Found a prize in my left airbox

molamann · 05-17-2009, 01:40 PM

Where do I get this redeemed?

/sarcasm

I don't know how a GM parts bag got in my airbox but I'm guessing it's the dealer's doing when they were putting the car together since this is the first time I ever opened the airbox.

NotmyGTR · 05-17-2009, 01:51 PM

Very strange since they normally do not assemble here in the US. 370 and GTR are ordered....and assembled in JP then shipped here. At least, when I ordered mine, my dealer told me it would take 3 months to get since they dont put them together here in the US. I can believe it. The Japanese QA is above and beyond what we have in the US. Dont want the icon blemished due to poor craftsmanship.

Gotta think you somehow sucked that up haulin more *** than 4 fat chicks in a Volkswagon.

frost · 05-17-2009, 01:57 PM

Damn, isn't GM happy enough screwing up their own cars?

FlashBazbo · 05-17-2009, 02:10 PM

Most automotive components are made in factories where the components of several manufacturers are made. (For example -- Honda and Toyota suspension parts are made in the same factory a couple of miles from here.) It wouldn't surprise me at all to discover that multiple manufacturers have their airboxes and/or air filters and attendant plumbing made in the same factory. It would be far more surprising to discover that Nissan has a dedicated facility that only makes Nissan airboxes.

Non-story.

frost · 05-17-2009, 02:12 PM

^ ease up, no one is making a "story" out of it, he's just showing something funny.

cow · 05-17-2009, 02:20 PM

Is it possible it was somehow sucked into the airbox while driving?

FlashBazbo · 05-17-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frost

^ ease up, no one is making a "story" out of it, he's just showing something funny.

"Ease up" was my point.

PRSMESA24 · 05-17-2009, 03:34 PM

I looked up the item number for you and you are now the NEW OWNER OF GM !!!!!!! Congratulations !!!!!! you owe the US 3 billion back. lol.

CBRich · 05-17-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cow

Is it possible it was somehow sucked into the airbox while driving?

I'm with this guy. Was it before or after the filter? Maybe you sucked it up off the street somewhere?

Or maaaaaaaaaybe . . . YOU WIN! Congratulations, you've found the last golden ticket.

molamann · 05-17-2009, 04:08 PM

Well I'm not too familiar with the layout of the airbox but I highly doubt it got sucked in somehow.

Hopefully I can score some bailout money with this ticket.

fly yellow · 05-17-2009, 08:23 PM

You should probably return it. I think GM is trying to reuse plastic parts bags to save money.

spearfish25 · 05-17-2009, 09:27 PM

I'm voting 'sucked in' as well. The front grill's area is pretty small and there is a LOT of air going through it. I've found the grill to be a magnet for flying paper on the roads...pulled into my apartment parking space with a full page of a newspaper sucked onto the black grill. When/IF you ever pull the front bumper, you'll see that the intakes for the two airboxes are quite small. If you're accelerating, I'm sure there is a quite a whirlwind going through those small holes...making your car a vacuum cleaner.

m4a1mustang · 05-17-2009, 09:31 PM

Sucked in for sure. I pulled some leaves out of mine the other day.

frost · 05-17-2009, 09:50 PM

By the way, that part # is for a key blank. Fun fact for ya

StLRedrider · 05-17-2009, 11:03 PM

Sucked in, too bad it wasn't a twenty dollar bill.

05-17-2009, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
molamann A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,666 Drives: 370Z with NAVVVVV Rep Power: 284	Found a prize in my left airbox Where do I get this redeemed? /sarcasm I don't know how a GM parts bag got in my airbox but I'm guessing it's the dealer's doing when they were putting the car together since this is the first time I ever opened the airbox.

05-17-2009, 01:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
NotmyGTR Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: TX Posts: 177 Drives: 09 370Z/Pearl 6speed Rep Power: 16	Strange Very strange since they normally do not assemble here in the US. 370 and GTR are ordered....and assembled in JP then shipped here. At least, when I ordered mine, my dealer told me it would take 3 months to get since they dont put them together here in the US. I can believe it. The Japanese QA is above and beyond what we have in the US. Dont want the icon blemished due to poor craftsmanship. Gotta think you somehow sucked that up haulin more *** than 4 fat chicks in a Volkswagon. __________________ 1996 Skyline GT-R LM fully tuned by Mines/2006 Nissan Titan 5.6 SE Texas Edition/2009 370 Base w Sport Pkg

05-17-2009, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
cow Lounge Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,441 Drives: Toyota Avalon Rep Power: 267	Is it possible it was somehow sucked into the airbox while driving? __________________ I never bought a 370Z

05-17-2009, 09:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Sucked in for sure. I pulled some leaves out of mine the other day. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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05-17-2009, 01:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	Damn, isn't GM happy enough screwing up their own cars?

05-17-2009, 02:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
FlashBazbo Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 97 Drives: '09 370Z T-SP-7AT Rep Power: 0	Most automotive components are made in factories where the components of several manufacturers are made. (For example -- Honda and Toyota suspension parts are made in the same factory a couple of miles from here.) It wouldn't surprise me at all to discover that multiple manufacturers have their airboxes and/or air filters and attendant plumbing made in the same factory. It would be far more surprising to discover that Nissan has a dedicated facility that only makes Nissan airboxes. Non-story.

05-17-2009, 02:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	^ ease up, no one is making a "story" out of it, he's just showing something funny.

05-17-2009, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
PRSMESA24 Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Palm beach Gardens, Fl Posts: 13 Drives: 03 350z daytona blue Rep Power: 16	I looked up the item number for you and you are now the NEW OWNER OF GM !!!!!!! Congratulations !!!!!! you owe the US 3 billion back. lol.

05-17-2009, 04:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
molamann A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,666 Drives: 370Z with NAVVVVV Rep Power: 284	Well I'm not too familiar with the layout of the airbox but I highly doubt it got sucked in somehow. Hopefully I can score some bailout money with this ticket.

05-17-2009, 08:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
fly yellow Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 455 Drives: 09 yellow 370z Rep Power: 264	You should probably return it. I think GM is trying to reuse plastic parts bags to save money.

05-17-2009, 09:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I'm voting 'sucked in' as well. The front grill's area is pretty small and there is a LOT of air going through it. I've found the grill to be a magnet for flying paper on the roads...pulled into my apartment parking space with a full page of a newspaper sucked onto the black grill. When/IF you ever pull the front bumper, you'll see that the intakes for the two airboxes are quite small. If you're accelerating, I'm sure there is a quite a whirlwind going through those small holes...making your car a vacuum cleaner.

05-17-2009, 09:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	By the way, that part # is for a key blank. Fun fact for ya

05-17-2009, 11:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
StLRedrider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St.louis,Mo Posts: 17,755 Drives: O9Sprt/Touring,p-51 Rep Power: 60	Sucked in, too bad it wasn't a twenty dollar bill.