Part of the winning team!

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Welcome to the team! Had them months ago. :tup:

Great pic. Shop tomorrow to fix my exhaust leak. Long day!!!?

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Damn boosted 40th... I live vicariously through you now.

Both cars looking' good!

Thanks Robert. Can't wait to see yours.

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So do I! :ugh2:

04-24-12 Update
 

The past few weeks have been very entertaining. Lots going on at JTran Studios. We got a new member to the Wolf Pack, RONITA! We've been concentrating on his build and it's come out great, still some fine tuning, fitting re-circs, etc....

I took the car up to the shop last week and ripped the turbo kit off and installed new clutch, went over entire car, re wrapped a few things and got her back on the Dyno so I could make more power/WTQ than Ron. With the car on the Dyno we noticed a nasty exhaust leak coming from the driver side triangle flange, it was so bad it was spooling the turbo 1k later :( The new guy who re-installed the kit, didn't listen to johnny and tightened the V-Band connecting each bank together before tightening the triangle flanges. Now, I do almost all my own work on my car but it was Mexican Thursday and I was on the grill cooking lunch for everyone or I would have slapped him. Anyways, back on subject, we did one last pull on the dyno and BAM, METH line came off and we had a nice fire in my engine bay, I wrote more about that fun time here http://www.the370z.com/texas/50065-h...thread-22.html There wasn't any damage but I will be re-designing my meth lines this coming weekend. Switching over to AN fittings dash 3 or 4 and stainless lines. AEM really needs to re-think sending sh*tty hose w/ their METH kits. Push-lock FTL.

Yesterday Johnny and I learned that the Comp turbo(6265) we got from our good friend who has connections at Comp Turbo (who also drives a custom twin turbo Ford GT w/ quick spool Comp Turbos) is actually a 6065, LOLOLOLOLOL. We contacted Comp and they're going to upgrade my intake side to a 67 for free, so I'll have a 6765 very soon. We chose to do a larger intake side so we can spool faster. Getting rid of the exhaust will not be a problem, I'll dump it and sound badass all day long :)

As you can see it's been fun. We are going to do a real Dyno run Friday with my current 6065 and see what we can make at same PSI as Ron no meth. Then the car will be down for a week for the new turbo and so I can fab up some new Meth lines, then we will have a new Dyno run which I have no doubt will crush RON ;).

I've also purchased a VQ37 stock block, no crank or internals and stock heads, no internals for $300 shipped. Johnny and I discussed buying a stock crank and letting G&G(best machine shop in town) stroke it to 4.0 give or take and run some bullet proof internals. More on that fun stuff later on, it WILL be built by years end.

Pics of the ride at the office today! <3

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This has been such a fun build for me, I've learned a TON and wouldn't change it for anything! JTran FTW!

Good stuff, cant wait to hear more about this future 400Z.

Congrats Ron!

lollol can't touch this!

LOL, BIG RON in the house. Fastest 370 in town at the moment, minus him driving. :stirthepot:

good luck on the build man! Johnny will make a mean machine out of this 40th! Make sure that thing is up and running for ZdayZ, we are less than a month away!

for sure, not building motor till the fall most likely. I'll be ready for ZdayZ!

we driving? No news on that car hauler u mentioned?

I've only found a twin carrier w/ a gooseneck :( we might have to 2 day drive it w/ the Z's

I've got no issues with that, we'll leave on the 15th then. Do it in 2 days

That sounds like a fun journey! That 6065 should be a quick-spooling mofo... wait until that 6765 comes in (building boost....building boost...BAM :driving:).

I really hope I can meet you guys at ZDayz...still trying to find where I'm staying :/

BRO, I'll bring my tent and truck, CAMPING!!!!! Post up on someones cabin front yard LOL! Viper, turbo Z, jacked up Tundra, make a circle like the wagon trains back in the day, camp fire in the middle. Actually, the car spools super fast right now, lol, even more so cuz no exhaust leaks :/

Sounds like others need to step up their game. Built VQ37 coming to Houston! LOL!!!

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Can't wait, it should be FUN! Looking forward to chatting with you once you get back, it's been a LONG time.

If you're serious, I'm game! I could save a few pennies since I'll be spending so much in gas money:driving:

"I'll go to the looney bin with you bro" , I had a cabin a few months back, cancelled it because I thought I wasn't going to make it. Now I am, so my only option is to sleep on Ron's floor in the lodge or CAMP out, almost 500 Z's going......... We need to find someone with a cabin and take over their front yard area, LOL!

For sure! 14 days! :happydance:

have a safe trip back from the sandbox Z brother! http://serve.mysmiley.net/jumping/jumping0002.gif

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Cars are looking siiick

Thanks boost, make a trip to the H!

$20 a night for the campsite...

For sure. Need to meet my boost-heros :nutswinger: :bowrofl:

LOL, for sure bro!!!!

$20.00 sounds like a winner! http://serve.mysmiley.net/animated/anim_33.gif

I'll let you drive my car. With the valet map loaded.

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I hope JTran just renamed your high boost map tables to 'valet map' :D

Big Ron has jokes for days, you don't even know.

So are we going to plan a Boosted VQ meet or what? LOL

Yes, while your here, I'll think of something. What side of town are you on?


CALLING RON: stop by my house tomorrow and help me bleed my clutch, it's back at the floor again..... freaking Nissan clutch lines http://serve.mysmiley.net/fighting/fighting0015.gif

Can you drive it? I'll be at the shop tomorrow morrning! Your house is like a million miles away lol. But you know I'll go anyway if you need me to.

LOL, I can prob make it, BUT....... if I don't watch your back ;)

Lol. Do you have any pressure at all or is it completely stuck to the floor? Have you checked if there is still fluid in there?


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Yea, it has fluid, engagement is back towards the ground again :(

I'll call you tomorrow!

It's that damn air bubble. You won't lose any more pressure so u should be ok. We'll fix it tomorrow, after trying to bleed mine 3 times a day for a week I know exactly what to do lol


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