Raj's 370Z BUILD

Dragon_Ball_Z · 12-28-2014, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Memphis370Z

Did you ever get this sorted out, or is it still throwing codes?

Still throwing codes, haven't went in for a tune yet... I ordered a Bluetooth reader to clear codes and I'm gonna do an iPad mini install soon. Gtr setup kinda.. I'll clear codes temporarily by the Bluetooth reader.

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Originally Posted by Luciano13

Nice work!

+1

Appreciate the rep Luciano13! Still a work in progress lol

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lfrz93 · 01-11-2015, 01:18 AM

Subbed.

Love what you've done to the car so far. Do you know what paint was used for all the taillights?

Dragon_Ball_Z · 01-11-2015, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by lfrz93

Subbed.

Love what you've done to the car so far. Do you know what paint was used for all the taillights?

Thanks bro, yea I do. It was done at a body shop. Clear coat mixed with a hint of black paint. They don't look like plasti dip and are really shiny

-Raj

lfrz93 · 01-11-2015, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rajmangal7

Thanks bro, yea I do. It was done at a body shop. Clear coat mixed with a hint of black paint. They don't look like plasti dip and are really shiny

-Raj

Nice! I love them! Definitely on my "To Do" list!

Kats · 01-29-2015, 03:34 AM

Love the many pictures, although i think thats whats taking you so long on some things haha. I had my tails done the same way at a body shop with clear coat and a drop of black, I ended up coming to the shop after his second coat, and we would add one coat every few min until i decided it was dark enough, which is the only way to get exact % you are looking for. Now, I'm not a fan of the tinted tails because i kinda got tired of it but everything else is looking awesome.

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Dragon_Ball_Z · 01-29-2015, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kats

Love the many pictures, although i think thats whats taking you so long on some things haha. I had my tails done the same way at a body shop with clear coat and a drop of black, I ended up coming to the shop after his second coat, and we would add one coat every few min until i decided it was dark enough, which is the only way to get exact % you are looking for. Now, I'm not a fan of the tinted tails because i kinda got tired of it but everything else is looking awesome.

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I appreciate it bro, I always love positive feedback

-Raj

Dragon_Ball_Z · 01-31-2015, 03:10 AM

Alright, so it has been a little while since my car has had attention so I decided to get ahead and get an exhaust. This is the one a lot of the Hype is about so I decided to give it a shot. Installation and taking off the Oem was fairly simple. Took about 2.5 hours total for my little brother and I. As soon as I got this exhaust installed I was like Man........ This sounds like pure SEX!!!!! Every time I rev and let off it makes a loud hiss from the intakes. Even when I am shifting gears it lets a hiss out, kinda like a BOV LOL. Somebody even asked if I was turbo lol. Anyway, I rate this exhaust a 10/10 and wouldn't trade it for anything. The drone is bad under 3k, but when i was on the interstate I didn't even notice it was there on cruise control at 3k. So overall, I think this is one of the best mods and I love it.

I made a two videos, one of the cold start and also one of slight revving. Enjoy!

Cold Start

Minor Revving

-Raj

Memphis370Z · 01-31-2015, 08:59 AM

Congrats, Raj! Glad you are happy with the CBE. It definitely sounds mean. Has the new exhaust helped any with eliminating the CEL you were getting due to the HFCs?

Dragon_Ball_Z · 01-31-2015, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Memphis370Z

Congrats, Raj! Glad you are happy with the CBE. It definitely sounds mean. Has the new exhaust helped any with eliminating the CEL you were getting due to the HFCs?

Thanks bro! So far it has actually but this baby is getting a tune with z1 soon! No SES IN 70 miles now!! Lol

-Raj

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-03-2015, 02:26 AM

I installed this pedal hoping to get a better feel of my clutch, while i have a better feel of it, it still feels mushy, i am partially afraid its damaging my master cylinder. I love the clutch feel, but it is much different than stock. The install was a major major PITA and I recommend taking it to a shop and save your back. This was the one mod that I hated installing. The main reason was the small space. Overall i rate it a 6/10. The friction point can be adjusted. The pedal is very stiff compared to stock, pretty sure it can be adjusted, but I still feel as if it has more wear on the master cylinder. I am considering switching back to stock.

littlejuanito · 03-03-2015, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rajmangal7

I installed this pedal hoping to get a better feel of my clutch, while i have a better feel of it, it still feels mushy, i am partially afraid its damaging my master cylinder. I love the clutch feel, but it is much different than stock. The install was a major major PITA and I recommend taking it to a shop and save your back. This was the one mod that I hated installing. The main reason was the small space. Overall i rate it a 6/10. The friction point can be adjusted. The pedal is very stiff compared to stock, pretty sure it can be adjusted, but I still feel as if it has more wear on the master cylinder. I am considering switching back to stock.

I was gonna get this pedal installed as well but was adviced against it by one of the specialist at PrecisionZ in SoCal. Apparently it messes up a bunch of things.

Presto · 03-03-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by rajmangal7

I installed this pedal hoping to get a better feel of my clutch, while i have a better feel of it, it still feels mushy, i am partially afraid its damaging my master cylinder. I love the clutch feel, but it is much different than stock. The install was a major major PITA and I recommend taking it to a shop and save your back. This was the one mod that I hated installing. The main reason was the small space. Overall i rate it a 6/10. The friction point can be adjusted. The pedal is very stiff compared to stock, pretty sure it can be adjusted, but I still feel as if it has more wear on the master cylinder. I am considering switching back to stock.

you are the first person who has something negative to say about the RJM pedal. Maybe you have not adjusted it to your liking

I love mine and the car drives so much better once you do some fine tuning adjustment to the RJM pedal

Ryan @ RJM · 06-16-2015, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rajmangal7

I installed this pedal hoping to get a better feel of my clutch, while i have a better feel of it, it still feels mushy, i am partially afraid its damaging my master cylinder. I love the clutch feel, but it is much different than stock. The install was a major major PITA and I recommend taking it to a shop and save your back. This was the one mod that I hated installing. The main reason was the small space. Overall i rate it a 6/10. The friction point can be adjusted. The pedal is very stiff compared to stock, pretty sure it can be adjusted, but I still feel as if it has more wear on the master cylinder. I am considering switching back to stock.

Raj, I was alerted to this thread by a concerned customer that you weren't happy with your pedal assembly.

When you say you hoped to get better feel but it's "STILL" mushy I assume you mean your clutch had issues before you installed my product as the factory pedal should not feel "Mushy" knor should your pedal with my product installed? My first conclusion reading this is you either have air remaining in your clutch system that was never bled properly or you had a bad master cylinder already prior to installing the new pedal assembly.

I don't know how you "feel" the pedal assembly is wearing out your master cylinder? Is it making noise, is it doing anything abnormal? The pedal assembly simply pushes the master cylinder rod in and out. As long as you didn't poorly setup the angle of the clutch rod (which is fully adjustable) then the clutch rod will be pushing in and out perfectly straight and not causing any additional wear on your master cylinder over the factory pedal.

As for the pedal being too stiff that sounds like the AFP settings are setup incorrectly. If installed per the guide using 75% initial starting point the pedal would have been about 20% lighter then the stock pedal, Not firmer as you stated you had immediately after the install. I can only assume you have a very low AFP setting dialed in which is not giving you the benefit of a lighter pedal or the wider engagement window which the whole product is based around. Not having the effect of the AFP being set correctly I can see why you were disappointed with your setup.

If you had come to me with your concerns I could have easily walked you thru the steps required to better dial in your pedal assembly as you indicated you haven't done to improve the feel.

As for the tight working space I 100% agree its not the most comfortable place to work under the dash of a Z... however that is no fault of the product. I do tend to disagree on who should install the pedal though. Doing it as a DIY customers get a good understanding of how it goes together and how adjustments are made so they can dial the pedal in to their personal liking. Customers who simply have shops install are clueless how to adjust it after and often struggle to dial it in afterwards. Great shops take the time to have the customer test drive the car after the initial install and then have a tech further refine the pedal feel before they leave. Poor shops push customers out the door as quickly as possible with a base setup and no tuning help leaving the customer to struggle on their own.

As well I'm not sure why you purchased a second unit from me for your brother if you truly feel the product isn't worth it?

If you'd like to get your pedal issues sorted out please don't hesitate to send me an email and I'll walk you thru fixing up your install step by step.

Best Regards,
Ryan@RJM

Ryan @ RJM · 06-16-2015, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by littlejuanito

I was gonna get this pedal installed as well but was adviced against it by one of the specialist at PrecisionZ in SoCal. Apparently it messes up a bunch of things.

littlejuanito, I'd be EXTREMELY interested in the name of this tech at Precision Z in SoCal so I can call and chat with him to know Exactly what "bunch of things" is messed up by installing my product as I would truly like to know???

I'm currently unaware of any bunch of things that are messed up by using my product and apparently so are my hundreds of happy customers who posted reviews here and elsewhere.

Ryan@RJM

Dragon_Ball_Z · 06-16-2015, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan @ RJM

Raj, I was alerted to this thread by a concerned customer that you weren't happy with your pedal assembly.

When you say you hoped to get better feel but it's "STILL" mushy I assume you mean your clutch had issues before you installed my product as the factory pedal should not feel "Mushy" knor should your pedal with my product installed? My first conclusion reading this is you either have air remaining in your clutch system that was never bled properly or you had a bad master cylinder already prior to installing the new pedal assembly.

I don't know how you "feel" the pedal assembly is wearing out your master cylinder? Is it making noise, is it doing anything abnormal? The pedal assembly simply pushes the master cylinder rod in and out. As long as you didn't poorly setup the angle of the clutch rod (which is fully adjustable) then the clutch rod will be pushing in and out perfectly straight and not causing any additional wear on your master cylinder over the factory pedal.

As for the pedal being too stiff that sounds like the AFP settings are setup incorrectly. If installed per the guide using 75% initial starting point the pedal would have been about 20% lighter then the stock pedal, Not firmer as you stated you had immediately after the install. I can only assume you have a very low AFP setting dialed in which is not giving you the benefit of a lighter pedal or the wider engagement window which the whole product is based around. Not having the effect of the AFP being set correctly I can see why you were disappointed with your setup.

If you had come to me with your concerns I could have easily walked you thru the steps required to better dial in your pedal assembly as you indicated you haven't done to improve the feel.

As for the tight working space I 100% agree its not the most comfortable place to work under the dash of a Z... however that is no fault of the product. I do tend to disagree on who should install the pedal though. Doing it as a DIY customers get a good understanding of how it goes together and how adjustments are made so they can dial the pedal in to their personal liking. Customers who simply have shops install are clueless how to adjust it after and often struggle to dial it in afterwards. Great shops take the time to have the customer test drive the car after the initial install and then have a tech further refine the pedal feel before they leave. Poor shops push customers out the door as quickly as possible with a base setup and no tuning help leaving the customer to struggle on their own.

As well I'm not sure why you purchased a second unit from me for your brother if you truly feel the product isn't worth it?

If you'd like to get your pedal issues sorted out please don't hesitate to send me an email and I'll walk you thru fixing up your install step by step.

Best Regards,

Ryan@RJM

Ryan it was a simple mistake, the pedal is amazing once adjusted. My tech that helped had an error that I fixed thankfully with your help. I will go back tonight and edit what I put. I am very satisfied with the pedal, I just forgot to update this website.

-Raj

01-11-2015, 01:18 AM	#47 (permalink)
lfrz93 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Miami, FL Age: 30 Posts: 154 Drives: '09 6MT 370z To/Sprt Rep Power: 10	Subbed. Love what you've done to the car so far. Do you know what paint was used for all the taillights? Dragon_Ball_Z likes this. __________________ Instagram: LFRZ93 / Tommy Kaira Knob / Agency Power Catback / Top Speed Test Pipes

01-29-2015, 03:34 AM	#50 (permalink)
Kats Base Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cali Posts: 23 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 10	Love the many pictures, although i think thats whats taking you so long on some things haha. I had my tails done the same way at a body shop with clear coat and a drop of black, I ended up coming to the shop after his second coat, and we would add one coat every few min until i decided it was dark enough, which is the only way to get exact % you are looking for. Now, I'm not a fan of the tinted tails because i kinda got tired of it but everything else is looking awesome. Subbed Dragon_Ball_Z likes this.

01-31-2015, 03:10 AM	#52 (permalink)
Dragon_Ball_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,117 Drives: Nismo& Sport/Touring Rep Power: 16	Fast Intentions V2 Cat Back Exhaust 18" Resonators Alright, so it has been a little while since my car has had attention so I decided to get ahead and get an exhaust. This is the one a lot of the Hype is about so I decided to give it a shot. Installation and taking off the Oem was fairly simple. Took about 2.5 hours total for my little brother and I. As soon as I got this exhaust installed I was like Man........ This sounds like pure SEX!!!!! Every time I rev and let off it makes a loud hiss from the intakes. Even when I am shifting gears it lets a hiss out, kinda like a BOV LOL. Somebody even asked if I was turbo lol. Anyway, I rate this exhaust a 10/10 and wouldn't trade it for anything. The drone is bad under 3k, but when i was on the interstate I didn't even notice it was there on cruise control at 3k. So overall, I think this is one of the best mods and I love it. I made a two videos, one of the cold start and also one of slight revving. Enjoy! Cold Start Minor Revving -Raj hjo1078 and cigarclifford like this. __________________ Build in Progress

01-31-2015, 08:59 AM	#53 (permalink)
Memphis370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Memphis Area Posts: 3,117 Drives: '09 MB Rep Power: 124433	Congrats, Raj! Glad you are happy with the CBE. It definitely sounds mean. Has the new exhaust helped any with eliminating the CEL you were getting due to the HFCs? Dragon_Ball_Z likes this.

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