Not a bad idea and you would probably make some decent gains with those mods.

 

Does anyone have a headlight cleaner they would recommend that is available on Amazon? I have been using a polish to clean up the headlights, but they become hazy again after a few months. Thanks!

 

It's always going be become hazy again unless you coat it with something after with UV protection. Megiuars sells some coating I have used in the past. You can also just spray clear coat on them.

 

^This, clear coating them will be your best long term solution.

 

Thanks for the tips about the UV coating and the clearcoat. It looks like there are quite a few kits that have UV protective clearcoat. Any in particular that anyone has had good luck with it lasting or are they all going to be pretty similar? Thanks!

 

I used this one on a few cars. The little bottle of headlight coating worked really well:

On another note, this:

 

Even with no mods, I think it would change the character of the car for the better. Probably more noticeable for non-sport sedans (like mine) that don't pack as much of a punch as the sport sedans. I'm planning on an e-tune this summer with EcuTek, and I've only done FI RHFC's and a Tanabe axle back and don't plan on doing any other engine mods because they don't really seem worth it for the 7AT X sedans. This is a good video to watch:

 

Just to clear up a few common misconceptions. There is no difference in power or engine tuning between sport and non-sport sedans. The only car in the VQ37VHR lineup with a differently tuned ecu is the Nismo 370z and IPL g37s. G sport models get a VLSD, slightly different shocks, big brakes, and a few cosmetic quality of life things like more adjustable seats.

Second, AWD sedan benefits from the mods as much as all the other versions. There is more drivetrain loss because of the AWD, so you see lower dyno numbers with the same mods that would give better numbers on a RWD version of the car. You have to take into account gains compared to starting point, not compared to other versions of the car. If anything, the X sedan has the largest exhaust restriction of any G model and benefits from an exhaust system more than any other model. At the moment, I'm putting down 301 wheel on an X sedan with Z1 intakes, Motordyne intake manifold, and top speed exhaust with an UpRev tune.

 

That's right, hexotic, no difference.

However, the 6MT came with shorter rear gears than the 7AT, and the 6MT Vert's rear gears were even shorter (although without limited slip, which was odd.) And while that means absolutely nothing with regard to power, it does change whatever perception the driver might have about "punch".

 

Interesting about the 6MT. Not as familiar with it as the autotragic 😂

 

Are there any long tube CAI options that are considered to be relatively higher quality than most? Or are they all pretty close to each other?

Mostly thinking of quality in terms of fitment and materials (durability, construction, etc.).

Did some research, are Takeda and Stillen still the top contenders?

 

Admin tuning is up top for both performance and quality. Z1, Stillen and Takeda also have good quality with Z1 leading the pack for performance.

 

Before you get blasted for this, S never added any more power, unless it was the IPL. S added better handling and brakes on the rwd, and literally only cosmetics for the x ones like mine.

 

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Wow, that's a big gap for premium. The last time I filled up a couple weeks ago in Appleton it was about $1.15 for regular and $1.62 for premium (93 octane) at Woodman's.

Also, why is 93 octane so hard to find in WI now? 91 is everywhere, but 93 for my tune is only at 3 gas stations in the entire area. Is it the same way in Milwaukee or anywhere else in the country?