I'm taking home a 2008 G37s (ATT) coupe on around the 28th and will have $1500 to spend right away.
I will be holding off on wheels and suspension probably till 3-4 months.

What can I do to get the best bang for my buck?! Btw the color is black obs

I'm thinking
-5% back/side tints
-Intake (not sure of what brand yet, still researching the forums)
-Exhaust( I like the sound the way it is but want a little more aggressive growl but not too much like a mustang)
-Black grill
-Blacking out the Aluminum inside or just getting a new black set.
-Body Kit (nothing too aggressive)

$1500 might not cover it all but probably a few combination of them.

Please let me know your suggestions, tips and anything else you want to add.

Thanks all.

 

for exhaust, trying looking for tanabe's, i heard its the closest to stock sound but just a little louder, for new i saw it for 800, nd for intake, it depends if you want a cold air intake or short ram intake

 

Theres tons of stuff out there for the car, unfortunately i had the problem of dealing with the AWD factor cuz i got the X and i was limited but im currently unlimited with my 6MT 370Z lol

Tint - thats personal preference, i actually like the 15%-20% range, cant see through it but cops still leave me alone, despite my car being bright red
Intake - I had the stillen Gen 3's on my G. Great deep growl, good numbers from them too, some of the best ive seen. i got about 15hp to the wheels (thats all wheel horsepower) I have Injen on my Z now, also nice sounding/looking. not sure about numbers yet. In my opinion, Short Rams are total waste, your just sucking in super hot air from your engine bay
Exhaust - Since you have an S, you have unlimited options, Cat backs are you best option if you want the most power. Invidia makes some nice sounding exhausts, MXP sounds great, Fast Intentions is great too. Tanabe makes a good one as well, close to stock sound but louder. High flow cats or some test pipes will optimize your gains!
Grille - a $20 can of plasti dip lets you black out your grille for cheap or 180Customs does a very nice job of painting it any color or way you want. They have a thread on here some where with their work
Interior - You can probably take the plasti dip route with the trim too if you wanted or you could maybe krylon them, im not too experienced in this nor did i think of it, i liked the alluminum that i had. Carbon Fiber wraps not a bad idea either. people have done that on the Z forum, i havent seen too much over here but im fairly certain there are a few that have done it.
Body Kit - Body kits are a little much but the JP Vizage lip is a nice front accent to the G, AutoKits X makes a nice front lip as well. You can find pictures all around the forum of the various lips used on the Sport bumpers.

If you buy all new, $1500 could cover and exhaust, or an exhaust and an intake but thats about it. Our cars are fairly expensive to modify but customization is what we do and why we're here! Good luck with what ever choices you go with, hope i was a little help!

 

1500 would cover just a nice exhaust with change for grill and small stuff.

 

Exhaust would be your best option. It'll deliver some feel-able performance. Make sure to get a full, true-dual cat-back exhaust, though. A muffler section will just change how it sounds.

 

if you can find it, go with tanabe exhaust. i started mine, as its pretty expensive to get the whole setup (y-pipe, mid pipe, and muffler). just the axle back alone gives you an amazing sound. I would recommend getting a tanabe axle back, hfc, and tint. if you have extra money after that get the intake. getting new interior trim pieces are hard to find, most people end up wrapping their stock ones in suede, fabric, or vinyl. if you're good at working with that material, just do it yourself bro. it costs a lot to have someone else sit there for hours and fit the material over your stock parts.

 

what suspension are you planning on running?

 

i know you said wait on suspension but thats what I would get along with intake. I say get coils such as stance, tanabe, or BC. Then get a stillen gen 3 intake. That would be a great start. Lowering your G makes it look way better and the intake will give a a nice sound as well as added horse power all for 1500

 

Why hold off on the modifications that will render the best/most noticeable results? My suggestion: coilovers, sway bars, and tint...

 

Well someone mentioned Tanabe's( Mufflers only) for $800, Spend another $200 and get full exhaust. Depends on what you want. You want look or sound? Sound- Cat back and intakes,
Looks would be Eibchs( Springs) or full coil overs, The Coil overs with install will most likey eat all you funds, The Exhaust and intake will be close. Body? Not a fan, Maybe just a CF rear spoiler or diffuser, With a CF front lip, 1k??

The only thing is if you do all the bolt ons most likey you will need a tune $575 or so? hard decision. Decide what direction you want to go in and do a little now save some more and do the rest later. Just .02

 

I agree

 

+1

 

I'd buy used in the f/s section. Save some loot.

 

+1 This!

 

seriously ^. everything going OUT from the motor...buy used (i purchased new - such a waste). i vote for sways + coils. test pipes are a damn pain (cel even with uprev).