What did you do with your Z today IV

happytheman · 07-23-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

oh yah, forgot to mention, i saw a BRZ this am. looked like a thin flimsy cheap car.

Hmm, really? Did it look that bad? I have yet to see one in person.

Alchemy · 07-23-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Hmm, really? Did it look that bad? I have yet to see one in person.

I walked around one the other week at the Subie dealer. I thought it was pretty nice. Maybe slightly cheap looking but then again, its a pretty cheap car. Looks like it could be fun. I know all the reviews I have read have been pretty favorable.

kenchan · 07-23-2012, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

I walked around one the other week at the Subie dealer. I thought it was pretty nice. Maybe slightly cheap looking but then again, its a pretty cheap car. Looks like it could be fun. I know all the reviews I have read have been pretty favorable.

if one doesn't already have a fun car, i think might be a good car to start. imho the very first thing the car needs is wheels and a nice drop like modding mom's old accord or something. but then it will probably loose that quick handling people rave about in the reviews. wish it came out of the box looking better.

Alchemy · 07-23-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

if one doesn't already have a fun car, i think might be a good car to start. imho the very first thing the car needs is wheels and a nice drop like modding mom's old accord or something. but then it will probably loose that quick handling people rave about in the reviews. wish it came out of the box looking better.

I agree, it needs rims BADLY, I hate them. A drop would def be nice too.

Everyone cant have factory RAYS, Ken

happytheman · 07-23-2012, 02:02 PM

Sworn secrecy upon death or disfigurement, whichever comes first?! Wow!

That's serious business right thar!

kenchan · 07-23-2012, 03:33 PM

speaking of slow cars, why are the impreza NA 2.0's so frikken slow?

as a hatch i thought it looked pretty good. all the reviews say they are super underwelming...

Davey · 07-23-2012, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

speaking of slow cars, why are the impreza NA 2.0's so frikken slow?

as a hatch i thought it looked pretty good. all the reviews say they are super underwelming...

AWD causes more parasitic loss than RWD or FWD... Other than that maybe gearing. I was going to say heavy but I checked and it's actually about 2900 lbs, which is surprisingly light.

kenchan · 07-23-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey

AWD causes more parasitic loss than RWD or FWD... Other than that maybe gearing. I was going to say heavy but I checked and it's actually about 2900 lbs, which is surprisingly light.

yah, they dropped the weight and also the powerband from the previous gen. which is fine, but the fastest ive seen is 8sec 0-60mph time and that's probably with a tranny shattering like glass launch with a 5k drop.

rolling start to 60mph is 9.5sec

how do you manage living with a 10sec rolling start car when they're asking for $22K?

2K more and got a mazdaspeed3 tearing up the road with sub-6sec launch.

EazyD · 07-23-2012, 04:04 PM

There was a FR-S autocrossing with me earlier in the month - it looked pretty nice (wheels were decent) and got good times.

kenchan · 07-23-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by EazyD

There was a FR-S autocrossing with me earlier in the month - it looked pretty nice (wheels were decent) and got good times.

EZ- you need to get some new glasses or contacts or lasik before your next mod.

onzedge · 07-23-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

EZ- you need to get some new glasses or contacts or lasik before your next mod.

LunaZ · 07-23-2012, 04:32 PM

Haha... It's a trap. Ackbar.

JARblue · 07-23-2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Hey man, is that R2C your only breathing mod? It sounds great!

Yes it is

I'm very pleased with it, though I wish I didn't have to use so much gas to hear it regularly

An exhaust sure would help, but its on hold for a while.

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

Sorry ms. pint, this was a loyalty test that you failed miserably. I had a drone follow you, JAR, and the other GM Z on your little cruise. mr. JAR can handle a car pretty well. I may have a little "job" for him down in Venezuela next week. I guess I need to find out if he's ever done a HALO (Google it) jump before.

Carry on citizens, carry on.

Thank you, sir

Funny you should mention: my cousin just finished up his sophomore year at Va. Tech and is currently in his first week of two of jump training

I would love to do something like that myself, but some training would definitely be in order prior to doing a HALO jump

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Haha... It's a trap. Ackbar.

Yes!

Nearly doubled the mileage on the Acura (to ~750) today as I took it to Tennessee Colony, Texas (don't ask). Wife took the Z to work, since I knew I'd be driving some dirt roads. Got back and stopped by the office to find my black fuel gauge cover from Simota

He was nice enough to send me another one after the first one got lost in the bowels of USPS. I'll post pics after I install later this week.

kenchan · 07-23-2012, 05:43 PM

luna- hahaha, classic.

so for my Z, i ordered up a grab bag for my gopro.

kenchan · 07-23-2012, 06:20 PM

here's the deadcat.

07-23-2012, 02:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
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EazyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,211 Drives: 2010 6MT Sport pkg. Rep Power: 26	There was a FR-S autocrossing with me earlier in the month - it looked pretty nice (wheels were decent) and got good times. __________________ Pearl White 2010 370Z Sport, Stillen CBE, tint, K&N drop-in filters, GT-R start button, Kenwood DNX-6980 with backup cam, LED bulbs, Raceseng shift knob.

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