Very cool.

nice! :tup: Echo, huh? i havent see one for a while in my area. my friend (girl) had one long time ago... i think it was a 91 or 92. she luved the car. :)

Echo, yes. They were made between 2000 and 2004.

Koni Sport D, Custom Wheels (the brand escapes me at the moment), Goodrich G-Sport, Dynaflow CBE, Custom CAI.

Onzedge, I forget that you are one of the lucky few who owns a 240 also. Please post more pics of that (and your 40th too) :D

Great job on the detailing. I would give you a rep but I have to spread it around first it says....lol.

I've read half and half reviews about them. Seems the app sometimes doesn't read in real time constantly. Plus with the gauge scan device you can check and erase SES light.

Here is one from a few weeks ago (Son #1 borrowing it for the night and Son #2 in his 82 280zx in the background).

http://www.the370z.com/members/onzed...s-driveway.jpg

I have a tune so I have a map on the ECU to run higher octane gas, however I will mix in that gas half/half with standard 91 octane that we get out in Cali. If you don't have a tune, a little bit won't hurt if you mix it in with a lot of normal gas. It will give you a bit better throttle response and maybe a bit of power. :tup:

My sunday project:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...i/39b92e69.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...i/e3012efa.jpg

jukuki- nice job! :tup: wait, you have the new M as well?? :yum:




ahh...! so i guess my friend had a tercel then. :) wow, that echo sounds like a motoring machine. :D


oh i see... thanks for the info. i'd prefer to have real-time 100% of the time... so i guess scan-guage2 might be more in line. :)

ty ken!
The the M3 is my GFs and the M37 is my GF's bro's :tup:

Was that done with plasti dip JU

^^ yup

Looks good! Nice M

Juruki... nice job with the rims. I like how you kept the nissan emblem chrome to match the lug nuts. I wonder how all would look black??? hmmmm

Btw, I see you peeking in the 2nd pic! :D you look determined... hehe...

Also, I like how you REMOVED your rim prior to plasti dipping... maybe you can tell Ken that? HAHA, I kid Ken...

Man Plasti Dip is hot right now!!! I like the card trick for masking them, good idea!

awesome! :tup:

ummm... you sprayed plasti-dip in the garage next to the M37? did you not encounter sticky overspray dust on the M37? :ugh2:

You sure you didn't have your leaf blower on the whole time in the garage, Ken? ;)


As far as plasti dipping, how is the durability of that, esp on rims where they can get hot from both engine heat and braking???

oh is dat's watz going on? :D lol nono, it was actually perfect to paint in there. 75F, not muggy, and low wind condition.

for most street driving ive not gotten the wheels super hot to the touch. from wat they say, it handles -30F to 200F so i dont think heat will be a problem on the wheels unless you're pounding the brakes on a road course or downhill in the touge. :D

200F is 93C so that's pretty hot.

Went out to get some food and thats it.


update on my vestito kit.


STILL NOTHING HERE.

but as I said before they were offering a free new one but we have to pay the shipping. so my tunerguy has decided to pay for the shipping to help us out. he is going to his insurance to try and get the money back but still its so nice of him to pay for the shipping without knowing if he will get his money back. :tiphat:

don't know if it was air shipping or with boat again.

also FML I have been looking for tire dealers so I can check for prices on the yokohama ADVAN neova ad08. NOBODY has them, and I don't mean not in stock. they don't know the tires, they go "lol you mean the ADVAN sport?"

5 tire dealers and nobody knows them. but then again if you go on yokohama belgium's site you don't see the neova nor the A048. so probably they don't sell the tires here :shakes head: FML

I drove my car 5 minutes to work and it's just been sitting there because I am too busy with projects to go out today.

Well.. I am posting on here, but I needed a breather ;)

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No overspray on the M37. It wasnt windy and i was spraying from a short distance. The newspaper around the wheels barely got any overspray :tup:

Another pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...i/33274e89.jpg

Plasti dip is good to maybe 200f. Your brakes will get over 600f on a decent cruise.

Make that a GREAT idea!

cool. that's good to hear. :tup:

yep, definitely looks awesome! :yum:

you know i come home after my drive to clean my wheels and i can touch my wheels without going ACHII KUSO BAKAYAROU! so it's nowhere near 200F. :icon17: it's near hot to the touch but not like the exhaust tips.

Why u no plasti-dip inside of wheel?

I mean, after a commute, they should be ok. But if you take the back roads, they will be getting toasty.

I have my rear valance plasti dipped, no problems from exhaust heat. Rims should hold up. While researching the uses of plasti dip on automobiles I came across many people doin rims w it. As far as durability I hear its actually more chip resistant than spray paint due to its rubbery nature.

excellent info! :) btw, does the plasti-dip lose that sticky feel after it's completely dry?

be kind of difficult to clean wheels with that.

Glad to hear there's no problems with the plasti dip on rear valence from exhaust, that's my upcoming weekend project! How long have you had it plasti-dipped?

I have had it plasti dipped for about a week and a half. Make sure you let dry. Removing the masking was difficult for me. Since its a rubbery substance it kinda stuck to the tape as I was peeling. I feel that letting it dry all weekend would have made removal easier.

Ken, yes after a few days of curing it gets hard. At first I was worried about the stickiness too. Thats what made the masking removal so hard, it was still like elastic. Im sad about your bad experience. I really feel like its a decent product. Especially if you arent totally committed to doin something, like blacking out your fangs and valance like I was. It gave me the comfort of knowing removal was possible if I didnt like it:)

Alchemy- thanks for the info. :tup:

Ken, you may have a slight misconception with respect to the wifi OBDII scanners. They are real time, but can be laggy...like sometimes one to two secs behind. With that being said, it's cool for gathering data and getting trending info. also, not all apps are created equally. Some are more memory intensive than others and may be a bit less laggy. I've only gotten to play with a couple of them.

Finally dropped my car off at my friend's house tonight. Hopefully, the exhaust will be fixed and the intake piping with the new intercooler will be done in time for Cars and Coffee Saturday morning...my dad is actually wiling to go to a car event with me for the first time ever!

:tup:

huh, can you recommend me a BT module and the app for android? :)

thanks.

Hmm, just looked at the PLX KIWI and it's got a number of apps that work via Bluetooth to the Droid, but I'm not familiar with them... I'm only familiar with the wifi apps on the Apple products. I will admit that Torque looks promising.

Hmmm, 4450 people give Torque 5 stars!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/torque-p...g.prowl.torque

Man! I need to Plasti-dip something!!!

Very cool, on both counts! I am trying to get my dad to come to C&C Williamsburg this Saturday too (He has a Miata-I hear they have awesome doors). It will be a big one as it is our 1 year anniversary. We have a couple of different caravans coming in from around the region. Best of luck on the piping!


I am going to have to check this out. Thanks Happy!

So Im looking to do a little something different w my Z to set it apart. Other than hitting deer like last week. Its not the best headlight for eyelids but I think Im gonna custom make a pair. I looked around the internet and came up w very few results. Found this pic posted in another thread. What you fellas think about this as a general shape for me to work off of? Too sleepy looking?

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1313496572.jpg

^ Alchemy.... please don't. Me no likey. That pic above is a definition of "trying too hard". Our Z's are beautiful the way they, with some slight mods acceptable ;) But that one above is too much..... may be construed or classified by some (including myself) as "rice".

Just my 2 cents.

ok, yah, that makes sense that it can be the app AND the phone's processor speed that might be having that latency issue.

i will check this out, thanks for the linky! :tup:

Alchemy- some newb did this using tint in this forum. im not sure if i like it at all. how about you try it with sticky-dust (plasti-dip) and see if you like it? :D COVER YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE BEFORE USE. lol :rofl2: