Paying the Nismo tax gets you a body kit, a stiffer ride, and about 18 horsepower you'll never feel on a backroad. The 6MT Sport is the same car with money left over. Change my mind. Here's the version that actually works: Buy the Sport Package, six-speed, and check that it has the viscous LSD and the Nissan Sport brakes — 14-inch fronts with the four-pot calipers. SynchroRev Match comes with it, and yes, you can turn it off. That's the whole car right there. Everything after this is fitment and tires. Skip the bolt-on phase. The VQ37VHR is a good engine that responds to almost nothing you can bolt to it — an intake and a cat-back buys you noise and a dyno graph you'll show one person. If you genuinely want power, save for boost or long-tube headers with a real tune. Otherwise put that money into rubber and stop lying to yourself. Coilovers, but be an adult about it. Around an inch to an inch and a quarter down keeps the geometry sane and the front lip alive. Go lower and you're bu...