I am in a tough spot with what to do with some extra cash i have to mod my white girl. I am stuck between getting my 2.5' full exhaust done, getting a new clutch and lighter flywheel or getting new suspension...

Details on my car: Clutch is fine with no slipping at all, i have a y pipe on my car but my front suspension rides ok but since i dropped it new struts are a option..

What would you do?...

 

I'd sell the y-pipe, buy some headers, 3" exhaust, 00VI, JWT POP, custom 3" MAF, NWP spacers, coilovers, Z32 brakes, RPF1's (16 or17" for weight savings) and an EMU + WB, LW flywheel, ACT street clutch,.

 

Toss up between the exhaust or the struts. If the clutch is fine, leave it be.

 

Depends on the condition of the clutch.

I would go for the exhaust since you said the suspension is ok.

 

I'd go with the exhaust since you already have a y-pipe. Finish that out and then go for suspension upgrades.

 

brakes. go fast bits are good. but stop fast bits are better.

 

First I would beef up the suspension with energy polyurethane bushings and a good spring/strut combo or coilovers. Then add front/rear strut bars and sway bars.

 

Lighten up that flywheel, get your self a dual friction clutch to grab firmly and tightly and top it off with an STS! Trust me if your exhaust and your suspension are fine then leave it be for the time being.. a catback may add a horse or 2 and your suspension will definitely make you feel some what bad a** when your taking corners and cutting people off changing lanes and what not but if you lighten your car up a bit with a fidanza flywheel or any other light weight flywheel for that matter, get a clutch to transfer your torque much more efficiently and faster, then add the Short Throw Shifter for quicker shifting and you WILL feel the difference! trust me, an exhaust and a suspension can only do so much. A new clutch will make your car faster.. but its all about what you want. Do you want more speed and a better clutch response? How about quicker response to lane changes and cornering? Or would you rather have noise that'll make you sound quicker with out actually getting you anywhere any faster? Your pick.

 

Fixed

 

Thanks for all the input... I guess it really depends on what i am looking more into... Ride quality, Faster response/hp with clutch/flywheel or a nice deep rumble from the custom exhaust... I am still debating which i want the most..Fcking sucks lol

 

lol.. well It seems to me that you’re a person who would seriously just love all the noise an exhaust can offer anyone.. in this case I'll retract what I said about the clutch ONLY for the sake of the polls because any serious racer will agree with the clutch idea.. now if I had to choose between suspension and an exhaust well, I think I would opt for an exhaust.. You can get/do whatever you want for your exhaust system but I would like to suggest that you go to horsepowerfreaks.com, pick up their HKS muffler (I think it’s like 450+ don't quote me), get a 3" straight pipe from the cat and (if you're in a state with tight emission laws) get a 3" un-resonated test pipe to replace the cat.. if you’re not in a state with tight emission laws then just get the straight pipe installed from the flex pipe.. for the obvious reason of inspections is why I suggested the straight pipe starting from the cat so that way there you can remove the test pipe and replace your cat when inspection time comes around. However, you do have other options besides getting a test pipe such as high-flow cats which the name alone is self-explanatory.. I know Horsepowerfreaks.com sells a Random Technology high-flow cat, how it performs well that I don’t know lol I have a test pipe.. anyways, so if a super loud a** exhaust with a bunch of drone won’t bother you then I suggest going for one of these set-ups.. I have a Megan and I'm thinking about going for the straight pipe set up I just discussed starting from my test pipe.. only reason it's not done yet is because I'm debating on whether or not sounding suspect on a daily basis to the cops is really something I'm prepared to deal with.. so any who, the way I see it bro you can't go wrong with an exhaust.. why not

 

Sorry if im repeating alot of s*** you already now about exhausts its just I dont know exactly what you know and I want to be as informative as possible because as you may or may not know most people on here are A-holes and will tell you to research and F off before they even think about giving you a straight and honest answer/well thought out opinion

 

^An unresonated exhaust system will lose power vs. resonated exhaust of the same size. Also, going 3" without boost, prepare to watch your low-end torque and gas mileage plummet, though your high-end power will probably improve.

 

the suspension maybe?

 

Proof?

 

I would definitely get coilovers if you can afford a good set. Then take care of the exhaust some other time.

 

definitely dont touch the clutch until its toast...maybe do a transmission drain/fill. id say go ahead and get your suspension since its the most expensive so that will be out of the way, then get your exhaust...maybe by the time you have your exhaust done *knock on wood* itll be time to replace your clutch...then you go in and replace it

 

 

No i appreciate the advice and tips... I want to do the clutch and flywheel but i just feel as if since its strong so far why replace it... So i guess for now its between exhaust and suspension.. I am leaning more towards exhaust but i think my front suspension might be going out so might as well order all 4 struts..
I already have lowering springs on the car. When i say suspension i mean New Struts all around.
Yeah this is probably my option i HAVE to go with because like stated above i think my front struts are going out. But if my struts were good i would probably do the exhaust

 

well struts arent going to be expensive...you can do struts and exhaust pretty much simultaneously

 

Yeah but i am buying the Tokico luminas....might as well get the best right

 

if thats the case get coilovers...BUT thats you...are you dropped?

 

Yeah i have lowering springs installed...

 

Looks like more people agree with me and my suggestion... as far as the test pipe well I have a resonated test pipe and I lost low end power due to some back pressure I have experienced with it.. I bought the resonted pipe because eventually I would like to go turbo.. for the time being I'm currently looking to regain the power with NWP's Phenolic Spacers and an SRI for right now.. eventually headers.. tranny swap comes as soon as OSGIKEN releases their VQ35DE 6 speed tranny with the close-ratio gearset.. you can see it on page 54 in the march issue of Import Tuner

 

CAI>SRI

OP: if your struts are going bad replace them..maintenance FIRST

 

Ill go CAI once my car is done 100%.. for the time being its my daily and FL traffic sucks a**.. stop and go, stop and go and with the engine asking for air and not getting it.. well.. you know.. BTW I updated what I said I know..

 

 

See thats the problem the only reason why i think they might be going out is cause on the FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ONLY when i put the lowering springs on and i make turns there is poping sounds like the strut mount bearings are out... SO i replaced it with a brand new one from Oreilly's.. the noise went away for about 2 weeks then came back again? So what else could the problem be to make that noise when turning the wheel?

 

to the OP...you might spend like $500 on a new set of illuminas, you can pay $600 for a set of C8sport coilovers.....just saying...

 

Are you positive this is for a FWD layout?

 

1) A used set of BC Coilovers which I just happen to have access to...
2) If you pick struts, replace your boots, mounts, and sway bar endlinks and bushings while you're at it.
3) Buy a spare tire cover from me

 

Your 100% correct let me elaborate a little. From what I was told by one of their distributors down here, OSGiken only makes LSDs for G35s and 350s (obviously RWD) and the performance shop said that it is assumed that the tranny will be for the G35 and 350z models only. It'll be a PITA to get my carss drivetrain converted but it'll be well worth it.. I'll look more into it when OSG drops the tranny.. or if you have advice im more than willing to accept it