2009 Twin Turbo Base + Sport
 

• Date of Purchase: 04/2009
• Model Year: 2009
• Trim: Base with Sport Package
• Color: Platinum Graphite
• Mileage: 69k
• Price: $20,000 (Open to reasonable offers)

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Description:
First owner, non-smoker, daily driven, and garaged kept. The car was making around 450 whp with the HFC, and it pulls harder with the test pipes installed.

Items Included:
UpRev Programming Cable
Whiteline Racing Differential Mount Kit (New, not installed)

Modifications:

• GTM Stage 2 Twin Turbo installed by Baker Tuning
• GTM Setrab Oil Cooler
• GTM Base Map (UpRev)
• Hallman Pro RX Manual Boost Controller @ 8-9 PSI (~450+ WHP)
• ZSpeed HD-CSC
• Southbend Flywheel and Clutch with Ceramic Disk
• Clutch helper spring mod
• NST Crank and Alternator Pulleys
• Fast Intentions TDX with 12" Resonators and test pipes
• StopTech Power Slot Rotors
• Hawk HPS Pads
• G-Stop Brake Lines with Motul RBF600 fluid
• Swift Spec-R Springs
• Koni Yellow Damper Set
• Volk GT-S Formula Silver 19x9.5 +40mm and 19x10.5 +8mm
• H&R 10mm spacers with replacement studs for front wheels
• Continental DW Tires (Currently needs replacement, ET Summer 2016)
• INGS +1 Carbon Fiber Lip Kit (Removed front lip, too lazy to remove broken side blades)
• Custom Carbon Fiber B-Pillars
• Black Chrome emblems
• Custom headlights by LEDMarkers
• Custom rear turn signal and reverse bulbs with high power LEDs
• Custom OEM vented hood from Aero Jacket (Greatly improves engine bay temps and lowers oil temps as well)
• Depo Racing gauges (Boost, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure) mounted in stock area
• Custom interior LED mods (no amber interior lights)
• Steering Lock fuse removed.
• Mishimoto Catch Cans

Audio:
Nissan 370Z Forum - DIGItonium's Album: Audio Video

• Kenwood DDX8901HD (new for 2014) with rear view camera installed
• Diamond Audio Hex S600s 6.5" Components
• JL 12W6v2
• JL XD500/3
• Zenclosures Upfire Box

Condition:

• There are absolutely NO fender or door dings.
• Front bumper, hood, and fender has rock guard protection.
• Very minor scratches, rocker panels have noticeable signs of rock chips, one of the A pillars have a small paint chip, minor rock chips on the windshield (no crack). All of this is due to freeway driving and construction vehicles flinging stuff out the back that I couldn't avoid. This car is no garage queen, as it was meant to be enjoyed as a daily driver.
• There are some spider webbing of the clear coat and some blemishes on the shield covering the bumper.
• The brand new paint on the passenger side has a minor 3" scratch from someone trying to run me off the road. It can be spot repaired.
• The clear coat on the wheels are pitted from gravel. Minor lip scratches from wheel shop, and the lip on one of the wheels was scraped from the driver trying to run me off the road.
• It was involved in a low speed frontal collision 5 years ago (no airbags deployed). There is NO frame damage. Replaced headlights (modded them again), hood, bumper, fender, and support pieces.
• Rear bumper was spot fixed for minor scrape caused by a tail gater, but recently sustained some minor damage that can be smoothed out and repainted or replaced.
• The car sustained major hail damage that was repaired. This included the new hood (modified), roof, spoiler, tail light, and filled and repaired the front fenders, passenger side door cover, rear fender, and trunk. The car looks great now other than the small paint damage from the driver trying to run me off the road.
• The CF lip kit needs to be removed or replace if needed since it suffered quite a bit of road damage. In August, I plan to remove the CF side blades and clean up the side skirts a little bit. The front lip is salvageable, so I've already patch it up. I'm going to clean it up and apply truck bed liner to the side and bottom surface.
• The exhaust cans are functional, but the bottom corner sustained some damage from speed bumps. It still sounds great.
• Headlights are modified, but the engine heat may have loosened the seal. There is a bit of condensation after heavy rain or car wash. The driver side parking light is dimmer than the passenger side and flickers a little bit, which can be repaired by fixing the wiring. Everything else is working fine and still looks great.
• Interior is great. All the interior lighting is working well with absolutely no issues. Cloth seats are good... nothing torn.
• The transmission was replaced twice. The original one developed 3rd gear grind. The new was a pain to shift into 5th. The current one is great. Shifts are much more precise and tight, and it is so much fun to daily drive without the clunkiness and grinding. The gearbox has Redline fluid from the beginning for smooth shifts.
• There might be a bit of oil residue on the passenger turbo. There's no smoke coming out of the exhaust, so it might be due to PVC clogging from oil blowby. The plan was to get them cleaned up along with the intake pipes and throttle bodies this Spring. No leaks or puddles!
• Removed busted INGS front lip. The INGS sides are still attached, but is not in great shape either.
• Late 2015, replaced spark plugs, valve cover seal, PCV valves, cleaned entire intake system, and replaced filters. No more hot start issues.
• Added Mishimoto oil catch cans.
• There's possibly a small vacuum leak, MAP sensor, or tuning issue. So there's some idle hunting. It gets worse on warm days. Other than that, the engine is running smooth and drivable. I'm a bit exhausted from working on this car, so I'm hoping I can find a buyer who can take over this project.
• Needs new tires soon.
• 04/2016 - Upgraded to KONI Yellow dampners. Feels great!
• 05/2016 - Replaced MAP sensor. No more lagging throttle even when oil temps are around 200F. Consistent feeling, and there's power in any gear at low RPM. Idle hunting dramatically reduced (stable most of the time), but I think it still needs a new tune.

Mod Work:
http://www.the370z.com/177184-post1.html

Photos and Dyno Sheets:
Nissan 370Z Forum - DIGItonium's Album: Forced Induction
Nissan 370Z Forum - DIGItonium's Album: My 370Z

Videos:

Awesome Z! GLWS

I don't like seeing this!! :( Great car, great dude!


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Thanks guys. This time I'm pretty serious. Right now the idea of getting an NSX is pretty far fetched. I totally missed out on an '02-04 for $50k!!! The owner traded his IS-F and NSX for a GT-R. The NSX didn't really cross my mind, but I went ahead and check it out in the show room only to find out someone already bought it two days prior.

The NSX sounds sick, but the 370Z TT with FI exhaust still sounds better. If anything, I'd like to make it sound just as good. Hopefully it doesn't have the throttle lag ;)

I'm pretty sure i replayed the WOT test about 10+ times haha. I say you keep her! :tup:

Damn 02-04 for 50k! That is a steal. Definitely happy to see that you would be getting a nice 6speed and newer body style. Cant beat the classic looks of the NSX.

I dont know if you know Lin (Xsad), but he traded in his Panda Z for an NSX, I believe it is a pre 97 5 speed.

bump for the cleanest z i have seen. this thing is amazing guys

Yea, but an AZ owner beat me by 2 days. I was willing to take a loss by trading in the car and enjoy it as is. This was over a year ago before I sent the car out to get the turbos installed.

So I'm back on the hunt. There's a really nice one ('05 silverstone with over 23k miles), but owner wants $68-73k (completely unfeasible for me at this point). The price has gone up on the '02+. I'm sure I can find a decent higher mileage one in the upcoming year or two. As long as the body is good and the motor runs and takes me from A to B, I'd be happy since it'll get a build anyhow. There's one for $40-45k, but the owner is a bit flakey (not truthful about his car) and members saw one side of the car was repainted. I'd look at the prior years, but it costs just as much to do the '02 conversion. Plus, it's tough to find a nice CF lip kit for this car. Overall, everything's expensive on this car.

Sorry guys, stuff happened over the weekend unrelated to this car, so I didn't get around to getting it cleaned for photographs.

niceee

Is there a lot of throttle lag with the TT kit on the Z?

The Z has throttle lag out of the box. The turbo tune didn't correct the lag. If I still have this car by spring I plan to get it dyno tuned with the lag fix by adjusting throttle tables.

I am surprised they didn't fix it from the first tune.

very nice z man...glws!

Digi your selling your Z? D: What new toy are you getting?

I'm open to sell the car if the offer is good. I posted it locally here as well. If I end up selling it, then I'm going to take a break from the hobby to focus on other things. If I come back to the hobby, it might be an '02+ NSX.

It's all up in the air right now. If I keep the Z, there are lots of plans for it including some new hardware and a tune to about 500 whp (stock block) on the high setting, cooling upgrades, and an exterior refresh.

I see, Good luck with the sale of the vehicle! And if you do stay in the hobby if there's another meet in Kansas I'll probably be there... hopefully I'll have some mods by then :)

If your interested, and still have the car come spring, id love to work out a trade for my 2006 evo mr almost stock. : ) if only it was spring now!

Dude the honesty in the minor flaws and history are pretty cool. Car looks awesome! GLWS!

I hate to hear your selling your 370Z Digitonium! I remember seeing it up at baker tuning when i went to order my 370Z, she's nice, glws.:tiphat:

I missed this thread for over a month. Sorry to see you leave Digi! I can accept it for what you are going for though :tup: Hope you hang around after shes gone.

Hello everyone! Happy new years! Sorry, I haven't been getting post notifications. Thanks again for the kind words.

During break I re-evaluated my life. The NSX (in the future), while very nice, is still a bit unrealistic to get. It would've been realistic last year when one was on sale for under $50k.

I'm going to try to keep the Z. Hopefully the outlook for this year will improve. Maybe in a couple years the Z will come back with a fresh look, and a bit more power :)

I'm bringing this thread back from the dead. Priorities changed, and I've decided to let this car go. This car is NOT a daily driver for the past month, but I do try to drive it around to keep it in good running shape. I'll get the car cleaned up and record some videos this Sunday.

It would be nice to have someone continue this project where it stands. I dropped the asking price from $35k to $30k. So this is a great starting point for the price.

Changes in the past year:

• The car was in the body shop over the summer due to hail damage. Replaced parts included: windshield, roof, hood, spoiler, and tail light. Repaired parts included: front fenders, passenger door cover, passenger rear quarter panel, rear hatch. I used this chance to have AeroJacket get a hold of a hood and add vents to it. The body shop here did a great job cleaning up the work. It looks sick, and it definitely vents heat from the engine bay.
• No head unit. I never got around to replacing the Kenwood unit that was dead after getting the car back from the body shop, and they refused to pay for a new one. I still have the OEM unit in the box. The car still comes with the Diamond components, JL 12W6v2, and JL amplifier. Simply install a new head unit and make the connections.
• After 2 months some psycho chased me and tried to run me off the road. The result was the freshly painted rear quarter panel sustaining about a 3" scrape (no dent), and some lip rash on my rear wheel.
• I made a boo boo with the rear bumper. It's nothing too major, but it can be sanded and repainted or replaced.
• The FI HFCs were replaced with FI test pipes, so the car is much more responsive and pulls harder. It should make more than 450 whp now on 91 octane.
• There is a bit of oil residue on the passenger side turbo (CHRA). There's no smoke coming out of the exhaust, so this leads me to believe it might be the PCVs. I did plan on getting the PCVs replaced (cheap part), and then clean the throttle bodies and intake pipe. Other than that, the car runs fine and makes lots of power.
• The Whiteline differential mount kit was purchased a few weeks ago from Joe@ZSpeed and was never installed, but it will be include with the purchase of the car.
• The dome LEDs was replaced with parts purchased from a vendor. One of them is sorta dimly lit when "OFF", but it is relatively harmless.
• The drive belt was replaced over a week ago using the Gates part that works with the NST pullies.

11/03/2013 - Updated Photos and Video
 

I've updated the original post with new pictures and a YouTube video of my car as it stands currently. I have high resolution photos by request.

Bump. Although my price is firm, I'm open to reasonable offers.

Surprised someone hasn't jumped on this... Very clean car GLWS!!!

Are you open to trades?

No, I already have a daily.

You getting a BMW?

Haha I'm perfectly fine with my new daily driver: '99 Accord Sedan.

Cheap turbo Z! GLWS

Bump for an awesome deal and car!

I don't believe it!
lol, you're saving for something...
TELL ME!
GLWS!
Sad to see her go, it was a good run~

No. :(

It's just to balance things out in my life for now.

GLWS if you want details on a site I'm going to try listing on for buyers around the globe shoot me a PM brother. It is around 300.00 to list and they have to approve the car.

Give me 2 months.

Damn. Bump for a clean ride I seen up close and was jealous as hell about!! GLWS:tup:

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm honestly not trying that hard to sell it since I'm constantly on the fence about it. I've only listed it for sale here.

If I end up selling it, then I can take a break for awhile. If I return to the hobby I'm going to remain realistic about the next project (e.g., can't afford a GT-R, NSX, etc.). Maybe a used Z35 if it ends up being a smaller lighter weight car, and I'll put it on a strict diet before building it up and throwing turbos on it again. I'd love a VQ25DETT, though. It'll sound much better than a 4-banger. ;)

OMGERD. You've moved on to a GT-R!?!?!?! SICK! :tup:

Hrm... no updates on the Z35 lol. Bump! Price and mileage updated.

Beautifully done car. The NSX would be one of the few cars i'd consider moving to from this car, specially 02-04, sometimes it just isn't/wasnt meant to be though.

GLWS