The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) VII

madwi · 08-29-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Went bigger than I planned with this one. It could hold 15-16 racks of ribs if I ever needed to feed a small army.

Who made that? Looks like a bigger size of one I gave to my cousin when she got married. I had the one that didn't have the middle grill part though.

It's such a pain in the a$$ getting the temps right on a new rig. I swore many a times when the wind would shift and make a change in the temp. The good part is the excuse to sit right next to it with a beer, a laptop/tablet, some beef jerky (cause the smell will drive you insane lol).

Chuck33079 · 08-29-2013, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi

Who made that? Looks like a bigger size of one I gave to my cousin when she got married. I had the one that didn't have the middle grill part though.

It's such a pain in the a$$ getting the temps right on a new rig. I swore many a times when the wind would shift and make a change in the temp. The good part is the excuse to sit right next to it with a beer, a laptop/tablet, some beef jerky (cause the smell will drive you insane lol).

It's from PitsByJJ. He used to be one of the guys who made pits for Klose. No real issues getting the temps right, I just have to build a bigger fire than I'm used to since there's so much interior volume to fill. I'll set up shop next to it with some bourbon, the whole damn humidor and be perfectly happy all weekend.

eastwest2300 · 08-29-2013, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

It's from PitsByJJ. He used to be one of the guys who made pits for Klose. No real issues getting the temps right, I just have to build a bigger fire than I'm used to since there's so much interior volume to fill. I'll set up shop next to it with some bourbon, the whole damn humidor and be perfectly happy all weekend.

Man, I bet the food smells absolutely delicious.. im soo jealous.

carlitos_370z · 08-29-2013, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by madwi

I am great. 4 day weekend started @ 7 am. Thank the heavens that the party stores can sell liquor at 7 am lol. I think its going to be a beef brisket in the smoker tomorrow or Sat. so life is good

sounds good bro!!!

Chuck33079 · 08-29-2013, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Man, I bet the food smells absolutely delicious.. im soo jealous.

It does. I reek of BBQ smoke all weekend. My GF used to complain, until she had to admit pecan smoke smells better than cigars and whiskey.

madwi · 08-29-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Man, I bet the food smells absolutely delicious.. im soo jealous.

Seriously man, I have to have a big bag of jerky to munch on otherwise I'd go insane.

madwi · 08-29-2013, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

It's from PitsByJJ. He used to be one of the guys who made pits for Klose. No real issues getting the temps right, I just have to build a bigger fire than I'm used to since there's so much interior volume to fill. I'll set up shop next to it with some bourbon, the whole damn humidor and be perfectly happy all weekend.

Yeah I didn't give away anything that nice lol the fire box, handles and gauges look the same though. And that is a heck of a weekend plan

Chuck33079 · 08-29-2013, 08:28 AM

Yeah, I got tired of replacing a cheapo Brinkman or Weber every three years. This should last forever.

eastwest2300 · 08-29-2013, 08:29 AM

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Yeah, I got tired of replacing a cheapo Brinkman or Weber every three years. This should last forever.

man that thing is really really nice. congrats bro.

JARblue · 08-29-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Yeah, I got tired of replacing a cheapo Brinkman or Weber every three years. This should last forever.

My buddy's has been in his family for two full generations. Seriously... like 50+ years. With a little bit of TLC every few years, it still cooks amazingly even

eastwest2300 · 08-29-2013, 08:30 AM

Hey Jar, so you'd know this.. just out of curiousity.. the Z has what a 19/20 gallon gas tank, from topped off to empy on the highway, how many miles do you get on a full tank?

Im guessing 400 right?

JARblue · 08-29-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Hey Jar, so you'd know this.. just out of curiousity.. the Z has what a 19/20 gallon gas tank, from topped off to empy on the highway, how many miles do you get on a full tank?

Im guessing 400 right?

The tank is 19.1 US Gallons. I get 350ish miles on a tank daily driving (I was barely getting 300 before my tune). The only time I get 400+ is when I'm at highway speeds for at least half a tank. Also, that is pretty much a full tank. I fill up at least 17 gallons about 95% of the time. This morning I filled up 18.2 gallons with 412 miles on the tank.

This of course excludes spirited fun I might have occasionally

eastwest2300 · 08-29-2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

The tank is 19.1 US Gallons. I get 350ish miles on a tank daily driving (I was barely getting 300 before my tune). The only time I get 400+ is when I'm at highway speeds for at least half a tank. Also, that is pretty much a full tank. I fill up at least 17 gallons about 95% of the time. This morning I filled up 18.2 gallons with 412 miles on the tank.

This of course excludes spirited fun I might have occasionally

ahhhh. So its safe to say, if I were to go on a roadtrip, i'd be safe to get 400 miles on a topped off tank. Thanks bro.

JARblue · 08-29-2013, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

ahhhh. So its safe to say, if I were to go on a roadtrip, i'd be safe to get 400 miles on a topped off tank. Thanks bro.

The only thing to be aware of if you let your fuel get low is fuel starvation. If you're cruising on pretty flat roads, no problem. But if you take a cloverleaf exit, but be wary of a right hand curve at speed with throttle. There are many people that suggest you fill up at 1/4 or even 1/2 tank. I fill up enough that doing it that often would waste a lot of my time. I take it down to one dot and --- Miles Remaining virtually every time. But I have learned my driving style vs the miles I can expect to get on a tank over time, and now I can predict how much gas I'm going to fill up with a few tenths of a gallon.

Also, note that my EcuTek tune seems to have really helped my gas mileage. Before the tune, I'm not sure I could have gotten 400 miles on a tank unless I was driving 100% highway at around 75 mph or less. This past tank, I was driving about on the highway for about half of it (rest was my daily commute in town). Almost one quarter of the mileage was on an 85 mph toll road, and I had cruise control set at 93 mph. The rest of the highway miles were mostly cruise control at 80 mph on the interstate.

Chuck33079 · 08-29-2013, 08:30 AM

It's the first time I've ever had one that isn't a fight to maintain temp. Everything is taking thirty minutes less than it used to since there's no air leaks. Now I just need to get a good layer of seasoning built up inside for the real flavor.

08-29-2013, 08:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Yeah, I got tired of replacing a cheapo Brinkman or Weber every three years. This should last forever. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

08-29-2013, 08:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,031 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Hey Jar, so you'd know this.. just out of curiousity.. the Z has what a 19/20 gallon gas tank, from topped off to empy on the highway, how many miles do you get on a full tank? Im guessing 400 right? __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

08-29-2013, 08:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	It's the first time I've ever had one that isn't a fight to maintain temp. Everything is taking thirty minutes less than it used to since there's no air leaks. Now I just need to get a good layer of seasoning built up inside for the real flavor. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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