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Fuzzzy 02-03-2019 03:22 PM

Driving home late last night from a concert ~80 miles away. Patchy fog, mostly deserted rural backroads. After passing a total of about a dozen deer on the side of the road, I woke my wife up with a loud, "Sonofabitch!" followed by three rapid thumps. "What was that?" "A possum."

Cursory inspection this morning revealed no apparent damage despite me dead-centering him. He wasn't that big, and I think he might have gone possum-dead when he saw me coming and lowered himself a bit. When I spotted him he was moving but not quickly. Thank goodness he wasn't any bigger than he was.

Rusty 02-03-2019 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy (Post 3821416)
Driving home late last night from a concert ~80 miles away. Patchy fog, mostly deserted rural backroads. After passing a total of about a dozen deer on the side of the road, I woke my wife up with a loud, "Sonofabitch!" followed by three rapid thumps. "What was that?" "A possum."

Cursory inspection this morning revealed no apparent damage despite me dead-centering him. He wasn't that big, and I think he might have gone possum-dead when he saw me coming and lowered himself a bit. When I spotted him he was moving but not quickly. Thank goodness he wasn't any bigger than he was.

I've run over some road kill a while back. The SOB broke both O2 sensor plugs by the tranny. :mad: I got the plugs zip-tied and taped together now. :shakes head:

You might want to take a good look under the car. If he left any fur and skin on your exhaust. You'll smell it for a couple of days until it burns off.

cv129 02-03-2019 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy (Post 3821416)
Driving home late last night from a concert ~80 miles away. Patchy fog, mostly deserted rural backroads. After passing a total of about a dozen deer on the side of the road, I woke my wife up with a loud, "Sonofabitch!" followed by three rapid thumps. "What was that?" "A possum."

Cursory inspection this morning revealed no apparent damage despite me dead-centering him. He wasn't that big, and I think he might have gone possum-dead when he saw me coming and lowered himself a bit. When I spotted him he was moving but not quickly. Thank goodness he wasn't any bigger than he was.

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3821436)
I've run over some road kill a while back. The SOB broke both O2 sensor plugs by the tranny. :mad: I got the plugs zip-tied and taped together now. :shakes head:

You might want to take a good look under the car. If he left any fur and skin on your exhaust. You'll smell it for a couple of days until it burns off.

Cheap tool to help clean undercarriage

https://www.amazon.com/Ryobi-Pressur...06651490&psc=1

Rusty 02-03-2019 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129 (Post 3821483)
Cheap tool to help clean undercarriage

https://www.amazon.com/Ryobi-Pressur...06651490&psc=1

What are you smoking? That won't fit under the Z. The wheels are too tall. That thing is for cleaning off the pavement.

Memphis370Z 02-03-2019 07:42 PM

Nothing too exciting, but I installed new side markers since the ring around the edge on the originals were a little worn and ratty-looking. Funny how swapping out such a small thing makes the car look better.

I also installed a new cabin air filter. Not difficult, just time consuming. Changing the filter on the Highlander literally takes two minutes, if that, and there are zero screws to remove.

madwi 02-03-2019 07:52 PM

Measuring and mounting templates for tracspec vents.
https://i.imgur.com/vLSPNDql.jpg

jwick 02-03-2019 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3821512)
Measuring and mounting templates for tracspec vents.
https://i.imgur.com/vLSPNDql.jpg


Won’t those basically be just for show?

madwi 02-03-2019 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick (Post 3821522)
Won’t those basically be just for show?

I dont think so.
http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...trackspec.html

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3757620)
The vents WORK! 85F sitting in traffic. Oil and engine temps stayed put. :tup: Running 85 mph for hours on end, down to ZDayZ and back. Oil temps never got 170F, and engine temps at 185F. :tup:


jwick 02-03-2019 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3821524)


I thought the best position was right behind the radiator. I remember a bunch of string tests of here years back. Can’t argue with results though.

Spooler 02-03-2019 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick (Post 3821532)
I thought the best position was right behind the radiator. I remember a bunch of string tests of here years back. Can’t argue with results though.

There are 3 vents, The big one in the middle he is not showing.

madwi 02-03-2019 09:10 PM

When I had the seibon TS style hood you could see the heat rolling out when stopped. Dropped temps about 8* vs oem hood if I remember correctly.

madwi 02-03-2019 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3821534)
There are 3 vents, The big one in the middle he is not showing.

I don’t have the middle one. But normally there is three pieces to the set, like spooler noted.

Rusty 02-03-2019 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick (Post 3821532)
I thought the best position was right behind the radiator. I remember a bunch of string tests of here years back. Can’t argue with results though.

Look at Bobby's Z right above on this page. He has the 3 vents.

redondoaveb 02-03-2019 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3821436)
I've run over some road kill a while back. The SOB broke both O2 sensor plugs by the tranny. :mad: I got the plugs zip-tied and taped together now. :shakes head:

You might want to take a good look under the car. If he left any fur and skin on your exhaust. You'll smell it for a couple of days until it burns off.

I was out last night and hit a cougar.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtceZ3yg...d=9sycdtn0jxn7

Rusty 02-03-2019 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb (Post 3821545)
I was out last night and hit a cougar.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BtceZ3yg...d=9sycdtn0jxn7

I would back up again and hit it multiple times. :yum:







That's not a cougar. That's a trophy wife, or a gold digger.


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