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

Mikeny · 03-24-2022, 12:19 PM

Bought my car in Dec (2009 Touring Sport, AT, 56K miles) and drove it home a couple hundred miles, been sitting in the garage ever since. I live on the back roads in upstate NY and they won't be clear of sand and crap for another month or so.

The dealer did an oil change before I bought the car. Over the winter I installed an oil pressure gauge, wired up a plug for a batter tender, did transmission service (drained and filled 3x and cleaned the filter) and drained/refilled the differential. Luckily, non of the fluids looked too bad. Just finished up today and now I am dying to take the Z out, but resisting the temptation until the roads are better. Makes it tempting to move somewhere else.

Hotrodz · 03-24-2022, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by abm89

aw man!

Though i think the Nismo has red stitching on a ton of those parts right? that would clash with the rest of my car i think.

I am looking around at options for an OEM base/sport bumper though.... i may need to just buy a new one and get it paint matched

It does, but I do have grey headliner and carpet. Also have both Nimo seats LOL.

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Spooler · 03-24-2022, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SeeThruHead

So doesn't look like these are tips. at least from feeling around under there.

Did the previous owner install a nismo muffler?

I was thinking it sounded better than my last car slightly.

Yes, that is a Nismo muffler.

Tractionless · 04-02-2022, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikeny

Bought my car in Dec (2009 Touring Sport, AT, 56K miles) did transmission service (drained and filled 3x and cleaned the filter) and drained/refilled the differential.

Don't forget the PS fluid. I simply use a syringe to suck down the reservoir at every oil change to keep fresh and refill with fluid in lieu of the bs associated with purging the rack. Also grab some coolant test strips and see how the PH is looking. Pull your steering lock fuse too.

abm89 · 04-03-2022, 12:04 PM

The latest logs from the last flash look really good. AFRs are on-target and there's zero timing correction on E75. I imagine we may do a little more fine tuning, but it's close to being wrapped up!

I also have some more OE parts on the way. A new stock front bumper, plate bracket (yeah, yeah, whatever), and some shine auto carbon skirts for the side an rear that were ordered weeks ago. The Stillen front bumper is beat up and too draggy, and I never installed any extra coolers in the side vents.

For the cherry on top, my friend sold me his Top Secret Lip he still has when he had his Z with a "Friends and Family Discount".

Mikeny · 04-03-2022, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tractionless

Don't forget the PS fluid. I simply use a syringe to suck down the reservoir at every oil change to keep fresh and refill with fluid in lieu of the bs associated with purging the rack. Also grab some coolant test strips and see how the PH is looking. Pull your steering lock fuse too.

Thanks for the heads up on the PS fluid. I think I will do that with both the PS and Brake fluid. Steering lock fuse pull I did the day I bought the car !

BettyZ · 04-04-2022, 08:36 AM

Z is up and running. New fuel pumps, return system, ATI superdamper, and Wavetrac diff all functioning well. No fires of any sort.

JARblue · 04-04-2022, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Z is up and running. New fuel pumps, return system, ATI superdamper, and Wavetrac diff all functioning well. No fires of any sort.

cv129 · 04-04-2022, 10:37 AM

On a more mundane side...I changed brake pads on the G...In the approximately 37k miles, the Nismo front pads wore down from (pad material @ center + backing plate) 161mm brand new to 93mm.

Rear pads wore down to 96mm, but I don't have brand new Nismo rears to compare.

I was expecting the rear to have more life left. Weird. It's not like the nannies kicked in that often...it's a family mobile...wtf...

Pads wore evenly at least, no sticky pistons. And the G is back on Akebono Street Performance pads (slightly sportier than the OEM). Drove for a week, and wheels had less dust than what the Nismo pads would pump out in a day.

abm89 · 04-06-2022, 01:52 PM

Moar Logs! I also dropped off my OEM bumper at a local body shop. I figured I would give them a try. I'm not too concerned about paint matching because the fenders are pitted, and the hood is carbon anyway, so I just gave them the paint code. The supporting hardware and new Nissan badge should be on its way, as well as the new tow trap. I just need to run by Houston and pick up the Top Secret Lip and we're good to go!

chowtoo · 04-06-2022, 01:59 PM

Since the weather is still bad here in MI, I just daydreamed about taking out my 370Z from the storage bag and making some small mods.

JARblue · 04-06-2022, 03:04 PM

Z started smoking on the way home from dinner yesterday. Late night tow to the shop. Will see what Kevin has to say next week when he can get to it

abm89 · 04-06-2022, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Z started smoking on the way home from dinner yesterday. Late night tow to the shop. Will see what Kevin has to say next week when he can get to it

Oh no! best case it's a small fluid leak.

JARblue · 04-07-2022, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by abm89

Oh no! best case it's a small fluid leak.

It's knocking pretty good. Definitely more than a small fluid leak. I'm hoping it's the PS pump. It could be the timing chain, too, which would piss me off since I was in there replacing the gallery gaskets not too long ago and decided against replacing the chain.

I dropped off a new oil filter yesterday - he's going to remove and cut open the one on there now just to check for any obvious metal particulates. Then he'll remove the belt and check to see if the noise is from the engine or one of the accessories driven by the belt.

Went to look at vehicles and got my financing in order yesterday. Right now I'm staring down an RX350 with 43K miles for $26K.

SLOPOS · 04-09-2022, 02:53 PM

I guess whoever owned my Z before me really did baby it because at 24k miles when I got it there was no axle click but after 500 miles with me it started. Just got done with the fix, but had to use 4 washers on each side and the torque settings are going to be all screwy. I torqued to 88, but one was a 1/8 turn off and one was about a 1/4 turn off to get the cotter pins in. So 88lbs plus 1 ugga-dugga on one side and 3 ugga-duggas ok the other. Drives perfect, no noise, hopefully this fixes it for a while/forever. Also found an undeveloped section of road off of a nearby highway on ramp and made sure the axles were fine with some donuts.

03-24-2022, 12:19 PM	#5926 (permalink)
Mikeny Banned Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: NC Posts: 6 Drives: BRZ Rep Power: 0	Getting ready for spring Bought my car in Dec (2009 Touring Sport, AT, 56K miles) and drove it home a couple hundred miles, been sitting in the garage ever since. I live on the back roads in upstate NY and they won't be clear of sand and crap for another month or so. The dealer did an oil change before I bought the car. Over the winter I installed an oil pressure gauge, wired up a plug for a batter tender, did transmission service (drained and filled 3x and cleaned the filter) and drained/refilled the differential. Luckily, non of the fluids looked too bad. Just finished up today and now I am dying to take the Z out, but resisting the temptation until the roads are better. Makes it tempting to move somewhere else. JARblue, Hotrodz, ZontheRocks and 4 others like this.

04-03-2022, 12:04 PM	#5930 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,387 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64764	The latest logs from the last flash look really good. AFRs are on-target and there's zero timing correction on E75. I imagine we may do a little more fine tuning, but it's close to being wrapped up! I also have some more OE parts on the way. A new stock front bumper, plate bracket (yeah, yeah, whatever), and some shine auto carbon skirts for the side an rear that were ordered weeks ago. The Stillen front bumper is beat up and too draggy, and I never installed any extra coolers in the side vents. For the cherry on top, my friend sold me his Top Secret Lip he still has when he had his Z with a "Friends and Family Discount". JARblue, Hotrodz and redondoaveb like this. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build Last edited by abm89; 04-03-2022 at 02:15 PM.

04-04-2022, 08:36 AM	#5932 (permalink)
BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 38 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684371	Z is up and running. New fuel pumps, return system, ATI superdamper, and Wavetrac diff all functioning well. No fires of any sort. JARblue, cv129, Hotrodz and 3 others like this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods

04-06-2022, 01:52 PM	#5935 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,387 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64764	Moar Logs! I also dropped off my OEM bumper at a local body shop. I figured I would give them a try. I'm not too concerned about paint matching because the fenders are pitted, and the hood is carbon anyway, so I just gave them the paint code. The supporting hardware and new Nissan badge should be on its way, as well as the new tow trap. I just need to run by Houston and pick up the Top Secret Lip and we're good to go! JARblue, Hotrodz and ZontheRocks like this. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

04-06-2022, 03:04 PM	#5937 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Z started smoking on the way home from dinner yesterday. Late night tow to the shop. Will see what Kevin has to say next week when he can get to it Hotrodz, old guy and redondoaveb like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

04-06-2022, 01:59 PM	#5936 (permalink)
chowtoo Base Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: S. E. MI Posts: 153 Drives: Red2018 M6, 2019 A7 Rep Power: 4596	Since the weather is still bad here in MI, I just daydreamed about taking out my 370Z from the storage bag and making some small mods.

04-09-2022, 02:53 PM	#5940 (permalink)
SLOPOS Base Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Florida Posts: 54 Drives: 2013 370z Base MT Rep Power: 5823	I guess whoever owned my Z before me really did baby it because at 24k miles when I got it there was no axle click but after 500 miles with me it started. Just got done with the fix, but had to use 4 washers on each side and the torque settings are going to be all screwy. I torqued to 88, but one was a 1/8 turn off and one was about a 1/4 turn off to get the cotter pins in. So 88lbs plus 1 ugga-dugga on one side and 3 ugga-duggas ok the other. Drives perfect, no noise, hopefully this fixes it for a while/forever. Also found an undeveloped section of road off of a nearby highway on ramp and made sure the axles were fine with some donuts. Hotrodz likes this.

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