chris w Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Alright all, As some of you already Im in the market for some mods for my JDm (03) base 350. I have a budget in mind u guessed it 2.5k and out of that my priorities are wheels and zorst but i have considered lots of options including coilovers / rear spoiler / bride seat / body kit... Mixing them in all ways to suit my budget. More specifically i think im going down the rota route for alloys (Rota GTR 18" 8.5/9 staggered) Which im looking at £1200 incl tyres. But zorst, i had my eye on a 5Zigen pro racer cat-back I can get for £710 incl del. also priced a very good local custom de-cat back for £750 all in to my spec but now after reading the ECU corrects itself and returning the car back to standard bhp wise if there is any gains. So i dont know if theres any point in getting a de-cat back the only gain is going to be sound. hummmm Coilovers i eventually want to get if i dont get them now but what set? Big phil has offered me a cracking price for some bilsten @ £535 Ive also thought about just springs but people on here are against it? it would give me the look im after but will it compromise the handling?? if i choose a spring with a similar spring rate to the OEM then should this be ok and not effect the handling of the car in regards to the original handling. sorry for the long post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Chris Get the "devine" on here http://www.swissvax.co.uk/products/wax-products.asp Will make the car look good and will not increase your insurance premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 get some coilovers, wheels, with a hi-flow cat/intake combo (someone is selling dectas on here) for some extra noise and grin factor . Get some decent Tyres for the wheels, some nice cleaning products, some decent centre caps and lightweight wheel nuts to match the wheels and maybe some other odd bling items. If theres anything left, keep it in the kitty for servicing and should anything go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 For £2500 I reckon you could get: Rota's Tein lowering springs Nismo zorst Hi flo cats Plenum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 For £2500 I reckon you could get: Rota's Tein lowering springs Nismo zorst Hi flo cats Plenum Good list Add to that a bunch of detailing products and you're away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Disappointed with this thread. From the title I though you were donating £2500 to the team.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 For £2500 I reckon you could get: Rota's Tein lowering springs Nismo zorst Hi flo cats Plenum Good list Add to that a bunch of detailing products and you're away. I'd drop the cats in favour of coilovers, but other than that, I'd agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'd go for 19s over 18s if the budget allows it. Look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I thought the JDM ECU wasn't self learning. That's what was posted up the other day. So yes maybe you will get the extra BHP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris w Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Chris Get the "devine" on here http://www.swissvax.co.uk/products/wax-products.asp Will make the car look good and will not increase your insurance premium. cheers but im into my cleaning products and spend too much on them to start with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris w Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 I thought the JDM ECU wasn't self learning. That's what was posted up the other day. So yes maybe you will get the extra BHP really !!!!! where is post ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris w Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 For £2500 I reckon you could get: Rota's Tein lowering springs Nismo zorst Hi flo cats Plenum i like your thinking sarnie but tein are too hard from what ive heard and eibach (however you spell it) are a good in-between as for the zorst arent i looking at £1k for a Nismo job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_fuel Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 £1k if you buy it the "dumb" way. There are ways of getting it cheaper. Look around on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I thought the JDM ECU wasn't self learning. That's what was posted up the other day. So yes maybe you will get the extra BHP really !!!!! where is post ? http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... hlight=nos by Zedrush I would get this confirmed as for the source of the info. Not dissing ya Zedrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 For £2500 I reckon you could get: Rota's Tein lowering springs Nismo zorst Hi flo cats Plenum i like your thinking sarnie but tein are too hard from what ive heard and eibach (however you spell it) are a good in-between as for the zorst arent i looking at £1k for a Nismo job? Phil can sort you out a Nismo for about £850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 For £2500 I reckon you could get: Rota's Tein lowering springs Nismo zorst Hi flo cats Plenum i like your thinking sarnie but tein are too hard from what ive heard and eibach (however you spell it) are a good in-between as for the zorst arent i looking at £1k for a Nismo job? see bigphil, think he's doing them around £825 fitted and he's inyour neck of the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I thought the JDM ECU wasn't self learning. That's what was posted up the other day. So yes maybe you will get the extra BHP really !!!!! where is post ? http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... hlight=nos by Zedrush I would get this confirmed as for the source of the info. Not dissing ya Zedrush I think there is a small misunderstanding here. There is fundamentally no difference in the JDM/Euro ECU in that they will both 'self-learn' (I hate that term it is misleading since it suggests something that isn't actually happening but never mind that ). The point is that Envy have successfully reflashed (ie remapped a JDM ECU) such that the self-learning characteristics are changed and they simply have not done this yet with a Euro ECU. The remap is suitable for the PE-TT kit as installed onto the Z but the problem is that if you add more/different mods later on, the map will become less and less applicable to the engine. Which is potentially bad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Does the Zorst cost include the Y-pipe? Just checking as I didnt factor that in when I upgraded to a 5Zigen. No regrets there though... Lovely sound Hiflows are being fitted very soon. Decats mean mucking around to get them on / off before MOT time too! Either replacing the coilovers with RS*R's or K&W Varient 3's do the trick. Went RS*R Sports and the handling is affected...... FOR THE BETTER!! 32 way adjustable for the compression and ability to alter ride hight... Shocks and Springs are also an option, i know a few owners that went down that route and are more than happy, cost is alot less than a full set of coilovers! You should be able to get the above and the Rotas for your budget. Or just over.. 19's for show, 18's for go is a saying that gets bounded about!! but you are looking at more money for 19's from any brand... PS I do take it you have changed the CAI, fitted the Plenum spacer and a grounding kit? i.e stage 1 mods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 you have pm Chris!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I thought the JDM ECU wasn't self learning. That's what was posted up the other day. So yes maybe you will get the extra BHP really !!!!! where is post ? http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... hlight=nos by Zedrush I would get this confirmed as for the source of the info. Not dissing ya Zedrush I think there is a small misunderstanding here. There is fundamentally no difference in the JDM/Euro ECU in that they will both 'self-learn' (I hate that term it is misleading since it suggests something that isn't actually happening but never mind that ). The point is that Envy have successfully reflashed (ie remapped a JDM ECU) such that the self-learning characteristics are changed and they simply have not done this yet with a Euro ECU. The remap is suitable for the PE-TT kit as installed onto the Z but the problem is that if you add more/different mods later on, the map will become less and less applicable to the engine. Which is potentially bad news Glad you cleared that one up Dorian. I wasn't 100% on it myself hence the reson for me sayong that it needed clarifing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Nismo exhaust is £850 and free fitting, also includes the Y-Pipe. Full 1 year warranty as well. Eibach probably one of the best if you are looking at springs only, kept in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris w Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 cheers for all the input i think im going to looking to that nismo zorst Phil does and his rotas. but ill keep it posted and .post pics when it all come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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