go blown diffuser =P

Hey my car's only a "street car" as well. Seems me and you will have a "street car" dance off some day! :happydance:

Gotta get running first. Then I have something else up my sleeve I want to do. It will be later though.

And No, I am not telling. Everybody steals my ideas. LOL

You might as well tell us we're running out of money. At least I am. I just had to pick colors for pool resurfacing and paver deck. Next I have to get a new heat pump. Glad the car is almost done.

My great idea, if my new motor fails, was to just get a stand alone and throw a VR38 in there.. But Forsberg already doing it so I can't claim it as my idea.. :roflpuke2:

Not happening.

My wife told me if this motor goes boom. You getting rid of that car and doing something different. I'm like hmmm what are my options lol.

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Doing track days, nothing is really safe. Everything will go boom eventually. You shouldn't have a catastrophic failure again, you
will just start burning oil.

Tracking means planning for the next catastrophic failure regardless of how fresh the motor is. Race, Repair and Repeat!

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:driving:

Yeah the cycle that never ends..

I'm ready to dive in :D

Dyno time and tuning is probably not gonna happen this week and will get pushed to next week Thursday/Friday time frame. I have 3 cars in front of me that need complete tunes. They have a couple of things to finish up on before it can hit the dyno. So, don't expect any numbers this week.

WTF!

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:iagree:

This time I was not dumb enough to get my hopes up. I was mad as hell last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday LOL. Not happening again. Go have a beer, it'll be alright. Drink one for me while you are at it. Maybe JarBlue can drink for the both of us. LOL

I gotcha covered :tup:

Carl only works on Thursday and Friday now ... he get's backlogged easy.

Yeap, I had my voodoo doll out this morning putting the hex on the other cars.
Got one out the way due to not being ready. LOL

Everything is ready to go for tuning next Thursday/Friday. Still a couple of things to do but they won't affect not being able to tune the car.

Yup... Its hard to go fast at 7000ft Density Altitude... You should come try it some time ;)

I have been thinking about what I am going to do with the car. I need a challenge. So, I have heard this statement several times. "The 370z does everything well but is a master of none". I plan to change that. The challenge. Might as well set the bar high.

1.) Run a 9.xx second 1/4 mile pass. Current record, Justin with CJ Motorsports 9.91 @ 142mph.
2.) Do several track days with the car.
3.) Run 170mph at a 1/2 mile event. Current record, Dynosty @ 164.17
4.) Roll race the car at TX2K.


That aught to do for a list of challenges.

Any restriction for this build? Like remaining in street trim? Stock 6 speed?

And what’s the significance of tx2k?

Car will remain in street trim but switching Wheels and tires are a go. Will stay with the stock 6 speed. The 1/2 mile speed will be tough. I will need to add a rollbar down the road with a race seat and 5 point harness. I have to wear a HANS device for safety.

TX2K, bucket list item. Do it because I can. LOL

I’d like to be able to join you & don’t forget the “Texas-Mile”
Unsure if any Z’s have recorded a 1 mile run there?
I’m hoping by this time next year,I’ll have something to bring along as well :ugh2:

I think we should throw a really big boosted VQ party at a destination in the middle of the country 🎉

I'll have my dancing shoes on when you come to Houston! :ughdance:

Perfect Bucket List.

2020 VQ Shootout with all the Boosted Brands co-sponsoring the prize money :yum:

I highly recommend RPM Rollbars in Oregon... They have the best lightweight chromoly rollbars. They already have a template for the Z and can ship it to you.

I have seen one in person and wasn't crazy about it. First thing for me to do
is figure out if my neck can take it.

Go ahead and take your spare tire and interior out. I hate to see someone videoing that in the pits when you get beat. You in the car with your plumbers crack showing, stuff being slung out the car, that would go viral. LMAO

It would be cool as hell if we could get SOHO, Dynasty, Specialty Z, MA Motorsports, CJ Motorsports, and Fast Intentions to come out for TX2K. Just bombard them with 10 to 15 TT'd 370z's. We gotta figure out a way to make this happen February 2020. I am in.

We need to do some fast talking at Zdayz to make this TX2K happen next year.

I have their RPM 6 point rollbar.
(No need to have the side bars on for normal driving).
It's OK for a bolt in.
I went with the RPM primarily because Brian at MA-Motorsports wouldn't be able to fabricate a custom one until this coming winter again.

Fortunately I don't need to have the seat racked all of the way back so it's not too cramped.
One drawback is that it further reduces the already very slim view out the back, making it difficult to back up or even see traffic behind you.
A custom roll bar could be fabricated to minimize this by bringing the top hoop forward.
I'm considering getting a rear view mirror with the rear camera feature - or going with a Pioneer H/U that has the rear camera feature.


Side note here ... I went to the dragstrip and the Inspector told me that NHRA had changed the rules recently and that I didn't need the roll bar until 10.0.
He said that NHRA revamped and modernized the rules now that factory cars were running in the 11's and even faster.
Next time to the strip and a different Inspector didn't mention the rules changes.
Worth checking it out.

RPM Rollbar
 

Forgot to add...
The cost quoted to me by Daelen for a custom rollbar by MA-Motorsports would be in the neighborhood of $3500 and $4000.
The cost of the RPM was $2100+ and an additional $1700+ for the installation by MA.
So - no benefit going with the prefab RPM over the custom MA-M one except for the time savings.

If I get one it will more than likely be an RPM bar. I will do the install myself. If I hurt myself in the process I will call in re-enforcements. JOBY!!!!!! at the top of my lungs. LOL I should be fine. I'll pay myself that $1700.

Certainly cant go wrong with JC's help if needed. :tup: Cant wait to see more of your ride at the end of this week. :rock: