Right now my car is basically stock, minus a strut stabalizer bar, and a Jim wolf pop charger. I live by Southwest autoworks, so I could get any peice they sell in reasonable time, but I work at a nissan dealership, so I also get parts at 10% above cost.
I was thinking I was going to get a y-pipe from southwest, but would it be cheaper just to but a whole exhaust setup at once(somewhere under $600)? Or is there something that would help performance even more for the $200-$300?

 

Y pipe from WSP.. then buy the rest when you can afford it. there's not much out there for performance other than intake/exhaust parts for that kinda pricing.

 

get a Y from warpspeed. The rest of the exhaust will not give you a huge gain.


you can always get springs and struts...or sway bars...or sub frame connectors. These are also performance enhancers just not engine HP enhancers.

 

I noticed a big boost in performance with a CAI + Y-pipe. I noticed next to no gain when I got a 2.5" custom catback, except a loud drone that drives me nuts. From now on when I mod, the catback is the last thing I'll look at for incremental performance gains.

 

Crud, I just called southwest autoworks, they don't sell WSp Y-pipes
On their website, they do have the "GReddy Cat-Back SP Exhaust", but it doesn't look like it includes the y-pipe... Where should I get one? I live in phoenix, AZ, am I most likely going to have to get it shipped?
(my friend thats a mechanic said he can get a full exhaust system on the car for $400-$500, it may be a custom one, but would that be better?)

 

dont go through southwest auto works. go through warpspeed. get the y-pipe, go on ebay get a muffler and take it all to a muffler shop, not a chain shop like midas or minike. have them put the y-pipe on do a catback to ur new muffler. then get a warpspeed CAI. thats where ur money is best

 

I would really like to get a Greddy cat back, but they're too damn expensive!

 

like the boyz said, Warpspeed y-pipe and CAI. Place Racing type.

 

Ok, cool, I ordered and got shipped the y-pipe today!
For the CAI, you said Place Racing type? Think I could MOD a eclipse CAI easily enough?
Do you think I will definatly see a difference on my VG with the y-pipe and my pop charger? And then to CAI?
I don't think I'll be able to break 200hp for under $1000 (and I'm only looking at most for $500, untill I can either save up for a 97 5spd SE, or a 2002...)

 

on the VG you will have a long and expensive road to 200 hp.

i mentioned Place Racing because they run the pipe and filter into the fender well AWAY from the heat of the engine. gives slightly better results. i have that. as well as ENTIRE exhaust. it makes a tremendous difference. car is "awake" and quick.

 

Bonze, Do you have sway kit? I just installed ST and wondered if I had clearance with a y-pipe?

 

have you been puffing and passing?? under $1000?? hmm lets see: how much are you starting off with? now tabulate each mod, the equivalent pwr increase and the price. ah...i see an ecu, a rebuild, a new tranny, a udp among other things in your future....enjoy though...it feels like a lost cause...

 

buy a super charger, its only 3thousand dollers!

 

read your status.. there is no sc for 3rd gens, just 4th and 5th gen, maybe they already making on for the 6th gen the best thing is either nos, or turbo, ah turbo dreams

 

 

Find a local cam shop, and get some custom cams, or get some cams from MotorSports Auto (www.zcarparts.com under the Z31 section).

 

i have ST lowering springs, Tokico blues, ST front and rear anti-sway bars. y-pipe not affected. no worries there.

next on agenda, already in box, is Fidanza flywheel, Exedy stg. 1. at same time, i will swap the VG tranny for the VE with factory VLSD. this tranny is 2300 bucks new from nissan. i will also need the VE's half-shafts and hubs to do this properly.

with those mods, the lighter flywheel to "liberate" some horsepower, the grippier clutch, the VLSD making contact "posi-traction" style, my lil 'ol VG should really rip for N/A. the car is already significantly different. so i am expecting a fun bonus with these next things.

 

nice...hadnt thought of that yet.

 

lophix,

yes. it is sort of an overlooked thing you can do. VLSD will make quite a bit of difference. but this mod "system," ie, the clutch/fly/tranny/shaft thing, is not cheap. it is rather extensive, too. a lot must be removed from the car suddenly.

this is why i am amassing parts for the complete job all at once.