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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z All that said, if I were going to drop $1k on engine mods, I'd go with the best sounding exhaust system I could get and a

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Old 04-10-2013, 07:00 PM   #16 (permalink)
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All that said, if I were going to drop $1k on engine mods, I'd go with the best sounding exhaust system I could get and a tune.
Probably a good idea right there. Still plenty gains and gives you an exhaust note which imo is what car lacks.

Personally my plan was CAI (got the AEM), exhaust (I picked up a used oem nismo exhaust), those 2 mods ran less than $800.

Last thing performance for me is probably to get a uprev tune (about $650), to get those mods and the other benefits in sync.

I like going to 1/4 , etc so worth it to me but at same time not busting a budget.
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I'm no expert on modding 370Z engines. Most of this comes from what I've read on this site and others, plus some experience with "classic" Muscle Car era engines. YMMV

Nissan is already wringing out most of what the engine is capable of doing at reasonable cost and still be reliable. Most mods will give, at best, only modest returns. Any mods that make an appreciable gain in power will be expensive (well above your $1k budget) and have a negative effect on reliability.

Also keep in mind that the engine control system is pretty high-strung and many mods will make a re-tune necessary (or at least desirable). The more mods you make, the greater the need for re-tuning becomes.
You can probably get away with HFCs or CAI without a re-tune, but probably not both (not real sure about this one, maybe someone else can confirm/deny).

Most of the mods that increase air flow (eg, better flowing exhaust) will only give a boost at higher RPMs and can decrease power at lower RPM. Great for the strip/track; not so much for a DD.

For me, all the above means that engine mods are not worthwhile unless you are racing the car, especially for someone on a tight budget.

All that said, if I were going to drop $1k on engine mods, I'd go with the best sounding exhaust system I could get and a tune.
Im afraid I respectfully disagree here. I found my Injen exhaust on the forum for 900 and my stillen g3's for 400 for a total of 1300. I know its not under 1k but its close. I have a lot more grunt on the bottom end and a hell of a lot more grunt on the top. It has made my car feel so much better. I dont feel the reliability has decreased at all. I reset the ECU and it seems that it has adapted fine to what I have. Now I do agree that if you do much more than this you will need a tune, but im not looking for that as I have the 100k warranty. Oh my mpg has gone from 22 to 23.4. I check every tank of gas.
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hello, i have have a 11Nissan 370Z with Sport Package, im loving my car but i want more HP and TQ, im in a $1K budget.

what should i start of with. HFC???? Exhaust???? Headers????

please help, please provide brands and ideas and price if possible


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