I've got $8,000 to spend on mods for my 370z. Need some advice.

pm87 · 09-12-2011, 10:56 PM

alright guys, i bought my 370z a month ago and around Christmas i plan on modding the car a bit. the problem is i'm a complete noob when it comes to this sort of thing.

i want to add HP to it and make the exaust sound a little meaner as well. ideally i'd like to add around 100 hp to it. how would i go about doing this and how much does this sort of thing usually cost?

i'm a complete noob with this as i've said. any of you have any ideas as to what i should do to my car performance -wise with an $8,000 dollar budget?

thanks in advance.

whoLEEoh · 09-12-2011, 10:57 PM

Supercharger.

Lemers · 09-12-2011, 10:58 PM

Stillen SC

XwChriswX · 09-12-2011, 10:59 PM

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pm87 · 09-12-2011, 10:59 PM

guys i don't mean to bug you, but i have no idea what a Supercharger is. can someone explain in more detail and list a ball park price. thanks

frost · 09-12-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pm87

guys i don't mean to bug you, but i have no idea what a Supercharger is. can someone explain in more detail and list a ball park price. thanks

XwChriswX · 09-12-2011, 11:10 PM

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Great meme, great movie.

Lemers · 09-12-2011, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pm87

guys i don't mean to bug you, but i have no idea what a Supercharger is. can someone explain in more detail and list a ball park price. thanks

Supercharger is like a turbo charger. It works to suck more air into the engine increasing horsepower. One maim difference is the turbos are powered but exhaust and superchargers are powered by the engine.

11Thumper · 09-13-2011, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pm87

guys i don't mean to bug you, but i have no idea what a Supercharger is. can someone explain in more detail and list a ball park price. thanks

Holy...

pm87 · 09-12-2011, 11:00 PM

okay then i'll do a search. thanks!

XwChriswX · 09-12-2011, 11:55 PM

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Search button, it's free.

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okay then i'll do a search. thanks!

Wasn't trying to be rude, just in all seriousness, if you are as much of a noob as you self-admittedly claim... Type in the things you don't know and read up on them.

If you're into performance gains, unless you want to go Forced Induction (Supercharger/Turbocharger) the main areas are Intake/Exhaust.

If you want to go for looks and make yours original, then you can look into a good set of wheels/tires.

If you want a comfortable ride, you can look into coil-over suspension or swaybars, or just springs/shocks.

All of this info can be found using the search feature as your friend. Not saying don't ask questions, but just make sure you search and see if there was another noob who wanted to know the same info you do.

pm87 · 09-13-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Wasn't trying to be rude, just in all seriousness, if you are as much of a noob as you self-admittedly claim... Type in the things you don't know and read up on them.

If you're into performance gains, unless you want to go Forced Induction (Supercharger/Turbocharger) the main areas are Intake/Exhaust.

If you want to go for looks and make yours original, then you can look into a good set of wheels/tires.

If you want a comfortable ride, you can look into coil-over suspension or swaybars, or just springs/shocks.

All of this info can be found using the search feature as your friend. Not saying don't ask questions, but just make sure you search and see if there was another noob who wanted to know the same info you do.

i might go that route instead because from what i've read Supercharger mods, etc. require a quite a bit of investment in addition to the mod itself. might just look into better tires/rims and upgrade my sound system. i think i'll be set with that.

XwChriswX · 09-13-2011, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pm87

i might go that route instead because from what i've read Supercharger mods, etc. require a quite a bit of investment in addition to the mod itself. might just look into better tires/rims and upgrade my sound system. i think i'll be set with that.

You could do a simple breakout like this:

Intake: $500
Exhaust: $1000
Tune: $1000
Wheels: $3000
Tires: $1000
Springs: $500
Stereo: $1000
Total: $8000

Numbers are inflated to cover worst case scenario on tune and if you go for looks/quality vs cheap, but more than likely you will have leftovers.

pm87 · 09-13-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

You could do a simple breakout like this:

Intake: $500
Exhaust: $1000
Tune: $1000
Wheels: $3000
Tires: $1000
Springs: $500
Stereo: $1000
Total: $8000

Numbers are inflated to cover worst case scenario on tune and if you go for looks/quality vs cheap, but more than likely you will have leftovers.

thanks! any idea what that would add on to performance

Ron · 09-12-2011, 11:04 PM

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pm87 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 11 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 14	I've got $8,000 to spend on mods for my 370z. Need some advice. alright guys, i bought my 370z a month ago and around Christmas i plan on modding the car a bit. the problem is i'm a complete noob when it comes to this sort of thing. i want to add HP to it and make the exaust sound a little meaner as well. ideally i'd like to add around 100 hp to it. how would i go about doing this and how much does this sort of thing usually cost? i'm a complete noob with this as i've said. any of you have any ideas as to what i should do to my car performance -wise with an $8,000 dollar budget? thanks in advance.

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