Costs per HP gain unworthy for our Z's

TongMan · 07-26-2010, 12:17 PM

Is it just me or is it that we overpay for barebly any worthy gains for our Z's? I was excited to start modding my 370z, so I did some research about the parts that I was planning on purchasing. I've come to learn that for the amount of money that we spend on these parts, we barely get any worthy hp gains. For example, I'll list what I was planning on upgrading.

Intake: Stillen, Injen, or AEM Cold Air Intake
Exhuast: Stillen, F.I., HKS
Headers: HR Longtubes
Tune: UpRev Tune, Cobb AP

So, I've calculated the costs of each part and compared it with the amount of hp increase.

~$500 for a tune for ~10 hp and 8tq
~$1700 - $2500 for catback for ~10-20 hp
~$1300 for headers for ~10-20 hp
~$500 - $800 for an intake for ~5hp-10 hp

When you think about the cost vs the hp gain, it just doesn't seem worth it. Or am I the only one that feels this way?

07-26-2010, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
TongMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,297 Drives: 2013 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 716	Costs per HP gain unworthy for our Z's Is it just me or is it that we overpay for barebly any worthy gains for our Z's? I was excited to start modding my 370z, so I did some research about the parts that I was planning on purchasing. I've come to learn that for the amount of money that we spend on these parts, we barely get any worthy hp gains. For example, I'll list what I was planning on upgrading. Intake: Stillen, Injen, or AEM Cold Air Intake Exhuast: Stillen, F.I., HKS Headers: HR Longtubes Tune: UpRev Tune, Cobb AP So, I've calculated the costs of each part and compared it with the amount of hp increase. ~$500 for a tune for ~10 hp and 8tq ~$1700 - $2500 for catback for ~10-20 hp ~$1300 for headers for ~10-20 hp ~$500 - $800 for an intake for ~5hp-10 hp When you think about the cost vs the hp gain, it just doesn't seem worth it. Or am I the only one that feels this way? JC-Nismo likes this.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Potential costs for violating warranty?	earwicker7	Nissan 370Z Warranty / Scheduled Maintenance / Servicing / Repairs	17	06-02-2010 05:20 PM
2009 370Z Ownership Costs is $45K.	zmyride	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	26	01-23-2010 01:46 AM
Stillen exhaust - gain vs loss?	FricFrac	Intake/Exhaust	19	06-08-2009 12:24 AM
costs for colors?	gtr06	Canada	2	04-24-2009 02:03 PM
How much to gain/lose with purchase?	mchspd	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	0	02-10-2009 08:55 PM