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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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hey my name is nishaat
i got 2003 touring 350z auto fully loaded except brembos
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so far i got :

k&n air filter
nitrogen filled bridgestone tires
8000k hid bulbs
hid trunk,dome,and plate lights
switched to royal purple synthetic - made a huge diference




soon to come mods:

true dual magnaflow exhaust with magnaflow x pipe
aem cold air intake
skunk 2 plenum spacer
throttle body spacer
long tube headers
grounding kit
crank pulley
royal purple trani fluid and diff fluid
eibach sportline lowering springs and tokico shocks
carbon fiber air duct - heard at high speeds u gain like 3 hp

lastly: dyno tune






im on a tight budget.but do you guys think my build is headed the right way or should i do something diff? to me performane is bigger than looks.id rather have a stock looking 03 z that can keep up or smoke a 08 z than have a body kit on my ride and lack under the hood.

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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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if gas is your issue get a civic
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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its not a big issue but i just dont want my mpg to die like crazy.what set up do u have?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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Welcome. You have a plan and that's good. Unfortunately many of the items on the list are zero horsepower adders. Several may decease horsepower. Read all about it here.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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thnx bro
but hp decreasers?

which ones are u referring to?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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Welcome. You have a plan and that's good. Unfortunately many of the items on the list are zero horsepower adders. Several may decease horsepower. Read all about it here.
how do you like your typhoon intake?
i was thinking about getting one
carb sticker included?
i live in cali
and as every1 knows we got the worst laws here for street tuners
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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how do you like your typhoon intake?
i was thinking about getting one
carb sticker included?
i live in gay *** cali
and as every1 knows we got the worst laws here for street tuners
have u had ur car dyno tuned and dynoed?
and which ones are the hp decreasers exactly
the list i have seems kinda similar to urs
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Welcome. You have a plan and that's good. Unfortunately many of the items on the list are zero horsepower adders. Several may decease horsepower. Read all about it here.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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you wont touch an 08z sorry my 08 kills intake and exhaust vq35de's and de revups
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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i know i prolly wont get up there with just bolt ons



im leaning toward the kinetix plenum or intanke mani
which one would be best?

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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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Cosworth>Kinetix. Bolt ons will not get a whole lot of gains. They can make a noticeable change but by the time you spend the money to get all of your bolt ons you could have already went FI if you get a good used kit.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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what do u recoomand for a new z owner for quick hp gains with a budget of $1500 for now?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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get some Nismo stickers and call it a day...
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sickboy101
get some Nismo stickers and call it a day...



haha living in cali i bet the pigs would find sumthin illegal with that as well
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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your next mod should be research...it would have saved you a bunch of money (and time) already, and will help you pick more wisely for future plans. I am not being fecitious at all, I am being 1000% serious. Take some time to research the cars here that are actually having success with their mods, instead of being another sheep following a heard headed for a cliff. You'll end up with a car that performs better and lasts longer
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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save your money , keep your car stock , and dump a supercharger when you save enough money. I've seen used kits for like 3.5. HR kids acting tough these days
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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yea i think im going to surf through this site and check out what mods people made and what the results were.i think im going to just save up and do research while im at it.i start wyotech next month so it will kind of help through my research part.thnx bro

320whp all motor?
that is some good sheet
what mods do you have done?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Sickboy101
get some Nismo stickers and call it a day...
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save your money , keep your car stock , and dump a supercharger when you save enough money. I've seen used kits for like 3.5. HR kids acting tough these days

yea thats gonna be in the long run but it would be a nice mod
do you know of any supercharger with good results?
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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There is a forum dedicated to forced induction here. Go take a look at it. You are asking us to spoon feed you all of this information when its all right here and easily to find. Not trying to be an **** but search is your friend
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Originally Posted by Nishaat
yea i think im going to surf through this site and check out what mods people made and what the results were.i think im going to just save up and do research while im at it.i start wyotech next month so it will kind of help through my research part.thnx bro

320whp all motor?
that is some good sheet
what mods do you have done?
just click where it says click and you can read all about it
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