i thought nick would forget stopping over at his GF's house and keep going. :icon17:

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Alas -- the only Z action today will be washing and then a trop to Pardee's Camera with a buddy to window shop.

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Ditto! :tup:

I'm trying to decide whether I should wash it today or tomorrow, I do hate driving a dirty car on the weekends though!

agree! Watching my Hawkeyes stomp on tenessee tech! 27 - 0 Go Hawks!

Better check for swirls or marring Ken... under proper lighting. Once rained on, or driven in rain/dirt, spray on wiping and QDing is a recipe for disaster. A bucket wash of some sort is more appropriate (ONR or regular). Be careful with that man...

Got a couple of 7k hits on the tach when getting on the freeway. Windows down, exhaust shouting "GO!" and a big grin on the guy in the drivers seat.

Got up early, took off the bumper, then the passenger side headlamp assembly, only to find out the damned thing doesn't fit in my oven. FML.

Epic headlamp black out fail.

Bummer.

Drove it to Home Depot to get a new Makita impact driver. :yum:

YAAAAWWN!!! :icon18: lol i dont need detailing lessons G2Z. :tup:

sounds good. which one did you get?

i have their little 12v driver and it's powerful for such a small drive. :) ive been using my milwaukee 18v compact driver but the makita 12v can pretty much handle most tasks as long as it's not a long project. and it's small so great for car interior projects. :tup:

18V. Might be overkill but it wasn't too expensive so I'm happy.

Lol... I suppose ur right. Preaching to choir I guess. Still I just cringed... Forgive me.

No z for me today... Been raining all day since yesterday :(

its finally here !! installing it tomorrow :happydance::happydance:

no sweat! :tup: yah, i am extremely careful with that stuff. there's a special plush MF towel that i use with the no-rinse and i only make one pass while i kinda roll the towel in my hand to ensure only the clean part of the towel makes contact with the grit and dont drag it. if the car drove through rain obviously i wont use this stuff, but if it's only some puddles i use it as a super-lubricity QD. :) it's quite safe if one uses it correctly.

cool! :tup:

Motored out to Shakedown BBQ for some ribs.

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Not a damn thing today or tomorrow. Post-Hurricane cleaning the backyard and house...I'm freaking tired and still have more to do tomorrow and Monday.

Hey everyone!!! Hope everyone had a great Z day. Put almost 500 miles on the roadster today. Perfect top down day but I am exhausted. We went to watch my daughter play vball at GMU. They won both matches today. I am too exhausted to even read the posts above...:ugh2: I will catch up tomorrow.

same here Beach... too many posts too fast! :)

Tomorrow or maybe labor day, I plan to change her oil for the 2nd time. Amsoil FTW!

for impacts best to have higher power rating for cordless imo so 18v sounds gooood! :)

:iagree: 18v is the way to go on cordless stuff in general. For impacts, though, I use air tools. Thanks, Harbor Freight.

Good Sunday, Mr. Kenchan!!! :tiphat:

So I didn't really get a chance to post at all in depth since I got my exhaust. One thing about it that I'm curious about.

The new Berk units are supposed to be made with adjustable tips. Mine came with tips welded, not adjustable. So did Berk go back after all the complaining about protruding, uneven tips that the owner needs to cut in order to fit properly? Or did I get inventory from the prior batch? Honestly, I don't care, the exhaust sounds amazing and fitment was 100% perfect, tips aren't too tucked and don't stick out too much either.

OK guys, here is the deal... I composed and responded to a bunch of posts Friday morning and apparently forgot to submit. :shakes head: I went back hours later to find that my post hadn't been posted. My day was so hectic that I didn't bet back to it and yesterday we were on the road all day.

Anyway, while we were driving to GMU, we passed a building that I thought would make a great shot background. After about five miles, I couldn't stand it and had to drive back. We were in a hurry cause we were running late as always, but my wife is a great sport. I only took 6 shot with no setup but we will be going back to this place for a proper shoot sometime soon. :tup:

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Nice shots Beach! I wish we had some graffiti like that!!! :D What editing tool do you use btw?

Z activities for me today:

Got up at 5:30 am to change my oil! Used Amsoil 5w-30, about 5-1/4 qts, filled to the dot by the "H". Official mileage: 2463. I sure hope Amsoil helps with oil temps. Maybe bring it down to 220 tops? or maybe even 215? Anyone here can vouche for the Amsoil oil temps?

Btw, do you guys remember my post about that strap wrench that worked wonders on my stock shift knob removal? Well, I officially REALLY love that thing... esp for removing the oil filter. Paired with my cordless 18V drill with 10mm socket, plus my 1/2 drive and 14mm, I got my oil change done in about 45 mins! woot woot.

Z is now officially ready for my date with my wife today! Perfect weather here today, 72 for a high, babysitter coming at 12:30! woootwoooooot..... might go watch Apollo 18.

G2Z

What temps are you seeing now for normal driving?

I'm using Agip synthetic in my Z and my temps are below 220 for normal driving(lower than original oil from Nissan).

Thanks G2Z! It was just fortunate that we found it. It is a motorcycle shop on a back country road. :) I use Adobe Lightroom for about 90% of my shots. Unless I am removing something or composing a layered image. Then I use Photoshop (I am lacking in Photoshop skills!)

I have a rubber strap wrench and thought it would be perfect for that. I can't remeber what I bought it for.

Hope you and the wife have and awesome date!!!

Hi Nick...

Agip Synthetic? I have not heard of that?!?!?!?! Yeah, I already changed my oil once so far, and this is my 2nd one. The first time, I had Mobil 1. I used to love it, but it's junk now that I have done more research. Plus they changed their formula so it's not fully synthetic...boo. So with Mobil 1, I was seeing temps in the 220-225 range in normal driving, about 80 degrees ambient. At one point, I saw 230. Normal, yes, but desired? no. So I am hoping, since Amsoil is touted as THE best fully sythetic oil out there, I get some oil temp relief...and hopefully help with overall lubrication and maybe even reduce slight oil consumption.

I have to get me Adobe lightroom and photoshop. So expensive tho! :( But yeah, I think you got the strap wrench for the shift knob too maybe? Or maybe for oil filters indeed? Yeah, I even used it on my oil cap (which somehow, I tightened too hard by hand... lol), and worked like a charm. Then yesterday, wife needed to open a jar of artichokes, and called upon my massive (read: skinny) biceps, so then I called upon my strap wrench! She goes "Omg... what is THAT?"... I told her to watch and learn :happydance:

I've found pretty much any good synthetic drops temps by 10-15 degrees vs the ester oil. I personally run GC, and the difference is awesome.

The heat properties of the Nissan oil are horrendous compared to pretty much any commercial available oil, and I highly recommend anyone still running it switches to the synthetic of their choosing immediately.

Took my girl to our favorite Italian restaurant.

She doesn't get to ride in the Z much. Her 6 year old is usually my copilot. :D

It was HOT yesterday and every time I would come to a light, the AC would cut out. Then it started to rain. Not a good combo when it is almost 100 degrees out.

Then as we are waiting for a table, the lights in the restaurant started to dim. Never lost power but I was starting to wonder if someone was trying to tell me something about what I had planned.

This restaurant is special as it was the place of our first date. Well now it's even more special because she said yes! :happydance:

I need to keep up with acronyms lol. What's GC, red? And what temps are u seeing now?

Wow... Congrats dude! Very nice! I figured u would have asked her in the z itself ;)

Congrats!!! :tup:

GC is german castrol. Their 0W-30 mix is full synthetic, made in germany. Far superior to the other castrol oils we can buy here.

I see 200-210 cruising on the highway, with ester I saw 215+. Under harder driver is where the notable difference was-- I clipped limp mode on the dragon with Ester oil, never got within 20* of it on GC with similar driving.

I use Elf Synthetic. Prob crap compared to all the stuff you guts are talking about, Amsoil, etc.

GC?

I have been running Redline (6 oil changes so far) and on the next one am going to try Eneos 5-30 full synthetic. It is about $6.30 per quart as opposed to $10.00 per quart for Redline.

That Eneos is supposed to be pretty damn good from what I hear. Even seen it boost hp in some cases:tup:

German Castrol:tup:

Thanks Red Zed. As soon as I clicked the post button I figured it out. Where do you get it? It is not very available around here.

We'll see how good it is. It is hard to find.

motored my Z this am. :tup: was a good drive. spot QD'ed afterwards. :p

need to wash my MF towels...

Thanks guys. :tup:

I couldn't do that. It wouldve made her jealous. (the Z) :D