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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Already feels slow

Barley got my G last week and it already feels slow =/ I am thinking exhaust and intake but i have a feeling the gains wouldn't be sufficient. Thoughts?
 
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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id do.

ztube
exhaust
plenum spacer
tune
 
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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^and HFC
 
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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i was just considering that to be part of exhaust
 
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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What is a plenum spacer?
 
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Old Nov 13, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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MOTORDYNE Plenum spacers
is the best bang for the buck
its literally a night and day difference

poMx, the plenum spacers goes in between the upper and lower plenum
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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if you've owned a fast car before the g, none of the bolt ons are going to make it feel fast. the only way to have a fast g is to go forced induction.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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Get a 5/16 Motordyne plenum spacer and call it a day, your car isn't going to get much faster than that short of going forced induction.

I have a whole bunch of bolt-ons and aside from the spacer, all they do is add some noise and maybe a negligible amount of power. In hindsight I should've just went for looks and some nice suspension mods, and saved myself the money on all the "performance" mods.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by poMx
Barley got my G last week and it already feels slow =/ I am thinking exhaust and intake but i have a feeling the gains wouldn't be sufficient. Thoughts?
What year?

If older I would go with a plenum spacer and consider a change in gearing. May kill a little off the top end but would boost the bottom.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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Get a 5/16 Motordyne plenum spacer and call it a day, your car isn't going to get much faster than that short of going forced induction.

I have a whole bunch of bolt-ons and aside from the spacer, all they do is add some noise and maybe a negligible amount of power. In hindsight I should've just went for looks and some nice suspension mods, and saved myself the money on all the "performance" mods.
get HFC and shorter final drive = I promise you as good or better than spacer... this is not to say instead of spacer - but they are as noticeable as spacer.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Then a week later you will be used to the mods and the car will feel slow again.

Only cure for that is more mods..and then more after that. It's a never ending battle.


Shorter final drive is a good mod, but what's the actual cost of parts and labor for that on a G35?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang5L5
Then a week later you will be used to the mods and the car will feel slow again.
You could say that about anything though really.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang5L5
Then a week later you will be used to the mods and the car will feel slow again.

Only cure for that is more mods..and then more after that. It's a never ending battle.


Shorter final drive is a good mod, but what's the actual cost of parts and labor for that on a G35?
$850-$900 if you use new parts...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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What would be a more suitable final drive 3.5?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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I'm sorry, but no one has said what should have been said in the very first response - SEARCH!
 
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