The mpg in the Z goes from about 26 or so down to about 20 when you go from 65 mph to 85 mph (yes we have 80+ mph speed limits in TX)

*disclaimer* mpgs are completely unofficial, off-the-top-of-my-head estimates :icon17:

My daily commute is about 20-25 minutes, 90% highway. Then again, I'm sure exceeding the limit isn't helping. I have been enjoying her this week.

We don't have 80+ mph speed limits in NY, but the Z goes 80+ anyway. :tup: Errh, I mean, 78. :ugh2:

hey mr. gale! :hello:

Hi Mr.kenchan :hello:

I placed my order last night for the cheapie Zoom H1 recorder, hot shoe adaptor, and fuzzy wind screen. I didn't want to invest too much until I get a handle on the whole video/audio processing thing. This should give me a taste. Now I need to order one of those cup holder mount things. Have you received your replacement one yet?

sounds good, mr.gale! :tup:

i did receive my replacement. it was better, but still not truely horizontal when i have the recorder in the verticle position. but, i found a good horizontal position, so no more issue with the cocked swivel. the base locks into the cupholder as you torque it in cw, so i can adjust the recorder to lay flat in parallel to the center console. :p

since my camera is on the headrest i want to make sure i dont get it in the shot either... so i have it pushed back pretty far towards the passenger seat. ill snap a pict later. :)

While I was detailing the Z last evening, I saw and heard these young kids racing their suped up VW Golf's, a mustang, and some other odd-ball cars. This was on local residential roads. There's one street that runs perpendicular to mine, but rises/falls depending upon your direction. These kids were racing in the direction that rises. I'm thinking, idiots! There 's a blind spot when you're traveling in the rising direction where the road flattens and you can't see an oncoming car over the horizon of the road. Keep in mind that this a two-way single-lane each way road so one of them was driving on the wrong side of the road. :shakes head:

Eventually, the police came around my neighborhood. The kids (teenagers) had stopped by then. I think that someone in my neighborhood called the cops.

Later, I heard another car burning rubber again. I'm pretty confident that it was the Mustang, the older variety -- not the 5.0. However it was still powerful enough.

Traditionally on many Thursday's, a parade of exotic/sports/vintage cars travels on a local road that I can see from the back my house. However they don't race. They just showcase themselves for all of the world to admire. They often meet at the local Log Cabin restaurant. It's a cool sight. I guess that the kids picked this day to do their racing because of it being a "car night".

Good Afternoon Fellas!!!! :tiphat: :tiphat:

Thinking about going to a car meet tonight, it's a general car meet about 20mins from where I work and they have a night-meet on Thur, a member here told me they have tons of cars participate, gonna check it out after work tonight :tup:


I think I can rep about 8 within the repstrual-period... and I tried to find out is there any difference on the numbers of rep you can give out between daytime and late night... no difference... :ugh2:

Too bad we can not see who did we rep... cos sometimes I lost count :ugh2:

Sounds good.

Do you have a link for the cup mount thingy? Or would Amazon have such a device?

I know, I know.... Use the search function right? :bowrofl:

:bowrofl: :bowrofl:

kenchan: Dang Gale, use the "Search" or jump into my "Iggy List"!!!!

:icon18: :icon18:

ken-San!!!!! :tiphat:

Hi Mr.alcheng :hello: Staying cool today?

:icon18:

I deserve that. :bowrofl:

Only one way to know for sure. One of us will have to deny the rest of us rep for a day (close the legs, say we have a headache) and then explode-rep as many different users as they can after that.

Sounds painful!

No pain, no gain knowledge of how many reps it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop.

wahahaha!! :icon18: hey there, mr.alcheng! :tup:

mr.gale- i bought mine through amazon, but you can get it direct from the manufacturer. their customer support so far has been top notch! :tup:

Amazon.com: Satechi SCH-121 Cup Holder Mount for Smartphohes & Tablets: Kindle Fire, iPad, iPad 2, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy 10.1, Viewsonic Gtablet, Blackberry Playbook, HTC Flyer, iPhone, BlackBerry: Comput

Satechi SCH-121 Cup Holder Mount for Smartphohes & Tablets: Kindle Fire, iPad, iPad 2, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Galaxy 10.1, Viewsonic Gtablet, Blackberry Playbook, HTC Flyer, iPhone, BlackBerry

so far this is the cleanest looking one i could find. there are other similar ones, but the base looks like total crap when expanded. the satechi is very clean. :p and the base is very solid, no rattles.

Mr.GaleForce... oh yea... the air-con keeps me cool at 23c, if I go out... it's 32c+ and I probably need some Corono to keep my temp down... :icon18:

I thought it is supposed to rain a bit tonight... didn't wash my Z yesterday... and now the forecast says it's gonna be sunny all day... :shakes head:

Gonna clean my Z tonight.....

Thank you sir :tiphat:

:tup:

im still trying to decide if i want to install the db651 coax or not in my Z. hummmm... im sure it will sound much better but would i want the 6501's later when i swap out the HU...? i already have a pair of like-new dB521's i use to use in my old car in the basement just collecting dust waiting for a garage sale. :icon17: would the 651's end up the same?

hummm....

errrr.... or just install the 521's until next year when i do swap out the HU and run new wires to the db6501. then this experiment is free. :p

but 5.25 in a 6.5 size will fall in like me trying to wear a size 36. lol where the hell did the speaker go?

I'm trying to find a pic that was posted in this thread... or maybe it was somewhere else on the forum :confused:
Someone just got their headlights done and had the reflector and (I think) the landing strip done in carbon. Do you know what pic I'm talking about? Rep for the person who points me to it.

Also, does anyone have one of these: ZSpeed Performance Aluminum Engine Splash Shield 370Z Nissan
and how do you like it? Or don't like it?

If you ever plan on running an amp, go with components. Otherwise, the 6.5" coax will big good for extra mid bass. If you don't need the extra mid bass, make an adaptor for the 5.25" coax and make sure you seal the rear of the speaker from the front. Done and done. :tup:

I know the picture you're thinking of... I don't have a clue what thread....

I'll give you a rep anyway.

I did that after I recovered from strep, but I didn't count :mad:

I, too, am interested in one of these. I like the black powdercoated version, but $200 seems expensive. My primary question is can you really change the oil with out removing the whole shroud? Because the little flap on the stock shroud doesn't even allow me to drain the oil into an oil pan on the floor - it would just drain into the shroud. :ugh2:

I just looked through the lighting forum, the member ride forum, and the DIY forum. Nothing. Must be an obscure thread title. I'll look again later.

Thanks for the rep :tup:

Drove to work. Now hope to get another set of wheels soon. :-D

That's what I want to know, too!

I just went back to page 20 or so and didn't find jack. :icon14: I could have sworn it was this thread.

Getting ready to order this one soon:

ZSpeed 2009-2012 NISMO 370Z Aluminum Under Pan Diffuser

:tup:

Noice!:tup:

Why? You don't have a Nismo.
Edit: Nevermind! Just saw you have the Nismo bumper.

Good Thursday! Just a quick drive today. Decent wash and detail so its clean for the weekend. Watching the EURO 2012 games, driving, washing and helping my Audi/VW mechanic friend remove his Ducati 848 motor for rebuild.

His bike only has 13000km's and the crank is probably bad. Just out of warranty, go figure. He is a good young chap who has made my car-guy life here in Germany absolutely amazing and easier than it should be. I hope my assistance will be of use. Should be about 2000euro's for the work. He worships that bike!

F1 weekend as well from Valencia Spain. Have a good one :hello:

Please Help Me Ken-San!
 

For fear of being put on the ignore list, I respectfully ask for your help.

Right now I am running stock Nismo rims with 10mm spacers. A set of Avante Garde rims is up for sale in Houston in the following sizes:

Front = 19x9.5 +18

Rear = 19x11 +20

How do those offsets compare to the stock Nismo rims? I'd like to have the same amount of stance without the spacers; will this offset accomplish that?

I know you talked about this before, but I was a deer in the headlights.

Thanks in advance. :tup:

gurney

It was Tibal. Here's the linky to the post:
http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...ml#post1764177

Ding ding ding! We have a winner.

I believe the nismo stock offsets are +40 on the front and +23 on the rear. Looks like those should be about right in the front, but would need a spacer in the rear to keep the same front to back relationship you had before.

Anyone, if I am talking out of my a$$, please rectify the situation :tiphat:

*edit* Just noticed the rears are 19x11 (instead of stock nismo 19x10.5). I think this means you should have a pretty similar stance without the spacers. But don't take my word for it, I'm still fairly inexperienced when it comes to all of these wheel and tire details. And btw those wheels are damn sexy! :tup:

Just got word that Honduh is fixing the car under warranty.

Service advisor told me that next time if something like this happens don't touch the car. They said that they could tell that I got into the door to poke around and see if I could fix it. He said Honda is strict and when they inspect the part they would usually deny the warranty claim since the customer tried to mess with it. He said they are just going to say that they did it.