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

Baronsmokes · 06-14-2018, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian B

Drove by body shop to see Shakira had her hood off while being repainted. God, I miss her.

Ian B

Wow your car is a women and has a name.
I never named any of my cars but when I was restoring my 59 Cadillac my ex always called it the other woman.

cjumpman20 · 06-14-2018, 06:58 AM

More pics coming when completed this evening

Mystique · 06-14-2018, 09:23 AM

That is nice! Did you do it yourself?! I want to do that to mine as well.

Rusty · 06-14-2018, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

Wow your car is a women and has a name.
I never named any of my cars but when I was restoring my 59 Cadillac my ex always called it the other woman.

My wife calls my Z, "The Mistress". Says it get more attention then her.

mishuko · 06-14-2018, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

My wife calls my Z, "The Mistress". Says it get more attention then her.

I totally named my car after an adult entertainer Alina Li - Alina Z

Lol i refer to my car as the summer wife.

HEK · 06-14-2018, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

My wife calls my Z, "The Mistress". Says it get more attention then her.

lol o does mine

Ian B · 06-14-2018, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

Wow your car is a women and has a name.
I never named any of my cars but when I was restoring my 59 Cadillac my ex always called it the other woman.

Ha ha, my primary car is a 2018 Toyota Camry xse and it's name is predator just like the alien from predator movie. The front of the Camry looks like the face of predator without the mask.

Ian B

ITGUY · 06-16-2018, 04:31 PM

Car has 2600km (1615 miles).

Changed oil w/ Mobil 1
Changed filter w/ K&N
Installed Zspeed aluminium splash guard.

Factory oil filter required wrench to remove, was ridiculously tight.
Factory oil was surprisingly dirty. Pretty dark brown (i know, shows detergents are working) but I was surprised.

Best part is oil temps...on a day like today, 86 degrees F and a 30 minute drive, my temps are usually at the 110C mark (230f). This doesn't bother me as it is fine, but today they only hit 94C to 100C (201F to 212F).

I wont make any claims as to WHY....could have been fresh oil, far better filter, the Zspeed splash tray, or maybe the engine decided to loosen up some.

Next week tranny oil & diff fluid when my Redline order arrives.

Pete

Baronsmokes · 06-16-2018, 09:15 PM

After working on car for 8 months.
I got to drive my car tonight.Was great.Drove on full boost with 100 octane and it hooked up well.

HEK · 06-17-2018, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes

After working on car for 8 months.
I got to drive my car tonight.Was great.Drove on full boost with 100 octane and it hooked up well.

where do you get 100 octane...that is almost jet fuel..lol

radix023 · 06-18-2018, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by HEK

where do you get 100 octane...that is almost jet fuel..lol

www.pure-gas.org can help you find stations in the US and Canada with no ethanol. Some of them go up to 100 octane.

In my experience some of the listings are out of date, so YMMV.

I've tried it on road trips. I set my annual Christmas pilgrimage so that I was nearly dry at a real gas station by the TN GA border and tanked up on 96 no ethanol. For regular highway driving I didn't notice a change in mileage or operating characteristics. Perhaps if I had driven like a madman I would have noticed a difference. The comparison is with Costco 93 which is what I usually run.

Baronsmokes · 06-18-2018, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by HEK

where do you get 100 octane...that is almost jet fuel..lol

VP 100 unleaded street gas.Dealer in town.
Not cheap.I do not run this all the time.Also need to be tuned for this.

B&W_Evader · 06-18-2018, 08:56 AM

Washed and waxed.

Hung a highway to highway ramp with a big SUV doing the same. Think it was an escallade with some good tires. Amazing he was almost as fast. I'm either really slowing down or that guy was crazy and had some really good upgrades. He was on the inside lane which has a little more bank but a lot less visibility. Kept an eye in the rear view waiting for him to loose it in a truly spectacular fashion.

Fuzzzy · 06-18-2018, 08:57 AM

Dragged the undercarriage somewhere rear of the seats while entering a parking lot (that I have been to many times without issue) that had been recently re-done, despite slowing to a crawl. I was hot!

I was even hotter to discover that the other entrance/exit was blocked with a locked gate so I had to leave via the same entrance. I managed to get sideways enough to keep from scraping, but I was still not very happy

06-16-2018, 04:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
ITGUY Base Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ontario Posts: 28 Drives: 2018 370Z Coupe base Rep Power: 8	Car has 2600km (1615 miles). Changed oil w/ Mobil 1 Changed filter w/ K&N Installed Zspeed aluminium splash guard. Factory oil filter required wrench to remove, was ridiculously tight. Factory oil was surprisingly dirty. Pretty dark brown (i know, shows detergents are working) but I was surprised. Best part is oil temps...on a day like today, 86 degrees F and a 30 minute drive, my temps are usually at the 110C mark (230f). This doesn't bother me as it is fine, but today they only hit 94C to 100C (201F to 212F). I wont make any claims as to WHY....could have been fresh oil, far better filter, the Zspeed splash tray, or maybe the engine decided to loosen up some. Next week tranny oil & diff fluid when my Redline order arrives. Pete __________________ Base MT Chicane Yellow

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