What shouldn't you do on the stock engine?
 

Hey all. Recently totaled my z (rip </3) and I'm picking up an 08 NISMO tonight.

Everything under the hood is stock, new brembos and stock interior and I'm wondering which upgrades you shouldn't do without others.

Yes, I've searched around but this isn't really set in stone, it's mostly built on opinions of veterans which is why I've decided to create a thread.

The first thing that I'm planning on getting is a pair of Stillen cold air's and installing them myself. Trying to do as much work as possible by myself or with my stepdad and get my hands dirty learning all the in's-and-out's of the z. I've seen them before, they increase performance and add a beautiful sound quality, especially on top of the NISMO exhaust.

As far as other upgrades (I don't even know what headers are, that's my noob level) I suppose my specific question is what should I not do without doing something else first?
For example, you don't put a turbo onto a stock engine. I'm wondering what else not to do and why.

Thanks for your time.

:rolleyes:

it puts the lotion on its skin.

It's does what it's told!!

or it gets the hose again!

id talk with Nismo350z#0310 about a nismo, he knows what not to do to them in the wrong order, they are just like supras so u will be awesome!

^ lol

Now it places the lotion in the basket.

plus, they hold their value with much downforce and $30k.

you're asking a very complicated question. why don't you start with creating a goal for yourself and go from there? considering your inexperience with cars, I'd say start with basics: intake/exhaust/tune and learn along the way.

wrong place for responses like this.

shoulda got an auto. they're faster at the strip.

I challenge you to a duel OP, I am going to total a Z faster than you! I am the fastest Z totaler except for TH because he is best at everything.

:bowrofl:

that's what he totalled first.

Just read his other thread.

urightdoe.

:thumbup:

NOS

Shouldn't install a flux capacitor. Without it time travel would be impossible.

No real goal at the moment. Just looking to make improvements while learning about it all myself. I have a good nismo stock exhaust at the moment, that's why I'm asking about intakes. That's most likely my first step, but I don't want to go "out of order" and put too much stress on other parts of the engine.

Thanks for the legit response.

For the others,

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg...aafso1_500.jpg

How funny would it be if TH grenades his nismo

That and driver mod. Like I said in my thread, I spent 4 years learning to drive the Nismo stock. As for boosting, it's definitely not cheap. If you need transportation with the Z, just do full bolt ons/tune and be done. That way you can just drive it w/o worrying about it.

are you kidding me. you drove an automatic...and your commenting about my shifter. stick to your mom's FWD auto camry...you know nothing about a Z, much less a stick.