alright, so im picking up my first 300zx TT next week. i used to have a 93 N/A, so this will be my first time dealing with a TT. im already looking for parts that i wanna do by the time i get the car next week. this is what i have in mind. im getting a front mount intercooler, i wanna change out the 4 intake pipes up top to hard pipes. get a pop charger, and bov's. i can do everything i listed but my only question is, where are the BOV's located? and will they be pretty self explanitory when i try to do it myself? and when buying just the BOV's, does it require a kit or other piping? pics/write up would be greatly apprecited, thanks

 

i think you use 2 per intake tube...as close as you can by the throttle bodies....but i'm not sure.

 

Before the big dogs get to you, make sure you take care of maintenance before you mod. Compression test, turbo timer, 60k or 120k timing belt kit depending on the miles.

Define your reasoning for needing a fmic, if you are not going big turbos it really doesn't serve a purpose.

The intake piping, pop charger and the bov's are pretty self explanatory. If you have any issues locate some members in your area via tt.net or 300zxclub.com, that shouldnt be an issue.

Most important search those other two sites, they have alot of answers for you.

 

the guy im buying from is a nissan tech. he already done compression test, and replaced the tensioner, timing belt, and has put a turbo timer already. car is already good to go. i have things planned, i just always wanted a fmic, hehe

still, pics of some bov's installed would be great

 

ditto...watch out for overheating if you do buy one

front bov install


or

 

which set up do you guys prefer?

 

over heating if i get a fmic? really? whys that?

 

FMIC is ****.. we have been over this.. they are almost shittier than the stock intercoolers... just upgrade to large SMIC its more cost effective and much more performance enhancing.. BOV's are not even needed.. they dont do much. leave on teh stock recir valves then your car wont stall wehn letting off on hard boost adn honestly aftermarket BOV's wont do much for you... its jsut 800 dollars your blowing away.. the hardpipes i will support becuase they will hold boost better.. at least they should... and they wont dry out and crak and all that. and tehy cant be collapsed shouldnt be as prone to leaks either.

 

read the Intercooler sticky... I briefly covered why FMICs are a bad idea. Not discussed in that post was that the FMIC blocks the intake, oil cooler, and radiator... all of these things need good airflow.

But come to think of it, and this is largely the tt.net persona in me speaking, if a blow off valves and front mount intercoolers are your intentions with your Z, then please buy something else. It's in the Z's best interests if you rice out something else.

 

there he is^^^ i knew you would finally agree with me on this one and i see you edited your post. im guessing its either to make it nicer or to make sure you did not make any spelling errors.

 

just adding to the no FMIC thing. people who put FMICs on z32s are only doing it for the look, as there are minimal, if any, benefits, as well as definate drawbacks. and i assume you only want BOVs for the sound, as the stock recirc valves perform basically the same function, minus the annoying PSSSSSHHHHTTT sound. not trying to be an ***, but you need to ask yourself if you want a real performance build, or just another poor performance look at me rice build.

 

oh i hear yah..like i said, im a newbie with TT z's. seems so much different tahn any other car. i figured that out already with just my old N/A z. as for the front mount. ok got it, no go, hehe. so which are the best side mounts to get?

as for the bov's. again, newbie to the TTz's im soo use to having honduhs, hehe and i just figured having a turbo vehicle. bovs would be a good upgrade. never heard of the recirc til now.....so to come down to it. no bov's? or bov's? if so, which set up would be best with those two pics posted

 

oh yeah, one more thing. ive been looking up a intake set up, andhave been seeing this "doolz" intake system from Z1. are they any good? suggestions on this kit? it say a ecu upgrade is required for the system. is it really, just for a intake set up? advise again please. thanks, yall are great appreciated

 

you dont need duals right now, unless youre gonna upgrade to over 400 whp, and imho you really dont need bigger intercoolers yet either. it is a safe upgrade, but not necessary for what you mods you listed.

bovs do only exactly what they sound like, vent boost pressure into the atmosphere. recirc valves recirculate the excess boost back into your intake. if you want the bov noise, get them, if not, theyre a waste of money.

if you do get bovs, and hardpipes at the same time, you can get flanges on the hardpipes(inside ones or outside ones...as posted) to put the bovs on, but it will be more expensive.

 

anyone have a link to where i could get those at? also, anyone have a instal write up on that set up, or where i could get one at

 

i posted a write-up if you install them in the front of the engine bay. i hope you can figure out how to replace the 4 intake pipes with hardpipes if you want to do it that way.

go to a vendor thru rizz'z link page in my sig and tell them you want a hardpipe kit with bov flanges on it

 

yup... really though. lots of unecessary work. your better off getting your TT, spending the same amount of money you just listed on downpipes cat-back single pop charger and a remapped ecu by jwt or soemthing. you will be making around 400 at the crank i think they say it is. and you spent about the same amount of money maybe even less as you would have for all hard pipes front mount set up and dual BOV's.

 

2nd Eric (and you're right - post was edited for niceness... I'm intuitively a harsh person).

Best power mods for their respective type (with approximate costs):

JWT Pop Charger - $90
HKS Hi-Power Cat-back - $600
JWT ECU - $600
Greg Dupree Super Split Flange Downpipes - $500
eBay Test Pipes (yes, test pipes are test pipes) - $100
Having over 400bhp while spending less than 2k - priceless




For everything else, there's Mastercard.

And again, if you want info on which intercoolers are best, read my writeup... it's very thorough.

 

your my hero^^^ in the z32 world... lol

 

I have that same problem.

Chip, intake and exhaust should be your starting point. Once you get tired of that and need more power, then look to the more major items.