Post Maf Tubes & Drop-ins, worth it??

DarkZide · 10-20-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

The fact that you don't track doesn't mean no one does.

So you collect data from your car after driving on a public highway to determine how you should mod your car for the track since you track it so much?

This gets better and better

Red__Zed · 10-20-2011, 01:26 PM

Thermodynamics don't change between the street and the track, curiously enough.

DarkZide · 10-20-2011, 01:28 PM

No but reliable retrieval of data does. You can't control what happens on the highway whereas you can at the track so the data would be immensely more accurate and relatable...you know...since you track your car so much anyway.

If it hasn't happend yet i expect to see some BS about how Z brakes get 1.368 degrees hotter than mustang brakes so we should all burn our cars to the ground and collect the insurance money.

GZ3 · 10-20-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

No but reliable retrieval of data does. You can't control what happens on the highway whereas you can at the track so the data would be immensely more accurate and relatable...you know...since you track your car so much anyway.

If it hasn't happend yet i expect to see some BS about how Z brakes get 1.368 degrees hotter than mustang brakes so we should all burn our cars to the ground and collect the insurance money.

you first

Red__Zed · 10-20-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

No but reliable retrieval of data does. You can't control what happens on the highway whereas you can at the track so the data would be immensely more accurate and relatable...you know...since you track your car so much anyway.

If it hasn't happend yet i expect to see some BS about how Z brakes get 1.368 degrees hotter than mustang brakes so we should all burn our cars to the ground and collect the insurance money.

i've actually seen better temp reading results from road usage than track usage. by the time you're off, the brake have cooled enough that a good reading is more difficult to get.

You are right, the Z never saw the track. I saw catastrophic fuel starvation in a 40mph turn autocrossing it. Engine shut down, car would not start for 24hrs. Didn't really feel any desire to put it on the track after that.

As to your second comment, no worries on that. I don't feel any need to compare my car to the z. I chose to make a switch for my own personal reasons, and I don't need to prove why to anyone here.

m4a1mustang · 10-20-2011, 01:35 PM

Can't we all just agree to disagree and hug and make up? I figure we'll all be at ZDayZ next year... so c'mon.

DarkZide · 10-20-2011, 01:38 PM

all you 5.0s come to zdayz and take up precious cabin space from actual z owners?

theDreamer · 10-20-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

all you 5.0s come to zdayz and take up precious cabin space from actual z owners?

DarkZide · 10-20-2011, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

They run out of cabin space every year, and several Z owners have to stay 20-30 miles away.

m4a1mustang · 10-20-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

They run out of cabin space every year, and several Z owners have to stay 20-30 miles away.

They don't close the resort to non-Z owners for ZDayZ. There are plenty of people that show up completely unrelated to the weekend...

b1adesofcha0s · 10-20-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

They run out of cabin space every year, and several Z owners have to stay 20-30 miles away.

Well then they should have made reservations earlier.

m4a1mustang · 10-20-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Well then they should have made reservations earlier.

This is true. Most of us make reservations the day we check out.

theDreamer · 10-20-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

They run out of cabin space every year, and several Z owners have to stay 20-30 miles away.

And it is not exclusive to Z owners also, anyone can go.
Hell, owners who go have not owned a Z since the 90s but still love the Z car and like to be around it.

m4a1mustang · 10-20-2011, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkZide

all you 5.0s come to zdayz and take up precious cabin space from actual z owners?

There are like... two 5.0 guys... And there are plenty of other non-Nissans that show up too.

Hell, I founded and still run our local 370Z club, do free installs for everyone, pay for our meetup group, and generally love all things Z... it's all about being a car guy.

Methodical4u · 10-20-2011, 01:51 PM

hey guys? Ummmm, this thread isn't even about brakes... why are we talking about them?

Zed, what I was talking about with the heat shielding wasn't just with the boxes... I plan on doing the boxes, and every part of the intake possible all the way to the engine bay, but I do need numbers to know how much temperature I could potentially be losing and thus an appoximate amount of how much power I could be gaining.

Obviously winter time is rolling around and it won't matter as much, but here, it's not just the heat the humidity is almost always at least 80% and many times even higher. Like I said though... i'll have to get more exact temp readings.

I don't know how much an oil cooler may also cool under the hood if at all, but that will be something i'm going to do as well.

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10-20-2011, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 121	Thermodynamics don't change between the street and the track, curiously enough.

10-20-2011, 01:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
DarkZide Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: TN Posts: 291 Drives: 2010 370z BC M6 Rep Power: 16	No but reliable retrieval of data does. You can't control what happens on the highway whereas you can at the track so the data would be immensely more accurate and relatable...you know...since you track your car so much anyway. If it hasn't happend yet i expect to see some BS about how Z brakes get 1.368 degrees hotter than mustang brakes so we should all burn our cars to the ground and collect the insurance money.

10-20-2011, 01:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
DarkZide Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: TN Posts: 291 Drives: 2010 370z BC M6 Rep Power: 16	all you 5.0s come to zdayz and take up precious cabin space from actual z owners?

10-20-2011, 01:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Methodical4u A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,393 Drives: 11 370 6mt pw w/sp Rep Power: 17	hey guys? Ummmm, this thread isn't even about brakes... why are we talking about them? Zed, what I was talking about with the heat shielding wasn't just with the boxes... I plan on doing the boxes, and every part of the intake possible all the way to the engine bay, but I do need numbers to know how much temperature I could potentially be losing and thus an appoximate amount of how much power I could be gaining. Obviously winter time is rolling around and it won't matter as much, but here, it's not just the heat the humidity is almost always at least 80% and many times even higher. Like I said though... i'll have to get more exact temp readings. I don't know how much an oil cooler may also cool under the hood if at all, but that will be something i'm going to do as well.