Jamez, My car made 287whp before my flywheel and pulleys. I am guessing Dougs does better than high 280's. Of course he did all the install of my parts including the cams. I could easily hit over 300 with an ECU retune. The last dyno the car was running 12.8 on the A/F. So its very possible to make 300whp NA, just VERY expensive.
Nobody has done it yet. Each Dyno is different though. What type of Dyno were you on? Either that or you have the freak of freaks. Which cams are you using?
i am almost finished with the intall but getting the pulley belts on to the pulleys is alot harder than the manual says. I looked at a plenum but they are all ugly, I personally don't want to make my engine look ugly. Are there such things as billet ones or something. all i have left to do is the install of the electrical components..... hey did you guys know it comes with a boost guage but no pod to mount it.
i am almost finished with the intall but getting the pulley belts on to the pulleys is alot harder than the manual says. I looked at a plenum but they are all ugly, I personally don't want to make my engine look ugly. Are there such things as billet ones or something. all i have left to do is the install of the electrical components..... hey did you guys know it comes with a boost guage but no pod to mount it.
Ok I finished the install and did some minor tunning with my SAFC and all I can say is WOW, this car got so much faster and the S/C whine sounds so freaking great, I am so exited to race something. Although I can feel my clutch start to slip not at high RPM's.... why is that the car is brand new and I havent been hard on the clutch yet, it only have 1300 miles on it, I thought it would last longer. I am also going to the dyno to make some more adjustments and to find out what my hp is... im thinking around 340-350hp this think feels lightning fast and I cant get over how cool the engine sounds.
It doesn't matter how new your clutch is... It's all about clamping force and your friction disc.. Neither of the 2 were meant to hold over 330HP or so... Just take it easy and if you feel it start to slip imediately drop the throttle... You wouldn't want a flywheel to expload on you now would you
Plan on replacing the clutch in the next month or so... I'd go for a 6 puck clutch... Or a windowed one, if you don't plan on going for much more HP.
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1987 300ZX Turbo, 5 Speed, TurboXS H-34 BOV, WAI, Under Construction
Clutch, Wheels, Tint, Paint, Interior, HID
It doesn't matter how new your clutch is... It's all about clamping force and your friction disc.. Neither of the 2 were meant to hold over 330HP or so... Just take it easy and if you feel it start to slip imediately drop the throttle... You wouldn't want a flywheel to expload on you now would you
Plan on replacing the clutch in the next month or so... I'd go for a 6 puck clutch... Or a windowed one, if you don't plan on going for much more HP.
I think i've reached my target HP, The car is fast enough for me. I am going to work on handling and weight A.k.a CF hood and hatch. I would like to buy a better clutch and maybe a better flywheel. What Brand of clutch and flywheel do you recomend?
Hood won't save you but a pound or two maybe. The stock hood is made of aluminum and is really light already. I don't remember the total savings from the hatch, but I know its more significant.
I have the JWT clutch and flywheel and really like it. I hear really good things about the Tilton setup though.
Hood won't save you but a pound or two maybe. The stock hood is made of aluminum and is really light already. I don't remember the total savings from the hatch, but I know its more significant.
I have the JWT clutch and flywheel and really like it. I hear really good things about the Tilton setup though.
I noticed that the hood is already pretty light. What other major weight changes can I make without messing with the styling of the car too much? I have never heard of the Brand Tilton but I did check out the JWT stuff and it does seem to be a good bang per buck. thanks for the advice!
Problem is most of the weight in the Z is in the Chassis. You might save ~ 50lbs with a CF hatch. But to loose much more you would have to start ripping out insides.
Problem is most of the weight in the Z is in the Chassis. You might save ~ 50lbs with a CF hatch. But to loose much more you would have to start ripping out insides.
Then I think I will just go with the carbon fiber. i have to desire to ripe apart my car. what if I go with Lexxan windows or something similar?
I've often wondered about Nissans obsession with putting the intake piping on the rear side of the manifold..... Did that with the Z31 too. Seems to me it just makes more time for the air to get hot, and it passes right over the exhaust. Someone needs to redo the entire intake system for minimum length and route it away from heat sources. Should be simple for anyone with any engineering skills.....
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1992 Yamaha FZR 1000. 145 Hp, all stock..
The new Crawford one is cast and it looks good in my opinion.
I would recommend both the tilton and JWT clutch/flywheel packages. I would probably pick the tilton, but most people I know go JWT.
Also I would recommend getting supporting mods for the S/C.
What do you mean by S/C supporting mods? Because I already have a walbro 255phl fuel pump, 555cc nismo injectors, Venom Fuel rails, I also have steel braided clutch and fuel lines. I still need to buy a better radiator. I havent bought the clutch yet so I will look into the tilton.
Go buy an '05 Anniversay model, or the Track model. Either one gets a full 300 Hp, though that would undoubtedly be on the crank. Still, it's about time Nissan brought back the old power standards.
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1992 Yamaha FZR 1000. 145 Hp, all stock..
What do you mean by S/C supporting mods? Because I already have a walbro 255phl fuel pump, 555cc nismo injectors, Venom Fuel rails, I also have steel braided clutch and fuel lines. I still need to buy a better radiator. I havent bought the clutch yet so I will look into the tilton.
As in intake and exhaust mods. Free up the air coming in and out. Plenum, headers, high flow cats, exhaust. After that I would probably leave it alone/focus on brakes and suspension.
As in intake and exhaust mods. Free up the air coming in and out. Plenum, headers, high flow cats, exhaust. After that I would probably leave it alone/focus on brakes and suspension.
The kit came with an intake and I already have Nismo exhaust. I still need headers, High flow cats and a plenum. Thanks for the tips!
You guys should drive a 05 track and then drive an 05 performance and you will see a big difference in lateral accel. and torque. thats why i opted for the 05 track. Just my opinion.
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