New 2012 G37x Sport Sedan
10-16-2013, 03:41 PM
#1
New 2012 G37x Sport Sedan
Hi all,
New to the scene in the G world. Here is a pic of my new ride. Loving it so far. Do you guys have any tips, tricks or general knowledge that a newb like me would not think of doing.
Car Details
2012 G37x S
30,000k
New to the scene in the G world. Here is a pic of my new ride. Loving it so far. Do you guys have any tips, tricks or general knowledge that a newb like me would not think of doing.
Car Details
2012 G37x S
30,000k
10-16-2013, 04:30 PM
#4
Here's the cliff's notes version of most of the questions new members ask.
1. Everyone disagrees on which external mods look good. That being said, the popular mods people do externally are:
Body kits (IPL or Aero or Top Secret)
New wheels (Vossen, Stance, and Enkei are popular brands), check threads to see if they'll clear your brakes instead of just posting up a wheel fitment thread.
Lights (people change the lenses to TSX lenses, paint the housings, delete amber corner, and add LED rings)
Carbon Fiber (most things are available in carbon fiber, VIS and Seibon are popular mid-price brands, fitment is always a concern)
Painted calipers
smoked lights
Debadging
LED interior light swap (diode dynamics or other companies offer kits containing all the LED's you need)
Spoilers (front chin, rear decklid, rear wing type, roof mounted spoiler)
Diffuser (autokits x, other companies)
Plastidip (hideous, don't do it)
2. The best HP performance mod you can do is Forced Induction. These cars love boost, and any bolt ons (exhaust, intakes) will see only marginal HP boosts. That being said:
Cold Air Intakes (K&N, Sillen, Takeda, R2C, Injen)
Intake Manifold (Motordyne)
Header (Fast Intentions, idk about other companies')
High Flow Catalytic Converters (Fast Intentions, Berk, Stillen, among others)
Test Pipes (same companies as Cats) Catback Exhaust (Tanabe, HKS, Greddy, Borla, Fast Intentions, Motordyne, Magnaflow, others)
Tune (either dyno professional, or handheld tuner unit)
Grounding kits (DIY)
Forced Induction (GTM twin turbo, GTM twin super, GTM single super, Stillen Super)
3. Suspension mods
Sway Bars, biggest bang for buck mod, (Hotchkis, Cusco, Stillen, Eibach)
Front Tower Strut Bar (Cusco, GT spec, others)
Coilovers vs. Springs Coilovers allow user to adjust drop exactly as needed, springs have 1 drop height Coilovers allow user to adjust drop without changing spring compression, springs do not Coilovers and Springs may both require camber kits.
Various chassis braces (may not be compatible with whatever exhaust you choose)
Welcome to the forum, use the search bar. Hope this is useful!
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10-17-2013, 03:00 PM
#8
I posted this for another new member, and I think it applies here.
Here's the cliff's notes version of most of the questions new members ask.
1. Everyone disagrees on which external mods look good. That being said, the popular mods people do externally are:
Body kits (IPL or Aero or Top Secret)
New wheels (Vossen, Stance, and Enkei are popular brands), check threads to see if they'll clear your brakes instead of just posting up a wheel fitment thread.
Lights (people change the lenses to TSX lenses, paint the housings, delete amber corner, and add LED rings)
Carbon Fiber (most things are available in carbon fiber, VIS and Seibon are popular mid-price brands, fitment is always a concern)
Painted calipers
smoked lights
Debadging
LED interior light swap (diode dynamics or other companies offer kits containing all the LED's you need)
Spoilers (front chin, rear decklid, rear wing type, roof mounted spoiler)
Diffuser (autokits x, other companies)
Plastidip (hideous, don't do it)
2. The best HP performance mod you can do is Forced Induction. These cars love boost, and any bolt ons (exhaust, intakes) will see only marginal HP boosts. That being said:
Cold Air Intakes (K&N, Sillen, Takeda, R2C, Injen)
Intake Manifold (Motordyne)
Header (Fast Intentions, idk about other companies')
High Flow Catalytic Converters (Fast Intentions, Berk, Stillen, among others)
Test Pipes (same companies as Cats) Catback Exhaust (Tanabe, HKS, Greddy, Borla, Fast Intentions, Motordyne, Magnaflow, others)
Tune (either dyno professional, or handheld tuner unit)
Grounding kits (DIY)
Forced Induction (GTM twin turbo, GTM twin super, GTM single super, Stillen Super)
3. Suspension mods
Sway Bars, biggest bang for buck mod, (Hotchkis, Cusco, Stillen, Eibach)
Front Tower Strut Bar (Cusco, GT spec, others)
Coilovers vs. Springs Coilovers allow user to adjust drop exactly as needed, springs have 1 drop height Coilovers allow user to adjust drop without changing spring compression, springs do not Coilovers and Springs may both require camber kits.
Various chassis braces (may not be compatible with whatever exhaust you choose)
Welcome to the forum, use the search bar. Hope this is useful!
Here's the cliff's notes version of most of the questions new members ask.
1. Everyone disagrees on which external mods look good. That being said, the popular mods people do externally are:
Body kits (IPL or Aero or Top Secret)
New wheels (Vossen, Stance, and Enkei are popular brands), check threads to see if they'll clear your brakes instead of just posting up a wheel fitment thread.
Lights (people change the lenses to TSX lenses, paint the housings, delete amber corner, and add LED rings)
Carbon Fiber (most things are available in carbon fiber, VIS and Seibon are popular mid-price brands, fitment is always a concern)
Painted calipers
smoked lights
Debadging
LED interior light swap (diode dynamics or other companies offer kits containing all the LED's you need)
Spoilers (front chin, rear decklid, rear wing type, roof mounted spoiler)
Diffuser (autokits x, other companies)
Plastidip (hideous, don't do it)
2. The best HP performance mod you can do is Forced Induction. These cars love boost, and any bolt ons (exhaust, intakes) will see only marginal HP boosts. That being said:
Cold Air Intakes (K&N, Sillen, Takeda, R2C, Injen)
Intake Manifold (Motordyne)
Header (Fast Intentions, idk about other companies')
High Flow Catalytic Converters (Fast Intentions, Berk, Stillen, among others)
Test Pipes (same companies as Cats) Catback Exhaust (Tanabe, HKS, Greddy, Borla, Fast Intentions, Motordyne, Magnaflow, others)
Tune (either dyno professional, or handheld tuner unit)
Grounding kits (DIY)
Forced Induction (GTM twin turbo, GTM twin super, GTM single super, Stillen Super)
3. Suspension mods
Sway Bars, biggest bang for buck mod, (Hotchkis, Cusco, Stillen, Eibach)
Front Tower Strut Bar (Cusco, GT spec, others)
Coilovers vs. Springs Coilovers allow user to adjust drop exactly as needed, springs have 1 drop height Coilovers allow user to adjust drop without changing spring compression, springs do not Coilovers and Springs may both require camber kits.
Various chassis braces (may not be compatible with whatever exhaust you choose)
Welcome to the forum, use the search bar. Hope this is useful!
G37 owners are definitely a lot more helpful.
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