I know you said rookie mechanic but how rookie are we talking? I'm considering installing intakes on my Z and wondering if I could do it myself as a complete first timer...
I daily the nismo in Sydney and feels fine to me. Mind you a lot of my driving is highways and you definitely feel the rougher / older roads. Every pothole is a bit stressful too since the car is a bit lower vs the base.
I could see if you're in a suburb with dodgy roads and driving a lot then...
Recently purchased a barely used 2024 Z Nismo (had 80kms on it).
It will be casually tracked from time to time but primarily weekend on road driving. I mostly want to mod it to learn more about cars.
Considering: stage 1 ECU tune, heat exchanger (CZP), sealed CAI (AMS / Nismo), undershroud...