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

axmea? · 01-27-2018, 01:10 AM

I know and I can't wait.

Kzonts · 01-27-2018, 02:52 PM

I went to cars and coffe today. Here's some pics and my "Z" parked next to a 300ZX

Spoiler · 01-27-2018, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzonts

I went to cars and coffe today. Here's some pics and my "Z" parked next to a 300ZX

Dangit... I need to go to this sometime....

Nice pic of the Z’s though

Kzonts · 01-27-2018, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoiler

Dangit... I need to go to this sometime....

Nice pic of the Z’s though

There's usually over 600 cars. Lots to see...

Spoiler · 01-27-2018, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kzonts

There's usually over 600 cars. Lots to see...

Yup... I just put it on my calendar...

B&W_Evader · 01-29-2018, 09:17 AM

It was yesterday but... Was drafting a huge van doing 85 and getting 25-30 mpg. Never had someone change lanes so many times to stop me from trying to draft them. Must of been around 15 times in 5 miles. I wasn't even that close behind him.

redondoaveb · 01-31-2018, 07:59 PM

Update since new mirrors, Rohana RFX5 wheels and Nitto NT05 tires.

Zingston · 01-31-2018, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

Update since new mirrors, wheels and tires.

Looks so Awesome! Great job!!

redondoaveb · 01-31-2018, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Looks so Awesome! Great job!!

Thank you, much appreciated.

StevenSlice · 01-30-2018, 10:57 AM

There was a...

Big.. BIG Install day, for only a single day in a borrowed shop.

Front:

Got the Z1 34 Row Oil Cooler installed.
ZSpeed Aluminum Shroud
Extended Studs
Z1 2 Peice Rotors + Lines
Sport Front Calipers
SPL Tie Rods
Megan Racing FUCA
PowerTrix Coils

Rear:
PowerTrix Coils
SPL Camber Arms
SPC Toe Bolts

There was a lot that didnt get done, because either the part failed, like the Sport rear calipers.. So i now have agressive front brakes with worn out DD rear brakes.

The exhaust and smaller maintance things got left out due to time constraints. Started at 11am, got done at midnight, then a 3hr drive home.

So i want to thank a fellow forum member, Eagle, for helping me all day getting it installed.

Theres still a lot more to do, but for now just gotta get the eye balled camber fixed, and little things over time.

StevenSlice · 01-30-2018, 12:24 PM

Dropped it off to Big Brand to get a basic aligment, our eyeball alignment after installing everything was pretty horrid.

Procceedded to rip out the trunk so i could listen for any kind of creaks or pops in the suspension, not to mention so i could adjust the dampening.

Car is "Dialed In" for now. Its gonna see a corner balance once the rest of my laundry list of parts is installed.. Rather not spend money on multiple corner balances if i can avoid it.

Kzonts · 02-03-2018, 01:43 PM

New Michelins and brake rotors on the front today...

radix023 · 02-04-2018, 04:35 AM

I'm looking forward to my annual bonus hitting next month and putting the 34 row oil cooler on. I've had a few incidents of missing 3rd and getting 5th when calling on the oomph, so I've been seeking opportunities to practice the 6-3 shift. (when you call on oomph and are at lower speeds, 2nd is obviously easy to hit as it is on the far left and quite frankly I doubt that I will ever use 4th gear in anger)

Once I get the cooler in I can finally do the last stage of my "get acquainted with your car" routine that I've used with my last three manual transmissions: Taking first up to the redline and then staying on the top of the revs (5k-7.5k in this case). Without the additional cooling the car can't be operated this way for long enough to get familiar. Both on the road and in sim racing, I tell speed and shift points more by sound than reading gauges (keeps my eyes on the road).

Rusty · 02-04-2018, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by radix023

I'm looking forward to my annual bonus hitting next month and putting the 34 row oil cooler on. I've had a few incidents of missing 3rd and getting 5th when calling on the oomph, so I've been seeking opportunities to practice the 6-3 shift. (when you call on oomph and are at lower speeds, 2nd is obviously easy to hit as it is on the far left and quite frankly I doubt that I will ever use 4th gear in anger)

Once I get the cooler in I can finally do the last stage of my "get acquainted with your car" routine that I've used with my last three manual transmissions: Taking first up to the redline and then staying on the top of the revs (5k-7.5k in this case). Without the additional cooling the car can't be operated this way for long enough to get familiar. Both on the road and in sim racing, I tell speed and shift points more by sound than reading gauges (keeps my eyes on the road).

Used to be you waited until the valves floated before you grab the next gear.

Buzzkill247 · 02-04-2018, 01:41 AM

Tooled around to a few cars n coffee, cruisin shows, and muscle shows in the area. Then jumped on Hwy 50 by Orlando, and I-4 and went looking for trouble hehehehe

Basic sitting in traffic, waiting for an opening dropping and flying through moving slalom mostly. But then... I hit I-4...

Best one was a BMW 850i that kept trying to block me in with traffic we were creeping on - he was in left, I was center. first 2 times I dropped and got in front of him and back to center, just having fun. 3rd time, let him block me, dropped gears, second he passed and snapped to left, back to center and blew past him. I'm pretty much stock at this point, so he couldn't have been trying too hard lol. But he did roll up and we got smiles and thumbs up rolling. Both guys in late 30's/40's just out to enjoy. Fun times with fun drivers.

Today was a good awakening I need to move up an oil cooler in my list of to-do's. 63 degrees out and I was running 220-230 while zipping in traffic and pulling off red light stops. would take 20-30min regular driving to get temps back to 180-190 range. Not gonna work well when summer heat hits, and FI TDX and HFC hit in March with a tune, so won't wanna be sally driving much after that!

01-27-2018, 01:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
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01-27-2018, 02:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kzonts Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 61 Posts: 891 Drives: 2019 Roadster Rep Power: 200742	I went to cars and coffe today. Here's some pics and my "Z" parked next to a 300ZX __________________ 2019 Magnetic Black Roadster FI Exhaust \| EVO-R Rear Diffuser \| Artwork Bodyshop Front Splitter \| Tuned By Specialty Z

01-29-2018, 09:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
B&W_Evader Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA Posts: 972 Drives: slower than before Rep Power: 387	It was yesterday but... Was drafting a huge van doing 85 and getting 25-30 mpg. Never had someone change lanes so many times to stop me from trying to draft them. Must of been around 15 times in 5 miles. I wasn't even that close behind him. __________________ \|RIP\|6spd-sport\|OSG-LSD\|XP8\|RBF600\|Eibach Sways\|RE-71R\|FI-34Row\|Gen3-CAI\|Yaw P.S.\|

01-30-2018, 10:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
StevenSlice Track Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Lompoc, CA Age: 27 Posts: 502 Drives: Like an idiot Rep Power: 46200	There was a... Big.. BIG Install day, for only a single day in a borrowed shop. Front: Got the Z1 34 Row Oil Cooler installed. ZSpeed Aluminum Shroud Extended Studs Z1 2 Peice Rotors + Lines Sport Front Calipers SPL Tie Rods Megan Racing FUCA PowerTrix Coils Rear: PowerTrix Coils SPL Camber Arms SPC Toe Bolts There was a lot that didnt get done, because either the part failed, like the Sport rear calipers.. So i now have agressive front brakes with worn out DD rear brakes. The exhaust and smaller maintance things got left out due to time constraints. Started at 11am, got done at midnight, then a 3hr drive home. So i want to thank a fellow forum member, Eagle, for helping me all day getting it installed. Theres still a lot more to do, but for now just gotta get the eye balled camber fixed, and little things over time. __________________ Kansei Corsa \| Endless \| Winmax \| Hotchkis \| ISR Performance \| SPL Parts \| Voodoo13 \|Sabelt \| PowerTrix \| Corner 3 \|

01-30-2018, 12:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
StevenSlice Track Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Lompoc, CA Age: 27 Posts: 502 Drives: Like an idiot Rep Power: 46200	Dropped it off to Big Brand to get a basic aligment, our eyeball alignment after installing everything was pretty horrid. Procceedded to rip out the trunk so i could listen for any kind of creaks or pops in the suspension, not to mention so i could adjust the dampening. Car is "Dialed In" for now. Its gonna see a corner balance once the rest of my laundry list of parts is installed.. Rather not spend money on multiple corner balances if i can avoid it. __________________ Kansei Corsa \| Endless \| Winmax \| Hotchkis \| ISR Performance \| SPL Parts \| Voodoo13 \|Sabelt \| PowerTrix \| Corner 3 \|

02-03-2018, 01:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kzonts Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 61 Posts: 891 Drives: 2019 Roadster Rep Power: 200742	New Michelins and brake rotors on the front today... __________________ 2019 Magnetic Black Roadster FI Exhaust \| EVO-R Rear Diffuser \| Artwork Bodyshop Front Splitter \| Tuned By Specialty Z

02-04-2018, 04:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
radix023 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: ATL Posts: 114 Drives: 2016-370z-silver-m6 Rep Power: 9	I'm looking forward to my annual bonus hitting next month and putting the 34 row oil cooler on. I've had a few incidents of missing 3rd and getting 5th when calling on the oomph, so I've been seeking opportunities to practice the 6-3 shift. (when you call on oomph and are at lower speeds, 2nd is obviously easy to hit as it is on the far left and quite frankly I doubt that I will ever use 4th gear in anger) Once I get the cooler in I can finally do the last stage of my "get acquainted with your car" routine that I've used with my last three manual transmissions: Taking first up to the redline and then staying on the top of the revs (5k-7.5k in this case). Without the additional cooling the car can't be operated this way for long enough to get familiar. Both on the road and in sim racing, I tell speed and shift points more by sound than reading gauges (keeps my eyes on the road).

02-04-2018, 01:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
Buzzkill247 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: FL Age: 50 Posts: 91 Drives: 16 370z KAD GunM 7AT Rep Power: 664	Tooled around to a few cars n coffee, cruisin shows, and muscle shows in the area. Then jumped on Hwy 50 by Orlando, and I-4 and went looking for trouble hehehehe Basic sitting in traffic, waiting for an opening dropping and flying through moving slalom mostly. But then... I hit I-4... Best one was a BMW 850i that kept trying to block me in with traffic we were creeping on - he was in left, I was center. first 2 times I dropped and got in front of him and back to center, just having fun. 3rd time, let him block me, dropped gears, second he passed and snapped to left, back to center and blew past him. I'm pretty much stock at this point, so he couldn't have been trying too hard lol. But he did roll up and we got smiles and thumbs up rolling. Both guys in late 30's/40's just out to enjoy. Fun times with fun drivers. Today was a good awakening I need to move up an oil cooler in my list of to-do's. 63 degrees out and I was running 220-230 while zipping in traffic and pulling off red light stops. would take 20-30min regular driving to get temps back to 180-190 range. Not gonna work well when summer heat hits, and FI TDX and HFC hit in March with a tune, so won't wanna be sally driving much after that!

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