370z aam tt long distance driving
 

Hello I am new to the turbo scene. I am in the process of buying a 370z aam tt at a Colorado dealership, previously owned by Mogoul. I am flying out there tomorrow. I thought I would have enough money to have the car delivered, but the taxes ate all that up. Anywho, is it safe to drive the car from CO to PHX? It's about 800 miles 12 hr drive. The temps should be fine driving that long right?

Temps should be fine. The only concern I would have is fuel. What octane was it tuned on, and what is available along the way and where you live?

I don't even know. I would assume reg gas.

This is from Mogoul's post in what the car has

o AAM Competition 370Z Twin Turbo Full System
o AAM 3" Downpipe leading into Meisterschaft CBE
o AAM Competition 2.5" to 3" Y-pipe
o AAM Competition 370Z R-Line Oil Cooling System
o Stage 3 Ceramic Competition Clutch
o Heavy Duty Slave Cylinder w/ Lines
o Tanabe Revel VLS 52mm 0-150psi Digital, LED Oil Pressure Gauge
o Tanabe Revel VLS 52mm 10.0:1-20.0:1 AFR Digital LED Wideband Air/Fuel Ration Gauge
o Tanabe Revel VLS Boost Gauge, 52mm
o ECUtek Tuning Package w/Advanced Boost Control and Advanced Traction Control
o Tuned at AAM
o 2x Maps First at 6lbs Boost 2nd at 8lbs Boost
o ECUtek Dongle and Cable
o CSF Radiator
o ZSpeed 370Z V2 Alumninum Under Shroud Engine Splash Shield
o Swift Lowering Springs
o Z1 Hood Struts
o WeatherTech Mats
o Pioneer AVH-X4600BT DVD Player

Regular? Oh hell no. Before that thing moves ten feet, you need to see if it's tuned on 91 or 93.

my bad, when i mean reg gas, I mean pump gas not E85. I believe a stock Z is premium gas. Calling them right now.

Premium, yes. But 91 or 93 might not be something the dealer knows. Also, if they've been letting people test drive it on the wrong octane, you're going to have a bad time. You need an oil analysis and compression test asap, and set aside money for a retune with your elevation and fuel.

Man. I just called them, they have no clue. They said you should be fine anything above 87. Then the guy said I would put 91 or 93 if it was mine.

I have a bad feeling already.

That's really sketchy. IMO id never buy an already TT 370z, if you are going to do it buy a N/A 370z and then boost it yourself so you know what the car has been through and what it can handle. Think about it you might have to put more money into the already twin turboed 370z because so many things can go wrong with it. How many miles/Kms has it been boosted on? and how many miles/kms are on the actual engine

Holy ****. That's the worst thing I've ever heard. If you get into boost on 87, you will destroy the motor. If you get into boost on 91 and it's tuned for 93, you will destroy the motor. If it was tuned at Colorado altitude, and you take it to sea level and get into boost, you'll destroy the motor. You need to drive it back and NEVER let the boost gauge read positive until you can get it to a tuner near you and get it completely retuned.

And hope that none of the lot monkeys joyrode the car on the wrong gas - hence the immediate need for a compression test and oil analysis.

Fixed that for you. Buying it local from the individual who modded it can be ok if you do your due diligence.

Man you sound like me dad, in a good way. He has been telling me not get it. I just want a turbo Z, and be able to get a loan for it. The car has 16k miles. It's a 2014. The owner said he has driven it 3500 miles since the installation of the turbo. The turbo was installed by AAM in Maryland.

I agree. Mogoul had it posted here for sale for awhile, but I didn't catch it on time before he traded it in. I was looking at autotrader and the vin number led me here.

From now on, you need to keep $10k in your bank account at all times if you need a new motor. That's just life with aftermarket forced induction, especially someone else's project.

Chuck I can't thank you enough.

That's not bad at all, just trying to help you out. don't want you to come home with a blown motor lol. See if you can pull some extra cash to get it shipped over!

You will probably be fine. Just take it easy on the way back, and have your tuner do a compression test and retune for your area. If this is supposed to be a daily driver, make sure the tune is conservative. Send an oil sample to Blackstone Labs to see if there's too much metal in the oil.

thanks man. This is just going to be my toy car. I had a 350z and loved it, it was stock. Wanted to modify it after it was paid off. I paid it off then my wife gave me the exciting news of expecting. That nissan commercial was in my head. Got rid of the Z for a Highlander. Been driving a family car and a sedan for the past 2 years. Now I am the position to get a 3rd car. So I am overly excited and just jumping the gun on the tt Z. If there is too much metal, what would need to be done?

That's when your shortblock fund comes into play.

Shortblock fund, Because Boosted fund, Boosted People fund or Brain Cramp fund ...............This is'nt a joke or something to make anyone afraid , it's a reality of wanting more power. As soon as you dig into that money to fund some obscure unrelated project you're gonna need it for your car. I "kinda" believed it before, until I really needed it. Now I'm a firm believer that having that extra money is like oxygen unless you just like having a fast car sit broken in your garage for a couple months. Seriously , who needs a heat pump for the hot tub and pool when you have a boosted Z?

Literally. Just use the Z as the heat pump for the hot tub.

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I bought my car from Chesapeake Virginia gtm twinturbo g37 and drove it back to Vancouver bc no problems you should be okay


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lol! Lol!

just put the 93 in it ,and listen to the motor as you speed up for any pinging, if you dont hear then I would think it is good 8-)

Did you get the car yet?

Do you know who the previous owner is? If AAM did the install, they might be able to tell you how they tuned it (if they remember).

99% of dealerships make their employees pump 87 in all vehicles, even the ones that say premium required. If they find out they pumped anything higher they get reprimanded. That car has been run on tanks of 87, trust me

also it is illegal for the dealer to be selling a modified vehicle such as this, if you bye it just know you are on your own once you sign for it and unless you are familiar with turbo vehicles it will be a money pit, the professional install is irrelevant, things will break and you will pay alot for someone to troubleshoot and repare unless you know how to do it yourself

Hi guys it has been almost two years since I backed out on that deal. I just had a really bad feeling about the car so I canceled everything. I was bummed out. I didnt want to reply back til I bought a car. I just bought my dream car last week. I was going to buy a new nismo Z, but I really wanted a car that was already turboed and ready to go. So I bought Godzilla. Bought it from a dealer. It's a 14 gray, black edition. Low miles, stock. It was at my local Nissan dealership. It checked off everything on my list, color, trim, and year. I jumped it on, didn't have to travel. I am now signed up on the gtrlife forum (wazzup_marc182) is my ID. If anyone resides in the Phoenix metro area, hit me up. Still a Z fan. I will post some pics of the car.

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congrats on the purchase. :tiphat: :driving:

Its all about the journey, not the destination.

Build one yourself and it will mean so much more to you.

Just my :twocents:

I agree bro. I plan on building this car to the best time attack beast as I can. :)

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Congrats on the new purchase. Come run with us at AZ NASA. There a couple of GTRs that show up now and then. I will be going to Chuckawalla next month and participating in the Nissan Challenge. The event done by Speed Ventures and there are a number of forum brother that will be there. I in Kingman by the way.

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now that's a story with a happy ending. congrats!

congrats on tyour purchase...

LMAO on some of these posts...

look, it simple - find out who tuned it, ask the tuner how the car is spec'ed and how to approach a long distance trip.

on the highway you are mostly driving in vacuum, and the engine is not trying too hard. you just need to be light on the pedal till you get home, schedule a local tuner appointment and tune the car locally wherever you end up.

370z will never be tuned below premium, so thats just nonsense.

if the car comes with an afr gauge (which it should being boosted), just monitor it and make sure you are as close to 14.7 as possible..

you wont kill the car running it cross country (driving it like a normal human) but you can fk it royally driving like you stole it all the way there.

Got a job for you, since you like digging old post up. :rofl2:

after working at several dealerships for 15 plus years, I can tell you right now that at least several people put that car through hell and back. On top of that they will only use the cheapest gas to fill it up. When I worked for BMW we strictly used 87 on every car whether it be a customers car or the shuttle.

edit: **** this thread was necro'd. Well I'll keep this here in hopes someone else finds it useful.