Top 5 "To Do's"
 

Hello

I'm looking for opinions on top 5 mods that may relate to performance, looks or down right "nasty" must haves. Please provide manufacture and your overall opinion and any additional information that you may have.

I would like to see overall what the forum is leaning towards when modifying their Nismo's. Yes, it depends on the purpose but still would like to hear from you.

Thanks!!!

Well, since you have a Nismo, everything goes to power


Stillen G3 intake

1. turbo kit of your choice.
2. supporting mods, ie: oil cooler/gauges/clutch upgrade/brakes
3. exhaust
4. tune
5. enjoy

:iagree:

Or if you want to stay NA

Fast intentions cat back
Fast intentions LTHs
Stillen gen 3 intake
Tune-uprev
Clutch- the oem clutch is a joke IMO.. I went with an RPS clutch from specialty Z and love it!

Few more things that aresnt so extreme... tint, shift knob (I love my password jdm one), spacers... not sure what size for nismos?

If I were to pick up a Nismo...

1. clear bra
2. tint
3. shift knob
4. homelink mirror
5. sound dampening for trunk
6. audio headunit with nav, bluetooth, usb
7. coilovers + spacers

Hmm, so much more to do...

Must do:

Oil cooler with thermo sandwich plate
Pull the fuse on steering lock if your car has it
Make sure the front spring spacer is removed
Change clutch helper spring if you can't stand the stock feel
Brake cooling ducts if you track it often

1. Pulled steering lock fuse.
2. Injen cai
3.HKS exhaust
4. Motordyne M370 intake
5. Uprev tune
6. Eibach springs and alignment kit

1. Clutch upgrade
2. F.I. turbo system
3. Fap to the power the car will put down
4. Endless smile
5. Done....for awhile.

IDK about 5 of the best mods.... but I would have to say my favorite on my car is my clutch/flywheel upgrade. I have a Southbend stage 2 clutch and a 22lb flywheel (stock is 31lbs). Engagement is so much smoother now and revs up some much faster than oem. Our stock clutch is garbage.

Ahh... I love the HKS exhaust too!:tup:

Off topic... OP your from Mass too?? Mind me ask where? We should go to Z meet when weather is warmer! And the local folks there can tell you what mods are the best and where you should take your car in.:tup:

Thanks for your feedback!!! Would like to see a little more branding, no I'm not trying to advertise just seeing what is the best out there for the money.

I could search the forum, but thought that it would be good to have a top 5 or top whatever to help not only myself but anyone else that is fairly new to imports. The forum is great info, but think sometimes people are going with whatever the forum is ruling.

I'm hoping if I have enough post I'll/we will have good starting point or argument which I will compile and post.

thanx!!!

I'm in the Worcester area, hardly see any Z's around here or anywhere so surprised to hear about a Z meet in MA?

Haha same here in Lowell... I only saw few 370s in past few years! Lol. Yes there is a Z/G meet in Boston.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/1...group_activity

Apologies for the ignorance and for hijacking the thread... but what does this do? Just eliminates the column locking up w/o the key fob inside or am I misinterpreting it?

Test Pipes & the Red Start Button. Awesome noise for the outside, shiny thing to stare at on the inside. Add Tint if you want to hide your silly grin when you romp on it for the first time after adding first item ; )

I don't agree with people who just spout off vendors.

It's all about what you want to accomplish. For instance I went with takeda C.A.I. because I don't want to cut. If the OP doesn't want to cut stillen Gen 3 might not be for him.

I will say though that a C.A.I. is cheap and offers pretty decent WHP for the money. Which one you want is up to your needs though.

Also test pipes are a cheap way to get extra HP at the wheels.

Exhausts are expensive and with the above 2 mods they don't actually yield much in terms of extra power. So if you do get an exhaust, do it because you like the sound :)

Breathing mods are a quick and cheap way to get up to 310-320 WHP IMO But don't just go with what everyone else has. Do some research. Buy what YOU want and what works for YOUR needs.

King: our car doesn't have the steering lock problem. You don't need to worry about it. Also don't forget to check the suspension for those black transport thingies that dealerships ALWAYS forget to remove.

After today I will officially be "out of things to do" to the car assuming I leave it NA :(

I'm getting close. :D

Just look at my journal thread for things to do. :eek:

I want those RC brake duct vents badly but the price is ridiculous for what would basically amount to an aesthetic.

I'm actally about on-par with you for mods believe it or not.

Hell my journal has info on every bolt on mod outside of a lightweight flywheel. I def agree with Gauge on this topic though. the differences between most aftermarket parts are within a few %. Then it starts becoming an aesthetics, reliability, and support thing. There are a few standouts though in the performance area. Most Vendors here will work to resolve issues, at least the ones on this forum. There are a handful that have not, and it's easy to find those complaints.

To date I have had great success with Motordyne, AE performance, AEM, Tanabe, GTM, NST, PPE, Z1, as well as inquiries with Boosted Performance, Fast Intentions, AAM, and Uprev. Some folks swear by Stillen G3's, F.I. exhausts, and Motordyne ART pipes. Everyone has opinions, if enough opinions are the same, then that is a good indicator of aesthetics, reliability, performance, and support.

what's your budget?

Who me? Or the OP?

Maybe I should add top 5 things to know about your new Nismo before you mod it to this request. Thanks!!!

Twin turbos


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Too much effort for a motor not designed to take that kind of strain. To get a reliable stage 2 TT build up and running, expect to spend between 10-15k and there's still no guarantee your motor won't end up in the junkyard and say goodbye to your warranty if it does.

I would do it only if I had a sponsorship of some kind and although I've put out feelers (since I hit the show circuit pretty hard). I have yet to get a serious bite.

If you don't believe me, go read some of the horror stories in the FI forum and see how easy it is to annihilate your car.

Welp, you shouldn't have bought a nismo if your intent was to mod it (I kinda regret it). I've removed most of what made the Nismo car a nismo save the body kit and wheels.

Now that it's "done" I really love it but could have probably built the same car for 5k less than I ended up paying.