[s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

[Cody Forbes]

Exaggerated? How so?

The 1.0bar wastegate spring is $75 +S&H, 300hp in the bag. It's certainly a less-then-10-minute job as long as you start on a cold engine - acess is directly behind the drivers side rear tire, no fender liner, no jack needed, just 8 10mm nuts to undo. It's a dyno-proven 25hp gain, slightly more on a well tuned and sorted car. Automotion, PowerHaus, Protomotive, and a few others sell a 400hp kit that consists of headers, cat delete, muffler, boost knob, and K&N air filter. The PowerHaus 430+hp kit includes a new intercooler. 500hp involves a k29 turbo and a rework of the fuel system (usually EFI 3.2l Carrera intake manifold + EFI system), plus some other things but NOTHING internal required, not even a cam change (though not a bad idea). To best 550hp it's time for new cams, cylinders, pistons, and heads. You *can* get 550hp on stock pistons/cylinders, but you have to turn the boost up to risky levels. Between my father and myself we've built no less then 20 500+hp 930's, and a few north of 700hp - yes, dyno proven. 

You are absolutely right about the fact that we aren't comparing like objects. <sarcasm on> See a Nissan (yes, a G35 is a Nissan in my book) is for those that talk about how fast thier car is. A Porsche is for those that know WHAT a fast car is. </sarcasm> Sorry, couldn't help myself. I do seriously agree with you that it's two different crowds. Also true Paulie isn't there yet, but for less then the monthly payment on a new G35/G37 he could be on his way.


-Cody Forbes


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Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] My butt momentarily in a BMW

> Way over exaggerated Cody, but understand the point.  Paulie isn't
> there yet...   Two totally different cars and buyers, but a G37
> driver with another 50hp over the G35 would certainly start moving
> Paulie to do something....   Possibly.  I thoroughly enjoyed my rides
> in both cars, for much different reasons.    
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> SJ
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> In a message dated 12/17/2007 1:23:57 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> cody at 5000tq.com writes: 
> Not only that, but for under $100 including shipping and not 10
> minutes worth of work you get a 1.0bar wastegate spring to bump the
> 930 over 300hp. 425hp is the wastegate spring, a new air filter, and
> new exhaust. 500hp is possible without removing so much as a valve
> cover.
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> I immagine the G35 is a teensy bit harder to get to catch up ;-).
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> -Cody Forbes
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