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Hey so I've been on here for a little while so I figured it was time to go ahead and do this thing. My story - not too exciting. I

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Old 03-23-2013, 01:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey so I've been on here for a little while so I figured it was time to go ahead and do this thing. My story - not too exciting. I first saw a Monteray Blue 370z cruising around in my home town in '09. I fell in love with the car instantly and vowed that some day I'd have one.

That day came in December of 2011. I had just moved to the St. Louis area and decided to pick up a certified 2009 Touring 370z!







The car actually came with a tint, Stillen G3 and Nismo side skirts.

I found the forum when my steering lock failed. I googled the problem, found this forum and quickly realized what a great community and group of people it was!

Since then I've done some light modding:

Engine/Drivetrain
M370 Intake
Stillen G3 Intake
5Zigen Catback
NST Pulleys
TWM Short Shifter
RJM Clutch Pedal
Z1 Transmission Mount

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RE11s 245front 275rear on base wheels

Just for Fun
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GTR Map Lenses w/ LEDs
iSimple

Ordered/To be Installed:
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On my Mind:
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Coils/Camber Kit
Front/Rear Endlinks
JDM Foglight
Tune
Southbend Clutch, Flywheel & CSC
LSD
Winter Wheel Set-up
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looking good man! let me know if you still want that lip! Or roof spoiler lol
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looking good man! let me know if you still want that lip! Or roof spoiler lol
Thanks! Yeah bring the front lip Ill see how it fits!
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Looking good brother!


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Great color. I really like the pictures.
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Thanks!
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Got some parts from forum member rhd today! Ordered on Saturday and got here Monday, thanks!!

To be installed Friday...

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Looks good. Good luck with the mods!
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Z1 Transmission mount going in...

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Pulley in.

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Nice!

What are the benefits of the new tranny mount?
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The benefits are they it is more solid than the OEM piece, this allows the transmission to be a little more firm in the car and keep from moving around. It's supposed to make the feel of the transmission sharper and yield more power from the drivetrain to the wheels instead of some being lost through the movement of the transmission. Similar idea to motor mounts.

The one I got is the Z1 Urethane mount, not a completely solid piece (which they do sell as well). The advantage to the urethane mount is less NVH compared to the solid mount. I'm going to give the piece about 100 miles to settle in and give some feedback/review. I can say that just in my quick highway drive home I didn't feel any additional vibrations in the cabin or in the shift knob.

edit: Duh! I had the pulley installed today!! It's definitely a lot more responsive than the OEM set up. Also my car has more of a deeper, more throaty, sound while putting the foot down! ....Will do a review of this too later! Thanks rhd!
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Ok so now unfortunately some not so pleasant news. I bought the car used a year ago, since then I have put 9,000 miles on it. There were new tires on the car when I bought it and I obviously didn't have an alignment done. The following situation is completely my own fault for not checking on the tires or looking for any problems.

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What you see above is one of my front tires, with a really bad amount of wear on the inside. Both front tires are like this unfortunately.

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This is a depth from the inside of the tire, you can see it's down to 3/32.

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This is the depth from the outside of the same tire, about 7/32.

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This is a picture of my rear tire on that same side. The tread back there is 6/32. I put this up just to show that I don't drive like a complete a$$hat and the rears still have pretty good treat life.

The mechanic who worked on my car today told me it was likely a toe adjustment that needed to be made in the front. He said if it is just a little bit out, that can cause the inside of the tires to be worn down. It looks like a case of really bad camber wear but I have stock coils/arms/etc.

I'm definitely embarrassed I didn't notice this until the car was lifted and I almost decided not to post this. But then again if someone can learn from my mistakes and avoid a situation like this I'd feel a little better. Basically the lesson I took out of this is get a proper alignment done, even when you buy a car, even when it's certified from the dealer. Because now I have two front tires that are completely useless. And after having some other parts installed it definitely took the wind out of my sails today.

Not sure if I should link this to another part of the forum and again I don't know how uncommon of an issue this is. But even if you have a bone stock suspension, get an alignment done, don't trust that the dealer did it correctly when they sold you the car.
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