There's nothing like an early AM Sunday jaunt. :tup:

:icon18: love the quote Mt Tam I Am.

Agreed, the road was clear between my apartment and Starbucks so VDC went off and the gas was hit. Even stock, this thing gets up pretty quick. Woke me up for sure.

Chops, your Nismo is looking amazing in profile!:tup:

Went motoring this am in the Z. :p. Was a nice drive. After the drive I put the car up on ramps again to add 2 more nuts and bolts to hold the splitter as the tape wasn't holding the piece as snug as I wanted.

Also painted the hood damper brackets matte black. I need to go to the artsy store again to pick up some gunmetal paint. Got a tiny blemish on the rear wheel... :(

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...1306101681.jpg

Installed my the370Z.com stickers today. Took about 4 hrs, demon bolt really held me up. Overall im impressed with the power gains. Although I have yet to get it on the dyno for official #'s my butt dyno says I have gained at least 10 whp. Best bang per buck mod I have done, $6.00 well spent!

Did my first burnout since I broke her in, I'm amazed at how easy it is to smoke up the tires from a stop!

Fixin to go burn some gas.

I attended the Carlisle Imports and Kit car show. At the show was the East Coast Z Nationals. I am happy to say that I took first place in 350/370 Z Modded. This forum rocks.:ughdance:

QD some bird/bug detritus off my side view mirror.

They make it sooo hard to keep a freshly laundered car clean don't they?

They are the denizens of the Z world! Why can't they ALL be just like penguins....with wings just for show?

Edit: except for hawks and eagles..cuz they kick ***!:icon17:

Drove back from ZdayZ and got a bunch of bugs on the front bumper and windshield. Put around 1,250 miles during the trip.

Do not pass GO, do not collect $200...proceed directly to water source for cleansing suds!:)

i had a half gallon of this leftover from my daily driver and decided to put 2 coats on my rear wheel wells. next up is to do the front wheel wells (from prior experience 2 coats seem to kill a decent amount of road nose):
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6...0521115537.jpg

then i got some gas and saw this 2012 blue gt-r. owner wasnt an enthusiast though...i gave him a nod and he just looked away. douche
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/137...0522173844.jpg

What an asshat. He's all like..."I'm better than you".:shakes head:

considered trading my z for a the corvette in the for sale section

yah, should've said "man, i LOVEZ your GTO!" and a nice double :tup: :tup:

:icon17:

then watch the GTR forums for a 'idiot in a Z' thread. hahaha. :D

today i ordered up one rear Weds wheel with DW mounted to my buddy Alex over at TR. i want to replace the one that i knicked yesterday. :( the wheel damage is fairly minor, but im not sure how well the cement's going to hold up on the sidewall's rim protector area where the rubber sliced. no radial showing so structrually not an issue but dont want to drive with it like that and hit a pot hole or something for it to bubble.

hey G2Z- going back to your question about the Ings being too low, scuffing, etc. etc... actually the clearance is huge on the Ings. like 1" more clearance than the side front diffusers (the small flaps in front of the tires which i took off) and a good 1/2 - 3/4" more clearance vs the front factory diffuser.

the only area to watch out for is the corners... the very front of the Ings is tucked right under the front bumper so no issue.

just giving you an idea on the clearance. :D no issue going up/down my ramps with extensions either.

:icon18: I'm gonna need to get me a couple of those, I heard the black ones are easier to install.

don't even have my z....

i almost stole it last saturday :stirthepot:
maybe ill steal it tomorrow when i go there

WHOA WHOA... wait, so Ken, you're telling me that the Ings lip/splitter actually sits HIGHER than the stock diffusers? Really? I thought I read from some folks here that it definitely sits lower???? Did you measure it?

If it truly is higher, this might be a splitter I will get....

:confused:

yep. :)

no need to measure, i know from me removing the stock sports diffuser and me installing the ings that the ings sits higher with better clearance. :D

It got repo'd :rofl2:

So the install is COMPLETE??? If so.... then forgive me but I must post this... :D

:worthless:

serious? your Z got repo'd?

Slightly off topic but I'm lazy today LOL. What is the name of the Z show that was held in NC over the weekend. I'd like to attend next years show. And no I don't expect to win best 370z modded there.

no way~ :D


G2Z- here you go~! never mind the crappy exposure.. i need to getz me a DSLR. :D

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...-11-front2.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...-front-low.jpg

I stopped looking at your pics after I saw the exposure levels....

I kid I kid ;)

Pics look great Ken! That lip goes very well with your CF fangs. From what I can tell the lip does look to be at least the same height as the OEM one, but the difference is that it sits further out front than the OEM diffuser. I wonder if that would make more or less prone to scuffing?

G2Z- lol! thanks. im embarrased to post these picts now. ;) naw, im totally comfortable using a teddybear cartoon mug at work my wife gave me 20yrs ago so no issue. :D

only the corners sit about 4.5" further forward to make the facia square up front but the center part of the splitter lines up with the bumper. as for the clearance, the lowest part of the lip sits exactly on the plane where the small stock side diffuser pieces mount. im physically using one of the 3 screws per side to mount the Ings.

the small side diffuser flaps extend about 2" from the mounting point downward. the Ings has nothing that extends downward from that point so it has more ground clearance. :)

Ken -- that looks great. How about a side view pic? :tup:

yes yes... side view please!!!

:iagree: How much was your diffuser and where'd yo get it?

everybody wants to see sideview pict. :D

i really need to get a camera... :crying:

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...22-11-side.jpg

:tiphat: Nice

thanks, it's not big so i dont think i need to get the side pieces and rear.

it might look cleaner without the splash guards though...

I was thinking of just doing a front lip and hood myself. I want my cbe to show when ever I do get one.

yah, i was scratching my head when i first saw my side view pict because the CF color made the front look lifted but it really doesn't in real life. my droidx's camera can't seem to distinguish the silver and CF and focuses on the silver making the CF look like a shade.

CF actually has many different colors when light hits it which goes undetected by pos camera. :( :D

Kenchan, the Z is looking :yum:

My Z did not get repo'd :roflpuke2:

thanks Waizzz.

hahaha, yah, i think phelan's Z is at a shop getting more bits put on while phelan is drooolling in the waiting room. :D