I think its the oil catch can ;)

hmmmmm thx! I honestly never thought of that on the Z. I LOVE these build threads! :tiphat::tiphat:

Sounds like your still busy building away :tup:

Post a sound clip to once you get the canisters mounted, I would be interested in them as a temporary exhaust until I go FI or something.....plus they gotta sound better then the short tails no? :ugh2:

good price on them to!

+2 bro!!! post your review... i want to know if you lose a little back pressure like happen with the short tails :)

no problem dude!!!:tup:

carlitos is correct they are top secret oil catch cans.... the clear hoses are turning brown :( but i talked to z speed and they will be getting me gray hoses soon... i just gotta wait for the money.... for how small the hoses are they are damn expensive.... but then again its samco :rolleyes:

definitely man.... im actually pretty excited..... no more "ru tu tu tu tu tu tudzzzzzzz" thats the rubbing noise i get from the oem exhaust.... :shakes head: glad i had my roof wrapped because if i didnt i would have never thought that rattling noise was because of the exhaust making contact with my rear bumper.... i always thought that my megan coilovers were giving out :bowrofl:

I'll have to look more but I can't find the Top Secret catch cans anywhere! I'm sure they are expensive and I'm not sure the titanium goes well with what I've got going on. I may make something. thanks for the idea!:tiphat:

they are discontinued :( together with there top secret strut bar and engine covers as well as there oil caps also..... i was actually lucky to get one of the last sets to be made.... i waited like 4-5 months... i couldnt remember.... but basically my buddy in japan ordered them... and when he went to check on the progress... they told him they were discontinued..... my friend then argued with them for about a week.... saying how could you say they are discontinued after making his customer (me) wait for MONTHS.... this was particularly screwed up because i had paid for it in full from the very beginning.... :shakes head:after 2 weeks they fabbed me the cans and sent me top secret shirts and stickers as a sorry for the mix up :ugh2:

just checked the tracking... the belugas are in hawaii :tup: i never understood why stuff from texas arrives much quicker then when i order from cali.....

cali... 2-3 weeks
texas... 3 days was the record for me to 10 days being the longest

:confused:

I'm going to take a guess and say that most of the shipping hubs are in the Middle of the country. They probably have to go there first before they go out to you. :):tiphat:

makes sense...

Hey Jon, do you have a link for sourcing the radiator shroud upper portion ? And if you do not mind me asking how much did you pay? Thanks in advance !

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paid $72 for it :tup:

pictures!!!!

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i really hate how shitty my camera on my phone is.... :shakes head: shoulda used my ipad mini :(

Thanks for the link!

I just ordered myself a set of CF B pillar covers. Next time through, I'll pick up a radiator shroud cover and the side mirror trim!

Thanks Jon ! :tiphat:

Jon, knee pads look siq. :tup: Gonna have to add those to my wish list. I try not to visit this thread too often....as I am always broke afterwards.

lol that made me laugh

If you have access to a Dremel, you do not have to fabricate a new button for your e-brake. I had a similar set-up on my Z. Basically, just cut out a little notch in the bottom of the handle and it will allow it to slide farther down the e-brake, providing access the button. :tup:

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I could not get off that website for the CF stuff. I bought everything they offered. Now I am broke again. It's all your fault ! :tiphat:

you are a freaking genius.... i never thought of that..... :tup: imma do that this week end :)

this is why i call this forum the devil... everytime i think im done... something else comes out and i have to buy it :bowrofl:

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mad props for WPPJR30 for the idea of notching the bottom of the e brake... it fit like a glove afterwards... no more machining needed... now i just gotta wait for the alacantra boots to arrive :happydance:

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well... i finally plasti dipped my oil cap to flow better with my whole engine bay including my dip stick.... thanks to wiggins for giving me the idea.... the idea of me actually painting the oil cap was the original plan... but im tryna get the black TS cap with a rainbow insignia.... :tup: even more rare..... ;) so the idea is ill one day peel the plasti dip off the gold one i have and sell it off :happydance: thats IF i ever find one....

and one more thing... the plasti dip is black with silver metalizer same color as my rims....

the yellow is an eye sore...I painted mines red

well my temp exhaust arrived..... the beluga racing axle back made my bumper rubbing even worse :shakes head:..... idk if its from buying all this jdm parts but i must say i now know i have a high expectations for parts that go on my z..... the first thing i noticed is the welding.... the welding is like my welding.... meaning its nice but it aint phenomenal..... second... the fitment..
my god if my life depended on the fitment i would have died over and over and over. The tips stuck out 3 inches or more... they look like my gibson exhaust on my f150 :bowrofl: even then i was like hell i can cut and weld the tips to make em shorter.... here was the deal breaker... the mounting points dont line up... and once you bolt everything nice and tight... the mufflers push my bumper upward now instead of forward like my oem muffler :shakes head: i tried for an hour until accepting my defeat.... i didnt even put back my oem muffler because of how upset i was. bottom line you get what you pay for... something i learned a long time ago but was hoping this one time i was wrong.... im gonna return them.... as i dont even think they are meant for a 370z rather a G37...... which i realized after my friend with a g37 with authentic tanabes said they look exactly like his exhaust... so it rang a bell in my head.... :shakes head:

Well that sucks, sorry you had to be ginnie pig on this one.

:iagree: sucks you had to be the one to try it out, but at least they were not super expensive and you also said you can return them :ugh2:

wow, sorry to hear of the issues Jon! I'm sure everything will be fine once you get the REAL exhaust!

looks like those guys are gonna give me a hard time returning them..... :shakes head:

Any friends with G37's around the island?

i got a couple.... however they all have exhausts already :(

well i woke up at 430 in the morning today... couldnt really sleep.... was so irritated and mad at the damn mufflers..... and also at myself.... i decided to try again.... this time passenger side first..... guess what.... perfect fit..... i was like wtf are you serious.....? the culprit is the driver side..... something is definitely wrong.... after messing with it for 2 hours..... i figured out the angle on the flange is the reason why its hitting my bumper....if i just bolt up the hangers (keep in mind there are two hangers on this side) everything is perfect..... the moment i tighten the bolts on the mid pipe.... it tilts the muffler to a point that its hitting the bumper..... :shakes head: i got to hear the mufflers though :tup: i wont lie they are decent.... i actually like them (the sound). The only thing holding me back? the tips stick out like nerf bars or truck exhausts..... :( they look "ok" but to me its really the deal breaker and makes the back of my z look kinda ugly from the side view..... i have a plan though.....some cutting and tig welding to suck them in 1 1/2 :tup:

Sorry to hear that bro!!! post some pics for reference if you can ;)

Hope you can resolve that problem soon!!

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the pics in the other thread discussing these mufflers. all the need is like you say 1" to 1.5" off…

GL hope it works out for you Jon :tup:

Didn't i told you to go single? :P

Let me know what you do to these mufflers to get them sucked in, I would like to do the same. like i said mine fit well just a little too far rearward. also, I just did BOP for Guam, hope to be seeing this beast in a couple months.

thanks mike :tiphat:

haha if i do imma needa borrow that awesome tow hook idea of yours :D


idk what bop means but if that means your stationed here a couple months :tup: sweet dude.... ill gladly show you my z :tup: ive meet a couple of people from the forum and its always a honor to show them my car... im glad they enjoy it as much as i do....

BOP(base of Preference) so you were right. Im just hoping to be able to move out there for the next 3-4 years.:tup:

sweet man :tup: