Do you have some wheels planned in the future? That baby will be set off then.

Yea SSR MS1 black. Hopefully by May. :tup:

Alignment scheduled at West End for next Friday.:tup:

did you get it through lou?


Nice choice in wheels...looks so better in person

Will be. Lou has some crazy deals. Just getting my money right.

no joke he has the best deal on the market and he is fair. :tiphat:

:iagree:

paul...you better come to begas man!

^I have to check my schedule. I know I can ask for personal day off on the 15th from work.

might get moved to the weekend after fyi

An update:

After installing the swifts springs, alignment was done at West End and it came back -1.75 FR and -2.5R. Decided to install the SPC rear kit and got it realigned at Hiro's Auto in Costa Mesa. Front was -1.3 with no kit and rear was -1.1. So I will hold off on the front kit.

Carbon Signal fenders should be on hopefully by end of March. Should look nice with the carbon fiber inserts.

Placed an order at Amplified for 20" SSR MS1 with flat black face and a 5" rear step lip.
Should be here late May/early June.

Finally I ordered custom plates that read "S1CK Z34". Should arrive 2 to 3 months.

Why is there more negative camber in the front than the rear? If your happy with the 1.3 up front I would of least went with 1.5 or 1.8 in the rear.

^ dunno. Tech came back and said this is what I got. I would have liked -1.6 for the rear as well.

Looks great, I want to see some white accents in the carbon fiber.... maybe the corners in PW... just so when you look through the slit and see white itd be better, IMO to see some what just my .02$ but car looks amazing beautiful!

Since you have a rear alignment kit, you should be able to get what you want. More negative camber in the rear will give you better turn in.

For the sake of tires alone....I prefer less camber. Although -0.6 f / -1.6 r is stock I believe and looks the best.

Im at -1.4 f / -1.2 r right now so very similar setup to OP. Im just waiting for a decent front camber kit to be released someday.

Also, the main thing I don't like about having less rear camber is that it sucks in the bottom of the tires and makes the car have a slightly narrower track. Porsche 911 camber settings look best to me. :-) I think having fairly straight camber in either the front or rear helps the car track straight as well. I was fighting to steer the car straight when I had -1.4 f / -1.8 r

I could understand completly for tire sake if your for that. I currently have my specs setup (or a little more) to that of what your saying you were "fighting" to steer straight but I don't have that issue at all. But one car is never the same as the other, nor setups.

Looking great!! Can't wait to see those SSR wheels on your ride!!

looking great

Car looks nice and clean! I Love the White Z! That and the Monterrey Blue was my two choices.

Update:

Installed K&N drop in filters 2 weeks ago. Haven't noticed an improvement in MPG. Did notice an improvement in throttle response.

Should get my CS Amuse fenders delivered to me Monday. Should have uninstalled pics Tuesday then off to the painters. Hopefully installed pics in 2 weeks.

Bought some used Motordyne ART pipes. Hope to have them installed in 2 weeks.

Finally, hoping to have the SSR's in another 4 to 6 weeks from now. :driving:

Good going man

Just installed a set of Motordyne ART pipes I scored on Ebay. Went to Amplified Motorsports on Saturday and they were able to put them on within 90 minutes. Great job!

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On a cold start, it is considerably louder than what I had with just the Invidia Exhaust. However, when it warms to normal temperature, it idles just like before. One negative to the ART pipes is the smell of fumes at idle is very noticeable especially when the windows are vented.

I did not reset the ECU after the install. Driving home (30miles) from Amplified, I was not very impressed. The car felt very sluggish. When I drove the car today, WOW what a difference. The car was very responsive. Very happy with the way the car performs. Below 3K RPM, the car sounds just like before. But when you open it up a little bit, the car growls. Very throaty. Sounds like an aggressive sports car. I was worried that the car would be too loud. Not the case at all. I think it sounds just right. There is a slight drone at cruising speed, but not loud enough to be a nuisance. I didn't notice any rasp either. Very pleased with this mod.


YouTube - No ART pipes

YouTube - ART Pipes

Just ordered the Motordyne M370 manifold. Should be delivered on Wednesday. Will probably install after next fill up.

Wheels should be here first week of June.

CS fenders are pending.

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Got it today! Thanks Tony!

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Got my Stillen Gen3 intakes from 98intrigue. Thanks buddy.

Gonna get them cleaned up and powdercoated black this week. can't wait.

Mini Cooper cargo net.

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Mini Cooper cargo net installed.

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ehhh...gets the job done. :ugh2:

got these for the incoming wheels! should be less than 2 weeks...:driving:

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Just got back from Specialty Z in Chatsworth. Got a baseline dyno pull on their Dynojet. Didn't get to meet our forum sponsor Seb, however his partner Greg was there. It was a 90 minute drive for me but I've heard great things from this shop so it was worth it. Will be coming back here in a few days to get the Uprev tune after I install my Stillen Gen 3 intake and Motordyne intake manifold.

Current mods are: Invidia Gemini Catback, Motordyne ART pipes, and K&N panel filters.

Did 2 pulls, and got an average of 295 hp and 240 ft-lb of torque with the AC unknowingly running. :rofl2:

Did another 2 pulls and got an average of 299 hp and 245 ft-lb of torque.



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Nice looking car good progress keep up the good work:tup:

Me want :tup:

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I installed the M370 manifold yesterday. Butt dyno couldn't really tell the difference. Will give the ECU some more time to adjust. Tone of the engine definitely changed tho. Will take it to Specialty Z soon to see if this mod is worth it!

After a day of driving, one thing I noticed with the M370 is that the RPMs really flies after 4K. Caught me off guard a couple times.

Will try to get dyno pulls this Monday to verify any gains. .

Went back for more pulls with Seb@SpecialtyZ today to see what gains were made from the Motordyne M370 manifold.

Gains in TRQ and HP were made from 3K RPM to about 6.5K RPM as advertised. The Z did lose 2 Peak HP, no biggie. :tup:

Largest gains were seen from 4.5K RPM to 6.5K RPM, in some areas over +10 HP & TRQ.

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I installed my Fram in-cabin air filter today. Took about 20 mins with the DIY posted by a member here. The Fram filter was about 1/4 inch too long, but I made it fit. LOL

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The Z came up with a SES light yesterday. I temporarily disabled it by resetting the ECU. Before the SES light, the car was making a fluttering,popping noise where the ART pipes connects to the OEM header. Car was too low to get under it. Will see if Amplified can check it out when I get my SSR's this week. :driving:

Been a rough past 2 months. Nothing seemingly going as planned.

Issues with fenders, intakes that doesn't fit, cracked ART pipes, and now wheels that doesnt fit. :shakes head:

Today, changed the oil and installed a Stillen Gen 3 CAI powdercoated black.

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Just need to fix my ART pipes then an Uprev tune to follow.

In for tune results.

Good seein you at amp yesterday...what are your plans about the wheels now?

What's up bro. SSR told Lou the rear offsets would clear the sport calipers, so Lou's going to call them on Tuesday then call me back.

I'm guessing a 3mm spacer should do it (better not be at my expense though).