OFFICIAL "What Mods Should I Buy for my Coupe?" Thread

[Xet]

Originally Posted by DRG35MIA

^ You don't need to get sway bars, those are just for improved handling (has nothing to do with lowering). A lot of people on here have gone with springs (tein, tanabe, etc.) and tokico d-spec shocks, and it has worked out great for them.

The exhaust is up to you. If you don't want to spend a lot then go with the x02 ebay exhaust, but I would go with the HKS / FI / or Motordyne exhausts. The downside is that they all surpass $1k.

The car will run fine without a tune for a while. Just be sure to get one later on to get the most out of your mods.

x02 is a great exhaust imo. it sounds very nice (minus a tiny bit of drone under heavy load but that can be fixed with cheap resonators), i would definitely recommend it. i have received tons of compliments on my exhaust and i would be seriously surprised if someone could tell the difference between the newer x02's and hks without getting under the car.

Here is a thread to see for yourself, pics/clips/reviews all in there KCR Exhaust review (X02)

[elperuano]

Originally Posted by Xet

x02 is a great exhaust imo. it sounds very nice (minus a tiny bit of drone under heavy load but that can be fixed with cheap resonators), i would definitely recommend it. i have received tons of compliments on my exhaust and i would be seriously surprised if someone could tell the difference between the newer x02's and hks without getting under the car.

Here is a thread to see for yourself, pics/clips/reviews all in there KCR Exhaust review (X02)

Yea but you cant fool yourself.. Cmon its a knockoff of the real HKS.. Quite frankly i'd be embarassed to have any knockoff on my car.. I'd rather spend the money and buy REAL quality parts but thas just my opinion.. Besides must make for an awkward conversation sometimes.. "Hey what kinda exhaust you got?".... "A knockoff HKS...." or do you lie and say its an HKS?

[Law to the Rence]

Originally Posted by elperuano

Yea but you cant fool yourself.. Cmon its a knockoff of the real HKS.. Quite frankly i'd be embarassed to have any knockoff on my car.. I'd rather spend the money and buy REAL quality parts but thas just my opinion.. Besides must make for an awkward conversation sometimes.. "Hey what kinda exhaust you got?".... "A knockoff HKS...." or do you lie and say its an HKS?

Word.
Get the real deal or don't get it at all. I don't get people who say "nahh i don't have enough money for ____ yet so i'll just get knockoff" Just save up a little more or buy used...its not that hard.

Its because so many people are buying knockoff parts that legit companies like GReddy are going out of business

[TbagzG35]

lowering

[G2NV]

Originally Posted by AirmanRed

So first time posting on this thread but long time reader. I've been on this forum for about 3 months reading, researching, watching the progression of the G's that come and I'm honestly hooked. I'm currently serving in kuwait which is our last stop then we will be on our way home stateside in about a week or two. But I plan on buying a G coupe MT once I return and I still have some questions even after reading this thread from page one all the way till the end ( which was very enjoyable and informative ). Now I'm not new to the mod world, comming from an 00 Honda Accord EX that I've worked on myself from the day I got it so turning my own wrenches is not an issue to me. My items on my list of first mods consist of..

1. 5/16 MD spacer ( depending on the year I get an mrev2 also )
2. JWT popcharger and z tube
3. Catback exhaust ( still not sure on the brand just yet )
4. Some HFC's
5. 19' Rims
6. Coils or springs ( depending on my feedback from here )
7. Osiris tune
Now here comes my questions. First off I see that no matter how I plan on lowering my future G I will need camber kits for the front and rear, and sways. I'm not to suspension savy and have never messed with them before on any ride but what if i was to get lowering springs and a set of KONI or Tokico shocks, has anyone tried those or is my safest bet to just go with the coils. The reason I ask is because if I get the nice looking rims and not lower it, it will look noobish, which does'nt really matter to me cause I would like to be sure before I venture into uncharted areas of my wrenching ability. Second question is exhaust, now alot of folks seem to like FI and HKS but some of my buddies over here ( Yea alot of us have caught the G35 bug, must be all the sand and heat ) are thinking of going with some of the ebay knock-off's saying " they sound nearly the same just cheaper price " and I was wondering you all's opinion on it. Yea I know you get what you pay for in quality and I can honestly say I've purchased no name brand car parts from ebay that worked just as well/good on my honda then guys with the brand name gear. But a G35 is not an accord and I would like to be sure. Last question so far is the tune, how bad will my G run after I bolt all those mods on without a tune? Not that I plan on going long without one cause it will need it but I was just wondering what should I expect so i don't freak out and think I messed something up. Any help and information will be greatly appreciated, this forum has been a great read and source of info not just for me but for most in my unit out here. Sorry my post was so long aswell.

Hey whats up?!
I have a laser red 2003 MT, JWT popcharger, Ztube, 3/8 motordyne spacer, Knetix HFCs, Stillen Catback, Stillen sways, stillen engine torque dampener, NRG strut bar, Megan street coilovers, SPC rear camber kit, 19 volks, hawk HPS pads, drilled and slotted rotors, osiris reflash and dyno tune. Custom 10 inch sub box with rockford fosgate P2 sub, classic punch 45 amp, punch 200.1 amp, focal K2 door speakers, kenwood 942 head unit, pioneer nav/dvd player, blue LED dooms, custom leather boot, nismo shift nob, mt fuji emblem only on the back.

Thats not a bad list, to start with =)
I'd suggest a front upper strut bar. It improves handling alot (even with all stock suspension)
I dont have front camber kit, and my front tires arent wearing that quickly... I think the rear is a must just because u want those tires to last as long as possible.

I bought Ebay exhaust for my 300zx, OBX was the brand, just 2 mufflers, and it sounded great! BUT you are gambling when you do that. I found my stillen catback in new condition on craigslist $800, so you never know you can find deals on brand names!

go to youtube and search for exhaust videos! thats what I did, I wanted a "quieter" type exhaust, and I love stillen, its not overly loud, unless you gun it.

your car will run great without a reflash....
The tune just makes the improvements even better, I gained 16 HP at the wheels after my tune. I did my engine mods in a couple phases and it always felt better after (previous owner did the Ztube)
1. exhaust 2. intake 3. HFC 4. Spacer + Dyno tune.
(I wouldnt do it this order again..) just kinda happen that way..

As far as doing it all over if I could, I wouldnt buy a 2003, get the 2005 with the uprev engine. (also 2003 has electrical problems)
Do the Intake, mrev2, spacer, HFC, exhuast, reflash.
strut bar and sways will make the car feel alot more soild. coils feel alot better than lowering springs, dont waste your money on springs.


I'm looking into a set of good endlinks for my sways... and then theres the exterior mods, I got the BUG bad! =)

[856_reilly]

just bought a g35 and wanted to know what type of mods i can do to gain more power mainly is the some type of chip or somthing. sorry but dont know to much about the imports

[GDriver901]

The Tint overlay worked great for me and i have ad mine on for about a year now. Its 20% i think