They're a pretty easy mod to do also (the intake upgrades, I can't speak to the air guide).

The intake guide is straight forward as well and easy to do in conjunction with the race intake upgrades, especially since you already have the front fascia removed. I don’t think the intake guide would work with the FI tow bar since it is bolted to the underside of the stock crash bar. I’m sure if your savvy you could rig it up fine. This was one of the main reasons I went with Z1’s crash bar modification service. It’s also cheaper, safer and can still be used with the front bumper foam (this was important to me since I primarily use my Nismo as a street car), there also wasn’t substantial weight savings since the stock tow bar is aluminum and is already light. Z1 also turned it quickly and I shipped and had the modded crash bar back to me in 3-4days.

When it comes time to rebuild, go with Forged pistons with 12.5:1 and I beat you will hit 400+hp at the wheel. You may want to upgrade the rods too but the factory ones may be just fine. I would use better rod bolts though.

This is what the tow bar and intakes look like. Not sure if the air guide would fit my oil cooler. Used the tow bar to clear the intakes and oil cooler as both either didn't clear or were too close to fit paper through.

Nice - I’m installing an oil cooler when it gets warm. I may have the j take upgrade by that point and can let you know how/if they fit with the air guide

Most oil cooler kits are Series 6 style 34 rows. This one is a series 1 72 row. The 34 rows are more square and sit back near the radiator

Gotcha - mine is a 25-row. Sounds like it should fit. Fingers crossed!

after of year of sitting on the shelf the C2 cam is going in the car in April..
i will have a before and after dyno... but i will be adding a lower ported plenum at the time as well.

Lower ported is a waste of time and money for anything NA and stock compression. You should be that money into a ported upper.

i have a ported Plenum and throttle bodies..

I use a m370 on a stock intake, with stillen G3 on a the stock 3.7 block test pipes, and stillen exhaust.
it did not loose any top end power and the bottom, mid . and top end are way better than the stock one.
it made more power all the way through the rpm range. on my Cobb tune. 309 rwhp. 7 AT. base line 264 rwhp.
look at my 1/4 mile times and my trap speed. It made a big difference in my 60 ft time, 1.80 sec.
looking at the new JWT cams. for the 4.5 stroker

Z

before and After dyno will be done
here are my list of Mods before i install the C2 Cam..
Car will be dropped off at Seb at SpecialtyZ for install End of March
list of current mods
Ceramic Coated Z1 Headers
Stillen Gen 3 with Velocity stacks
Berk high Flow Cats
Ark Exhaust
Ported Stock Plenum
Ported Throttle Bodies
Ecutek Tuned
4.08 gears

Mods to be installed
Jim Wolf C2 cam
New Oil Pump to put the new Boundary Engineering VHR Billet Pump Gears in and Raise reline to 7900k
VQ37VHR Water Pump to replace the old one while the motor is out
Ported Lower Plenum to replace stock one
new Radiator Hoses
new spark plus
Bde Motor Mounts
FI HFC and Exhaust
vibra technics Transmission Mount

Upper ported or no?

yes the upper is ported

I was really just wanting to get some more power out of it to enjoy while I saved money along. The future of this car, all things permitting, is for it to be force fed. There are a lot of great kits out there that I've looked at, but after what Forged Performance and FI posted up on instagram yesterday, there seems to be one clear option. :eek:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BthF0yXH..._web_copy_link