play too!
or anybody who buys bolt ons. they soo dont shave 4 seconds off your 1/4 time like people say.
or anybody who buys bolt ons. they soo dont shave 4 seconds off your 1/4 time like people say.
10-19-2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wrx0102
just some more info on the cars, i have 03 enth and his is 03 base, i have 34k miles and he has 64k miles, i have 18's with a little bit smaller tires, he has stock wheels and stock size tires. i figured the smaller tires would have the same effect as a gear change which would increase acceleration but i guess not. I guess i have to just save up some money and get the UTEC to make all this Shat i bought make a difference
+1 on MREV2 mod
10-19-2007, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by The_VQ
I've got a very simple solution for you, yet effective........ just switch Zs with your buddy and check the times then
+1 on MREV2 mod
+1 on MREV2 mod
10-19-2007, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ajcool2
Nice mods dude. You have my dream Z.
Right now I am looking for the uber-JDM flux capacitor.
10-19-2007, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
. My stock Z time has beaten MANY fully nmod'd NA Z's...why? Track conditions, and driver skill or lack thereof primarily. I'll jump in your friends car and put 4 cars on you...then you shall bow down to the spacer
just doesnt make sense. a stock Z vs a Z with every N/A mod.
it would just take an average manual driver to beat u.
10-19-2007, 11:22 PM
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you obviously havent really raced at a drag or on a track. A highly NA modded Z ( all bolts on i mean) is not really ALOT more power compared with a stock Z. Nothing a experienced driver cannot overcome. Alot of people think they are good because they race someone who race 3-5 times a year.
10-19-2007, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mikhe
you obviously havent really raced at a drag or on a track. A highly NA modded Z ( all bolts on i mean) is not really ALOT more power compared with a stock Z. Nothing a experienced driver cannot overcome. Alot of people think they are good because they race someone who race 3-5 times a year.
10-20-2007, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
LOL. I misread your post, and thought that you said 4/10 seconds. Maybe 4/10 seconds. 4 seconds is ridiculous.
10-20-2007, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by wrx0102
Me and my friend both have 03 z's with all the same mods accept i have a plenum spacer and he doesnt. when we run them he still pulls a fender on me or we end up even. I was dissapointed with the results because everybody talks up the spacer like it opens up the z so much. Also I have JWT popcharger, test pipes, y-pipe, Tanabe Hyper madallian exhaust (2.75 inch), and 5/16 spacer. He has off brand Intake, test pipes, y-pipe, and cheap ebay exhaust that is (3 inch).
Cheap Parts > Expensive Shiit
Cheap Parts > Expensive Shiit
Cars are like fingerprints and as such, they respond differently to mods - does not matter which 2 cars you are talking about
A proper plenum spacer absolutely, without question helps these cars in a very noticeable manner - but it's not a cure all
The parts one puts on their car are only as good as the engine management running them. The greatest hardware in the world is nothing more than paperweights without the proper software behind it. Without question both of your 03's would benefit from a tune, and it would help make the most of the parts you've installed
10-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by NA&CH
hahaha. The 1/2 makes a hp more I think from the Plenum shootout. I guess its manly to say "I have a 1/2" spacer"(in your manliest voice 
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I think you need a tune or a flash. And someone said it, switch cars then see the outcome.
Chris
)I think you need a tune or a flash. And someone said it, switch cars then see the outcome.
Chris
but what do I know
10-21-2007, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
Cars are like fingerprints and as such, they respond differently to mods - does not matter which 2 cars you are talking about
A proper plenum spacer absolutely, without question helps these cars in a very noticeable manner - but it's not a cure all
The parts one puts on their car are only as good as the engine management running them. The greatest hardware in the world is nothing more than paperweights without the proper software behind it. Without question both of your 03's would benefit from a tune, and it would help make the most of the parts you've installed
A proper plenum spacer absolutely, without question helps these cars in a very noticeable manner - but it's not a cure all
The parts one puts on their car are only as good as the engine management running them. The greatest hardware in the world is nothing more than paperweights without the proper software behind it. Without question both of your 03's would benefit from a tune, and it would help make the most of the parts you've installed
^ +1
That makes a lot of sense.
The price of a mod doesnt say how it will perform exactly but the quality might be different. They are both designed to do the same thing, one just might out perform the other.
10-22-2007, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
I guess I'm not manly. My lowly car only runs a 1/4 inch spacer, and a standard non revup lower collector
but what do I know
but what do I know
The design has really come a long way since then with multiple design tweaks and evolutionary improvements. But they're all good.
10-23-2007, 12:12 PM
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You're not gonna get a huge jump cause of a bolt-on. While it may be the most effective bolt-on and have a noticable power increase, you're not going to all the sudden blow everyone away...