My PW Z siting on Rota

SE · 01-29-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyZ

i know its no good to be havy.
but only one thing, cheaper lol....
i was gona get the SSR type C, or Volk TE37
but realised i dont really care about wheels and felt wasting money buying a new set of wheels with 3000bucks.

Why mod a car at all then?

permalink · 01-29-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

That's a pretty cheesy moustache, dude.

omfg you read my mind hahahahaha

TARDCORE · 01-29-2010, 10:51 PM

dude I like the wheels, but when you said you don;t really care about the wheels that threw me off. The wheels make a huge part of your cars appearance and performance! like THHHHIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSS big.

AndyZ · 01-30-2010, 12:45 AM

Well thats just me. For the wheels the last moding for me. This totas gona be gone after i get the SC system

PapoZalsa · 01-30-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RCZ

Damn man, rotas? I guess to each their own, but you just took the value of your car down quite a bit with those. Its like going to autozone and buying Phantom filters and APC body kits...

Would had left the Rays on and not embarass the Z community.

AndyZ · 01-31-2010, 04:45 AM

Oh well i didnt know getting cheap parts onthe car is embarass this Z community
then what about springs?
Isnt springs just one cheap way to get the car lowered
I had Eibachs on my car and now coilovers
well this time. I am taking cheap way to change the looks of my car and like i said i am going to get the SSRs after SC setup

i have no shame on my Calvin Klein shoes cmparing to Gucci or whatever. Cuz i can change it when ever i want.

I know it is just Rota. Period

shabarivas · 01-31-2010, 05:10 AM

Wow ... dont jump on the guys neck... he is aware of the performance implications clearly... certainly looks good tho

G37Sam · 01-31-2010, 08:27 AM

Congrats on the downgrade?

Shoulda stuck to your OEMs IMHO but to each his own

motoextreme · 01-31-2010, 11:50 AM

Glad I didnt go for the bumper vents (or whatever they are called). Really does look odd, probably not so obvious on a black car but this one really does look like a face.

As I always say, to each their own though. Still curious if that direct flood of air at high speeds would do anything to power. I'd have to think it would. Those older street bikes saw huge HP gains when they started pushing ram air and amending the airboxes to get direct streams of air. Hard to capture though since car remains stationary during Dyno's, that is of course unless one of the newer ones with the huge variable fans is available.

Would be cool to see a test either way.

(Maybe they wouldnt stick out so much if they were white??)

vortrex · 01-31-2010, 11:53 AM

they look good and I bet not a single person on this forum could tell the difference on whether he is running Rota's or Volk/SSR/HRE etc with a drive test.

motoextreme · 01-31-2010, 11:59 AM

I really dig black wheels on white cars, definitely dig the wheel choice IMO

speedworks · 01-31-2010, 12:11 PM

Don't worry what others say - I feel no shame about you buying Rotas. It's your car and your money; buy what you want. I think it looks ok.

Chriz · 01-31-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by vortrex

they look good and I bet not a single person on this forum could tell the difference on whether he is running Rota's or Volk/SSR/HRE etc with a drive test.

lemansz20 · 01-31-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by weeeee

Why mod a car at all then?

Why are you asking, its what HE likes and rota is not a bad company so everyone seriously stop trying to turn this into a wheel debate thread. Volks are a HUGE waste of money, b/c 80% of people on here are never going to track their wheels. If you DO track your car, why in the hell would you use over$3000.00 wheels with lips and stuff on a track that could damage the finish on the wheels anyways? You can buy enkei RPF1's, and have a cheaper set of wheels for looks and everyday and be less then volks. Its common sense, so please chill out on the wheel debate thing, LET IT DIE. Also knowing what I know about wheels, frankly I would spend my money elsewhere just B/C all of the volk whores.

Your car looks great and dont listen to people on here op. THe nostrils, I am not a fan of at all. I know this may be a bit crazy, but I havent seen anyone ever paint the nostrils. I think it would be a nice function additive, but not so hurtful on the eyes if they were color matched to the car.

RCZ · 01-31-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lemansz20

Why are you asking, its what HE likes and rota is not a bad company so everyone seriously stop trying to turn this into a wheel debate thread. Volks are a HUGE waste of money, b/c 80% of people on here are never going to track their wheels. If you DO track your car, why in the hell would you use over$3000.00 wheels with lips and stuff on a track that could damage the finish on the wheels anyways? You can buy enkei RPF1's, and have a cheaper set of wheels for looks and everyday and be less then volks. Its common sense, so please chill out on the wheel debate thing, LET IT DIE. Also knowing what I know about wheels, frankly I would spend my money elsewhere just B/C all of the volk whores.

Your car looks great and dont listen to people on here op. THe nostrils, I am not a fan of at all. I know this may be a bit crazy, but I havent seen anyone ever paint the nostrils. I think it would be a nice function additive, but not so hurtful on the eyes if they were color matched to the car.

Great company, not so great wheels. No one was really trying to turn this into a wheel debate, they were just commenting on the fact that to go from Rays to Rotas is counter intuitive. No one told the OP he should go change his wheels, they are just commenting on something someone posted on an online forum. He posted them to get comments right? Sometimes they are good, sometimes they are bad....

Its his car, he can paint it 3 different shades of poo brown if he so chooses...just don't come in here asking for comments because we are going to tell you it looks like ****..

I'm not sure which wheel debate we're supposed to let die either....maybe there's some fervent world wheel debate I dont know about... I'm also not sure that Volks are track only wheels either.. some people like having high quality wheels on their cars

Yay for freedom of speech.

And I had rotas on my last car as winter wheels, 2 were bent by the end of the season. Believe it or not, they are worth a third of the price for a reason.

01-29-2010, 10:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
TARDCORE Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 410 Drives: 2010 Solid Red 370Z Rep Power: 15	dude I like the wheels, but when you said you don;t really care about the wheels that threw me off. The wheels make a huge part of your cars appearance and performance! like THHHHIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSS big. __________________ XBL:EVENTYDE

01-31-2010, 04:45 AM	#21 (permalink)
AndyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Santa clara Age: 34 Posts: 334 Drives: Ford Escort "100HP" Rep Power: 15	Oh well i didnt know getting cheap parts onthe car is embarass this Z community then what about springs? Isnt springs just one cheap way to get the car lowered I had Eibachs on my car and now coilovers well this time. I am taking cheap way to change the looks of my car and like i said i am going to get the SSRs after SC setup i have no shame on my Calvin Klein shoes cmparing to Gucci or whatever. Cuz i can change it when ever i want. I know it is just Rota. Period Last edited by AndyZ; 01-31-2010 at 04:47 AM.

01-31-2010, 08:27 AM	#23 (permalink)
G37Sam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 1,507 Drives: RB'd G37 Rep Power: 20	Congrats on the downgrade? Shoulda stuck to your OEMs IMHO but to each his own __________________ '14 Viper GTS '08 RB'd G37S - Sold

01-31-2010, 11:50 AM	#24 (permalink)
motoextreme Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 971 Drives: Nismo NO MODS! Rep Power: 368	Glad I didnt go for the bumper vents (or whatever they are called). Really does look odd, probably not so obvious on a black car but this one really does look like a face. As I always say, to each their own though. Still curious if that direct flood of air at high speeds would do anything to power. I'd have to think it would. Those older street bikes saw huge HP gains when they started pushing ram air and amending the airboxes to get direct streams of air. Hard to capture though since car remains stationary during Dyno's, that is of course unless one of the newer ones with the huge variable fans is available. Would be cool to see a test either way. (Maybe they wouldnt stick out so much if they were white??) __________________ Fast Intensions / NST / Mishimoto / Alpine / JDM / Volk / Brembo / Rotora / Seibon / Stillen / Password: JDM / KW / MR Works / RAW / Sun Auto / B&M / Amplified Motorsports

01-31-2010, 11:59 AM	#26 (permalink)
motoextreme Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 971 Drives: Nismo NO MODS! Rep Power: 368	I really dig black wheels on white cars, definitely dig the wheel choice IMO __________________ Fast Intensions / NST / Mishimoto / Alpine / JDM / Volk / Brembo / Rotora / Seibon / Stillen / Password: JDM / KW / MR Works / RAW / Sun Auto / B&M / Amplified Motorsports

01-30-2010, 12:45 AM	#19 (permalink)
AndyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Santa clara Age: 34 Posts: 334 Drives: Ford Escort "100HP" Rep Power: 15	Well thats just me. For the wheels the last moding for me. This totas gona be gone after i get the SC system

01-31-2010, 05:10 AM	#22 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	Wow ... dont jump on the guys neck... he is aware of the performance implications clearly... certainly looks good tho

01-31-2010, 11:53 AM	#25 (permalink)
vortrex Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF, CA Posts: 199 Drives: '09 370z 6spd Rep Power: 15	they look good and I bet not a single person on this forum could tell the difference on whether he is running Rota's or Volk/SSR/HRE etc with a drive test.

01-31-2010, 12:11 PM	#27 (permalink)
speedworks Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 550 Drives: PW purchased 01/09 Rep Power: 17	Don't worry what others say - I feel no shame about you buying Rotas. It's your car and your money; buy what you want. I think it looks ok.

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