V36 Performance Priorities

[Skylinetragic]

I'm just about to join the ranks of V series drivers after 3 years in a R33 GTST. My 33 was reasonably stock but I definatley noticed improved performance when I installed a HFC and 3" CBE, installed a pod filter and then also put in a cold box. I also installed a GFB 2 stage boost controller which was a bit of fun at times.

So my question is, what should my priorities be for a V36 sedan:

I was thinking:

1) Cold air intake

Stillen cold air intakes

http://www.stillen.c...INITI&model=G35

There is also a great youtube video for ingen here, but I'm not too keen on taking my front bar off

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2) Exhaust

Stock headers remain - I can't see anywhere here or on G35driver with a compelling argument to swap them out??

Install HFC - recommendations welcome - Berk or ??

Install CBE - again recommendations - so many options??

I was also wondering if anyone has any experience with test pipes / decat pipes in Australia. I know the implications if I get pulled over. There are comments on G35driver about increased smell and power improvements.

3) Plenum Spacer

I was thinking a Motordyne 5/16 plenum spacer as I may want to put a strut in later, not sure

4) Grounding kit

Again Stillen

http://www.stillen.c...ar=&make=

Have I missed anything?

Grateful for your advice/recommendations

Cheers

Edited May 5, 2012 by Skylinetragic

[Yo-Yo]

exhaust makes a bigger difference for turbos than n/a

taking off the frontbar isn't a hard job, just a lot of screws, a small metal bracket on each side near the headlights & 3 cables to unplug as you pull the frontbar off (i think they are impact sensors for the airbags) I kept the screws & brackets in different bags so I didn't get anything mixed up

3) I was under the impression that a plenum spacer was more a necessity for the VQ35 in the v35/350z due to the intake design, I remember reading somewhere on Myg37.com ages ago that it wasn't really needed for the Vq37

http://www.skylinesa...s/page__st__120

my car saw a 21kw increase from

Cat back exhaust 2.5" piping

High flow panel filters

I also installed a grounding kit, it helped improve the shifting feel of the auto gearbox funnily enough, the shifts felt that tiny bit quicker to make a noticeable difference after I installed.

These cars have decent base line power output but nowhere near the potential of a turbo set-up. If you just want it as a comfy daily driver/cruiser with a bit of oomph it's perfect. The best bit, no cop drama

I'd also suggest you look into aftermarket sport swaybars, springs if you want to lower it a bit & decent tyres

Have fun, I love the sedans btw

[asitag]

Hey Yo-yo, do you recommend a grounding kit? I have an auto too.

price?

where to get it from?

installation tips?

cheers

[Yo-Yo]

hi mate, you can get just the wires or a volt stabiliser kit which will cost a fair bit more, think I paid about $100 for mine? (bought aaages ago) the volt stabiliser is more wank factor than anything imo I just bought mine for convenience as it was already at the shop. Brand is Raizin volt stabilizer

They will all pretty much do the same job just insulated metal cables really, try googling either grounding kits or bolt stabilizer. You can probably find something cheap on ebay. as long as it's got at least 5 cables of varying lengths you'll be right

in my picture gallery I have pics of my install. It will give you an idea of what to do.

Pretty much connect the cables from the negative battery terminal to a grounding point on the chassis, the engine block & the throttle bodies. Remember to disconnect the battery before you start work.

The good thing about the kit I bought was it came with a metal bracket to connect to the negative battery terminal, & it had space to run the rest of the cables. I'll post a pic of this when I get the chance

This is a pretty good instructional thread http://www.myg37.com...stallation.html

A bit of common sense & 10 minutes you're done

[asitag]

hi mate, you can get just the wires or a volt stabiliser kit which will cost a fair bit more, think I paid about $100 for mine? (bought aaages ago) the volt stabiliser is more wank factor than anything imo I just bought mine for convenience as it was already at the shop. Brand is Raizin volt stabilizer

They will all pretty much do the same job just insulated metal cables really, try googling either grounding kits or bolt stabilizer. You can probably find something cheap on ebay. as long as it's got at least 5 cables of varying lengths you'll be right

in my picture gallery I have pics of my install. It will give you an idea of what to do.

Pretty much connect the cables from the negative battery terminal to a grounding point on the chassis, the engine block & the throttle bodies. Remember to disconnect the battery before you start work.

The good thing about the kit I bought was it came with a metal bracket to connect to the negative battery terminal, & it had space to run the rest of the cables. I'll post a pic of this when I get the chance

This is a pretty good instructional thread http://www.myg37.com...stallation.html

A bit of common sense & 10 minutes you're done

Thanks for the info.

They have this posted all over myG37.com regarding the grounding kit. Did you notice a big difference?

might look into investing in one over the next few weeks

cheers

[Yo-Yo]

very subtle difference but definitely noticeable. The gear changes in D & Ds seem much sharper & positive. upshifting feels a lot better in manual mode too. Grounding kit was one of the first things I did when I bought my car.

manual V36's wouldn't need it though

[Skylinetragic]

Hey Yo-yo, do you recommend a grounding kit? I have an auto too.

price?

where to get it from?

installation tips?

cheers

I found a guy on G35driver.com who delivers to Australia for $135 - sxexcx is his username.

My google searches for a G35 grounding kit kept on bringing him up so I joined and PMed, he says he's sent loads of kits over here. I found a few stillen kits online, but not in the colour I wanted and I've tried unsuccessfully to fit universal kits for other things before (they fitted like shi*t) so I figure I'll try him out - he takes paypal so at least it's traceable.

[Haxorz]

#@Yo-Yo - can I ask which High flow panel filters you went for and where did you get them from?

This seems like a very good upgrade as most general service places don't stock any compatible filters anyway, so might as well order some high flows and put them in yourself!

I can see this is the K&N filter for V36's - K&N 33-2399, around $175 for 2x delivered from ebay.com.au, $125 from ebay US. Reviews on K&N website report good fuel economy/power improvements, but wonder how accurate they are.

[Colt357]

I did stillen high flow cats and megan racing catback exhaust.
Definitely gain on upper rev band, plus it sounds awesome. About $1k all up for parts.
CAI? its a waste of time. our airbox design is similar to R35 gtr so its very effcient, barely gains on dyno.
Grounding kit will let the gear change abit faster thats all, i would go for Trans Go kit instead.
Uprev tune is the biggest power play for n/a application, good tune with after market headers, exhaust you will see a 25-30 whp gain.