What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

git@no

I just installed tein flex Z coilovers
love the stance ride is good for the buck no regrets

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BettyZ

A pleasant wash before sealing/glazing/waxing the new hood.


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'14 MB Nismo | Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs.
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asht

I installed a CD player in Olive’s garage. Well I say that, you cannot purchase a cheap CD player these days, so I purchased a cheap DVD player (LG from Amazon -£29 - needed stereo RCA outputs)


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JARblue

You say tomato; I say potato.

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Captain Tuttl

I finished second coat of Meguiars NXT and finished with wipe down of UQD.

Just need to do inside windows and spring clean-up will be done.

asht

Meguiars is pretty good stuff


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BettyZ

fify brah

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'14 MB Nismo | Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs.
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JARblue

Definitely not something I say

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sportsman2003

I got my headlights back together and sealed up today. I also used the Meguiar’s
Headlight restoration kit to clean my lenses. It works great!
I am really happy with the way the car looks now.


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madwi

Washed with Gyeon Pre wash in the foam gun and Mothers Ceramic Care wash in the buckets. There was about 12 drops of water left on the car after rinsing. One drying towel barely got damp.

Leingod

Susan has started prepping the Z for the Michigan trip in July.

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Z_ealot

Automatic tensioner arrived and was installed in short order, what a difference between the old tensioner vs new too.... new one definitely put more tension on the drive belt than the old one.

Side note:

Strangely enough, I've been having a weird issue with traction control freaking out almost every time i gunned the engine, but with the 2 new pulleys on, now that seems to have completely gone away

Henrito

Lowered on H&Rs. Z1 CAI and camber kit should arrive today as well.

TheFLiP

So, what did I do? It's definitely a saga that took the span of two months. Here's the Cliffs notes version.

Took it to the shop to get the following installed:
Z1 anti fuel starvation kit, KW V3 plus supporting SPL links, SOHO Motorsports A2A with the Stillen Supercharger kit with crash bar, Z1 34 row oil cooler. ~460 whp on the Dyno.

Edit: I forget the ZSpeed clutch upgrade and CMAK CSC delete to the list.

Car lasted about 500 miles before the engine blew. Later learned catastrophic failure of the high flow cats.

Towed back to the shop ~250 miles away. Ordered new engine from a '17 Nismo with 17.5k miles. Added Motordyne headers and test pipes. Dyno showed 499 rwhp in Albuquerque's 5,300 ft elevation. Car's running way better. Added a crackle and pop tune to one (out of 5) of the maps. Car runs strong. Runs hot at 220°F and climbs quickly during spirited driving.

Added Z1 2-piece rotors, steel braided brake lines, and new yellow stuff EBC pads, front and rear Hotchkis sway bars, and the 15+ Nismo front and rear bumper.

Took her to the track. 89°F max temp for the day. Found out that I can't do more than three laps without the car dangerously overheating. Thought I had coolant leak. Nope. Cooling just can't keep up and fluids boiled over. Almost burnt my hand when I checked the coolant level when I thought it had cooled enough. I was wrong but thankfully it had cooled down but just not enough. Max oil temp I saw was 290°F. Max coolant temp was one dot from max. This was when I didn't check temps and was chasing a lap time. This was after two laps from ~200°F oil temp on the gauge. Oops. Engine life has definitely gone down quite a bit. I'm surprised the engine didn't blow.

Topped off on coolant and drove home. Had a friend follow me just in case. Car worked fine on highway speeds. Just can't handle the track.

Today, I took apart the car's front end and bottom undershroud to clean all the coolant that went everywhere. Drained the oil from the engine, lines, and oil cooler. I also installed the front wheel well liners today. Went to the track without it.

Tomorrow, I put her back together, and try a test drive. We'll see what we get. The next project is to address the cooling issue with a new radiator, additional side mounted oil coolers, different fan blades and hood vents. Someday. I have to lick my financial wounds from the unexpected engine swap.

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Rusty

Need some hood vents!

Get some sheet aluminum and made some air guides between the bumper opening and the intercooler/radiator. You want to direct air flow. You don't want leakage around stuff.

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