TravisJB Journal

RCZ

Damn....wow

imag

Awesome work. Loving the build photos...

...still can't figure out why you started with a 370Z, let alone a brand new one, but hey...

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Fathead

Cause it aint trickin' if you got it!

travisjb

Okay, I'll bite... could have bought someone's used race car and that would have been cheaper but I would not have been able to enjoy seeing the car come together one piece at a time... In addition, most come with lots of unknowns and mechanical issues that need to be sorted out, and you may get a car with a bent frame etc. And wouldn't have been *that* much less expensive, assuming I targeted the same level of performance... I could have bought an American muscle car but I don't like the way they drive. I have 4 full days in a 2008 corvette at bondurant, and I was not impressed - just not for me. I could have bought another Porsche, was originally planning on a 2003-4 996 C2 conversion but that would have been boring! Those cars are everywhere and it would never have been as 'good' as the many GT3 / cup cars. The Z has the element of surprise at the track - no one knows what times it will turn - in fact I find that a lot of ppl underestimate it... My total build cost is less than if I had started with a used Porsche... and less than if I had bought a new factory Ford Mustang racecar... and I'm confident I have a faster, more reliable, safer track car

Re why new... how many used 370Z's were available in Feb 2009?

The cost of operation of this car is low as well... I can pick up a rear diff for about $1k... can't say that about a porsche!!!

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2009 370Z #104
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Bluemeanie

Well said Travis

Just a heads up; I took my car to Willow last Friday and had all kinds of issues. Hard starting, getting codes not getting codes, car wouldn't accelerate over 3500 rpm, would die while idling and all with a full tank of gas. Didn't even get on the track.

We took it in to Fontana Nissan and it turns out that the crank shaft position sensor overheated and melted the sensor. I have a new one coming under warranty. I'll have them protect it with a heat shield of some kind.

Anyway Travis, you guys might want to take a look see at yours and protect it with some kind of heat shield or tape.

Fontana Nissan ROCKS! Great customer service


z06stan

ChrisSlicks

The sensor is mostly plastic, it's going to take some creativity to shield it from the surrounding engine heat. Even so I've never heard of one melting before, pretty weird.

travisjb

Big thanks for the heads up!.... nice for someone else to 'find' one of these issues first for a change! lol ... and sorry to hear about the rough day! do you have a 'freeze frame' of the codes you picked up? i'm curious if there are other issues... the 3,500 cutoff sounds remarkably like a temp sensor issue - same for oil temp

Junior- any ideas on how to shield it?

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Fathead

I ll look at it this morning. That is some serious heat to melt one of thoes!

travisjb

wonder if we can get this C6 rear diffuser to fit on the Z ? they claim significant downforce on the corvettte... anyone know how close the dimensions are between the two cars ?

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Bluemeanie

My '07 Z is still in the shop ( new forged motor ) otherwise I could measure it for you but the vette has a big butt and I doubt it would fit even with some cutting. The 370 Z's butt is more rounded on the bottom where as the vette's is more square.

Just a quick observation.


Stan

dlmartin81

Yes, that would be bad a$$ if that was available for our cars.

antennahead

I'm with you Someone needs to come up with this aftermarket for the 370. All we have right now is EVO's carbon fiber piece. Stillen or someone needs to do this for us

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travisjb

and here's another one from APR Perf - in final prototype form as of this month



thoughts on these ? thanks

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travisjb

here's a crap pchop of the corvette diffuser on the Z

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travisjb

thanks, McGyver!

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