DIY week

carvalho360 · 06-20-2013, 08:43 PM

Had a great DIY week with the Z... un-plastidipped my rims after at least a year with it on

finally installed my stillen gen 3 intakes
(thanks to this post DIY: Finally Installed The STILLEN G3 Intake today! Lots of Pics inside (AK370Z))

took me nearly 8 hours (with a dinner break) and it was a pain...but worth it... side note: should only take 2-3 hours but my Z was a salvage and alot of things were more difficult to unscrew/bolt and the fitting of certain things was not perfect

Also took off the badges to black them out
(thanks to this post Under the emblems)

Used Dupli-color perfect match Universal gloss black and universal clear... came out a good level of glossy

hopefully more to come

RAE370z · 06-20-2013, 09:22 PM

I got my intakes sitting in the house in a box. Need to find time to install them. Overall did you notice any power increase or throttle response change? How'd it feel on the butt dyno?

carvalho360 · 06-20-2013, 09:41 PM

ive only taken it for one good spin since installing.. (still debadged and looks like crap) but i think the ecu still has to adjust.. When reving i could hear a slightly deeper tone but it wasnt anything huge... I feel once i break it in on a few more drives the butt dyno will show bigger results... throttle response felt quicker but only time will tell

RAE370z · 06-21-2013, 09:38 PM

Good to know. And from a fellow jersey guy. Think I might do mine tomorrow. Intakes spacers and eibach springs. Good luck with the ride.

carvalho360 · 06-22-2013, 05:52 PM

enjoy it... i changed my oil and took it for a 2 hour long drive today...felt great until i hit traffic...started to notice a more powerful kick when i accelerate so its lookin good... deff worth the $ to upgrade

06-22-2013, 05:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
carvalho360 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 114 Drives: 09 370z black Rep Power: 15	enjoy it... i changed my oil and took it for a 2 hour long drive today...felt great until i hit traffic...started to notice a more powerful kick when i accelerate so its lookin good... deff worth the $ to upgrade RAE370z likes this.

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06-20-2013, 09:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
RAE370z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: new jersey Posts: 54 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 12	I got my intakes sitting in the house in a box. Need to find time to install them. Overall did you notice any power increase or throttle response change? How'd it feel on the butt dyno?

06-20-2013, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
carvalho360 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 114 Drives: 09 370z black Rep Power: 15	ive only taken it for one good spin since installing.. (still debadged and looks like crap) but i think the ecu still has to adjust.. When reving i could hear a slightly deeper tone but it wasnt anything huge... I feel once i break it in on a few more drives the butt dyno will show bigger results... throttle response felt quicker but only time will tell

06-21-2013, 09:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
RAE370z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: new jersey Posts: 54 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 12	Good to know. And from a fellow jersey guy. Think I might do mine tomorrow. Intakes spacers and eibach springs. Good luck with the ride.