It's Official! Letting the Cat Out of the Bag!!

b1adesofcha0s · 11-26-2011, 08:40 PM

Had an AMAZING day with Lou and his GT-R today, I pretty much spent all day with him. Here's the story of our adventures for the day (with lots of pics).

Got up early this morning and met him at the Maple Lawn Cars and Coffee meet. Here are the first pics:

From there we drove to Sterling, VA to get his GT-R clear bra'd. Unfortunately, when we got there the guy said he didn't have enough film to do the whole car. It wasn't a complete waste of time though, we had a lot of fun driving there. I know Lou was having a lot of fun testing out the GT-R and I was having a lot of trouble trying to keep up with him. I had no chance and he was just flying further and further ahead of me, but I had fun trying

Here's a shot of Lou's car on the highway and some more at the clear bra shop.

From there we headed to the Fairfax meet and had a lot of fun with the MAZOC crew. I didn't take any pics there, but Jon posted some in the Zs & Coffee thread.

After the meet we headed to Lou's house and then to one of his friend's garage. There, Ron had Lou's old FI exhaust installed on his Z. After that, Lou had a new midpipe installed on the GT-R, ONLY 22 HOURS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF IT!!! Looks like he had the mod bug leftover from his Nismo and it bit him extra hard for the GT-R

I got to ride in the GT-R (before Ron and Bert of course

) both before and after the midpipe install. All I can say is that it is an absolute BEAST! I've never sat in a car that fast before and it was just awesome. It's so fast and you don't even realize it. We were just having a normal conversation, then Lou hit the throttle and I look over 2 seconds later and see that we were going well into the triple digit range.

After the midpipe install, the car had a much better and more exotic sounding rumble to it. The power boost was definitely noticeable as well. Even from cruising on the highway at 80 I would get pushed back into the seat when Lou would hit the throttle. Then I would look over into the side mirror and quickly see Ron's Z start to disappear

I had so much fun just sitting in the GT-R as a passenger, I can't even imagine how much fun it would be to drive it. I'm already making plans to get rid of my Z and try to get a GT-R as soon as possible

Pics of the midpipe install

Here's the stock exhaust

Now with no midpipe

And the shiny new midpipe, which was a lot lighter than the stock one

Lou's friend (and the garage owner) Mike had a nice little 1200 HP Supra there as well, here's a pic of what was under the hood of that beast

I can't wait till the MD meet this Saturday so I can have my next GT-R fix

RandyD · 11-26-2011, 09:48 PM

by triple digits we all know you mean 49.5 mph...

b1adesofcha0s · 11-26-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyD

by triple digits we all know you mean 49.5 mph...

Exactly

Vapiano · 11-26-2011, 09:56 PM

Shahid, you are in the wrong profession! Excellent chronicle, your phone camera did a great job pulling out the natural color of the car. Today was a great day indeed, hanging out, lots of driving, lateral Gs and filling up the tank! I plead the 5th on everything else...Ron who?

b1adesofcha0s · 11-26-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Vapiano

Shahid, you are in the wrong profession! Excellent chronicle, your phone camera did a great job pulling out the natural color of the car. Today was a great day indeed, hanging out, lots of driving, lateral Gs and filling up the tank! I plead the 5th on everything else...Ron who?

Thanks Lou! Maybe I should open up a side business to support the GT-R fund

It was almost like our own little Top Gear adventure.

eastwest2300 · 11-26-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Thanks Lou! Maybe I should open up a side business to support the GT-R fund

It was almost like our own little Top Gear adventure.

Blades, badass write up! Thanks for posting this!

b1adesofcha0s · 11-26-2011, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Blades, badass write up! Thanks for posting this!

eastwest2300 · 11-26-2011, 10:12 PM

I hate you guys, damn it, yall had fun without me...

HKYStormFront · 11-26-2011, 10:58 PM

at first i hated titanium color GTRs but now that i've seen a few more of them, i've really grown to like them a lot. congrats!!

eastwest2300 · 11-27-2011, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

at first i hated titanium color GTRs but now that i've seen a few more of them, i've really grown to like them a lot. congrats!!

I like a GT-R whatever color it is...hehehe

Vapiano · 11-27-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

at first i hated titanium color GTRs but now that i've seen a few more of them, i've really grown to like them a lot. congrats!!

The titanium is definitely a chameleon, shades of silver, brown, gun metal and a blueish hue under florescent light, it has incredible luminesce at times.

eastwest2300 · 11-27-2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Vapiano

The titanium is definitely a chameleon, shades of silver, brown, gun metal and a blueish hue under florescent light, it has incredible luminesce at times.

Nice... Lou are you bringing it this Saturday? Please say yes.

2theextreme · 11-26-2011, 11:38 PM

Fun times today....glad I made out to meet everyone and also to get a chance to see that GT-R in its maiden voyage to VA, too!

b1adesofcha0s · 11-27-2011, 10:07 AM

Yeah I love that titanium color.

eastwest2300 · 11-27-2011, 03:22 PM

Lou I just saw the pictures of your car, oh my gosh its freaking awesome!

11-26-2011, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Had an AMAZING day with Lou and his GT-R today, I pretty much spent all day with him. Here's the story of our adventures for the day (with lots of pics). Got up early this morning and met him at the Maple Lawn Cars and Coffee meet. Here are the first pics: From there we drove to Sterling, VA to get his GT-R clear bra'd. Unfortunately, when we got there the guy said he didn't have enough film to do the whole car. It wasn't a complete waste of time though, we had a lot of fun driving there. I know Lou was having a lot of fun testing out the GT-R and I was having a lot of trouble trying to keep up with him. I had no chance and he was just flying further and further ahead of me, but I had fun trying Here's a shot of Lou's car on the highway and some more at the clear bra shop. From there we headed to the Fairfax meet and had a lot of fun with the MAZOC crew. I didn't take any pics there, but Jon posted some in the Zs & Coffee thread. After the meet we headed to Lou's house and then to one of his friend's garage. There, Ron had Lou's old FI exhaust installed on his Z. After that, Lou had a new midpipe installed on the GT-R, ONLY 22 HOURS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF IT!!! Looks like he had the mod bug leftover from his Nismo and it bit him extra hard for the GT-R I got to ride in the GT-R (before Ron and Bert of course ) both before and after the midpipe install. All I can say is that it is an absolute BEAST! I've never sat in a car that fast before and it was just awesome. It's so fast and you don't even realize it. We were just having a normal conversation, then Lou hit the throttle and I look over 2 seconds later and see that we were going well into the triple digit range. After the midpipe install, the car had a much better and more exotic sounding rumble to it. The power boost was definitely noticeable as well. Even from cruising on the highway at 80 I would get pushed back into the seat when Lou would hit the throttle. Then I would look over into the side mirror and quickly see Ron's Z start to disappear I had so much fun just sitting in the GT-R as a passenger, I can't even imagine how much fun it would be to drive it. I'm already making plans to get rid of my Z and try to get a GT-R as soon as possible Pics of the midpipe install Here's the stock exhaust Now with no midpipe And the shiny new midpipe, which was a lot lighter than the stock one Lou's friend (and the garage owner) Mike had a nice little 1200 HP Supra there as well, here's a pic of what was under the hood of that beast I can't wait till the MD meet this Saturday so I can have my next GT-R fix __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust Last edited by b1adesofcha0s; 11-26-2011 at 10:45 PM.

11-26-2011, 09:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vapiano Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: East Coast Posts: 471 Drives: Under PSI Rep Power: 15	Shahid, you are in the wrong profession! Excellent chronicle, your phone camera did a great job pulling out the natural color of the car. Today was a great day indeed, hanging out, lots of driving, lateral Gs and filling up the tank! I plead the 5th on everything else...Ron who? __________________ GT-R Premium Edition TiMidpipeFront/Rear CameraLI QuadSTiR+Rear Emblem De-badgeFull Clear BraCarbon Fiber Rear Spoiler & Naca Ducts 370Z NISMO Z34 11 0032 Pearl White -SOLD!!*

11-26-2011, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,031 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	I hate you guys, damn it, yall had fun without me... __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

11-26-2011, 10:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 53	at first i hated titanium color GTRs but now that i've seen a few more of them, i've really grown to like them a lot. congrats!! __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

11-26-2011, 11:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
2theextreme RIP Tony :( (1969-2015) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 18,802 Drives: '14 Mustang GT/CS Rep Power: 68	Fun times today....glad I made out to meet everyone and also to get a chance to see that GT-R in its maiden voyage to VA, too! __________________ SpinTech Mufflers, Airaid CAI, JBA H-Pipe, Lethal Performance Over Axle Pipes, MMD Quarter Panel Louvers, Cervini's Ram Air Type IV Hood, Carbon Fiber Radiator Cover, GT500 Rear Valance, Quad Exhaust Tips

11-26-2011, 09:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
RandyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Posts: 2,977 Drives: 2010 370z 7AT Roadst Rep Power: 21	by triple digits we all know you mean 49.5 mph...

11-27-2011, 10:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	Yeah I love that titanium color. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

11-27-2011, 03:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,031 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	Lou I just saw the pictures of your car, oh my gosh its freaking awesome! __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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