Upgrade Suggestion?
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Blakelyg35 (07-21-2015)
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I always begin on the performance side when buying a new car. Start with buying/installing a z-tube and K&N drop in filter. The next step corrects Nissan's design flaw, Motordyne 5/16" spacer. Now your VQ motor can breathe as intended without restriction. Since day one the spacer has been known as, "the best bang for your buck!" Ok, now you have air in, the next mod s/b air out which requires replacing those OEM cats with HFCs. (high flow cats) These are modifications you can feel while driving, our G35s love to be driven! Good Luck & Enjoy the ride...Gary
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Blakelyg35 (07-24-2015)
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Tint, 06 OEM projector headlights, z-tube and K&N drop in filter, md 5/16" spacer, high flow cats, uprev tune. That is the exact order of mods in order you should do.
Also anywhere in there, I very very highly suggest a full detail. I mean wash, clay, polish, and glass coat. If you get Modesta, Cquartz finest, Opticoat Pro, or Gtechniq Crystal sealant, you will be good for 3-5 years. Finish the interior with a leathique treathment and steaming. It will take years off the car and make it feel new again.
Also anywhere in there, I very very highly suggest a full detail. I mean wash, clay, polish, and glass coat. If you get Modesta, Cquartz finest, Opticoat Pro, or Gtechniq Crystal sealant, you will be good for 3-5 years. Finish the interior with a leathique treathment and steaming. It will take years off the car and make it feel new again.
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Blakelyg35 (07-24-2015)
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Tint, 06 OEM projector headlights, z-tube and K&N drop in filter, md 5/16" spacer, high flow cats, uprev tune. That is the exact order of mods in order you should do.
Also anywhere in there, I very very highly suggest a full detail. I mean wash, clay, polish, and glass coat. If you get Modesta, Cquartz finest, Opticoat Pro, or Gtechniq Crystal sealant, you will be good for 3-5 years. Finish the interior with a leathique treathment and steaming. It will take years off the car and make it feel new again.
Also anywhere in there, I very very highly suggest a full detail. I mean wash, clay, polish, and glass coat. If you get Modesta, Cquartz finest, Opticoat Pro, or Gtechniq Crystal sealant, you will be good for 3-5 years. Finish the interior with a leathique treathment and steaming. It will take years off the car and make it feel new again.
And I like detailing my car every weekend, so I prefer not to use the super hard sealant treatments. Detailing my car outside my garage with my tunes playing while drinking a beer is my favorite hobby.
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Hell no, my driveway is on the east side of a two story house. I never detail a car in direct sunlight, that's crazy talk. In the afternoon, I have tons of shade. Also have a huge shade tree off to the side of the driveway, so I have shade from about 1100-1400 from the tree. Always park in the garage, so the tree is just for shade during detailing. Trees have birds... birds poo... Hatch kill birds...
#10
I have done many nano coatings before, and when I move back to Florida, the land of the Love Bugs, I'll start doing it again, but it's hard to get a nano coating to have the depth and warmth and shine of a good wax job. That's why some detail shops put down 4 coats of that expensive nano trying to get that deep, lustrous waxed look.
I know some guys that paid $700 just to have their wheels coated. Too rich for my blood.
Anyway, off topic, back to upgrades...
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Huh? Of course wax adheres to it. What garbage wax are you using?
Also many high end glass coats have amazing shine. All you are use to is cheap sealants like Mezerna or Blackfire. Modesta MD-05 or Opticoat Pro will out shine most waxes. Yes it can get a little expensive. I paid about 1800 per car to get coated, but they easily last 3-5 years. Also it is very hydrophobic than a wax couldn't ever touch.
Modesta sealant
Local guys Z with Modesta sealant
Also many high end glass coats have amazing shine. All you are use to is cheap sealants like Mezerna or Blackfire. Modesta MD-05 or Opticoat Pro will out shine most waxes. Yes it can get a little expensive. I paid about 1800 per car to get coated, but they easily last 3-5 years. Also it is very hydrophobic than a wax couldn't ever touch.
Modesta sealant
Local guys Z with Modesta sealant
Last edited by WhosUrBuddiee; 08-05-2015 at 10:18 PM.
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Huh? Of course wax adheres to it. What garbage wax are you using?
Also many high end glass coats have amazing shine. All you are use to is cheap sealants like Mezerna or Blackfire. Modesta MD-05 or Opticoat Pro will out shine most waxes. Yes it can get a little expensive. I paid about 1800 per car to get coated, but they easily last 3-5 years. Also it is very hydrophobic than a wax couldn't ever touch.
Modesta sealant
Also many high end glass coats have amazing shine. All you are use to is cheap sealants like Mezerna or Blackfire. Modesta MD-05 or Opticoat Pro will out shine most waxes. Yes it can get a little expensive. I paid about 1800 per car to get coated, but they easily last 3-5 years. Also it is very hydrophobic than a wax couldn't ever touch.
Modesta sealant
The point is, coatings are made so dirt/tar/brake dust/anything won't stick to them. A wax laid on top of this supper slick surface is not going to last for long either. Don't get me wrong, you can put it on, you can wax the snot out of it, it just won't last but a few washes or a good rain storm. Modesta shines so well, it doesn't matter.
Besides, Modesta is designed for rich ****ers to relieve them of the chore of waxing and polishing for years. I don't want that, and I ain't rich.
My point is, **** don't stick to slick.
Anyway, off topic, sorry. Back to our regularly scheduled program...
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LOL, there is no way I'm spending $1800 for a coating job. For that much money, yes, it had better shine like the sun and the car better never get dirty.
The point is, coatings are made so dirt/tar/brake dust/anything won't stick to them. A wax laid on top of this supper slick surface is not going to last for long either. Don't get me wrong, you can put it on, you can wax the snot out of it, it just won't last but a few washes or a good rain storm. Modesta shines so well, it doesn't matter.
Besides, Modesta is designed for rich ****ers to relieve them of the chore of waxing and polishing for years. I don't want that, and I ain't rich.
My point is, **** don't stick to slick.
Anyway, off topic, sorry. Back to our regularly scheduled program...
The point is, coatings are made so dirt/tar/brake dust/anything won't stick to them. A wax laid on top of this supper slick surface is not going to last for long either. Don't get me wrong, you can put it on, you can wax the snot out of it, it just won't last but a few washes or a good rain storm. Modesta shines so well, it doesn't matter.
Besides, Modesta is designed for rich ****ers to relieve them of the chore of waxing and polishing for years. I don't want that, and I ain't rich.
My point is, **** don't stick to slick.
Anyway, off topic, sorry. Back to our regularly scheduled program...
No Modesta, Cquartz, Opticoat are not designed for rich people. They are designed to be the best and for people who care enough about their cars to want the best.
Feel free to get back on topic, just stop spouting BS.
Last edited by WhosUrBuddiee; 08-06-2015 at 08:51 AM.
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Buddie, care to list off a few of your favorite products for when I'm back on the road? I've never gone to high end waxes before but now that I got a new job... (Or you can tell me to search lol, but I would like your opinion)
OP if I was to do it again I would go right for FI. Skip the mods to get air in, just go right for exhaust. Best bang for your buck. You can waste a lot of time doing NA mods while drooling over FI guys #'s. Unless you're looking to make noise and be +40HP (maybe) after spending $5000, it's your best bet. I'm just saying I got a lot of tickets for noise, speeding, etc. and my car wasn't even fast with every bolt on you are thinking about buying for premo price. 13.9 quarter, 4.75 0-60. $7500 spent on parts alone just about.
Used vortech- $3500
Tune-$1000
Test pipes, Y and catback $1250
Injectors used $350
Fuel pump $100
Roughly $6500 spent if you can turn a wrench.
Aaaaand you'd be looking at 400WHP, 12.5 quarter, 4.25 0-60 if AT, quicker if MT.
Us guys here (not so much me) have been through it all before. Don't tick them off!
OP if I was to do it again I would go right for FI. Skip the mods to get air in, just go right for exhaust. Best bang for your buck. You can waste a lot of time doing NA mods while drooling over FI guys #'s. Unless you're looking to make noise and be +40HP (maybe) after spending $5000, it's your best bet. I'm just saying I got a lot of tickets for noise, speeding, etc. and my car wasn't even fast with every bolt on you are thinking about buying for premo price. 13.9 quarter, 4.75 0-60. $7500 spent on parts alone just about.
Used vortech- $3500
Tune-$1000
Test pipes, Y and catback $1250
Injectors used $350
Fuel pump $100
Roughly $6500 spent if you can turn a wrench.
Aaaaand you'd be looking at 400WHP, 12.5 quarter, 4.25 0-60 if AT, quicker if MT.
Us guys here (not so much me) have been through it all before. Don't tick them off!