New Guy, Excited About His Baby

StratonAce · 01-11-2013, 07:22 PM

Hello!

I'm finally, finally getting some modifications to my Z! YAY!

I've got a 2011 magnetic black Z that I bought new back at the beginning of that year. It was a base model, and sadly, it is an automatic. Yes, I know... take away my man card for not getting a manual, but it was a good price at the time, I really wanted it, I wanted black and I didn't want to wait. I do miss the feeling of the manual (almost every car I've ever owned had a manual), but when I'm stuck in heavy traffic I don't regret it at all.

Anyway, my car is currently getting the following installed (I hope to have her back tomorrow, she's been away from me for almost a week)...

KW V3 coilovers
AP Racing Big Brake kit with ss lines
AAM Competition 2.5" True Dual Exhaust
AAM Competition High Flow Cats
Axis Angle 20-inch wheels (9 1/2 and 10 inch)
Hankook tires (255 front, 285 rear)
S-tune rear deck spoiler
rear Euro fog/brake light
blacked-out Nissan emblems
getting the door handles painted to match the body color
Pioneer Avic-z130 nav/head unit and more speakers and amps

And a Passport 9500ci radar detector for the cherry on top!

Just swung by and was looking at my baby and she's looking SOOOOO sweet! She's been dropped about an inch to get rid of that horrible gap. Clearance underneath looked good except for the exhaust (I'll have to be very careful with those). Had those underneath air-dams removed.

I was considering a few other things, but just couldn't convince myself that I really wanted them.

Throught about a body kit, the Amuse specifically, but I don't know, I really do like the clean look of the stock body. So I decided to skip it, at least for now.

I was also considering a Stillen dual cold-air intake, but I didn't like the idea of having to remove the front bumper every time I had to deal with the filters.

Anyway, I hope to have her back tomorrow and am VERY excited!

SS_Firehawk · 01-11-2013, 07:45 PM

Off to a great start! CG's

Bucketlist2012 · 01-11-2013, 08:02 PM

Very Nice...

6MT · 01-11-2013, 10:27 PM

Hi

1st · 01-11-2013, 10:53 PM

Sweet!! Enjoy!

Jasonle · 01-11-2013, 10:55 PM

nice choice in color and coilovers! welcome aboard

Quick370z · 01-18-2013, 11:57 AM

Looks awesome, big start for sure..you should start a journal

danegrey · 01-19-2013, 07:18 PM

congrats and when its all done drive it hard, well drive it hard if when its not done

Z-Girl 12 · 01-19-2013, 07:56 PM

Awesome start!

NickTurnon · 01-19-2013, 07:58 PM

Serisouly awesome start. You must've done some research.

BTW, the 2.5 True Dual AAM w/AAM HFC's is orgasmic & one of my favorite sound combinations for our vehicle. Good choice!

axmea? · 01-20-2013, 12:20 AM

Congrats and awesome mods......if you can back out on the CBE and have Fast Intentions instead of the AAM then it is a real win. Everything else is good to go.

StratonAce · 03-04-2013, 08:06 AM

A little late, but here are more pics...

StratonAce · 03-04-2013, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axmea?

Congrats and awesome mods......if you can back out on the CBE and have Fast Intentions instead of the AAM then it is a real win. Everything else is good to go.

I don't know, the AAMs sound really, really good to me. That was the reason I went with them.

My only regret at this point is lowering the car. I wish I hadn't done that. The car is my daily driver.

I'm dragging over most speed bumps now, although I can mostly mitigate that taking it really slow and going sideways. The biggest issue is driving fast (and it does not even have to be THAT fast really) and bottoming out the car over almost every dip in the road.

I'm thinking about getting the stock suspension put back on at this point.

NickTurnon · 03-04-2013, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StratonAce

I don't know, the AAMs sound really, really good to me. That was the reason I went with them.

My only regret at this point is lowering the car. I wish I hadn't done that. The car is my daily driver.

I'm thinking about getting the stock suspension put back on at this point.

Mine is my DD and I have kept the stock height for that very same reason...
It rides like butter with the stock suspension/

Leuz · 03-04-2013, 10:42 AM

Man congrats it looks really nice

01-11-2013, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7334	Off to a great start! CG's __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

01-11-2013, 08:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bucketlist2012 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,424 Drives: 370Z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 16	Very Nice... __________________ 2009 Sport/Touring 370Z 1971 Z/28 with coil overs, rushforth's, willwoods, Hotchkis. 4 speed GMC Sierra1500

01-11-2013, 10:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
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01-11-2013, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jasonle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 3,509 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 25	nice choice in color and coilovers! welcome aboard __________________ 2009 Nissan 370z/2003 Honda Soccer Van Shineauto Amuse Body Kit/UAM Fenders/Bc Br Coilovers/Topspeed Exhaust/Racing Hart Wheels and More My Sexy Beast

01-18-2013, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Quick370z Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Edmonton Posts: 168 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 12	Looks awesome, big start for sure..you should start a journal __________________ 2011 370z Sport \| Stillen G3 CAI \| Stillen Sport Exhaust \| Stillen Oil Cooler \| Stillen Grounding Kit \| Stillen Crank Pulley \| NSM Seibon Spoiler My Car: http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...s-journal.html

01-11-2013, 10:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
1st A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: I 80 Biz U.S. 50 Posts: 1,708 Drives: Platinum Z Rep Power: 1615	Sweet!! Enjoy!

01-19-2013, 07:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,110 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 599206	congrats and when its all done drive it hard, well drive it hard if when its not done __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

01-19-2013, 07:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	Awesome start! __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

01-19-2013, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
NickTurnon A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scottsdale Age: 33 Posts: 1,636 Drives: 09 BS 7AT 370z Rep Power: 17	Serisouly awesome start. You must've done some research. BTW, the 2.5 True Dual AAM w/AAM HFC's is orgasmic & one of my favorite sound combinations for our vehicle. Good choice! __________________ 2009 Brilliant Silver BASE 7AT \| TEIN S-Tech Springs \| K&N Drop Ins & z1 Maf Tubes \| AAM S-Line Short Tails \| 5% Tint \| 20MM Spacers \| Sport Spoiler NickTurnon's 370z Build

01-20-2013, 12:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,234 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Congrats and awesome mods......if you can back out on the CBE and have Fast Intentions instead of the AAM then it is a real win. Everything else is good to go. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

03-04-2013, 10:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
Leuz Track Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NorCal Posts: 555 Drives: Bunny Rep Power: 13	Man congrats it looks really nice

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