Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2194310)

Random COTA pictures

The last shot is a picture looking through the glass floor of the tower observation deck - VERY COOL!

Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 2194315)

:tup: Very nice gurney

Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 2194296)

That's awesome! I remember Tracie saying she wanted to do that! :tup:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194384)

Yeah, would have been there if I had more money.

Nice pics Gurney!

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2194281)

Attended the Grand Am race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Friday and Saturday. It was an unbelievable time thanks to the incredible work of Chris Coronado aka GURU on the forum.

We had a big group from Houston travel over together, and we got to meet up with some friends from Dallas too. I was lucky enough to get picked to do a parade lap of the track with some of the Z's that made the trip.

I can't express how nice the facility and its staff are. ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS. COTA is the nicest racing facilty I have ever been to.

I'll post some pictures today. Here's some of the Doran team who had a big shunt on Thursday and managed to get the car back on the track. At one point, they were seriously considering pulling parts off of our cars in the parking lot, but were able to source what they needed.

All-in-all a fantastic time with great friends.

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2194291)

Z's on the track at COTA

Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 2194447)

:tup: :excited: :happydance: thanks Gurney!!! I was hoping to see some pics of the Doran Team! Looks like BJ had some trouble eh? How did they finish?:tup:

Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 2194453)

:tup: very cool! Any of them in the car corral?!

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2194469)

Here you go with an early shot; we eventually ended-up with over 60 cars in the lot.

Oh BTW - I was third in line behind a Boss 302 and an F-150 when a wild pig decided to run out into traffic on I-10 going home. Heavy damage to the Mustang, mess to clean off and from under my car. Can't believe the bumper wasn't damaged, but there wasn't much left of Porky by the time it was my turn. :eek:

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2194469)

Here you go with an early shot; we eventually ended-up with over 60 cars in the lot.

Oh BTW - I was third in line behind a Boss 302 and an F-150 when a wild pig decided to run out into traffic on I-10 going home. Heavy damage to the Mustang, mess to clean off and from under my car. Can't believe the bumper wasn't damaged, but there wasn't much left of Porky by the time it was my turn. :eek:

Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 2194215)

They disproved that as being problematic on Mythbusters which, as you know, is the definitive proof we all need! :rofl2:

Originally Posted by Fire (Post 2194191)

I like the small planes. As I returned from Japan my last leg was on one of those. Had a bad storm and a military pilot was in front of me sweating bullets. I told him that planes moved all over in storms :tup: :icon23:

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2194291)

Z's on the track at COTA

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194384)

Yeah, would have been there if I had more money.

Nice pics Gurney!

Originally Posted by Nismo89 (Post 2194525)

noooooooo lol DANICA out of the race after she blew a tire or something and went into the wall

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2194542)

nice picts, mr.gurney! :tup:

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2194563)

in the old days, there would have been a slight chance of interference... and F myth busters, I am an avionics tech.. it's my job to know this stuff... however, 99% unlikely that your phone will do ANYTHING to the electronics...

the real reason they do it, is so you don't have a cabin full of passengers yaking on the phone...

i mean in most delta flights now days you can get wireless internet

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194575)

Ok, I can't get to Nissan to get coolant. Should I use a product from an auto store in the meantime?

Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 2194618)

:icon14: dang. I want her to win. See how the guys handle themselves....

:hello: :iagree: very cool pics:tup:

:icon18: in the old days?! Lol

:ugh2: sorry....cant help. Didn't Jar just talk about this like 2 weeks ago :confused:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194634)

Yup and he filled it a tad above the min line. Today I see no presence of it in the reservoir.

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2194635)

Ms. Pint -- can you smell coolant? Is there any on the ground?

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194649)

Only slightly, occasionally, when I open the hood and there isn't any on the ground. There's a leak somewhere. Thinking of buying the Z1 hoses for the upcoming swap.

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2194651)

If it really is leaking -- you should not ignore it. It could be as simple as a loose clamp. Look around all connections to see if you can spot the leak source.

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194659)

I've looked but can't really see anything. If it's not a leak, what else could it be?

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2194664)

If it is not a leak, coolant can be lost due to a blown head gasket or cracked block or head. I doubt it is one of these issues though. It is likely a leak and you just have not found it yet. I think you are safe using non-Nissan coolant for a few days, but I would flush it all out and replace it with OEM once you fix the problem.

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2194668)

What are symptoms of the others? :/

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2194676)

If you have a blown head gasket, the coolant usually finds its way into the engine oil. It will make the oil look milky/frothy. This is what usually happens.

Cracked block/head is a little more difficult to ascertain.

You should get your Z to a place that can get it up on a lift and find where the leak is. Unless you have overheated your car, it is not very likely it is something different than just a leak or busted hose. A buddy with a 2009 had the upper radiator hose go bad at about 35,000 miles.

Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 2194681)

So that means look high as well as low?!