can you turn a 350z from a meh car into an amazing car with $5k?

No. The engine is high compression and very developed. Modding it is basically a waste of money unless you're adding boost and even then it can't take much.

These cars you mod the exhaust for sound and do nothing else. If it's not enough power you buy something else.

C5 Corvette is lighter, highly modable, more reliable and gets better gas mileage.

oh course, follow these 3 easy steps
>sell the 350
>add that money to the 5k
>buy something better

>>17682102
This. The c5 may have boomer aesthetics but it kills it in every way

>>17682102
fpbp
Do a full I/E/H setup, fully build it for boost or leave it alone.

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>>17682090
Yeah. First step is removing the oil burning boat anchor of an engine.

>>17682123
yes please keep spamming this shit meme at every possible opportunity

>>17682111
>boomer asthetics
More like mazda asthetics.

>>17682180
(you)

just fucking drive it god damn

wheels/tires, brakes, and a decent high quality suspension setup done

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>>17682355

i don't have one, I was just reading that speedhunter article about how the 350z is becoming a popular platform in japan and was entertaining the thought of getting one as an upgrade from my miata

article btw: http://www.speedhunters.com/2017/05/performance-bargain-nissan-z33/

Buy an actual exhaust system w/ headers, get big loppy n/a cams, deck the head for slightly better compression, new hg, ARP studs and all new gaskets and seals while you're at it. With a piggyback ECU, a tune and all the stuff I just mentioned 300whp n/a should be easy and within your 5000 dollar budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU2h0JTq2fk

The headers on this car sound amazing

>>17682090
yes.
Coils, brakes, tyres, chassis stiffening and it should be great.

lmaoing at busrider fags who believe tuning starts and ends with engine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ztk5nZcgPA

watch this vid if you want 300whp fgt

>>17682871
Or you could just ignore all that shit and buy a 370z in the first place

What's so bad about the 350z? I really know next to nothing about them.

>>17683120
They're good cheap cars, just a bit heavy for a two seater

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>>17682871
>piggyback ecu
Please don't do this

>>17683120
There is no valve cover gasket, for example. IIRC, you need a new valve cover as they come with built-in gaskets.
Diff bushings go to shit almost immediately, balljoints need the whole spindle, older transmissions have easily worn synchros.

>>17682090
You can, but I'd rather go with the 370z. It's better in every way.

>>17682123
and step two is adding another boat anchor with better oil usage?

>>17682090
just buy a 370

>>17682090

That back end is so fucking out of place and ugly, had they cut the ending sorter, this car could have looked 100x better.

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>>17682090
>>17684540

>>17684565
I am cum

>>17684565
>>17684623

If I had a 350z, I would definitely try to do this to it if economically sound. I just can't wrap my head around why anyone would think that bulging ugly butt was an aesthetic design choice.


Maybe someone can enlighten me.

>>17682090

Yeah, you could always LS swap the 350z.