need to check the sky for any leaks... not suppose to rain in socal...Ever! :icon17:

Ha, I know right? I think getting a tax deduction for every day it's not perfectly sunny sounds fair to me. :tup:

hahaha! :tup:

hey mr. alcheng, did you see this tire ad? he's in canada.

http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...pss-cheap.html

finally got my Dimple Oil Plug in the mail today, time for the oil change.

Yes, that's a very good deal, I sent a PM to the OP.

Thank you very much ken-san!! :tup: :tup:

All those mods and no intake :icon14:

Keep me posted on the Koni install. Hope your master tech recovers quickly :tup:

I do have an intake -- the Stillen Gen 2. I seriously researched intakes (and this was my first mod) before I settled on the Gen 2. My rationale was that I did not want to remove the front fascia just to clean air filters. Turns out, though, the fascia removal is child's play (meaning even I can do it) and checking the filters on the Gen 2 take just as long. Live and learn.

Anyway, to make a long story short, I am very happy with the Gen 2 performance, but the Typhoon intrigues me. HP gains are good and the filters are totally accessible. I might do it (meaning once I seriously start thinking about something, I usually pull the trigger on it -- it is just another part of my disease).

On to the Koni's. They sit in their boxes on my table saw in the garage. Colin's hand is definitely broken and we will not have an estimate on the repair duration for a couple of days. Plan B is to take it to Taylor's (my other son) shop over in Davis, but this presents a couple of challenges. First, the owner is not as loosey-goosey with the shop rates as Colin's and I will pay more. Note that they have a very sweet alignment rack there that more easily accommodates lowered cars than Colin’s does.

Second, they are not open on weekends at all so it would require calling in "sick" one day. Then I will feel guilty the rest of the day for calling in "not feeling well" and our company policy does not have a provision for Paid Time Off for Koni's. They should, God knows, but they do not.

Plan C is to do them myself, but it would have to be in my garage and without a lift. I would have to go for an alignment anyway when completed.

So there you go. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments and, as always, have a great day.

Mr.onzedge, how far is Taylor's shop from your place? And is the rate a huge difference??

I say you make your son Taylor go in on a Saturday since you're his father (Darth Vader Voice)

Onzedge, good point. I hadnt thought of an alignment after the Yellow install. I have been aligned on my Swifts, is the Koni alignment absolutly nesessary?? It cant put it that far off can it??

I just always do an alignment after any kind of suspension work.

Car has hesitated on start up twice this week. By that I mean it starts up then the revs drop below 500rpm sputters then goes back to normal. Opinions?

This happened to my G once. The issue was a dirty throttle body.

Mr. Onzedge, I know I just bought a set of K&N drop-ins, but got them for a really good price and could easily offload them at cost and buy a short ram intake like the Gen II or the Typhoon.... I just don't know what to dooooooo!!:eekdance:

I know...I've got it!!
http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/yaya...a-emoticon.jpg

You buy the Typhoon, and tell me which you like better! Then I can choose vicariously through your trial (and error?)! :tup:

Ummm... OK. :tup:

Ok, so I got my Evo-R diffuser mounted today, and for the most part I'm ecstatic!

I'll post some full pics when I have time but something I noticed after the install is a slight paint bubble on the top of the piece. I will probably be the only person that ever notices it, but it kinda bugs me.

What would you do? Require it to be repaired, or don't bother?

http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/...1/d91c7238.jpg

Mr.happytheman, I am using the drop-in and the K&N Typhoon is on the way. While Mr.onzedge is scretching his head as hell about the Koni, I will let you know the before&after about the Typhoon as soon as I can. :tup:

LOL

Make them fix it for sure. Don't accept paying for a service that is not performed to expectations. That actually is a pretty big defect and should have been noticed by the body shop.

Yesterday after dinner I did not have the energy to go back to the garage and finish the ART pipes. Good thing to becuase the forum member that I got them from included two crush gaskets that Tony from Motordyne let me know would not work with his ART pipes. If I pushed forward I would have had an exhaust leak. The problem though is that it is raining and cold today so I do not want to be in the garage plus I had a long day work and my body is sore from wrenching all weekend so no completion of the project today. Hope the storm clears out tomorrow so I can get this baby finsihed.

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I say wait for your boy's hand to heal. It's a win-win. He's happy because he gets to help his dad, and he feels better because you waited for him even though he knows how much you wanted to put them on. Next, you don't have to feel guilt over taking a Paid Time Off for Konis day!

So there you go. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments and, as always, have a great day. :tup:


I'm glad you questioned it, and got a resolution. What I'm curious about is how'd you end up with the wrong part to begin with? Did the forum member hook you up with new crush gaskets, and accidentally purchased the wrong ones?


Aah, yeah. That's pretty much what I was thinking. I'm going to give them a call/pay them a visit tomorrow and get this straightened out. They guarantee their work, and they are a major chain so it shouldn't be an issue. Besides, if they want continued business from me, (which I've already tale to them about) they will make it right.

I parked the other car walked past the Z in the garage and said holy hell your a dirty b***h, expect a wash.

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Hmm haven't torn off those yet..will take a look this weekend :tup:

A full update on my video yesterday:

I went to Laguna Seca for a 2-day driving school with the BMW GGC club, it went pretty great. It rained the first half of day 2, but otherwise decent weather. I was worried about the car as the first time I tracked it, everything went wrong (oil temp, fuel starvation, stock brakes overheated and burned out so badly they stopped working entirely and I had to limp home with the e-brake..), but the upgrades seemed to fix everything :D

I'm running the stoptech slotted rotors and pads now, and there was *maybe* a tiny bit of fade on one lap, but otherwise were perfect. With the oil cooler my temps were about 220F on the track (160F highway) so nowhere near limp mode. My new sway bars are still at the softest setting, but it did seem to be noticeably flatter in the corners.

I'm pretty happy to know my Z can handle a track day now :) Can't wait for the next one.

Past few months I've been driving around my damaged 370z with a scrap rear bumper and a huge dent in my front bumper near the corner of the fangs. Last Thursday I finally brought it into a shop, a really ghetto one, but i have done business with him before on my IS300, so I trusted him. I finally got it back this evening, and he did amazing job. Fixed my dent, repainted my blacked out fangs, and repainted my whole rear bumper. I wish I did a before and after cause he did an amazing job.

I can't believe you didn't take the requisite five minutes to snap some pictures! :eek:

Oh well, glad your ride is looking great again! Let's see some pics of it now! :pics:

Hey Kenman. The dealer said it could be up to 10 weeks. They only started making them 1/26/2012. If it isn't in by ZdayZ I'll be driving the Z there. If it does come in I will still be at ZDayZ with the ZL1. I'm already looking at pulleys and tune to make 630hp vs 580hp stock. :driving: The car I ordered is red with black stripe kit, black rims, suade steering wheel and shifter, sunroofand 6mt.

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np, mr.alcheng. hope you get the set. :tup:

hello, mr.onzege! :tup:

agreed, that is good practice. :tup: especially since davenue mentioned the front was lowered by 1/4" or something.

sounds good MVP! :tup:

6MT! :tup:


hey happy, that bubble can be sanded/filed off and polished...but yah, that's not acceptable in my book. i would take it back or fix it. not sure wat glue they used but hope it's removable...otherwise it will be a biotch to file that off in that small gap without scratching. :icon17:

I put a box, filled with slot car stuff, in the trunk that would not allow closure. With about 3-4 inches exposed I drove off. I noticed a slight exhaust smell so I rolled down the windows. Bad idea, it brought in more exhaust than before. Driving slowly helped with smell. Driving faster with windows down was more fun.

This reminded me of my 280Z going down a hill on the freeway. Ah memories. :driving:

:yum:

http://www.chevrolet.com/assets/en/i...ertrain_01.jpg
http://www.chevrolet.com/assets/en/i...ovr_ext_03.jpg

It was affixed with 3M. How much of a problem is that going to be?

hey davenue- thanks for the pict. does look :yum:-er than mustang. :icon17:

happy - 3M tape or silicone glue? if tape they can probably remove it gently. if glue, then probably not.

Tape my friend. I'm thinking a heat gun and monofilament.

Good Morning Mr.kenchan, too bad the OP send me a PM this morning saying the set is gone. Not surprised since it's such a good deal! :icon17:

Going to the tire shop tomorrow to put down deposit for the Vossen and a set of DW. :tup: :tup:



Hey Mr.Fire, hope you'd be ok from driving a top down roadster to a open roof :icon17:

Got a notice from UPS this morning, the K&N is scheduled for delivery for next Tue, great news for me cos Wed is my day off!!! :tup: :happydance:

Sorry to hear you lost the deal. :( What size DW are you putting on the Vossens?

Looking forward to hearing about your K&Ns!:happydance:

hey mr.alcheng - ahhh, too bad you missed the sale... oh well. but yah, you'll be happy with the DW's. :tup: has better tread-wear anyway so for your dd it might be even better.

huh, im off on monday... :icon17:

That deal was door-crasher-like, $900 + S&H.

I am going to put OEM size for the 19, 245/40/19 Front and 275/35/19 Rear. Rim size should be 19X8.5 offset+20 front and 19X10 offset+25 for rear.

The shop told me I shouldn't need spacer, looking forward to it! :icon17:



So do you have Tuesday-sickness instead of Monday??? :icon18:

i sense i will be ill on tuesday for a 4day weekend. :tup: not quite. :shakes head: :icon17:


forgot to mention, had charburgers and cheeze fries + chilli last night. :yum: