Tuning & Modifications

RAM82 · 02-12-2013, 02:40 PM

Hey everyone,

Well short story is I spun out my 2011 5.0 and it was declared a total loss vehicle so I took it as a opportunity to jump into a new 370Z. Loved these cars for some time now and I'm very excited about my new wheels. I have just one main question that I would appreciate help with.

How would one go about tuning these cars (parameters such as fuel, air and timing) once modifications are installed. For example with my 5.0 I installed a intake manifold, throttle body, cold air, long tube headers, high flow cats, performance mufflers and rear end gears. Once all this was installed all I had to do was plug in a SCT tuner to the ODBII port and load a custom email tune that was sent to me from my tuner and I was good to go

Is this similar for the 370's, are there tuners out there that send a tune based on your mods and you just plug a flash device into the port and load the new tables? If so what is the flash tool most commonly used?

I need some clarification on this as soon as possible please. I would also appreciate any recommended tuners and or suppliers for aftermarket parts. I also dont care if people feel that certain mods dont need tuning. I'm very picky and will tune no matter what mods are installed. Any help is greatly appreciated. I want to start my build ASAP but need some direction first.

Thanks

JARblue · 02-12-2013, 02:43 PM

Here's a good start. It's probably where you should have posted this in the first place. Search is your friend, too

Tuning - Nissan 370Z Forum

kenchan · 02-12-2013, 02:44 PM

woah, someone coming from mustang to 370Z!

like a saltwater salmon swimming up a river.

edub370 · 02-12-2013, 02:44 PM

take it to an uprev tuner and have them dial it in perfectly

SS_Firehawk · 02-12-2013, 02:47 PM

Well, first of all welcome to the forum. Second, there is a lot of info regarding tuning on here to help get you up to speed. Basically as of right now, only Uprev is supporting the Z. Cobb only supports 2009. Uprev offers mail tunes as you are already familiar with. Also offered are tunes from Uprev tuners, but you have to go back to them for adjustments. Lastly, there is a tuner version that allows you to pay $50 for a mail tune, or take it to any competent tuner and have it done. You must download the software from uprev onto a laptop and plug the cable into your OBDII port and usb in you laptop. You can do diagnostics, read & clear codes as well as tune on the fly. I recommend checking out their site to get up to snuff on it.

6MT · 02-12-2013, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

woah, someone coming from mustang to 370Z!

What is the world coming to...?

RAM82 · 02-12-2013, 03:04 PM

Thanks for the information. Whats the deal about coming from a Mustang to a 370Z. Both are beautiful cars in their own specific ways. With my Mustang I dealt with American Muscle for parts. Is there an aftermarket dealer for the 370 that would be on par with American Muscle in terms of great reputaion and customer service?

Thanks again

SS_Firehawk · 02-12-2013, 03:07 PM

Plenty of forum vendors that support the community. There is a section for them too. Also if you check new posts, you will see them bumping their products.

DEpointfive0 · 02-12-2013, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAM82

Thanks for the information. Whats the deal about coming from a Mustang to a 370Z. Both are beautiful cars in their own specific ways. With my Mustang I dealt with American Muscle for parts. Is there an aftermarket dealer for the 370 that would be on par with American Muscle in terms of great reputaion and customer service?

Thanks again

Lol, because 70% of us go from 370Z to 5.0

We have great vendors, but expect to pay more for 370Z parts

RAM82 · 02-12-2013, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Lol, because 70% of us go from 370Z to 5.0

We have great vendors, but expect to pay more for 370Z parts

Well I've been in the Mustang world for a while now. I've owned 6 in the last 10 years and have modified the majority of them. The handling of the 370 is much better than the 5.0 IMHO and as with any car TQ and HP is only a few bills away. Essentially by the time May rolls around I will be driving a 370 that will chew my 5.0 and handle much nicer. So can you list some of these great vendors?

Jeez thought coming to the 370 world would come with some pride, not people confused on why I made the choice lol

Cheers

BG370z · 02-12-2013, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAM82

Hey everyone,

Well short story is I spun out my 2011 5.0 and it was declared a total loss vehicle so I took it as a opportunity to jump into a new 370Z. Loved these cars for some time now and I'm very excited about my new wheels. I have just one main question that I would appreciate help with.

How would one go about tuning these cars (parameters such as fuel, air and timing) once modifications are installed. For example with my 5.0 I installed a intake manifold, throttle body, cold air, long tube headers, high flow cats, performance mufflers and rear end gears. Once all this was installed all I had to do was plug in a SCT tuner to the ODBII port and load a custom email tune that was sent to me from my tuner and I was good to go

Is this similar for the 370's, are there tuners out there that send a tune based on your mods and you just plug a flash device into the port and load the new tables? If so what is the flash tool most commonly used?

I need some clarification on this as soon as possible please. I would also appreciate any recommended tuners and or suppliers for aftermarket parts. I also dont care if people feel that certain mods dont need tuning. I'm very picky and will tune no matter what mods are installed. Any help is greatly appreciated. I want to start my build ASAP but need some direction first.

Thanks

Welcome to the forum. Perhaps see you around this summer

RAM82 · 02-12-2013, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

Well, first of all welcome to the forum. Second, there is a lot of info regarding tuning on here to help get you up to speed. Basically as of right now, only Uprev is supporting the Z. Cobb only supports 2009. Uprev offers mail tunes as you are already familiar with. Also offered are tunes from Uprev tuners, but you have to go back to them for adjustments. Lastly, there is a tuner version that allows you to pay $50 for a mail tune, or take it to any competent tuner and have it done. You must download the software from uprev onto a laptop and plug the cable into your OBDII port and usb in you laptop. You can do diagnostics, read & clear codes as well as tune on the fly. I recommend checking out their site to get up to snuff on it.

Thanks for your reply. Got me heading in the right direction. Cheers!

RAM82 · 02-12-2013, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BG370z

Welcome to the forum. Perhaps see you around this summer

Thanks. Question for you, did you do any aftermarket ordering for your 370? If so can you point me in the direction of which vendors you used.

Thanks again

edub370 · 02-12-2013, 03:35 PM

what kinda parts u looking for? basic bolt on stuff or like forced induction or what?

SS_Firehawk · 02-12-2013, 03:38 PM

I've used Z1 performance, Corner3garage, b2autodesign, GTM, and a few others. Not everyone has everything, so you might have to develop a few go to spots to get what you want/need

02-12-2013, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
RAM82 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 9 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 12	Tuning & Modifications Hey everyone, Well short story is I spun out my 2011 5.0 and it was declared a total loss vehicle so I took it as a opportunity to jump into a new 370Z. Loved these cars for some time now and I'm very excited about my new wheels. I have just one main question that I would appreciate help with. How would one go about tuning these cars (parameters such as fuel, air and timing) once modifications are installed. For example with my 5.0 I installed a intake manifold, throttle body, cold air, long tube headers, high flow cats, performance mufflers and rear end gears. Once all this was installed all I had to do was plug in a SCT tuner to the ODBII port and load a custom email tune that was sent to me from my tuner and I was good to go Is this similar for the 370's, are there tuners out there that send a tune based on your mods and you just plug a flash device into the port and load the new tables? If so what is the flash tool most commonly used? I need some clarification on this as soon as possible please. I would also appreciate any recommended tuners and or suppliers for aftermarket parts. I also dont care if people feel that certain mods dont need tuning. I'm very picky and will tune no matter what mods are installed. Any help is greatly appreciated. I want to start my build ASAP but need some direction first. Thanks

02-12-2013, 02:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Here's a good start. It's probably where you should have posted this in the first place. Search is your friend, too Tuning - Nissan 370Z Forum __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-12-2013, 02:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	woah, someone coming from mustang to 370Z! like a saltwater salmon swimming up a river. UNKNOWN_370, onzedge, gbrettin and 3 others like this.

02-12-2013, 02:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	take it to an uprev tuner and have them dial it in perfectly __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

02-12-2013, 02:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Well, first of all welcome to the forum. Second, there is a lot of info regarding tuning on here to help get you up to speed. Basically as of right now, only Uprev is supporting the Z. Cobb only supports 2009. Uprev offers mail tunes as you are already familiar with. Also offered are tunes from Uprev tuners, but you have to go back to them for adjustments. Lastly, there is a tuner version that allows you to pay $50 for a mail tune, or take it to any competent tuner and have it done. You must download the software from uprev onto a laptop and plug the cable into your OBDII port and usb in you laptop. You can do diagnostics, read & clear codes as well as tune on the fly. I recommend checking out their site to get up to snuff on it. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

02-12-2013, 03:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
RAM82 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 9 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 12	Thanks for the information. Whats the deal about coming from a Mustang to a 370Z. Both are beautiful cars in their own specific ways. With my Mustang I dealt with American Muscle for parts. Is there an aftermarket dealer for the 370 that would be on par with American Muscle in terms of great reputaion and customer service? Thanks again

02-12-2013, 03:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	Plenty of forum vendors that support the community. There is a section for them too. Also if you check new posts, you will see them bumping their products. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

02-12-2013, 03:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	what kinda parts u looking for? basic bolt on stuff or like forced induction or what? __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

02-12-2013, 03:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	I've used Z1 performance, Corner3garage, b2autodesign, GTM, and a few others. Not everyone has everything, so you might have to develop a few go to spots to get what you want/need __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

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