I was thinking of getting a z-tube, 3/8" spacer, test pipes, and a coupe midpipe. What else would I need to break into the 13s without FI, NOS, or stripping down the interior?

Better tires for one...

Rebuild your engine with the stroker rebuild kit of the VQ. I believe it makes your engine a 4.0L. Port and polish the heads.

well, there's another post on here where someone was running low 14s by neutral dropping it. im sure 13 sec timeslips arent that hard to come by.

I cannot stress harder that people should do a tune after extensive bolts-on.

Furthermore, if you really want extreme performance, forget about the coupe midpipe, it has been discussed before that it doesn't do shxt but for sound only. Get a good true dual like Stillen or Borla, pair up with Test pipes, 5/16" spacer and a good tune... should bring you closer...

More importantly, get some good drag radials and train yourself as a driver =)

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i was so close my first time at the track when i had borla and a jwt/ztube in my '06 6mt... u can break 13's just have to find a good track too

Id second that ^^ Tuning plays a huge role in bringing up the hp! But you need to learn how to drive most of all.

are you talking about w 6MT or auto?

I think some people have hit 13's w the 6mt w just a spacer

This is an auto.

I agree with a nice set of Drag Radials.

My best time at the track was a 14.3@99 with a 2.7 60'. With a nice set of Drag Radials i should be able to pull an easy 2.0 60' and shave close to a sec off that time.. Power is useless if you cant put it to the ground.

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Or sub 750 altitude and 40-50 degree weather

WOW!!!! Do it brotha!!!!! Let us know how it goes!

2.7 60' with DR?>.... the DRs didn't do you
any good...

Ooops... nevermind - my appologies - I re-read and understood you to say 2.7 "without DR"...

Decent track prep + decent weather + decent launch + avg pwr + DR = sub 2.0 60' easily! first 4 without DR = sub 2.0!

DR to me is like NOS (a bit of a cheat)... unless you run NOS and/or have DRs at the stop light, I'm gonna beat you to the fwy entrance

All your normal bolt-on mods with a set of drag radials that are nice and warm will give you a good shot at 13's.

+1

I ran ~2.0 60' on my 20's on a warm night.