Originally Posted by PaulZ370 (Post 1646754)

I misaligned my steering also as I had to disconnect the linkage to get to the Demon Bolt. A trip to Nissan the next day and it was fixed very easily. There is a blue plastic ring at the bottom of the linkage with a blue "nubbie" that points out. On the linkage itself, the split in the clamp (where the bolt is ) has to line up with the blue nubbie on the plastic ring. This prety much lines up your steering wheel. I know it's hard to visualize this without pictures, but if you have been struggling with it for a week or more then you know what I am talking about. If still in doubt, take it to Nissan, but DO NOT LET THEM RE-ALIGN THE CAR IN ORDER TO SET YOUR STEERING STRAIGHT! The linkage has to be reset, otherwise the cable to the Air Bag that wraps around the steering can be damaged as it can be overstretched when at max turn, and your air bag may not deploy. If you get a tech worth his salt, then he'll know what I am talking about. I spent about an hour and a half chatting with the tech, the actual work took 15 minutes and that includes putting her up on the rack, resetting the linkage properly, taking her off the rack, driving in the parking lot to test the steering, then back on the rack to tighten things up.

We both made the same mistake: we took the wrong bolt out when disconnecting the linkage. The larger bolt higher up on the linkage is where we should have disconnected it. There is a key way there that will Not Allow you to misalign things...

Hope this helps! :tiphat:

Originally Posted by mtaxelson (Post 1646923)

Is the turbo kit still under development ? Haven't heard any updates on that lately either.

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 1646960)

I know what you are talking about. I removed the bolt (12mm) on top of the steering knuckle. I removed the steering shaft from the knuckle. The knuckle was never touched on the rack and pinion. The blue collar was never moved. The steering shaft is indexed (keyed) to go into the knuckle only one way. That's where I'm having problems. So I got to make an appointment for the dealer. Thank you.

Originally Posted by PaulZ370 (Post 1647341)

I'd be highly interested to know what went wrong then - according to the tech, doing it the way you did should not effect the steering at all. Very curious to know what Nissan says...

Originally Posted by bdbaity (Post 1647930)

Big thanks to Tony, hats off!!! Bravo!!! This is hands down the best exhaust I have ever seen for just about any car. The craftsmanship and fit is amazing. The sound is unbelievable for only a 3.7L v6. My Z sounds so much better than my neighbors Ferrari F355.

I have had Stillen, HKS and Invidia and none hold a candle to FI.

Originally Posted by The Dimer (Post 1646964)

I'm sure it is. Tony is not one to make empty promises. There's a lot that goes into building a turbo kit, but even more that goes into building a turbo kit that needs to be reproduced identically time and time again.

It would be cool to see a progress thread, though.

Originally Posted by scottIN (Post 1648039)

My exhaust should be shipping this week! Question though:

Is there anyway to get to the demon bolt w/o lifting the car? I'm thinking about trying to soak it a few times in PB Blaster so the shop I'm taking it to doesn't have an issue. Just haven't crawled under there myself to see if you can see / reach it.

Originally Posted by PaulZ370 (Post 1648482)

It's much easier to get to it and apply a good amount of force to twist it off from the engine compartment, and not from below. You can reach it from below, but it is worse of a nightmare to do so. Mind your steering linkage though... it may just be in the way of the Driver's side Demon Bolt...

Originally Posted by scottIN (Post 1648731)

Can you spray it from above? Or below? I'll let them deal with actually removing it, just rather make it easy for them so they don't f something up.

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1649332)

For those that installed the exhaust, did you guys torque down the bolts to a specific amount?

Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 1649454)

Till it was nice and tight which was still no where near as tight as the stock system was. I think Nissan must employ godzilla or something with as tight as the nuts and bolts were.

Originally Posted by anthonyy (Post 1649635)

Just tightened mine down without a torque wrench

Originally Posted by osbornsm (Post 1649688)

Well that's a little vague isn't it?? Torqued to..... ?

Originally Posted by osbornsm (Post 1649688)

Well that's a little vague isn't it?? Torqued to..... ?

Originally Posted by The Dimer (Post 1649754)

I think he's implying that he just cranked on it with a wrench until it wouldn't go anymore.

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1650140)

Thanks guys, I just did it without the torque wrench. I just need to get the tips to sit aligned. One is a few mm higher than the other. Im ocd haha.

any suggestions on how you guys went about getting them perfectly even.

Originally Posted by PaulZ370 (Post 1650238)

The instructions state to use washers on the rear bracket with the 3-12mm bolts. Fortunately, I didn't have to use any,... :tup:

Oh and the torquing thing - we tried the Godzilla technique... worked very well...:rofl2:

Originally Posted by Roadster4Us (Post 1650533)

Just like Paul stated, very easy to do. Rear hanger, remove the 3 bolts holding the bracket up, place one or two washers on each bolt so the washer is between the car and the bracket. Works great for us OCD types. :icon17:

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1650712)

:tup: thanks guys I'll see what I can do.

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc. (Post 1651597)

I apologize for being scarce. I have had my head buried in this 3" project for the past few weeks.

If you need any tips or have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me directly.

Thanks, Tony

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1651602)

Keep doing your thing Tony I know those 3" guys are very :excited:.

I'll try to do a few adjustments tonight and if I have any troubles, I'll call.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by TerribleONE (Post 1651605)

:excited: :happydance:

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc. (Post 1651597)

I apologize for being scarce. I have had my head buried in this 3" project for the past few weeks.

Originally Posted by F.I. Inc. (Post 1651597)

I apologize for being scarce. I have had my head buried up this 3" project for the past few weeks.

If you need any tips or have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me directly.

Thanks, Tony

Originally Posted by Nurburgr1ng (Post 1652381)

#477 arrived at my door today (a day early)! Getting it installed tomorrow with uprev tune. will post results. Thanks Tony for a great product and even better service.

Originally Posted by JGreenwood07 (Post 1656437)

Just thought I'd post up a pick of the newly installed exhaust from this weekend.

Could not be happier with the quality, sound, looks, and customer service.

Thanks again Tony!