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Nissan 350Z and 370Z engine and exterior tuneups

45 messages,  Last post on Dec 04, 2008 at 9:08 PM

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What is this discussion about? Nissan 350Z, Nissan 370Z, Performance Mods, Engine, Fuel System, Coupe

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#41 of 45 Re: my 350z is letting my nissan pride down [zaken1] by 03nissan

Nov 10, 2007 (12:46 am)

Replying to: zaken1 (Nov 05, 2007 11:50 pm)
yes sir. i got the iridium brisks. i have more power and my car is doing ok.now my problem is the o2 sensors. i was told exactly the same thing about my gas being too lean. that is why now i trust my mechanic because im also hearing it from you. do u think i also need to replace my o2 sensors or i should only get the gas tuning? my mechanic says my sensors are slow and that they should be between .400 and .800 but when he did the tests they were .150 and lower. what is better 4 my ride a reflash or a gas management programmer

#42 of 45 Re: my 350z is letting my nissan pride down [03nissan] by zaken1

Nov 10, 2007 (11:38 am)

Replying to: 03nissan (Nov 10, 2007 12:46 am)
I'm glad to hear you got the cold plugs! It sounds to me like your O2 sensors are probably not broken. The low and slow readings are to be expected, when your mixture is too lean. That just means the sensors are doing their job. When the mixture is corrected, the sensors will read faster and the levels will be higher.
 
A stock reflash would just reinstall the original specs into the computer, and that wouldn't change your fuel mixture. But maybe you were referring to reflashing the computer with a higher performance map for the fuel mixture. I don't know if that is an available option. If there is a reflash of a modified fuel map out there, it would cost less to install than a fuel management programmer. But the fuel management programmer would allow you to adjust the mixture to get the best performance, while the reflash would lock you into whatever mixture settings were written into it. If the reflash specs were intended for an engine with just bolt on modifications, like you have, it would probably work OK; but if it was intended for a supercharged or all out race motor, the mixture wouldn't be right for your needs.

#43 of 45 Re: my 350z is letting my nissan pride down [zaken1] by zaken1

Nov 10, 2007 (2:41 pm)

Replying to: zaken1 (Nov 10, 2007 11:38 am)
After writing the note above, I did some checking around, and found that there is now a fuel and ignition controller made for your car by AEM, which is made to connect to the car's stock computer. It can change the injection pulse width by infinitely variable steps, up to an 100% increase. And that should enable precise setting of as much additional fuel as you'd ever need! It also allows retuning if you make future modifications to the engine. Because this controller works in combination with the stock computer, it is much less expensive than a stand alone unit. It will probably need to be initially programmed by connecting it to a laptop or desktop PC. AEM developed this part for the 350Z, so there is no question about it working well. The current ones may need to be hard wired into the vehicle. They're talking about making it a direct plug in system later on.
 
Summit Racing has this unit in stock under part number AVM-30-1910, and sells them for $397.95.

#44 of 45 Re: my 350z is letting my nissan pride down [zaken1] by 03nissan

Nov 11, 2007 (12:55 pm)

Replying to: zaken1 (Nov 10, 2007 2:41 pm)
thanks 4 looking up on that for me. i appreciate it and i will keep that in mind

#45 of 45 S-tune by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Dec 04, 2008 (9:08 pm)

Fun stuff, but it may not it to the States.
 
NISMO's Nissan 370Z S-tune
 

 

 

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