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Finally changed my oil today to Redline 5W30 with Puralator Pure One oil filter.

Went for a cruise with ZInferno. Hit some S turn roads, some straights. Was a good time. The looks two Nismo's get is crazy.

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Originally Posted by ZScr3am (Post 1606834)

I didn't want to take the time to do it with the heat gun so I said forget it!

Oh that sucks...I hate when mod attempts don't work out

I actually baked one headlight and then used a hair dryer on the second...honestly, took about 30 minutes with the hair dryer, wasn't too bad

Bulbs look good! :tup:

I detailed my Z this weekend. It took much longer to complete the job than I had anticipated. I think that I needed about 8 real hours to complete the steps: (1) Wash, (2) Dry, (3) Clay, (4) Cleansing, (5) A little bit of swirl removal, (6) polish, and (7) wax. The Z looks phenomenal! Sorry, no pics yet; I still have to do the interior tomorrow.

The clay was definitely necessary. The surface felt like sandpaper with the plastic baggie test. Obviously, my Z has never received a claying. The claying didn't make the body perfectly smooth, but the improvement was dramatic! Can't wait to drive her on the next good day. She's in showroom shape! :driving:

We had our first VQ meet/cruise here, was 22 degrees which is like 71 F

I was the only 370, couple 350's and the rest were G's

Forgot what it was like to have people staring, getting random thumbs up etc, good times. Got back one cool shot so far

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...36728182_n.jpg

took the winter wheels off and put the sport rims with summer tires back on. feels great! :happydance:

Alchemy, I'm digging the new avatar! :tup:

Took my Z out for a drive down to the local Petsmart today to pick up some active carbon for the new 400gph canister filter. Boy, for free pets....these turtles have cost me some $ over the years. :(

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Originally Posted by ZScr3am (Post 1606834)

Well where do I begin? I woke up early to do the DIY headlight mod. Had my bumper and everything off early!! Took both my headlights off. Dismantled the left one took it inside and boom did not fit into my oven. I bet u guys r thinking what an idiot why didn't he measure?! Well I did, but what I didn't know was that big black piece I couldn't see didn't come off! I didn't want to take the time to do it with the heat gun so I said forget it! So I just changed my bulbs to some 8000k bulbs and put them back in. As u can see in the pics the horizon line is perfect between the two bulbs! I was satisfied with my $35 spent on the bulbs with a lifetime warranty. Then I changed the parking light bulb to a red LED. Very bad A$$!! Pics do not do it justice. Very disappointed in myself today!!

Really liking the red bulb and coating you did on the G3! I also am interested in those 8k bulbs. What kind are they?

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Originally Posted by TheGreatOne (Post 1607158)

Sounds like a good time! Where'd you get the tow hook? I likey. :tup:

Hey guys just stopped in to say night. I drank way too much after putting the car away LOL :eek:

Here is the link for the bulbs. Thanks bro it looks way better in person!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HID-XENON-HE...#ht_5302wt_952

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Originally Posted by Fire (Post 1607234)

Hey guys just stopped in to say night. I drank way too much after putting the car away LOL :eek:

'Night Fire! :hello: What were you drinking?

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Originally Posted by ZScr3am (Post 1607256)

Here is the link for the bulbs. Thanks bro it looks way better in person!

Thanks for the linky! :)

I took it to the strip today. The engine didn't blow up (thankfully). On my first run I spun the tires in 1st to clear stuff from the tires. After staging, I jumped the gun in 1st, and that was it. I couldn't get out of gear. Then I barely got into 2nd and spun out. Then I wasn't able to get in gear afterwards and kept grinding, so it was a 24 sec. limp down the strip. The clutch disk pretty much stuck to the flywheel permanently.

I did destroy whatever tread was left on these tires on this short run, so new tires and better clutch disk this week. So for $30, I barely got to finish 1 run. :(

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1606363)

The Berk is deep, but tame at low RPMs. High RPMs -- it is all business, but not raspy/obnoxious/ricer/fart-can/burpy/annoying/teen-ager/50-dollar-bolt-on/JC Whitney/Pull-me-over sounding. The Berk dramatically improved throttle response and pull up to redline as well. I had a chance to hear it last week when my son took it through its paces after the Koni install. He always winds up through the gears and it sounds great. I don't know how else to put it. It sounds almost as good as my 240Z, almost.

An added bonus is that the Berk has the same aesthetics as stock, so it meets one of my rules about car modifications -- I do not like them to be obvious.

I think I made the right decision on the Berk when I purchased it back in 2010. I spent about 2 months researching cat-backs and there are many good ones out there, but all except the Berk failed me on at least one point including: burnt tips, slip joints, tips too big or not slashed, too flashy, too low to the ground, poor power increase, etc.

Thanks for asking.

onzedge has written

Many many thanks for the response. Def sounds like the one for me!

Took the Z out in this nice 65+degree weather which we haven't had in a while.

Washed, waxed and surface cleaned the engine today.

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Originally Posted by KingZee (Post 1607512)

Washed, waxed and surface cleaned the engine today.

What products do you use for surface cleaning the engine?