Its not a waste of money to me. Do what you want with your cars. Im going all out with bolt-ons and building the engine.

 

thats sick bro im def not knocking on you for wasting your money. Id love to have a 300rwhp N/A car.. i just dont wanna spend the money to do it haha.. if someone wants to give me the parts im more then open to donations haha!!

 

Realistically, itll probably be another year before I hit the magic number. My performance mods have come to a halt for now since my car is out of commission sitting at the dealer probably for another month. Infiniti is replacing my engine due to oil consumption problems. My mrev2 is sitting on my floor begging to be installed..

 

Check out the Japanese Option magazine, they are modifying a G35C (350GT Skyline) with some insane internal works. The last I read they were putting in what looked to be huge carburetors in place of the plenum.

 

I am wondering the same as well.
With a TD exhaust (15whp), headers (10WHP), test pipes (10WHP), MREV2 + spacer (15+WHP) and some electronic mod wouldn't that brings a 240WHP 6MT close to 300WHP??

 

thats a damn good question and well WELL under that of the price of F/I.. that power with the 3.9 final drive and Drag radials... low 13's good enough for me. can anyone chime in here and save me from spending over $5k this winter thanks

 

Don't add mods like that. Each breathing mod by itself my yield that power, but together you won't get 50 rwhp. It doesn't work like that. If your goal is to stay NA, I would use 1/4 mile times as a goal and not rwhp. A 3.9 gear, crank pulley, and lightweight flywheel/clutch combo will do more down the 1/4 than any breathing mod, but they don't make any power. They just lower drivetrain loss.

 

Ok well if my goal is to get as close to 12's as humanly possible N/A and keep the budget under say $3-4k.. am i dreaming? (assuming a good run)

 

correct me if im wrong here, but through research ive figured the 3.9 final drive could yield up to .3-.5 in the 1/4, and with those other mods u stated and all the breathing mods (full exhaust, mrev + plenum) should be very low 13's and a great run close to 12s?

 

Yes, the drivetrain mods will take a huge chunk out of the 1/4 mile, but not necessarily help in the 300 rwhp goal. That's why I said not to use the rwhp as a goal, but the 1/4 as a goal. All the drivetrain mods could get you into the mid 13's, but won't make any power.

It will take some serious driving and weight reduction to get into the 12s on 300 rwhp.

 

The 3.9 gear swap alone will cost you about +$1500 including install. Next, are the headers, that could cost you about $500 to install alone. Even a TS ECU tune (which I recommend for NA) will cost you $500.

 

install prices are not a factor as i will do all my own work. im a mechanic by trade. and have a friend that teaches at UTI with a dyno and everything.. im very much interested in the 1/4 time over the 300hp mark.. so prices for parts only would be great

 

You're in a great position, my friend. I've heard the 3.9 swap is very hard and only a few shops in the country can do it right. Done incorrectly, it will whine pretty loudly. I was once in your shoes and wanted a NA monster and came very close to doing the ECU and 3.9 gear. I would've had to drive from Chicago to Ohio to a reputable shop to do the install on the 3.9. You'll find that the 3.9 will improve you 1/4 mile time than any other NA mod.

350Evo sells the 3.9 gear for around $700 to $800. Technosquare charges $500 for the ECU mod. Stillen has proven to be the best exhaust for low end torque and hp up top, but it costs $1200. CAI vary, but I had a simple pop charger and Z tube. I've heard good things about Stillen headers too. A JWT 14lb flywheel and clutch combo will set u back about $800, but it's a +20lb reduction over the stock setup. Don't forget lightweight wheels and tires too. Good luck.

 

Got a link to the artical on the site (if they have one?)

 

I call BS on the FD affecting the 1/4 that much. Out of all the people that have done the FD, here and on my350z, has posted 1/4 gains. Not one. I've seen a few z's that said the difference is negligible.

And a lightweight flywheel definitely hurts your 1/4. Believe me. It hurts your launch(bog), and doesn't keep the momentum up between shifts; it really hurts your top-end. It hurts mine.

You want 12's, NA? Do a popcharger, test pipes, get a utec plus a *good* tune, some lightweight wheels and slicks. It won't be easy, but it's possible. If you're not afraid of doing internals, do some cams. But that's gonna be pricey.