He might... but they'd be garbage... and they'd definitely be sitting in boxes on his garage floor, not installed or painted.

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Ok this makes sense now.. My dads nismo stayed neck and neck w/ me in my car (see sig) Our power is so close but my car is so much lighter. Ahh I just want to beat him but that damn Nismo is quick.. I need to race him at a track, first 1/4 mile then auto-x

lol you drive a 370z

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I feel you man. I feel like the NISMO is a better starting point if you plan on making "worth-wild" modifications. I have changed out my cat-back and the sound system so far and I am happy to a point. My next move is to go F/I, but I am still on the fence regarding SC or TT. Leaning more toward TT even though I have made moves on SC type mods.

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We are probably looking at 280-290 WHP for a stock NISMO. Wish I would have gotten a baseline dyno prior to changing out my cat-back, but that is water under the bridge.:ugh2:

im looking to pick up a used GTM kit when they start popping up in the for sale forum. only a matter of time before some ballin TT member wants to go bigger and doesnt want their silly 450ponies..... ;) give it a year or two.

Small update here for those interested in the dr.gas x pipe results. I decided to scrap the dr. gas idea and decided to get the longtube headers which will be shipping out on Monday. I did find a local dyno (dyno jet) and I put down 310hp/256tq. with the mods listed above (No dr.gas pipe). I will post new dyno results after the headers on the (Rooskey dyno thread) if anyone wants to check it out. Happy Thanksgiving!

if you drive a civic maybe! :icon18:

I had my Nismo dynoed at Performance Motorsports in NY and my baseline was 322hp. It was on a Mustang dyno. I installed testpipes on her and now she is putting out 335hp.

Nice numbers.

I'll dyne mine soon

That dyno is messed up. Mustang dyno's are one of the lower reading dyno's, should be around 290hp for a Nismo. Perhaps they were using the wrong gear? Either that or they tinkered with the dyno to give higher numbers to their customers and make them feel better.

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Sorry if im late but howcome all the mags I read and all the vids i watched when the Nismo launched claim the Nismo puts out 350hp stock.They basically lied to everyone? I had feeling it wasn't what they said it was too. This car felt restricted when I test drove it.Now i feel stupid that they had me telling ppl my car put out 350hp.

You weren't lied to, you just don't understand how hp can be measured. The Nismo puts out 350hp at the crank but only about 290hp to the wheels. The way car companies measure hp is at the crank, basically the advertised hp that every company uses. Hp measured at the wheels is the crank hp that is left over after going through the drivetrain. Due to friction and other forces hp is decreased as it goes through the clutch/flywheel, tranny, driveshaft, differential and eventually to the wheels. I'm not going to get too detailed, just do a google search for wheel hp vs. crank hp.

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He is right!