:tup: :p. :rolleyes: :tiphat:

Indeed! :tup:

Left my car in the airport yesterday, came back today and was rained out. It's her first taste of rain so I washed her as soon as I got home. All in 30 minutes. It's a small car.

Oct 7th AutoX Bay Area
 

Here is a video of my Z autocrossing!

Norcal UFO Autocross Event Marina CA 370Z Run - YouTube

As a family man myself with two boys in college and young girl, I learned how important alone time was and that included alone time with my wife. I discovered how my Z served a special purpose. Don't do it.

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Yup, same here, its a nice escape from my 10th month old and the wife, nice to have your "own thing" :)

Although I consider her my DD, lately its not driven "as much" since I can't take my son in it if I gotta grab him from daycare etc, so only downside.

Back on track - I got these the other day from Carbon Fiber Element Will pop those in today...TGIF :tup:

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Crossed the 1,000 mark...
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Almost broken in :tup: My recommendation is that you redline 1st through 5th as soon as you hit 1200 miles. No... I didn't recommend that for the car; it's for your enjoyment :icon17: Oh and probably best not to do it on a public roadway; has anyone ever redlined 6th?

I haven't been able to redline 4th yet. :shakes head: 5th would be :eek: and 6th would be :icon14:

Hahaha, just redlining 4th is near 120mph lol.

Haha :iagree:

i think the difference between 5th and 6th topspeed is 10 mph. 6 really is a highway gear that you wouldnt really use if trying to go fast







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Lip is on, as are the sways, all i can say is wow, this is how the handling should have been from the factory, no doubt the bad reviews are on the handling would not exist...

better pics to follow...the lip fit REALLY well. Cant wait to get some side blades to complement...

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Did this.....

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Very nice! The color of the plates couldn't have been better too match.

Driving on the Capital City freeway tonight when a guy in a Mustang GT pulled alongside and delivered a honk and thumbs up. Odd behavior indeed

It's nice to meet a car enthusiast in the wild.

This is quite odd Mustang behavior. Maybe it wasn't a wild Mustang, it was probably domesticated. Usually they have some form of rabies.

Nothing wrong w acknowledging an awesomley awesome 370Z w an awesome king driver?! You didnt happen to be wearing your crown (beannie) did u?! :bowrofl: :tup:
Lol! :bowrofl: good one LS!! Welcome btw!!! :tup:
:iagree: that is always nice!:tup:

I just got word that my wheels and PSS's are on their way, they should show up by the end of next week. Also my FMIC and fuel pump are on the way, they should arrive Tuesday. Lastly, my Defi gauges showed up today, but they are a birthday present that I won't receive until later this month.

It's been a great day :tup:

pss?!?!?

missing my Z. I'm on another week long away trip with the Zed sitting under a cover at the parking lot. :(

Good news though I'm back tomorrow...

:tup: something to look forward to! Safe travels!:)

Let a friend who owns a Mazda Speed 3 drive my car on a mountain twisty today. Said to me after the drive, "I'm gonna save up some cash and get me one of these"!

I'm not 100% sure what they are, but I've heard they're really good. I figured I better buy some before they sell out.

Haha nice, your lucky he didn't just drive off with it that he loved it so much lol. :tup:

There may be hope for mankind after all.

I had a scary moment, was driving casually and came to a stop at a red light. As soon as I let go of brake and accelerate and heard and felt an intense and ear piercingly loud grinding/screeching noise from front wheel area specifically the brakes. The sound came at any time the car was in motion with or without brake pressure.

Pulled over for half an hour searching everywhere, couldn't find anything wrong. Decided to drive the car down the road wiggling it left and right and accelerating to see if something was stuck and to get it out.

Eventually the noise went away very randomly. The only thing I can think of is a rock or something got lodged in the brake pad/rotor area and was grinding and screeching. Idk but it really scared me being the car is brand new as literally 1,000miles. I thought the wheel or something was coming loose or something. Anyways quick question, does this look like normal rotor wear for a new car with 1,000 miles?? I'm not an expert on brakes. Thanks
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What I did today? I drove it. :D

A (one of a kind) civilized Mustang owner....

You are very lucky to see one.... :tiphat:

Michelin pilot super sports! that will be my next tire as well. Heard nothing but good things about them

I bought my first set of Super Sports in April 2011. Of all the tires I have used in my life, these are the beat performing (street) by far. They grip like crazy and love to be pushed hard. I dod not get as many miles out of my rears as I hoped (about 13,500) and am on my second set.

What did you get out of the stock potenzas? Those have a tread wear rating of 140 compared to the pss's 300 I believe. Or did the 40th have a different tire? I'm not sure

I have much wrench turning to do today.

Have to swap back to street brake pads and put a block off plate in front of my oil cooler.

Wish me luck :)

Good luck!:tiphat:

The treadwear rating is somewhat misleading. Across different manufacturers it is a more or less useless number. The treadwear rating also really only applies to tires you can rotate fore and aft -- which we cannot with the Z with sport or touring packages. The Michelins are warrantied for 30,000 miles, unless you cannot rotate due to staggered setup, in which case the warranty is 15,000 miles.

Anyway, I was down to treadbars on the Potenzas at 16,000 miles (on the rears) and my fronts still had about 5/32" tread. I actually sold my frons to a G-35 guy for 140 bucks.

The super sports are supposed to be a bit less noisy too (I'm told)

I'm just coming back to mine tonight. The Wife was afraid I wouldn't want to drive an hour to her parents house after work, but of course Ill make the drive! I can hardly wait to have some quiet time with my beautiful girl. (It will be nice to see my wife too)

cleaned and waxed,

hankooks order soon, will get springs for her soon as well. :driving:

Spent a gorgeous Sunday morning flogging Stony Creek Road..then brought it home for a detailing.

Life...is GOOD.

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