OP, I hope to see you posting your hood scoop mod in the following thread few years later from now. And compare to the thread you created here and have a good laugh of yourself.

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...look-good.html

But no offense, as we all have this moment..:icon17: But we all grew up eventually.:tup: It's better to be laughed here than being called out on the street.

The only mods I have on it so far are as listed..

Performance ;
MXP Exhaust
Stillen Gen 3 CAI
Invidia Test Pipes
Stillen Oil Cooler Kit

Exterior ;
Spec-S Front Lip
Xenon Rear Body Scoop (Has vents to allow air flow under the car and the brakes with cooling purpose)
Xenon Front Hood Scoop (Stick-On for looks. No performance)
Evo-R High Wing
Headlights (Housings painted Matte Black and Projector Shrouds painted Shadow Finish)
H&R Suspensions (1.3 Rear Drop 0.9 Front Drop but hasn't been installed yet.)
Angel Eye 10K HID Headlights

Actually it looks pretty badass. I like it being blacked out. But the non-functional hood scoop is just not my cup of tea.

Thanks for being straight up with me. And thanks for the compliment. I know i'm still a noobie and you're probably right about what you said. I'm already kind of laughing at myself but I could make it benefit performance by cutting out the bottom to allow airflow to the engine but nehh.. Probably going to keep it on for a year or so then replace it with a Hybrid FRP Seibon Hood with vents.

that actually looks pretty :yum:

That scoop actually doesnt look that bad, kinda flows with it. But to each is their own :tup:

I like it :tup: came way way better than i imagined

With handles and Emblems blacked out, I think it would look great!

The pics dont have the side scoops yet, but I dont think the hood scoop looks bad.

I am not a huge fan of the wheel painting (to each his own) but I love the concept of taking the rays and making them your own.

You have great performance mods as well.

In for more pics of it all done, and the handles and emblems black :)

What happened to the side window scoops?

I am interested to see/understand how you direct the air from the vent to the undercar and brakes.

Detailed pictures pls... :tup:

Thank you guys i spent good money and put alot of thought on my build and to find the best deals etc. Its finally 85% done as for what i had in plan. But in the future i'm also planning on getting more modifications as i educate myself more about the 370z.

I will post up detailed pics tmrw wen its sunny.

:tup:


Also, will you consider getting a new set of wheels or powder-coat/paint yours back to single color??

I personally love the Rays but if i were to change i would just buy a set of new wheels. Already have a few in mind to select from in the future.

Rays, Weds, good choice for the Z.

I bet you will go for 20, right??

Theres better selection of 20's but honestly i love 19's. perfect size for me in my books.

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps6e265f50.jpg

I think your car looks pretty good. Any time someone makes a thread about hood scoops or lambo doors or neon lights etc, they are signing themselves up for a little flaming. THE370Z members are one of the nicest compare to other forums. I don't think they were being mean. So were joking around a little bit but I don't think they mean it in a bad way. At the end, we are here to guide you to the right path. Many of the members suggested against the scoop bc lets say you attend track evens like HPDE where you speed up to 130-140MPH, that hood scoop holing by double sided tape may become a flying object to your windshield or car behind you. We are just giving you honest feedback. As I always say, it's your car. You're paying for car payment and insurance. So can do whatever you want to it. You have to understand, you have a pretty decent car. It has 332 hP. The more functional stuff you can put on the car, the more performance benefit you'll enjoy.

I don't want to close this thread if you guys keep it clean :tup:


PS: Plasti dip the door handles. They look out of place with the "black theme"

I personally prefer 19, it's good for DD especially the road is kinda bumpy.

And it's lighter too.

I know you were saying you want to get more education on motor performance, so I thought you should know that venting air underneath your car is bad as it creates pressure and lift underneath your car (unless you have a massive diffuser on the back which will channel that pressure to create negative lift aka downforce). Now if you had ducts from those vents to your brakes and not just to the general underneath portion of your car, then that is a good thing. Saying this all as just an FYI.

Your car looks nice btw. I think a blacked out look would look really sick (meaning rims and handles should be all black) since you're already almost blacked out.

http://s8.postimg.org/7k6gnxh85/Door_Handle.jpg


This is perfect for you...

I think he's talking about the side skirts...??:ugh2:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...&stc=1&d=13661

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...36612927829278

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1366129309

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1366129309

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1366129339

Theres a picture of the Rear Body Scoop with the vent but no specifications i can't get a picture from underneath. I did more examination on it and its a small passageway that goes through a small area to the underneath of the car. I think it's the brakes, not sure. My body guy told me that it cools the breaks so i'm going to take his word for it. There's also the side shot of the rear and close up on the wheels.

So what took them so long?

:tup: Lookin good but def dip the handles.....looks like 2 sore thumbs. Still :shakes head: about the hood scoop...stick on = fly off eventually. esp since it will be catching wind.

:iagree: Why'd they have it for a month?

I like everything on your car except the scoop. The wheels are kinda cool & weird at the same time, maybe it will look more badass when it's actually moving?

I think so, and I am interested to see if there's a channel to direct the air to the brake :tup: or just underneath the car :ugh2:

Unless there's ducting directing that air to the rotors, it's non-functional.
You really need cooling for the front brakes more than the rears, anyway. They're the ones that do the bulk of the work.

I remember back in the day when I put gutter guard mesh over the various holes on my 95 Eclipse. It was the shiznit!

Certainly not trying to me mean, but I think it's a bit over done for my taste. From are purely design perspective, I think adding the hood scoop and side scoop things, ruin the lines of the car. Whenever I think about adding something to my car, I always ask myself if I'd still like it 10 years from now. If the answer is "no" it's probably as cheezy as the time I put neon lights under my '92 Camry. I do like everything else though, even the unique take on the wheels.

If that's the look you're going for, don't let me or anyone else in here stop you from doing what you want to your car. I think many here consider the 370Z as a bit more "grown-up" from the previous generation. I certainly do. If the modifications look tacky, we're gonna call you out on it because frankly, we don't want people correlating this car with "ricer." Just my honest opinion. Don't take any of this stuff personally.

Even with nothing done, our cars get called that

Like I said is a PUBLIC FORUM, I'm entitled to my opinion, if you don't like it :gtfo2:

UH, those pics....My Eyes, My Eyes!!!!! You took a perfectly work of Art and Fvck it up. :facepalm:

Don't stop there, they have stick-on fender scoops and vents, side rear windows scoops, intercooler with fake blow-off valve & more.... :roflpuke2:

Ibtl

People ask why the scoop.. Well the scoop was mainly for the purpose of looks. I was alrady expecting flaming but I didnt know you guys took it so seriously. But I understand because you guys do take this stuff seriously and its okay since mechnical engineering is a part of some of your lives. I'm just an inexperienced young guy who wants to have a sexy looking car but i suppose the purpose was defeated after i put on a fake hood scoop. I pick things up fast and i've already learned that i need to get a functional hood in the future. I don't have grands to blow like some people on here so i'm currently going to save up for the Seibon Hood with vents so you guys can troll me about my stick on scoop all you want for the mean time. Most likely going to get it Hybrid FRP and paint it nissan factory metallic black. Im also going to get carbon fiber door handle covers to complete the black/red theme

Lols. OP got smacked around with productive, maybe a little harsh, criticism until he learned.

And best part is he's a good sport about it.

Sweet.


Tapatalk2 ...

that's from Calvin and Hobbes, isn't it? awesome :tup:

:iagree: (with myself) and I'm still wondering what took a friggin' month... Did they sculpt everything and paint everything by hand (with a brush)?

I like the rims. I like that they are different than everyone else's.

Thanks guys. And why it took so long, I don't know. Although i was distressed about the whole wait, after seeing the finished product, i couldn't be too angry. He said there was heavy customer traffic in the shop and I suppose he just wasn't putting the time into my car like he should have. :icon23:

I am still betting on him taking it out for JOYRIDES :driving: