{"id":122,"date":"2010-03-24T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T05:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2013-09-15T15:18:45","modified_gmt":"2013-09-15T22:18:45","slug":"z34-header-test-tune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Z34 Header Test &#038; Tune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe came in from Vegas earlier this week to do some testing for the Fast Intentions crew and for us to tune his slick white 370.\u00a0 These cars are growing on me more and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-125\" title=\"Joe's 370Z\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez341.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez341.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez341-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interior build is sooo much nicer than the old Z33 especially an early (03-04) Z33 for that matter.\u00a0 The extra power it puts down definitely doesn&#8217;t hurt either.\u00a0 We did a couple baselines to get an idea of where the car stood before F.I. installed a set of their new headers for the HR\\VHR platform.\u00a0 Joe&#8217;s already installed mods included Stillen Gen 3 C.A.I., F.I. HFCs, and catback.\u00a0 This baby sounded wicked on the dyno.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-127\" title=\"Joe's 370Z Engine Bay\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez342.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez342.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez342-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some stats on the headers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They are long tube that will bolt directly to the catback.<\/li>\n<li>Eliminates the OE CAT pipe.<\/li>\n<li>Weighs in at 17 lbs lighter than the OE header &amp; CAT pipe.<\/li>\n<li>Made from 304 SS and includes a lifetime warranty.<\/li>\n<li>No CEL(s) to worry about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/fiz34headers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-126\" title=\"Fast Intentions Proto Long Tube Headers for the Z34\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/fiz34headers.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/fiz34headers.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/fiz34headers-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The set pictured above is a prototype using a different sized collector.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 2nd set of headers installed and the first production unit installed on a Z.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129\" title=\"Joe's 370Z Rear\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez343.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez343.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/joez343-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/szjoez34dyno.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-130\" title=\"Joe's Before &amp; After\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/specialtyz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/szjoez34dyno.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/szjoez34dyno.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.specialtyz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/szjoez34dyno-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>These are the results from stock headers to F.I. headers &amp; tune.\u00a0 The AFR on this VHR was whacked out.\u00a0 Rich down low and lean up top.\u00a0 The Stillen intakes aren&#8217;t helping that.\u00a0 Looking forward to doing some before and after results on those intakes to see how much power is made and how drastically the AFR is changed.\u00a0 I&#8217;d also like to see stock air boxes on Joe&#8217;s car with some K&amp;N drop ins.\u00a0 Joe&#8217;s VHR was in dire need of tuning especially after feeling, hearing, and conversing with his engine.\u00a0 It had a terrible drop in power resulting in a nasty hesitation that could be felt right around 4k RPMs.\u00a0 This was taken care of luckily with a custom flash.\u00a0 AFR after just the header install stayed the same as before with stock headers in case any one was wondering.\u00a0 Peak power didn&#8217;t change much.\u00a0 However a majority of the power-band saw a nice increase of around 10-15 whp and 10-18 torque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe came in from Vegas earlier this week to do some testing for the Fast Intentions crew and for us to tune his slick white 370.\u00a0 These cars are growing on me more and more. 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