Is tuning is right for me?
 

Hi all,

I am very new to the Z world and to tuning.
I have 2014 370Z Nismo that being used as DD and it a bit over 11500 miles.
As reading to this http://www.the370z.com/tuning/105447-ecutek-everything.html I understood that I don't understand even the little i was thinking that I am :icon14:

I am originally from the FWD world and the best example is golf GTI, it is very esay to chip a GTI you have all of this OOTB maps and tuners that you can pick and they let you know what you must have for the tune.

As far as I understand this is not the case with EceTek, EceTek will give a platform and someone will have to create the map(s) for me with some dyno runs.

Sorry for the long intro but here are my questions:
1. Do I need this as a DD?
2. Will it be better to put mods before and only them to tune? If yes what are the mods you guys thinking about and why (I am trying to learn as much as I can)?
3. As for now I have unlimited budget (Just because I did not talked with the wife yet), so i will like with the help of the forum to build a "Guide" for the DD that will like to tune and mod his car for one a wile drag/race but still like to keep it the ability to use it as a DD. Anyone think he can help?


Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If your car is currently stock, you do not need a tune. If you plan on doing engine mods that is when you will need a tune. Generally, you can do intake or exhaust mods independently without needing a retune, but once you do both intake and exhaust you will need a tune.

My recommendation, get the mods you plan on doing done, then finish it with a dyno tune.

Biggest bolt ons for power are long tube cold air intakes and less restrictive exhaust. If you're in a place without emissions, the stock cat converters are the most restrictive piece of the system

Tuning is always right for this car. The throttle is so tame and mild from factory. Do your 2 basic bolt on's (long tube intake, exhaust) then get ecutek (Sebastian Specialty Z) you can have a map for fun driving and a map for economic driving. The throttle response alone is worth it!

What part of GA are you in ? Great thing about GA you're in the midst of a few of the best Z tuners in the country.

1. ? not sure what you mean, the best tunes for our platform are done on a dyno, but e tuning is getting better than it was before with ecutek's rise

2. Mod first and then tuning would be ideal

3. Happy wife happy life ! ( or so i've heard) are you looking at staying N/A ?

I am like 30 miles from downtown Atlanta.

What I am saying that it not like you can go and get APR tune and all that you need is to flush the ECU with new map.

My wife have a Golf GTI, we tuned it with APR and from 210hp it is now 316hp, i don't recall the tq number but it also went up around +80

From where can I get info on the different mods? what will be the best for me and what i gain from them?

This is true! Happy wife happy life! I am sorry but what is it N/A?

It is all Nismo parts so the question will be if I upgrade the long tube intake and exhaust from the Nismo part will I gain anything or just keep the Nismo parts in?

I do need emissions, from where can I get info about long tube cold air intakes and less restrictive exhaust? do i need just go to a shop and talked with them?

Naturally aspirated , vs going forced induction.

Ah i see now, its a bit different from the APR way of doing things, we have an audi tt-s with apr parts and tune so I understand where you're coming from.

Lets assume you're wanting to stay naturally aspirated. You can get some mods ( intake, exhaust, test pipes) and have it e tuned with an ecutek flash from Seb@ specialty z. You'd be somewhere around 300-330 whp depending on a bunch of things.

Or you can head over to Z1 motorsports ( about 30 minutes west of the city) and get a dyno tune from Jon using Uprev, OR if you want ecutek features like launch control and flat foot shifting and would rather be dyno tuned vs e tuned, you can head out to Marietta and get tuned by Sharif at forged.

Thanks for the info!!!!

As far as I see here everyone saying to stay away from Uprev and only go with ecutek, if this not the case what is the different between them?

If i get the mods (intake, exhaust, test pipes) they will be better then the Nismo parts?

If i understand right e tuned done remotely by me sending log files and the tuner send me maps but for doing that I need some dyno runs (I am not going to do street runs) every time i get a new map so we will be able to fine tune the map, is this true?

Is any of the mods need to be brakes/break system because of the extra power?

Give Sharif at forged performance a call.