Do you have a sound clip by any chance? You are right that it would weigh less. :P

 

get the aam ypipe and the aam ti single... sounds great trust me i know!!



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Do you mean down pipes? If you have a single exit, then there is no Y-Pipe, am I right? :P

I do like the sound of that. Although I think my nismo would look a little odd with only one pipe coming out the back. And I gotta admit I also really like the sound of the AAM 2.5" true dual pipes...

 

stock u have the headers, cats, ypipe, then rear muffler....

i had y pipe and ti single and it was great all around


u have a nismo rear bumper like that?

 

nice...

I have the same setup!

 

Yeah I have the nismo.

 

Alright, here's the lo-down.

Osiris Tuner - $700
Dyno Tune - $600
Tunes paired with 2.5" true dual - $2,846.42
Tunes paired with 3" true dual - $2,992.53

Honestly I feel like that's a bit much for just exhaust and a tune. Am I wrong?

Perhaps I should go with a different exhaust option? Could I find a cheaper Osiris tuner anywhere? What do you guys think?

 

I don't think you should invest in a tune until you're done with all bolt-ons. Unless this round of exhaust mods is all you plan on doing.

edit:$3k for exhaust and tune sounds a little steep for some loud and minimal gains.

 

What else would you recommend? Everyone tells me Popchargers or CAI doesnt make much difference on the 350z. Does it? The salesman at AAM even told me not to put CAI on it even though he could sold me one. What other worthwhile bolt ons are there? (i dont know much)

Plenum spacer
Headers
CAI
Exhaust

?

 

Many would say a Motordyne Plenum Spacer is the beat "bang for the buck" mod out there. So I'd say grab the Plenum spacer, a nice exhaust, and a pop charger or even just a K&N drop in. And headers are something you'd wanna do only if you have money to blow. They are damn expensive and will only give you 5-10hp if your lucky.

 

If I were purchasing a new exhaust I would go with Invidia Gemini or Fujitsubo Legalis R. Just two that I have been looking at to replace my super loud Top Speed 3". Tired of the headaches every time I drive the car.

I have Nismo intakes on my HR and love them. They were my first mod and the intake roar was worth the price of entry IMO.

As far as the tune goes, I would wait until you know for sure that you're done with bolt-ons.

edit:if you have a Nismo, there are no plenum spacers needed or made for the HR engine.

 

Really? I guess that rules out plenum spacer. I feel like, down the road, I'm going to spend alot more money on this car. Refering to FI. Either that, or I'll sell the car and buy whatever new Z is out and work on that one. But if I am going to do FI in a couple years I'd rather not spend the money on CAIs. If I get 2.5" true dual exhaust, I'm good for 450 whp. (says the AAM rep) So I may just go with the 2.5" exhaust and the tune. Its more for the sound honestly. I've always wanted a car that sounds decent. As far as bolt ons and an NA engine... I would just spend way too much money and probably not even reach 300whp.

EDIT: OR someone could sell me a turbo for 3 grand

 

Just get intakes(search was best) Get the MD plenum for HR, Get ART Pipes, and either the TDX from MD or whatever you want. THen tune. You will actually be surprised the power u make

 

Except that will cost way more than I want to spend. If I'm gonna spend that much money then I'm just gonna get a better exhaust and save for twin turbos.

 

2200 Vs 10k+......? Doesnt seem comparable

 

Intake 500
Plenum spacer and MREV (for HR) 715
Exhaust - MD exhaust was 1500
ART pipes - 585
Osiris tuner - 700
Dyno tune - 600

= 4,600 dollars not including shipping and install. That's half a twin turbo system

Well over 2,200. Unless I'm not understanding something. I figure since I plan on going FI eventually, I'm gonna have to upgrade the exhaust anyways. So I might aswell just get a nice exhaust good for turbo (3" AAM pipes), and not spend money on an intake and spacer that I'm not going to use once I go FI. I don't really car about NA horsepower at this point. Money to HP gain ratio sucks IMO. Might aswell just save my money and do it the right way.

 

300 vs. 500+ hp

 

well do what u want. We see lots of dreamer threads here on the forum. To me FI isnt worth it. If i had 10-15k that i HAD to invest in my car LS2 bolt on no questions. Now with my current job i have the ability to do whatever with my car. SInce my gf is 7 weeks prego my plan is to finish my NA mods(Headers) and suspension. Again at the end of the day its your car. DO whatever YOU want.

 

That's a good point. I talked to a friend about an LS2 swap. That's always and option too. Would 10-15k be enough for the entire engine swap?

Basically what I mean is, I don't wanna blow alot of money on bolt ons. One day I plan on doing something bigger and better but that's after I get my house next year and a raise

EDIT: Don't worry about me just dreaming. It'll be on hold for a year or so but I garauntee you I'll have a thread up when I decide I want to find some FI or engine swap. I've watched some vids of some LS2 swaps, and boy do they sound nice.

EDIT2: What is your job?