350z Mods

Does anyone know what the capablities will be for the 350Z? Turbos, Superchargers and Superchips ...etc? (this will be the deciding factor if I buy it in August)

The Aftermarket Comunity For The 350Z Will Be Huge...
They are waiting just like us... to take a car and start tweaking it and putting bolt on's, and makin a fast car even faster....
Yes there Is gunna be alot of attention headed toward the 350Z....
Superchargers, Turbochargers, Superchips, Headers, Exhaust.....expect it all

I think that there is giong yo be alot of people out there who buy a 350Z whoare going to be looking to get Turbo. My opinion but I wouldn't doubt it for on second. :biggrin2:

You might want to look and see what they're doing to the Maxima now. The VQ engine series will probably support cross overs here -- small tweaks for certain, but I bet the same stuff will be available.

Considering the engine is extremely similiar to the Maxima, Altima and Pathfinder, and Nismo is coming to the US soon, I think you can expect so pretty decent aftermarket support. And Nissan has mentioned that they may release a turbo version in a year or two. But considering that you call an ECU a "superchip" I doubt you will be buying a turbo or supercharger anyway.

stillen up in coasta mesa has had a supercharger out for some time now for the maxima it puts out about 400 hp when tuned right. I ran into a couple of them last year at Sea World. As we all know the same motor is in the 350z.

The Compression in the 350Z's motor is probably a bit too high to get any turbo kits out right away... I'd love to see it, but I just don't see it as very likely. I'd expect a SC for sure though.

Actually the compression ratio of the VQ35 in the 350Z is less than that of the VG30 in the non-Turbo 300ZX, so I think a nice turbo running 8psi is all good. :D

this car is nice but will be expensive to mod well. For starters, lots of weight reduction is needed, but i guess if you're good at that you could do it yourself, but 3000 lbs is too much to get going. Second, the redline is low, so you'd need a lower stroke. then you'd need to lower the compression which may be helped by the decreased stroke and add a good turbo and all its fixins (intercooler, wastegate, boost controller etc).

it can be a strong contender if alot of work is put in thats for sure, but it might get expensive.

3000 pounds is too much to get going?

Try going 11.70's in a 3,700lb Grand National....or just hop in mine. 29LBS boost, baby. No car is too heavy for a turbo...thats what spooling is for.:D

Originally posted by Whistlin87
3000 pounds is too much to get going?

Try going 11.70's in a 3,700lb Grand National....or just hop in mine. 29LBS boost, baby. No car is too heavy for a turbo...thats what spooling is for.:D

29lbs, theres the kicker ;)

Nismo already has things in the works as we speak...

http://www.prospec-ms.co.uk/350z/nismo.html

http://www.prospec-ms.co.uk/350z/images/z_87.jpg

If the big companies don't do it , the small race shops around will !:D

Originally posted by Gravitom
Considering the engine is extremely similiar to the Maxima, Altima and Pathfinder, and Nismo is coming to the US soon, I think you can expect so pretty decent aftermarket support. And Nissan has mentioned that they may release a turbo version in a year or two. But considering that you call an ECU a "superchip" I doubt you will be buying a turbo or supercharger anyway.

I found this on another forum. It's a scan of a page from a Japanese car magazine "Xacar." Take a good look. That looks identical to the 350Z engine bay, with a very similar engine setup, only different to accomodate turbocharging. From the setup and the use of the word "Turbo" as opposed to Twin Turbo, I'd say it's a single turbo or perhaps Twin in a sequential setup. Apparently this was spotted at a show somewhere and there were issues with lag or something. I can't read Japanese, so I had to take the person who posted it's word for that. Anyway, I just about had a stroke when I saw it. I'm not planning on getting a 350Z until 2004 and I planned to put custom twins on it, but now that there's the chance of a factory turbo, I'm about ready to jump out of my skin...

****Edited****
I'm just finding out now that the caption actually reads: "space is a factor in the FM platform engine bay, and the turbo Stagea suffers from turbo lag because of the long turbo plumbing. If the new Z were to have twin turbos, it would likely suffer the same problem." :cry: I'm sorry to anybody (like me) who saw this and got excited.

Is that nismo picture car a chrome silver or silverstone?

Don't worry 50% or more of that garbage that is inside the engine bay you don't need it to make the car run, this means more space. If longer exhaust manifold tubes are needed you can compensated with equal lenght tubes , different turbine trim or ball bearing chartridge to reduce turbo lag. Everything can be done as long as you are not afraid of changing the " original " status of the car.:D

its silver...!!...^^:D ....ordering mine in 2 months.....hahahhahaha

well nismo is offering parts. you can order them here http://www.nismo.com

Originally posted by Malthus


I found this on another forum. It's a scan of a page from a Japanese car magazine "Xacar." Take a good look. That looks identical to the 350Z engine bay, with a very similar engine setup, only different to accomodate turbocharging. From the setup and the use of the word "Turbo" as opposed to Twin Turbo, I'd say it's a single turbo or perhaps Twin in a sequential setup. Apparently this was spotted at a show somewhere and there were issues with lag or something. I can't read Japanese, so I had to take the person who posted it's word for that. Anyway, I just about had a stroke when I saw it. I'm not planning on getting a 350Z until 2004 and I planned to put custom twins on it, but now that there's the chance of a factory turbo, I'm about ready to jump out of my skin...

****Edited****
I'm just finding out now that the caption actually reads: "space is a factor in the FM platform engine bay, and the turbo Stagea suffers from turbo lag because of the long turbo plumbing. If the new Z were to have twin turbos, it would likely suffer the same problem." :cry: I'm sorry to anybody (like me) who saw this and got excited.






If you look at the picture the is no turbo on that car and there are already 3 different turbo kits for the car soon to be released.

My good friend owns a performance shop. He does alot of custom turbos, exhaust etc. We are currently pricing out turbos for my car, and will most likely have done in a few months. He has rented a booth at a few of the Import shows so we are hoping that the Z will be ready by next spring. The bottle will be going in next month and so is the APEXi computer. Ill keep you posted

Check out all this: http://www.i-m-racing.com/350z.html

Yeah I saw that..NICE!!!

A car with this much of a buzz and as awesome of a platform?....of COURSE there will be assloads of parts. Everytime I think about the 350Z, I think to myself, yea...I could drop a third of the price for a 350 on a Z32TT, drop another third of that price on mods, and have a car that would slaughter a Z06 Vette for under half the price....then I see the 350....such a bad ass car.

Have no fear...there will be more aftermarket parts then you'll know what to do with, man.

Here's a little info for you Z lovers that will brighten your day to know that real/true power is just around the corner:


This may be of future use to you if you're into this kinda thing with your car:

Alpine Developments Aqua-cooled Supercharger Kits for 2002+ Maxima and I35
Hey guys. Jay and I attended the 2002 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this month and we're please to inform you of this great news. One of the manufacturers that we visited, Alpine Developments, has in developement (and planned to be CARB Certified) and Aqua-cooled Supercharger Kit for the 3.5L V6 Nissan Maxima... along with the 2002 V6 Altima, 2003 350Z, 2002 Infiniti G35, and Infiniti I35. The estimated time that the kits will be available is in March 2003. The future GD price along with the actual MSRP is still not available but we're trying hard to get some kind of figures by the end of November. Stay tuned because we will be pumping info on this thread and the Group Deal thread when we receive it.

Also... In case you know someone... Alpine Developments will also have Turbo w/intercooler Kits for the 2.5L Inline-4 2002-03 Sentra SE-R Spec-V and the 2.5L Inline-4 2002 Altima unveiling in February 2003.

This is from a thread over at www.maxima.org

Hope this helps!

That thread I posted earlier was from around November, since then I read over at www.maxima.org that they were still working out some bugs and that you can expect the Turbo/Aquachargers by June.

Here's some info about Turbo/Aquachargers in general on their site:

http://www.alpine-developments.co.za/turbo_charge.htm
Can't wait to see some of you guys Turboed and the videos make sure you send me a PM when you get them installed.
Peace out

you said they were using sequential turbochargers. Well that could be one reason for turbo lag since you are running two turbos on 3 cylinders......thats your problem right there lol.

Originally posted by Eclipse///Rage
The Aftermarket Comunity For The 350Z Will Be Huge...
They are waiting just like us... to take a car and start tweaking it and putting bolt on's, and makin a fast car even faster....
Yes there Is gunna be alot of attention headed toward the 350Z....
Superchargers, Turbochargers, Superchips, Headers, Exhaust.....expect it all

Headers? On a VQ engine, they are useless. I don't know if the 350Z has the capability, but the y-pipe is a nice little mod on the VQ engine.

Originally posted by formerfordguy
You might want to look and see what they're doing to the Maxima now. The VQ engine series will probably support cross overs here -- small tweaks for certain, but I bet the same stuff will be available.

List of available mods for Maxima:

intake
y-pipe
b-pipe
cat-back exhaust
UDP
cat. converter
turbo
supercharger
short throw shifer
Performance ECU

........if you need specifics, I can recommend some brands for you. And any Maxima guys out there, help me out.

Anyone know where I can get an ECU upgrade for the 350Z and what does it do for the car, like HP, or other, updates? email me at [email protected]

Power Enterprise actually has a few parts ot for the 350Z. A turbo,exhaust, and other stuff. Power Enterprise (http://www.power-enterprise.co.jp/catalog/catalog.htm)