My ace hardware is the go to place when I'm looking for some obscure nut, bolt, clip etc. It's amazing what they stock.

That Thunder pipe is loud AF! Haha!

I was going to change from the stock Box to the resonated version, but I felt that it changed the tone of the exhaust too much from what I love about it. Seems that it added some rasp (in the videos that I’ve seen) to the sound. Though that may have been the straight piped version, I don’t remember.

I’m also interested in the other products that Motordyne has listed on their site. Not that I would change from the ART pipes, but as an enthusiast I would love to see some video reviews of their Zinger test pipes.

Maybe they sounds the same as the others. Maybe not. But damn, I’m always interested in additional Z aftermarket parts!

yeah 90% of the videos I saw made the car sound like crap. Though they're all running LTH or test pipes. Im running high flow catalysts, which I think cleaned up the sound a ton.

What’s fair?
 

Some of you may know...I had a faulty pressed fuel line in my fuel return system kit by CJ Motorsports. They offered to replace the fitting a week later.. this obviously does not help me at all

It was a very inconvenient mishap to say the least!
I had fuel everywhere in around the engine! I had to take another day the following to get out to a shop to fabricate and press a new fitting. I lost time/ money. Not to mention: what If something caught fire...

Now, Charles at CJM is asking me To come up with a fair compensation for resolve. I thought I would ask the forum what they think would be a fair solution. All thoughts appreciated. Thank you

That stinks! Sounds like Charles has accepted the fault and is looking to make you whole. How many vendors start with that out of the gate?

What was the total time/money lost? Provide a receipt for what it cost to have the shop clean up, hold the car, extra day from work, etc. That at least provides both parties with a verified starting point towards resolution.

Charles is a high-quality individual. Shipped me some connectors for free after I mangled the ones he originally provided for the billet fuel hat.

Legally speaking - altho this is NOT legal advice - you haven't suffered any harm aside from the cost of repairs.

My dos centavos, ask for cost of repairs and a decent-sized store credit ($100 or so) for the hassle of dealing with all this. Then turn around and buy his oil pan. Everyone wins!

For an individual or a company to stand up and accept responsibility is so rare these days. That goes along way in my book. Depending on how much was spent at the shop to fix the problem, I'd ask for a few bucks to help pay for those costs and look for another CJM product you want/need and ask for a discount.

You're relatively new here and I really appreciate your temperance and outlook on this situation. I say that you're relatively new here only to let you know, which you may not, that Charles is a very frequent, very helpful, and very honest contributor to the 370Z community. He has a true and real passion for the things we do; I personally believe that he sleeps in his office, he's responded in a very detailed fashion to member emails sent at 2-3AM within 15 minutes.

Not trying to fanboy him or smacktalk you. Charles has done right by me as a manufacturer and seller. You have a valid complaint. He's gone above and beyond by asking you for what you'd feel is equitable. You've been very agreeable in asking the forum for suggestions. I'd like for both sides to come to an agreeable solution!

You can suck up all you want, he's not going to give you an oil pan. :rofl2:

Brah, in this Covid economy I can't afford the extra quart of oil per change. :rofl2: :ugh2:

And it feels so good shifting with it!!

Installed Takeda intake!:happydance:

The long hibernating Z is finally unwrapped. Time to take her out for a long spirited spin.

Time to install the rjm ver. 3
 

YAY!! I finally got this in I ordered it 3 weeks ago! I can't wait! Also, I had a nice drive through the canyons on the way to MT Wilson today. The Z does good around turns. I have suspension upgrades on the way too!

I am assuming the steering issue related to the header install has been resolved? Any additional information from the shop?

issues
 

the thick header wrap was causing the rubbing issues.. It still rubs but not as bad!
I have z 1 motor mounts ready to install.... I haven't got around to getting people to install them and adjust away from the headers... So, more on that in time....

Thanks for checking in....

Rear suspension, sway bar components delivered!!!
 

Finally got some suspension mods in the mail today!

I like the way you go about your build. :yum::tup:

We are Motordyne brothers!
 

I like the way you notice! Thank you :rofl2:

Yesterday I ventured down to Montgomeryville to pay the good folks at R/T Tuning a visit. Ended up at ~317 whp, ~259 wtq after doing the standard CAI, HFC, CBE upgrades. No more pedal lag and I definitely noticed a difference in "pep" while driving back home... although I didn't really push it too much due to the weather combo of cold + rain.

I'm excited to take it out once it's warmer and see what the butt dyno can detect.

Weather is still not the best here in Toronto, sadly, we have some snow today. Last week Sunday was amazing weather. I took the Z off life support, and rolled her into the driveway.

Power washed, then foam blasted, then power washed again, then applied clay bar with dish soap and water combination (to strip off wax, used a spray bottle for control), then I washed down with water again, then I used a leaf blower, then I used a microfiber cloth to pat her dry, followed up with autoglym super resin polish, then topped off with Meguiars gold glass wax. After that, I added some tire dressing, and took her for a highway run. Back in the garage she sits, until the weather is regularly past 12 degrees.

Also, with this COVID crap there aren't many places to go, so there's that.

The global warmimg rally has been postponed until July here due to cold weather, so i was able to take my Z to the rally venue and smoke the fvck out of my tires and drift where all the hippies would have been complaining and worshipping liberalism.

High fives bros!!!

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:iagree:

:rofl2:

Wow those are SPL parts just Nismo branded? Never knew those existed.

SPL making them. And they are more $$

man, you aint lyin'. I saw them at the last Nismo Fiesta I went to (I think it was 2018) and did a U-turn when i saw the price.

First seen them at ZDayZ at the Z1 tent a couple of years back. Picked one part up and looking at it. Asked Spence what the price was. He told me. I put the part down and walked away in disbelieve. :shakes head:

Been tuning my stock block BP kit build with Seb the last few days. Things were great up until today, a light tapping coming from somewhere. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say it is an exhaust leak. Going to take everything apart tomorrow.. praying it’s not from one of the headers.

I hope you find the issue and it is an easy fix!

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Damn! :yum:

:iagree:

Well, took her in for an inspection just to see how the health of the motor was, leak down and compression test all good, although engine is getting a little tired as the techs at the dealership measured the compression at 180 across all cylinders. Also one of the idler pulleys decided it was its time and is now screeching at me to be changed.... all in all, not to bad for an engine with close to 200k on it :)

Spent most of the weekend crawling around under the car...I remember doing this 10 years ago like it was nothing, but now I need a chiro appointment :bs:

Stock clutch only had 40K miles on it, but the car picked up a weird, sometimes violet, vibration on decel. Turns out the dual mass flywheel almost became two actual pieces.

Everything’s smooth now, though :happydance:

Any pic's of the old flywheel?

I’ll grab a few tomorrow, but it doesn’t look bad until you “play” with it. With just hand manipulation I could get it to move a LOT.

Like I said, it doesn’t really look all that bad, but I can spin it about 25-ish degrees by hand and get around 3/16” of deflection. I don’t know if that’s within factory limits, but I’ve been trying in earnest to replicate the vibration I felt before and everything’s smooth like butter.

That second pic is not normal. :eek:

As with all things, time always takes a toll, regardless good work on keeping the car healthy with that many miles on it. You are definitely doing something right. Mind sharing your maintenance habits such as Oil change intervals, trans fluid change intervals, diff fluid intervals, brake fluid intervals etc?

Also, on a separate note, insurance is on boys and girls! As of today! Weather is getting better in Toronto as well. Birthday is this Saturday, hoping for clear skies and open roads for the Z and I. I am taking donations for my birthday, I know you all have the power. Actually that's me asking too much, I'm sorry, if you can forgive me, please send some money to sorry dude.

Yaw Sensor Switch using a Halo Switch
 

How did you end up wiring the LED for the switch? I get that I can just use the Normally Closed and Common leads on the switch and it will work without the LED halo.

I'm just cautious to fry the yaw sensor by introducing a current improperly. Thanks!

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