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onzedge 04-30-2012 03:35 PM

I just came back from lunch and had to snap a Droid pic.

Sorry, the Koni's are not visible.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7...a0664c7f_b.jpg

happytheman 04-30-2012 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ZForce (Post 1693789)
Congrats :tup:

Good morning guys :tiphat:

Mr. Happy, Mr. Galeforce good morning gents :tiphat:

Reps are in your box. :tup:

I know it's 5 pages later, but hello and thanks bunches! :tiphat:


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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1693810)
I am working on a couple of short stories today -- they are really take-offs on a few movies (I did not see the movies, but am using their titles). They are:

"Michelin and Me" and "Life After Koni"

They are working titles, of course.

:icon18: You are funny guy. I see what you did there. :)

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1693813)
Good morning guys. I feel like poop today. :(

Hope you start feeling better Steve.

kenchan 04-30-2012 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 1694784)
That it's tucked in the way it is :ugh2:

oh ok. hahahaha. :tup: yah, for rear 15mm or 20mm should do the trick.

kenchan 04-30-2012 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1694799)
I just came back from lunch and had to snap a Droid pic.

Sorry, the Koni's are not visible, but PSS arez.

very nice! :tup:

ZMan8 04-30-2012 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694803)
oh ok. hahahaha. :tup: yah, for rear 15mm or 20mm should do the trick.

:tup:

ZMan8 04-30-2012 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694805)
very nice! :tup:

:iagree:

happytheman 04-30-2012 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1694080)
I wish. I know jack **** about cars other than if one looks sexy and goes fast. :p

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1694088)
Funny -- those were my criteria for women when I was younger. As it turns out, it is not such a good approach always.

BLAHAHAHAH!! :rofl2:

alcheng 04-30-2012 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1694799)
I just came back from lunch and had to snap a Droid pic.

Sorry, the Koni's are not visible.

:tup: :tup:

Hey Brantly :tiphat:

TerribleONE 04-30-2012 03:48 PM

repz all around!!!!!

happytheman 04-30-2012 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1694005)
Morning guys! Fingers crossed that I get to pick up a TDX tonight. Come on car gods.......

Hey, did you decide to go with the LTH?

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Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 1694837)
:tup: :tup:

Hey Brantly :tiphat:

Hey Alcheng! Just doing some power reading trying to catch up! :)

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694094)
:rofl2: lol... my wife has absolutely no interest in cars. :tup:

You know what's funny? My wife is the only woman I've ever dated that gave a hoot about cars. This is the only reason I married her.









I kid, I kid! :rofl2:

kenchan 04-30-2012 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1694867)
You know what's funny? My wife is the only woman I've ever dated that gave a hoot about cars. This is the only reason I married her.


I kid, I kid! :rofl2:

hahaha, you had me going there for a split second. :ugh2: :icon18:

Alchemy 04-30-2012 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694684)
hey there! :hello:



really depends on which tire you get. :)

Just replacing my Hankooks right now since my fronts are still plenty good.

happytheman 04-30-2012 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ZForce (Post 1694119)
Here you go, oem 19" sport wheel lug nuts: part # 40224jk00a

2009 NISSAN 370Z Parts - Performance Nissan of Duarte aka MYNISMO.COM

They are out of stock but can have them in 3 days.

Wow cool! Thanks zforce! +rep!

onzedge 04-30-2012 04:09 PM

My wife is warming up to having an interest in cars. Every now and then, we will be driving and I will see something nice like a 510 or something. I will saw "Nice 510" and she will ask "what color is the car you are talking about". So now I just say "Check out the sweet red Italia next to us". Then she gets it.

At least she can tell the difference between all of the Z's. That's a plus.

happytheman 04-30-2012 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1694121)
:tup: I'm at least making an effort!

Props for the effort! :tup:

happytheman 04-30-2012 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1694900)
hahaha, you had me going there for a split second. :ugh2: :icon18:

Hahahaha! That's funny right there! No but seriously, my wife is my best friend! :) She and I have been together 17 yrs this fall. :)

kenchan 04-30-2012 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1694904)
Just replacing my Hankooks right now since my fronts are still plenty good.

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.

kenchan 04-30-2012 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1694911)
My wife is warming up to having an interest in cars. Every now and then, we will be driving and I will see something nice like a 510 or something. I will saw "Nice 510" and she will ask "what color is the car you are talking about". So now I just say "Check out the sweet red Italia next to us". Then she gets it.

At least she can tell the difference between all of the Z's. That's a plus.

hahaha. :tup: when i ask my wife what kinda car her friend had, she will say the brand and color. unless it's a hyundai or kia or something, and she wont know what it is. :icon17:

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Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1694918)
Hahahaha! That's funny right there! No but seriously, my wife is my best friend! :) She and I have been together 17 yrs this fall. :)

that sounds great! :tup: my wife is also my best friend and we've been together about 20yrs. :) she still shows no interest in cars. :tup: hahaha.

Pintsize725 04-30-2012 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE (Post 1694841)
repz all around!!!!!

....still waiting......:ugh2:















:p

kenchan 04-30-2012 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 1694948)
....still waiting......:ugh2:















:p

:icon18:

happytheman 04-30-2012 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1694264)
What the heck is wrong with people?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Put down your frigging cellphones/makeup/newspaper/laptop/beer and drive your car!!!!

+1 on the beer....



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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1694275)
This all could have been avoided if the Envoy was equipped with Super Sports.

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Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1694288)
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.

alcheng 04-30-2012 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1695131)

What wheel are you running Mr. Alcheng?

Mr.happytheman, I am running Vossen: :tup:

http://www.the370z.com/members/alche...ure47614-a.jpg

Bucketlist2012 04-30-2012 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bbigby64 (Post 1695128)
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.

Be thankful..the Flu can go away...

I have major Brain and Heart issues, and have felt like crap today...

Health is number one....I am retired early and pretty well off, but let me tell you.

Without my health,, it doesn't mean anything..

But I do plan to get the 370Z outta the garage tomorrow..All this talk from you guys has me itching to drive the 370Z ....And I mean "drive" it...

I still have to put more miles on the new Rear gears on the Z/28, but soon I plan to do a 4000RPM clutch dump, and 3 gear roast fest...

Being on borrowed time, I have no time to waste...Did i just jack this thread ? Sorry.

Bucketlist2012 04-30-2012 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng (Post 1695212)
Mr.happytheman, I am running Vossen: :tup:

http://www.the370z.com/members/alche...ure47614-a.jpg

Since that is sooo sweet, I thought I would bump your picture..

Nice wheels..Nice car...Nice Picture...

alcheng 04-30-2012 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucketlist2012 (Post 1695231)
Be thankful..the Flu can go away...

I have major Brain and Heart issues, and have felt like crap today...

Health is number one....I am retired early and pretty well off, but let me tell you.

Without my health,, it doesn't mean anything..

But I do plan to get the 370Z outta the garage tomorrow..All this talk from you guys has me itching to drive the 370Z ....And I mean "drive" it...

I still have to put more miles on the new Rear gears on the Z/28, but soon I plan to do a 4000RPM clutch dump, and 3 gear roast fest...

Being on borrowed time, I have no time to waste...Did i just jack this thread ? Sorry.

You can always "speak" in here, Sir.. :tiphat:

lemon-fresh 04-30-2012 06:34 PM

broke one of the outer clips on my front diffuser today :shakes head: ... Why are they so expensive to replace?


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