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I like this a lot.

Not negative. Just realistic. Americans tend to be a bit gung ho about figures. "Damn bro I seen this one homie rocking some sick cams thing barely idles but dam it makes the power homez he was running close to 400 putting down 11s on streets"

Exhaust, panel filters, dyno tune. Leave it at that for NA. Don't go seeking power with that. If forced induction is too expensive for the 100s and 100s of horsepower it nets you then NA will certainly be too expensive for the 10s of horsepower that route will net you. I heard somewhere that with NA it costs £1000 for every additional 10bhp. TDI North fitted a stage 1 tune to an HR while I was there and they rolled out with 340 flywheel horsepower. http://www.tdi-north.com/abbey-motorsport

I've had "Look! An Audi R8!"

Invidia Gemini is one that also stands out to me for sound. That's dual exit. Agency Power single exit is very loud.

A Cosworth panel filter, Motordyne plenum spacer, Scorpion exhaust and Uprev got me to 300bhp. I think that's 30-40bhp over standard (apparently VQ35DE Z's kick out 260-270bhp from the factory) That's about £2k there. Prices and tuners vary obviously. I got a 2nd hand twin turbo kit for £3500. Fitting was about £2600 but included de-cat pipes and dyno tuning. 430bhp. The kit would have been about £8k new which is about the going rate for a FULL kit. (Some kits offer basic components, others are a complete kit with EVERYTHING included) Obviously, don't bother with Ebay kits going for 900 quid brand new. 600bhp you'll want a new bottom end built. Looking at least £4000 for parts and labour. Probably need bigger injectors than those which came with your turbo kit should you buy one. Maybe another 800 quid. New uprated clutch. £600 + fitting. New brakes. £500 at least for uprated discs, pads and brake lines and better brake fluid. £2000 and up for big brake kit. So, £16k (given your turbo kit is 2nd hand) 600+bhp you're looking at £20k plus. Probably not much change out of £25k. There are a fair few Z's with circa 450hp which is probably the recommended max with a VQ35DE. HR, I'm not sure of their max. But I can't imagine it's much more. Because getting over 450bhp and as much as 600bhp+ becomes expensive due to the engine rebuild and not many want to sink silly money into a relatively old and cheap car when they could buy something German with 500 or more Bhp or save a bit more and get an early GTR. Or buy an 800bhp R33GTR on piston heads with 10k left over from 25k. But modified cars are good, for the enthusiast. It's more personal and the car really does become an extension of who you are. Grows with you, too. Purists may say, go to race school first. Get some track time and tuition under your belt, decent tyres, brakes and weight reduction and suspension set up. Which is true, nothing will shave time off your laps like those I just listed will. But for me, I have little interest in racing my Z. The feeling of power and acceleration is what I like. Sheer grunt and velocity. As a byproduct the sound becomes even more intoxicating and pedestrians in a city centre take note and look without you breaking 20mph. The VQ35 is a great sounding engine and with turbo's that gets even better. A choir of mechanical components making a symphony in the theatre of the road. That plus the Z is a beautiful car. Men and women love it. All of the above are based on my experiences, finance and personal opinion. So, armed with that information how do you feel about doing a Tom Hanks and getting the money pit underway? Expensive, time consuming and very rewarding.

Interesting to learn there's a VQ25HR.

But....flamer kit!? No point if it's going to get you in trouble. OP Wants natural pops and bangs. Indeed. The kits are illegal.

But....flamer kit!?

Back in "the day" kids used to put spark plugs in the tip of their exhaust. I think they were called flamer kits. 1.0 Nova spitting 18ft flames. Police would pull you and seize vehicle though.

House of Kolor cobalt blue.

If you auction all proceeds go to....me. Adrian teases with imminent arrival then sticks this on me... I've waited so long. Even when it's alive I must wait and tenderly care for its new heart. I just want to jump in and press the fun buton. Everyone on the forum might see me in their city crawling around at 30 stopping on every yellow light lol. Then shortly after one or two of you may see a grey blur doing 380mph.

Looking boss.

This is interesting...

This made me actually lol.

Yeah, definitely going to need to turbo/supercharge your if you want to go slaying M's and AMG's etc.

IMO my Z sounded much better than my friends E92 M3. The VQ35 has an amazing sound.

Ello!

Well, that's what Hudson says in True Lies lol. You sure it wasn't Hicks? Hicks died in Alien 3. Hudson is immortal, survived the nuclear meltdown on LV426 and went back in time to be a used car salesman lol.

Japanese girls. Mmmmmm.

The Clio and Type R won't dissapoint. I'd go for the TypeR Abarth...I only ever see blonde girls with oversized sunglasses driving these while applying foundation and/or on the phone.

Well, that's what Hudson says in True Lies lol.

I bet that thing can shift. I've seen a few people so fat they can't walk that they have to have a mobility scooter and they get about swift enough.

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From what I can see it looks good. I do love looking at engines. Probably not going to seek 700+ whp and run it at something well withing it's tolerances. 550whp say. Just for peace of mind as I don't want to be without the Z for so long like. This 12 months without it have been terrible. 600 and odd crank horsepower is plenty, I'm sure. Honestly till now except highway straights i haven't been able to use mine 640 hp. On a country road trip I took yesterday i was reving car till 4500 rpm and i was flying around normal cars Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk what is it you have ? Snjur is the proud owner of 640(+)Bhp!! Looking your build very soon you will be joining the club 😎 Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk Oh I wish. I wish I had access to a garage and had your technical abilities, it'd be a lit quicker! Well i have only access to garage. My technical abilities are poor but im just good pain in the butt for my buddies which booth have Z. One is mastermind for mechanical stuff and other for ECU. So a lot of things i pick up from them. Im just sitting behind their back and soaking all the knowledge Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk Well that's just as good. I have mechanic friends who are really good. They've done a lot of work on my other cars. I just don't trust them with my Z lol.