Most I ever hit was 18.6 ... I think that ties Andrew (DE) for most gallons pumped when actually driving the car up to the gas station :)

:icon14: 18 gallons of 93 octane is about $43 here :driving:

That was what I was paying for a half tank at one point lol

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91 is about 2.65 a gallon here. I never worry about gas mileage, it's all about 'smiles per mile'... :icon17:

Yea. Remember paying $3.84 at some point last year for 93 oct. i'll have to see if I can find the receipt from my credit card hahaha

I had a Shelby about 10 years ago. Average per gallon price was $3.64.
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Last DD was a F150 with a 36 gallon tank. For a while, I had to fill up early to keep it under $100. Lasted about a week and a half.

Kirk B.

Had a cop do a double take on me yesterday on the opposite side of the road. Wasn't even doing anything. Usually they don't even see the Z. So... I drove close to the speed limit in to work this morning and I'll be doing the same on the way home. :driving:

I routinely go down to zero dots. I believe you're on your last gallon when you hit zero. Went 10 miles on zero once. I think I was pushing it.

If you do the math, the blinking lights are usually wrong.
I average 20 mpg and change. That's over 380 miles on a tank. It usually tells me I have 60 miles left at around 290-295 miles, so I should have over 80 miles left. Fillups seem to agree, since it's usually around 15 Gallons.
I just use it as a reminder, and don't spaz over it.

Kirk B.

I normally fill up around 1/4 tank in my cars as a feel good measure. I know I can go more, but why? The Z I normally fill at just under half tank due to it's stupid fuel starvation issues.

First year or so of having my Z premium was $4.20+/gal. Didn't stop me from driving the **** out of it :driving:

Pretty sure the shaft isn't supposed to do that :ugh2:

Some light reading then went back to check it out... and NO play like in the other video. It was somewhat warmed up before and has been sitting since, can't imagine that making a difference but I really don't know.

Even more confused now than before :icon14:

I cleaned my mafs.....Im the 2nd owner of my Z, I bought it about 6 months ago. I dont know the previous owner or anything about the life my Z led before me. Shortly after purchase, I had an Ark Grip cat-back installed as well as I installed a set of R2C dropins. There was a minor bit of performance increase as noticed by the butt dyno, but today I got to thinking, I wonder if the previous owner used oiled intake filters and if so, did he over oil them. Now when i bought my Z, it had brand new stock paper filters installed, so its possible.
Welp, the maf cleaning today indeed improved performance a lil' bit so Im assuming yes on my previous speculation.

Oh....Im really diggin' the Ark Grip sound, damn near intoxicating.

Texas is huge. Yesterday I drove to Ozona and back. Not Arizona. The total driving distance would have taken me all the way to the Arizona border. As it was though, I barely drove halfway to El Paso :icon14:

I drove it to work!!!!!

Big deal for me since the last time I drove it was at the end of Jan (deer accident)

Sounds like you are over in my neck of the woods. I'm about 2 hours East of Houston.
We adopted a dog to a family from Ozona, and met up with them at the rest area out by Columbus.
Next time you go thru there, stop in Schulenberg and eat at Frank's restaurant. Good homestyle cooking. At least until October. They're closing after 90 years.

Kirk B.

I'm in Austin, so not quite as far as you ;)

It's been years, but I've eaten at Frank's dozens of times when I was a kid on our way to visit family in the Houston area. Terrible news they are closing :( Next time I'm headed to Houston, I will definitely make sure to swing by.

I ordered my SPL midlinks and the correct sized Swift springs for my Aragosta coilovers today. Suspension work coming soon.

They're just as proud of those,as the front uppers.
I like the adjustability on the mid-links(toe & ride height)...think I'm going that way when I drop mine a tad.


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Pulled over for 80+ in a 65 today. Super chill cop. Didn't even give me a written warning - just told me to slow down. Yes sir! :D

Also, had to tell some 16 year old to put down his phone while driving. He gave me some lip and I put him in his place at the next light where we had a chance to chat. Fuckin entitled millenials or whatever that generation is called :shakes head:

After the millens, 1995 +are called Generation Z. Not kidding.

Put a new, higher capacity, rechargeable battery in my dashcam, because the original one has died. It only required soldering 2 wires. The capacity of the old battery was 325m/ah and the new one is 850m/ah. It's a thicker battery, so I needed to remove the padded tape that held the old one in place. The new one doesn't need to be held in place beacause it's thicker - just hope it doesn't overheat.

Hopefully now I can use the cam when I'm parked up, without the battery dying after 5 seconds.

They don't deserve the name Z :thumbsdown:

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Interesting. In the first video you grabbed the pulley and pulled/pushed and in the second video you grab the edge of the pulley and twist instead of grabbing and pulling.

Just an observation.

I hope this time around they make it Illegal here in Texas to use the phone while driving and in force it!! :tup:

Interesting observation, but it wasn't moving in the second clip if I'd have put a crowbar on it. The first with all the play it would have moved just as easily if I'd used two bare fingers instead of a gloved hand.

Later in the day I showed the vids to a supercharger rebuild shop and was told the slow side bearings weren't pressed in fully to retain the shaft (my layman terminology not his) so in it goes. The bearings need to be replaced and hopefully that's all, but st this point wouldn't be surprised if there was more. Hate the idea of sending something in like this with basically a blank check but in this case it is better than me opening it up and hoping I fixed it peorperly and addressed any and all issues. Just want to be able to bolt it back on with no worries like I should have been able to do in the first place.

They did here a few years back. It helped for a bit, then slowly people got brace again and now I'm not sure how much different it is from before except that you risk a $500 fine or something like that for distracted driving.

It's illegal to text while driving here and it hasn't worked. The cops are still texting...
We've got some of the most self-centered oblivious drivers in the nation. They Might as well not even waste the money for stop signs or turn signals.
Rant to be continued.

It's illegal to operate a handheld device while driving. I have used it as a gps but it's sitting in the cup holder.

I got hit taking a call when it first came out

Maybe I'm getting old but 16 strikes me as being far too young to be entrusted with the responsibility of operating a motor vehicle. We live in a time where many people don't start working until their 20s and many more live with their parents until almost 30. Consequently the development of any sense of personal responsibility seems to have been deferred until later in life. The minimum driving age should be raised to 18 across the board on my opinion. I personally wouldn't entrust a 16 year old with a golf cart, let alone a car.

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Around here cops would be exempt from laws like that. They say they have "special training" or some such bullsh*t. Not sure who they think they are fooling, or if they care that they are fooling anyone at all.

Heck, they even changed the decals on their cars some years back from "to serve and protect" to "courage, vigilance, pride" :shakes head:

I guess they're also exempt from all other traffic laws. Like signaling, stopping at stop signs.
Seems to me that police tend to make up laws as they go along. I wouldn't have their job, but they shouldn't take liberties just because of the danger.
I believe all in "leadership" roles should be doubly responsible and held to a higher standard. That's what being a leader is all about.

Told you the rant would continue. :icon18:

Motored my Z. :D took her out for da first spin of da season.

No argument there. Even worse than the double standard is the blue wall they hide behind when they get caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

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Doing some test fit with H DEPOT mesh, not the final product,
need to removed the bumper to do it properly and paint them black
What do you think guys?

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Looks good.

When I did my hood vents I went with round hole cutouts instead of the chicken mesh look (just my term no offence) but I think in your bumper like you have it that's the way to go! Nicely done

Got my new to me 2013 370z Nismo about a month ago....seriously love this car. It had only 12k miles on it and was like new...so I decided to go OCD and do a ton of maintenance etc. to it to make it even more like new. I of course did all this myself as I love to turn a wrench....plus I hate the stealership...

New Serpentine Belt
Changed Oil/filter
Differential oil change
Clean Throttle Bodies
Flush Brake Fluid
Bleed clutch fluid
Transmission Fluid change
Windshield wipers
Installed New Battery: Yellow top D35
In cabin filter
Replaced Spark Plugs
Changed out ugly chrome headlights and installed 2015 black ones.
R2c Intake installed
Tanabe # T70132A axel back exhaust ...man it sounds sweet after taking off that sound proof anchor oem axel back...
Door handles removed painted satin black and reinstalled
Tail lights and 3rd brake light painted (nightshade + Upol clear) reinstalled
Black lug nuts + black stem caps

Only things I didnt physically do myself is:
Get windows tinted
Get some brand new Michelin Pilot Super Sports (definitely a major improvement over stock)


Now I am going to detail it....clay bar, zaino wax, new floor mats etc etc...

Man I need a break.......:icon17:

U didn't check ur battery fluid level?

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