the_coupe

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nice. but im sure SG already established plenum volume along with a bigger tb and intake makes gains for sure. its just the part of making it work without going to a complete standalone....

kacz07

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Those are the first 4 letters of my Polish last name. It's actually a "ch" sound, but we Americanized it, so it's a silent C. You say it Kaz haha.

the_coupe

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mine is polish as well

e30cabrio

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My first name is German, last Irish and my family is from Poland on both sides.

:P

Z1 Performance

iTrader: (564)

the same as a Z as I recall - I believe I ordered one once for my own car, and ended up returning it after measuring

e30cabrio

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Thanks

2004Black350z

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So is the MAF worth it? Ben told me to pass on it. I say if i can get one for a good price and have him tune it and do some test on it, it should show gains. Am i dreaming? Im also thinking of trying the fujita intake

mgrotel

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From what little info I've read on the larger mafs, it seems that if tuned correctly it shows gains, but it makes tuning quite a bit harder and if the tune isn't exactly spot on, the power curve is peaky and can have startup issues.

I'm prob staying away from the larger ones cause I don't have a ton of faith in my local tuners, but if your tuner has done a de before with good results and has a real good starting point, then I would prob get one, but that's just me

KA24DE

Unless it's a long tube style intake, pass on it.

Zazz93

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I say go for it if your tuner is good and experienced with this mod. If not, you are likely going to introduce more problems than improvements.

the_coupe

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if i do it, ben better know how

the_coupe

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i wanna test out a stillen airbox too....so if anyone wants to participate and send me one...id appreciate it

2004Black350z

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yea i know Ben loves that intake lol. Im still contemplating if the 3" MAF is going to be worth it. I mean 5-10hp will be worth it

Max626

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Where can i find the samco hose?

the_coupe

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im not sure exactly who sells them, check with some of the vendors? but i bought mine from a guy on here just recently.

the_coupe

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no real updates, but i finally uploaded a video of the notorious t-chain rattle i have when the car sits for a couple hours. quality sounds bad being so close to the engine but you can hear the rattle when i first start it up.
right now i have cheap advance auto 5w-30 conventional oil and a oem nissan filter. will try some name brand 10w-30 and a wix filter shortly to see if the thicker oil will help. gonna wait til i hit near 3k miles before i switch to synthetic oil tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx00GulwRNo

Z1 Performance

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those sound like lifters to me...I cant say I've ever heard my engine make any kinda noise like that. Did you replace the tensioners when you built the engine?

oil wise, you should ask whomever built it what you should be running. 5w30 is awfully thin if the engine was clearanced the way it should be. 10w30 isn't much better No reason you have to wait to make the switch to synthetic, but again, follow your builders suggestion. I broke mine in on regular dino oil, changed it 3 times IIRC before 1000 miles, then changed to synthetic

kacz07

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Hmm, that doesn't sound quite like mine. I will try to post mine up tomorrow.

Curious to hear a few of the NA build cold starts, inlcuding Z1's.

SparkleCityHop

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I'm Italian, but coupe swears I'm a Mexican.

herrschaft

Whats the temp there, the exhaust was smoking like crazy.