I was actually talking about the hood pins on this car.. haha

Hood pins sloppily installed.

At least the sloppy part is inside the engine bay where you can't normally see it. Sigh.


http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1371790821

You asked

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I'm confused then, do you or don't you have the cowling plastic around the base of the windshield removed?

Personally I think it's a good idea to leave the two main pieces in place, mostly to protect the bottom edge of the windshield from being chipped/cracked. You could trim the pieces down significantly though and still have them perform that function. I also like the stock plastic covers on the battery/brake bays, I figured it must help reduce the influx of engine bay heat to the brake system. I have my catch can in the battery bay which also works better when it's less-hot than the rest of the system.

It's removed. It's a older pic. Thought it wouldn't matter.

I removed all that stuff

And you haven't had any cooling issues?

I ask because apparently the windshield/hood junction is a HIGH pressure zone, and I assumed it would be a LOW pressure zone. Thus removing that seal would assist with removing air from the engine bay. I was planning on making a gurney flap of sorts for the trailing edge to create an even lower pressure zone there, but my windshield wipers are rubbing the hood because i fckin broke the mount when removing them for work... :(

Ridiculously expensive to replace that part, too.

What have you guys that have removed the cowling done to safeguard all the electronics gear on the passenger side from water? And the big *** vent hole that the blower drew from?

Pictures? :)

FWIW, I did remove the big rubber strip that seals the upper edge of the engine bay. I figure regardless of which way pressure/flow is going, more air exchange there has to be good for cooling.

I haven't noticed any cooling issues. I know its a low pressure area on a 240z, as my hood would suck up if it wasn't latched.

As for the electronics gear, I don't drive in the wet and I store the car indoors.

Same here, but I'd hate to get caught out in a sudden downpour. I guess a car cover will help with that, assuming it doesn't happen while I'm actually driving.

Changed the oil. Had Red Line 5w30 in it, seemed to be a good oil, only got to put ~500 miles on it though. It'd been in the crankcase for a year, had to go.

Giving Mobil 1 0w40 a shot. It's the "European" formula that's actually made in Germany I believe. I know on the oil forums, it had some of the highest numbers for ZDDP and Molybendum, which are high in the Nissan Ester Oil. Difference this stuff is $22 for a 5 qt jug... Yes please.

And I never thought I'd say this, but damn is that Pure One oil filter nice. It's just a damned oil filter but geez, it's so nice I almost hated to hide it under the car... ha. It was $6 on Amazon Prime, can't complain. The stupid canister refill filter on my Mazda cost $12 at WalMart, highway robbery. Did the oil on that beast too, it had about 9K miles on it so I figured what the hell. Interestingly my "finger test" tells me that the oil was still perfectly usable, would take a EOA to tell me for sure how worn it was, but meh.

I would hate to miss out on driving in the rain. :) I enjoy the wet when it isn't too all standing water.

Yeah me too. Driving in the rain takes finesse, and can really sharpen your skills as a driver. It helps to be on good tires though, I found that slicks don't work really well :)