dave350z Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Hi guys.... I've recently bought a 350Z and am looking at mods for it, mainly to do with performance and handling not cosmetic as I will do this later, trouble is im quite new to this and I could do with some advice; What are the best initial mods to boost Bhp for a reasonable price? How does the engine react to chipping and when should I chip it? There are many more questions than this but I will save them, thanks in advance to anyone who helps out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Unless you have realy deep pockets, don't expect massive power gains. The ECU is rock solid and its difficult to get any substantial power upgrades. You may get the odd 10BHP for different exhaust, but the ECU corrects any mods - if you want silly speeds, your going to be spending thousands on forced induction. There are LOADS of mods for the zed though. New exhausts, interior and exterior cosmetic changes, new brakes, suspensions - all pretty reasonable considering other vehicles (i.e. a GTR would gobble your wallet up no problem, whereas a zed probably wouldn't for most). It all depends on what you want you zed to do and your personal taste. Check out some independent traders on here - a good place to start is looking on the adverts on the portal [home] section of the site). Tons of advice here - I'm fairly new myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Hi Dave and welcome to the forum. I have moved this to the intro section so we can all say welcome. Suggested starting mods ignoring cosmetic and sound improvement ( exhausts and air intakes) would be brake pads and springs/coilovers. The 350z ecu is said to "learn" and cancel out power increases from basic mods and as yet we have nly a few options for working on the ECU. Forced induction is pretty expensive although a few have done it. As such, the handling is the best way to improve performance initially IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Forget trying for more power as has already been said. Just do the induction and exhaust and smile everytime you gun the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 350Z Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Helloooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZMANALEX Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Hi Dave and to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Welcome Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Welcome aboard, as the guys said you need deep pockets for performance mods, cheapest way to boost your power is nitrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Welcome to the forum. Any pics of your Zed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SM0350z Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 to the club, and your at the right place if you want to mod your zed, some fantastic traders on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hi Dave & to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave350z Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Just a quick one to say thanks for all the advice and the welcome, appologies for not doing this sooner. I will be modding my Z soon using your advice and will also post some pictures, it is pretty basic at the moment though! once again thanks for the welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I will be modding my Z soon using your advice and will also post some pictures, it is pretty basic at the moment though! That just means it's got heaps of potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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