atchi123 Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Hi all 3 months into 350z ownership and its blown me away so far. Just wondered if there are any very simple performance enhancing tweaks, mods, etc to get up towards the 300bhp mark? (Obviously using Super goes without saying) I have zero modding experience so anything that requires zero/minimal mechanical skill is appreciated! Steve Quote
lomoto Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 most performance mods, Exhaust , induction kit etc, get cancelled out by the self setting ECU system... sounds nicer though with an exhaust and induction kit Apparently the only worthwhile mod is an increased size plenum or plenum spacer Quote
atchi123 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Posted December 18, 2006 yeah, i remember reading about the ECU come to think of it. looks like i'll have to get one of those twin turbo kits then Quote
stevie_350z Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 yeah, i remember reading about the ECU come to think of it. looks like i'll have to get one of those twin turbo kits then The best thing you can do is join the SE-MAFIA! We have a burgioning group down south who can drink, fight and drive! Captint is the self-styled Del-Boy-cum-leader, bwahahahHAAHHA! On a more serious note, we had seven Zs a few weekends a go - join the SE list! and welcome Quote
Zzzz... Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Hello this is Mr Captain Sensible Here... Why upgarde and increase power? What will you gain? I am guessing and being very presumptious ( i think you spell it like this) , but i think the best performance upgrade you can make is to be able to utilise the current power output of this car...I bet you would not notice an extra 20bhp, and if you did you will not make so much use of it... UK roads are not that smooth and putting power down is already pretty "interesting".... There is nothing worse that being thrashed by a good driver in a ford mondeo 2.0 ... (not yet happened to me but no doubt it will...) and extra power will not help you, if anything, it will slow you down, or leave you in a ditch... , no amount of explanation of how much power you had will make things better.... Spend the money in driver training. There is nothing cooler than seeing a car like this being driven how it should be...and you can tell who's a driver and who's a fighter pilot ...and I bet you will be able to thrash even these highly tuned boys.... and if you can master this in the wet, even better... not only that, but think that in the future if you wanted, you could be the guy in the ford mondeo thrashing souped up zed's !!! Driver Training= Safety= Skill= Speed= R E S P E C T... This public advice notice was brought to you by the "mr. sensible society" Quote
captint Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 Good call, Zzzz Unless you are looking for serious power gains (and its gets very expensive very quicky) I would set your self a budget, and then work around that. Easy wins are Plenum small power gain, not going to rock your world Zorst / HF cats - Noise Intake - Noise Suspension, coliovers etc, not massive straight line difference, but if you do windy road driving will make a huge performance and speed difference ECU - Get a piggy back ECU and then you mods will come into play, although I would'nt imagine you'll ever get more than 35 extra bhp Quote
atchi123 Posted January 9, 2007 Author Posted January 9, 2007 Very good advice zzz..., thanks. I reckon I will check out the driver training as this is the first 'proper' 200bhp+ performance car I've owned. Nearly stacked it the other day anyhow... Quote
sl114 Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Very good advice zzz..., thanks. I reckon I will check out the driver training as this is the first 'proper' 200bhp+ performance car I've owned. Nearly stacked it the other day anyhow... You sound like me then Hey you are in reading, get over to the oxford meet this saturday, we can initiate you Quote
ir_fuel Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Hello this is Mr Captain Sensible Here... .... Completely agree on this one. It costs less than most mods (except for the 350z-uk sticker mod ), and its a "mod" you can carry with you to other cars. And its heaps of fun (e.g. just check out Sarnie's story of the top gear track day) Quote
atchi123 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks sl114, not going to be able to get to that one but will try and get to one of the meets. Not sure about the 'initiate you' bit though... Quote
Stew Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks sl114, not going to be able to get to that one but will try and get to one of the meets. Not sure about the 'initiate you' bit though... Goat sha**ing is the initiation test..... so I've heard! Quote
stuey Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks sl114, not going to be able to get to that one but will try and get to one of the meets. Not sure about the 'initiate you' bit though... Goat sha**ing is the initiation test..... so I've heard! and looking forward to.................!! Quote
Sarnie Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks sl114, not going to be able to get to that one but will try and get to one of the meets. Not sure about the 'initiate you' bit though... Goat sha**ing is the initiation test..... so I've heard! and looking forward to.................!! Only 9 more posts till your sticker Quote
stuey Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks sl114, not going to be able to get to that one but will try and get to one of the meets. Not sure about the 'initiate you' bit though... Goat sha**ing is the initiation test..... so I've heard! and looking forward to.................!! Only 9 more posts till your sticker who me sarnie.......? Quote
Sarnie Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks sl114, not going to be able to get to that one but will try and get to one of the meets. Not sure about the 'initiate you' bit though... Goat sha**ing is the initiation test..... so I've heard! and looking forward to.................!! Only 9 more posts till your sticker who me sarnie.......? 4 now Quote
Stew Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Sticker from the site. With the logo top centre of this page. Quote
stuey Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 cool.............. my life is complete..........!!!! Quote
stuey Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Sticker from the site. With the logo top centre of this page. cant see me sticker............. Quote
lomoto Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Sticker from the site. With the logo top centre of this page. cant see me sticker............. like this,also available in dfferent colour ways Quote
Removed Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 just PM me your address and full anme and your choice of colour/type and I'll send you one ! Quote
Stew Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 Anyway, back on topic! I didn't help keeping it on topic..... Get a popcharger, it makes an awesome noise. Nothing you do to the engine will make you much quicker unless spending big bucks. Tyres, suspension and brakes. That'll speed you up on the country roads! Quote
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