Brand new Z 20k for mods

Beginner Z · 10-03-2013, 10:43 PM

Just purchased a brand new base 2013 370z. It is black, 6mt and sexy as hell. Got a great deal on it. I have 20k cash already set aside for mods and tuning. I don't know what I'm doing so am taking suggestions on what to put in. Should I go forced inducyion right away. Or what's the best pathway to take when doing this? I plan on stillen gen 3 intake , wheels, and tires first.

Zoren 370 · 10-03-2013, 10:54 PM

20k that's a lot of money to burn for just modifing the Z.

Go to vendors section and classified section or better yet use the search feature in the forum. That should keep you busy burning your 20k.

Post some pictures of your build...Happy Modding!

6MT · 10-03-2013, 11:03 PM

Hi

Mr&Mrs · 10-03-2013, 11:48 PM

Check out this recent thread:

Click This Link

It is similar to your setup only you have double the money to play with. If you pay me 2k I will send you the perfect list of items for a show stopper, track beast, or best of both worlds build.

and Welcome

cv129 · 10-03-2013, 11:48 PM

Congrats!

Now do you really want help or are you just showing off your 1st world problem? Lol

UruZai · 10-03-2013, 11:56 PM

Welcome and Congrats!
I wish I had that kind of money to spend on mods when I first got my Z

But as far as mods go it depends what you want out of your car. If you want to go fast and have lots of power, don't waste your money on NA mods just go straight to FI.

axmea? · 10-04-2013, 12:46 AM

Get the FI turbo kit plus recommended mods to go with it. That will burn most of your 20k pretty quick.

tower74 · 10-04-2013, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axmea?

Get the FI turbo kit plus recommended mods to go with it. That will burn most of your 20k pretty quick.

Agreed. I will be close to $17k when it's all said and done but I think it will be well worth the extra cost.

stubble88 · 10-04-2013, 01:31 AM

Niche79 · 10-04-2013, 06:24 AM

i gotta ask, if I had another 20k, i think id of gone GTR honestly. Just to be in the elite group! Just saying. Enjoy your car!

TNTi · 10-04-2013, 10:37 AM

Welcome and congratz! Enjoy making your new baby uniquely yours.

theDreamer · 10-04-2013, 10:43 AM

Well to help.
Do not buy anything yet, if you have well you just wasted money.

Since you are unsure, float around the forum and see what you like. Two main paths to take at the start, show or go. If show, then wheels, lip kit/aero kit, suspension, audio, seat will be a good start. If go then you can go straight FI, good solid kit would be GTM SC 1.5, GTM Stage 2 TT or Fast Intention TT. Great quality, simple to install and with a good quality tune will be very reliable. With go you will also have to look into cooling, oil cooler, exhaust upgrades, and transmission/braking depending on your goals.

Chuck33079 · 10-04-2013, 10:59 AM

Don't buy the intake if you're going FI. You'll just be wasting money. If you're going FI, set your power goals and work backwards from there. Don't skimp on the supporting mods, and don't forget to account for install costs. $15-20k is about what you need for the kit+supporting mods+install+tune with a little left over for things like springs, sways, etc.

If you didn't buy the sport package for some reason, add a real diff in there too.

jburke26 · 10-04-2013, 04:26 PM

Why not the Sport? Its only what 3k? Its gonna cost you more than the package was to upgrade the brakes, vlsd, (your boned on Syncrorev), and rims.

Unless your gonna put even bigger brakes, and a real lsd....

Beginner Z · 10-04-2013, 06:25 PM

CV129 - Nope, not showing off. A little more about the situation. Wife passed ---> Depressed ---> Sold house ---> Allocated money for car.

Good to know I dont need the stillen gen 3. Will cancel that order. Now shopping for a cool loooking set of wheels. I like the brushed look instead of chrome. Am going to get the door handles blacked out. And some window tinting.

As far as performance goes. Most threads I have read recommend going slow. But I plan on going balls to the wall right away. This car will not be my daily driver. Probably 50/50. My goals are horsepower in the 450+ range.

I definitely want FI. GTM looks like they have great products. Im not sure to go with one of the SC kits or a TT kit. What does everyone think about these? Performance? Reliability? Ease of driving?

Also, what sort of supporting mods do I need to aquire?

10-03-2013, 10:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Beginner Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Montana Posts: 15 Drives: 2013 370z base-MT Rep Power: 12	Brand new Z 20k for mods Just purchased a brand new base 2013 370z. It is black, 6mt and sexy as hell. Got a great deal on it. I have 20k cash already set aside for mods and tuning. I don't know what I'm doing so am taking suggestions on what to put in. Should I go forced inducyion right away. Or what's the best pathway to take when doing this? I plan on stillen gen 3 intake , wheels, and tires first.

10-03-2013, 11:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Hi __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

10-03-2013, 11:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mr&Mrs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,207 Drives: RZ34 Rep Power: 31940	Check out this recent thread: Click This Link It is similar to your setup only you have double the money to play with. If you pay me 2k I will send you the perfect list of items for a show stopper, track beast, or best of both worlds build. and Welcome sledchopper72 likes this. __________________ Project Z <--Click - Check out the link too many mods to list!

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cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,223 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	Congrats! Now do you really want help or are you just showing off your 1st world problem? Lol Niche79 likes this.

10-04-2013, 12:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Get the FI turbo kit plus recommended mods to go with it. That will burn most of your 20k pretty quick. tower74 likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

10-03-2013, 10:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zoren 370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 11,018 Drives: 11 Nissan 370 M6 Rep Power: 1913653	20k that's a lot of money to burn for just modifing the Z. Go to vendors section and classified section or better yet use the search feature in the forum. That should keep you busy burning your 20k. Post some pictures of your build...Happy Modding!

10-03-2013, 11:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
UruZai Track Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 531 Drives: '13 370Z SR 6MT Rep Power: 14	Welcome and Congrats! I wish I had that kind of money to spend on mods when I first got my Z But as far as mods go it depends what you want out of your car. If you want to go fast and have lots of power, don't waste your money on NA mods just go straight to FI.

10-04-2013, 01:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
stubble88 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Valencia Posts: 30 Drives: 13 370z sp Rep Power: 12	cv129, blackcherry20, stevent85 and 2 others like this.

10-04-2013, 06:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
Niche79 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kissimmee, FL Posts: 900 Drives: '09 SR Tour/Sprt/Nav Rep Power: 36	i gotta ask, if I had another 20k, i think id of gone GTR honestly. Just to be in the elite group! Just saying. Enjoy your car! __________________ 2009 370z Solid Red Touring/Sport/Navigation/Illuminated sills/LED interior lights Red/LED plate lights White/ Evo R fog light in Red/Stillen G3 intakes/ Fast Intentions Exhaust with 18" Resonators/ Rays Gramlights 57fxx/ Swift Springs/ Fast Intentions Resonated Test Pipes. NST SUCKS DONT ORDER

10-04-2013, 10:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
TNTi Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22 Drives: '10 40th Annv. 370Z Rep Power: 12	Welcome and congratz! Enjoy making your new baby uniquely yours.

10-04-2013, 10:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	Well to help. Do not buy anything yet, if you have well you just wasted money. Since you are unsure, float around the forum and see what you like. Two main paths to take at the start, show or go. If show, then wheels, lip kit/aero kit, suspension, audio, seat will be a good start. If go then you can go straight FI, good solid kit would be GTM SC 1.5, GTM Stage 2 TT or Fast Intention TT. Great quality, simple to install and with a good quality tune will be very reliable. With go you will also have to look into cooling, oil cooler, exhaust upgrades, and transmission/braking depending on your goals. Chuck33079 likes this. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

10-04-2013, 10:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Don't buy the intake if you're going FI. You'll just be wasting money. If you're going FI, set your power goals and work backwards from there. Don't skimp on the supporting mods, and don't forget to account for install costs. $15-20k is about what you need for the kit+supporting mods+install+tune with a little left over for things like springs, sways, etc. If you didn't buy the sport package for some reason, add a real diff in there too. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

10-04-2013, 04:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
jburke26 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cullman, Alabama Posts: 252 Drives: Sold Z Rep Power: 13	Why not the Sport? Its only what 3k? Its gonna cost you more than the package was to upgrade the brakes, vlsd, (your boned on Syncrorev), and rims. Unless your gonna put even bigger brakes, and a real lsd....

10-04-2013, 06:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
Beginner Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Montana Posts: 15 Drives: 2013 370z base-MT Rep Power: 12	CV129 - Nope, not showing off. A little more about the situation. Wife passed ---> Depressed ---> Sold house ---> Allocated money for car. Good to know I dont need the stillen gen 3. Will cancel that order. Now shopping for a cool loooking set of wheels. I like the brushed look instead of chrome. Am going to get the door handles blacked out. And some window tinting. As far as performance goes. Most threads I have read recommend going slow. But I plan on going balls to the wall right away. This car will not be my daily driver. Probably 50/50. My goals are horsepower in the 450+ range. I definitely want FI. GTM looks like they have great products. Im not sure to go with one of the SC kits or a TT kit. What does everyone think about these? Performance? Reliability? Ease of driving? Also, what sort of supporting mods do I need to aquire?

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