phelan's 370Z (W.I.P.)

Jamaica · 01-28-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by phelan

^

to each their own. it's nice to see another amuse Z with a conservative drop though

besides, drew, we all know u don't give a sh*t what happens to your kit

hahaha

Nope I drive it like i stole it

XLR8SN · 01-28-2011, 05:39 PM

Hey Phelan...is your Amuse exhaust a little lower on the passenger side by chance? For some reason mine seems to be about 5mm lower on the passenger side...and I dont think that you can really adjust the height. So I am trying to figure out how to remedy that.

Just wondering.

Spec Jay · 01-29-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamaica@UAMotorsports

thank you!

I drive mine through downtown seattle. your puny train tracks mean NOTHING

Jamaica · 01-29-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Spec Jay

I drive mine through downtown seattle. your puny train tracks mean NOTHING

come to cali for a day....those punny tracks will give you the ride of your life. lol

phelan · 01-29-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by XLR8SN

Hey Phelan...is your Amuse exhaust a little lower on the passenger side by chance? For some reason mine seems to be about 5mm lower on the passenger side...and I dont think that you can really adjust the height. So I am trying to figure out how to remedy that.

Just wondering.

XLR8 - I don't think mine was THAT severely misaligned, but one side was a little further down than the other. I put a level i have at home on it and it was only a little off.

There's no real way to do fix the exhaust itself, you might just have to put a 5mm washer on the driver side to make it match?

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Originally Posted by Spec Jay

I drive mine through downtown seattle. your puny train tracks mean NOTHING

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Originally Posted by Jamaica@UAMotorsports

come to cali for a day....those punny tracks will give you the ride of your life. lol

hai lou!

XLR8SN · 01-31-2011, 01:22 PM

We removed that extra bracket from the Nismo model and it seems to have aligned it a little bit more. Slightly off...but it seems to have fixed it for the most part.

One thing though is that the Nismo model seems to clear the EVAP container a bit more versus the non-Nismo models.

370zdub · 01-31-2011, 11:33 PM

I just looked over your pics from 1-1-11, and all I can say is wow. Your car is an absolute stunner, I am in awe of how clean it looks and not overdone. I know some of the other members were saying break up the red with something but the car flows so well I cant imagine what would make it look better. Great job with the build man.

phelan · 01-31-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by XLR8SN

We removed that extra bracket from the Nismo model and it seems to have aligned it a little bit more. Slightly off...but it seems to have fixed it for the most part.

One thing though is that the Nismo model seems to clear the EVAP container a bit more versus the non-Nismo models.

Curious. Did you still end up moving it?

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Originally Posted by 370zdub

I just looked over your pics from 1-1-11, and all I can say is wow. Your car is an absolute stunner, I am in awe of how clean it looks and not overdone. I know some of the other members were saying break up the red with something but the car flows so well I cant imagine what would make it look better. Great job with the build man.

Thank you for the kind words

XLR8SN · 01-31-2011, 11:57 PM

Hard to describe....but best way to look at it would be to pull the picture from 370Ztune.com.

The pipe goes into the lower canister versus crossing over to the top one...so this allowed more clearance on the EVAP container. I just used Thermo-Tec adhesive heat shield material to help reflect the heat though. Rated to 2000 degrees F.

I did have to remove the heat shield around the EVAP unit though.

From what I was reading...you might need to jury rig a PVC pipe to make a make shift EVAP container unit. The 350Z guys were having this exact issue as well.

Amuse!! - Page 2 - MY350Z.COM Forums

It is a bit ghetto....but nobody really sees it and it is better than a melted EVAP unit. I dont know if you have "wiggle" room with the Amuse kit to move that EVAP unit more to the side....or a complete relocation. I would assume that as long as your connections are the same and the sensors are intact, it doesnt really matter where you move it....to a degree.

phelan · 02-01-2011, 12:05 AM

Oh that's definitely interesting...so it's been an issue for a while now. Wonder why they never fixed it / realized the issue on the 350z? They could have saved themselves the headache on the 370s.

To answer your question, we looked at where we could move the EVAP canister, and there just was no way to move it anywhere else that would help. Other than starting to do some bodywork on the rear bumper to MAKE it work. Moving it to the middle would interfere w/ the canisters, too.

Anyway, hopefully I have some news coming soon about it. Still working hard on the issues at hand

There's plenty of things I need to fix on Rin before she's back to 100% haha

XLR8SN · 02-01-2011, 12:23 AM

Well....best of luck. I am sure that in the end it will turn out okay....just a royal pain the in butt till then.

Hope that it is soon though. The complete package looked pretty impressive.....okay....maybe a little MORE than impressive.

Jamaica · 02-01-2011, 12:41 AM

rin rin rin

Lemers · 02-01-2011, 12:45 AM

Just scanned through the whole evelution of your car. I missed the reason you got rid of the carbon fiber. Nice car though

Jamaica · 02-01-2011, 12:46 AM

he is allergic to it.

phelan · 02-01-2011, 12:55 AM

it smelled of resin inside the cabin

i got rid of the CF because it started warping.

01-31-2011, 11:33 PM	#472 (permalink)
370zdub Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UT Posts: 628 Drives: 09 370z 6mt,10 Ford Rep Power: 16	I just looked over your pics from 1-1-11, and all I can say is wow. Your car is an absolute stunner, I am in awe of how clean it looks and not overdone. I know some of the other members were saying break up the red with something but the car flows so well I cant imagine what would make it look better. Great job with the build man. __________________ 2010 Ford 6.4L Power Stroke Diesel: 588whp/1082wtrq 2007 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Diesel: 788whp/1405wtrq, runs 12's @ 7400lbs, Still miss my 370z!

02-01-2011, 12:05 AM	#475 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	Oh that's definitely interesting...so it's been an issue for a while now. Wonder why they never fixed it / realized the issue on the 350z? They could have saved themselves the headache on the 370s. To answer your question, we looked at where we could move the EVAP canister, and there just was no way to move it anywhere else that would help. Other than starting to do some bodywork on the rear bumper to MAKE it work. Moving it to the middle would interfere w/ the canisters, too. Anyway, hopefully I have some news coming soon about it. Still working hard on the issues at hand There's plenty of things I need to fix on Rin before she's back to 100% haha __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

02-01-2011, 12:45 AM	#478 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	Just scanned through the whole evelution of your car. I missed the reason you got rid of the carbon fiber. Nice car though __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

02-01-2011, 12:55 AM	#480 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	it smelled of resin inside the cabin i got rid of the CF because it started warping. __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence. Last edited by phelan; 02-01-2011 at 12:58 AM.

01-28-2011, 05:39 PM	#467 (permalink)
XLR8SN Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 363 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 15	Hey Phelan...is your Amuse exhaust a little lower on the passenger side by chance? For some reason mine seems to be about 5mm lower on the passenger side...and I dont think that you can really adjust the height. So I am trying to figure out how to remedy that. Just wondering.

01-31-2011, 01:22 PM	#471 (permalink)
XLR8SN Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 363 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 15	We removed that extra bracket from the Nismo model and it seems to have aligned it a little bit more. Slightly off...but it seems to have fixed it for the most part. One thing though is that the Nismo model seems to clear the EVAP container a bit more versus the non-Nismo models.

02-01-2011, 12:23 AM	#476 (permalink)
XLR8SN Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 363 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 15	Well....best of luck. I am sure that in the end it will turn out okay....just a royal pain the in butt till then. Hope that it is soon though. The complete package looked pretty impressive.....okay....maybe a little MORE than impressive.

02-01-2011, 12:41 AM	#477 (permalink)
Jamaica A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 15,362 Drives: Under boost Rep Power: 73	rin rin rin

02-01-2011, 12:46 AM	#479 (permalink)
Jamaica A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 15,362 Drives: Under boost Rep Power: 73	he is allergic to it.