Nissan 370Z Forum - What did you do with your Z today III

I had not considered that. I believe you may be correct. The reduced stopping distance the Pilot Super Sports (by Michelin) provide would have made the difference between a near miss and tragedy.

PSS Alert!

Alchemy

04-30-2012 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694930)

i see. when comparing your hankooks to other tires (say stock RE050's) do they appear wider or narrower or about the same?

my 275 DW's appear much wider than the RE050's in the same size. even so, on 10.5" width wheels they have stretch. not a hellaflushatoilet stretch, but a sports car stretch.

Yeah, I think Im just gonna order another pair of 295/30's even though the rear sidewalls are smaller than my fronts. What are negative points to this, if there are any??

kenchan

04-30-2012 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1694997)

Yeah, I think Im just gonna order another pair of 295/30's even though the rear sidewalls are smaller than my fronts. What are negative points to this, if there are any??

Other than appearance (if it bugs you) I can't think of any. :)

Alchemy

04-30-2012 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1695012)

Other than appearance I can't think of any. :)

Yeah, ok. Thanks Ken.

alcheng

04-30-2012 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1694997)

Yeah, I think Im just gonna order another pair of 295/30's even though the rear sidewalls are smaller than my fronts. What are negative points to this, if there are any??

The ride is a bit harsher than 35... :ugh2:

Pintsize725

04-30-2012 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1694867)

Hey, did you decide to go with the LTH?

No, not just yet. Maybe once I have more $$. :)

MightyBobo

04-30-2012 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1695059)

No, not just yet. Maybe once I have more $$. :)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Texas NAZI about emissions?

Pintsize725

04-30-2012 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo (Post 1695063)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Texas NAZI about emissions?

*shrug*:confused:

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail. :p

JARblue

04-30-2012 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo (Post 1695063)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Texas NAZI about emissions?

You're correct

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1695071)

*shrug*:confused:

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail. :p

Like the rest of world, it's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know :tup:

ZForce

04-30-2012 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_Girl (Post 1694199)

You might have read this on another thread but me and a few friends (Super_RedZ and BeeMaaZ) went to the Motorsport Z-Car West Coast Nationals this weekend. Great event, met several cool guys and had a really fun day. It was great to see Zero also, thanks for the additional pics!

The day ended to all of our surprise when they called my name for 1st place of the 370Z stock division. I posted a few pics from the day but check out the thread http://www.the370z.com/southern-cali...29-2012-a.html to see more.

Congrats on the trophy :tiphat: I grew up in that area and have since moved to NorCal 24 years ago. Been wanting to go to this, event of the year for West Coast peeps but agan this year had a setback and hopefully next year. I was just looking on our club FB page and saw the group shot of the winners. You are posing next to a buddy of mine who's 280Z Mach II is in one of your other photos. It's the spiderman Z. I bet it was tough judging on the stock cars, they have to be very clean and detailed. We had 5 club members place from NorCal. Nowhere near the amount from SoCal but then again..three times the peeps down there. :tup:

MightyBobo

04-30-2012 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1695071)

*shrug*:confused:

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail. :p

This all works, unless that shop gets found out. Or a cop with a keen sense of smell (and by that, I mean he can smell ANYTHING since its obvious as hell) decides to pull you over.

Federal fine for that can be pretty hefty...just watch yourself /shrug. Granted, just by swapping to HFC's I broke federal law, but I'm sure you get my point :-p

alcheng

04-30-2012 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1695071)

*shrug*:confused:

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail. :p

That's usually easier to complete with: Donuts + Coffee + Pretty Girl + Sexy Car a.k.a Z .

bbigby64

04-30-2012 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1693813)

Good morning guys. I feel like poop today. :(

Me, too. I have classic Flu symptoms. :( I've been trying to sleep it off. I felt miserable for most of today. However, I'm feeling a little better now.

happytheman

04-30-2012 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1694517)

So the deal is set to go for tonight. Does this sound too good to be true: FI TDX w/ 18" Res and carbon fiber for $1100? What sort of issues do I need to check for? Once again, my apologies for the noob questions.

Wait, what? No long tube headers? For $1100? Unless its pretty much BNIB I don't really consider that to be a great deal. Are they paying for shipping?

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Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1694526)

sounds about right for a used CBE. Just check for dents/scratches in the CF mufflers, scratches on tips, dents on the pipes if they are minor, negotiate. The FI exhausts are made from 304 SS so there shouldn't be rust on them.

I dunno man, but I see the FI going for ~$900-950 all the time.

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694525)

from wat ive read, running 20mm spacers up front on stock tires + H&R springs will introduce rub on larger bumps. im not sure how low that is vs stock nor do i know what setup TGO is running. i ran 20mm spacers on stock wheels/tires and stock height, no issue, but ive never encounted huge bumps or drips to require full bump.

I'm pretty sure TGO is lowered on Teins which are supposed to be a really mild drop.

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694611)

mr.alcheng, if you do plan to use open lugs and sandwich a 5mm spacer, i highly recommend the muteki steel lugs. duraliumium ones are imho too soft to do anything other than full thread. :)

What wheel are you running Mr. Alcheng?

Pintsize725

04-30-2012 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1695131)

Wait, what? No long tube headers? For $1100? Unless its pretty much BNIB I don't really consider that to be a great deal. Are they paying for shipping?

It's a local deal, he's supposedly only had it for two months, same cbe would be $1675ish direct from FI. Now you have me second guessing it.

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