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An NA car is always going to suffer more at elevation that’s just the way it is. You try running a mile at elevation and see how easy it is

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An NA car is always going to suffer more at elevation that’s just the way it is. You try running a mile at elevation and see how easy it is once your gasping for air. As for e85 vs 93 you’ll see bigger gains vs 91 than vs 93 but again at elevation I’m not too sure if it’ll be worth it since it’s the lack of air that’s your issue. At the end of the day I think you won’t be happy until your boosted so at least your exhaust is ready for it now.
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ill grab a dual nozzle wet shot nitrous kit pretty soon and post some more numbers. its about the same price as an aftermarket cat back (nitrous kit is a little less) and will have much more gains.

i took the non res axle back mufflers off and went back to the super heavy stock nismo muffler - car is a little louder than stock but not much. anyone who asks in person i will tell them the car is stock

for anyone else thinking about building NA 370Z at high altitude i would encourage you to go boosted or nitrous first. ive had several turbo cars and am working on a trailblazer SS with LSA supercharger right now so id like to keep this mostly motor
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An NA car is always going to suffer more at elevation that’s just the way it is. You try running a mile at elevation and see how easy it is once your gasping for air. As for e85 vs 93 you’ll see bigger gains vs 91 than vs 93 but again at elevation I’m not too sure if it’ll be worth it since it’s the lack of air that’s your issue. At the end of the day I think you won’t be happy until your boosted so at least your exhaust is ready for it now.
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