Daily Driver No Longer

abm89 · 08-11-2020, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alanyluan

Hmmm making me think whether I should re-prioritize next mods on the track car... My car is 2014 @ 40k miles. Did Nissan ever address this issue later on or do you think this plagues all model years?

I believe the gasket material was changed on 2013 and newer.

It's still probably worth at least getting the pressure gauge if you're concerned about it.

abm89 · 08-11-2020, 10:21 PM

Jar, what kind of gauge did you get? I'm window shopping and im tempted to go semi-flex:

https://www.z1motorsports.com/greddy...e-p-11001.html

i looked at the standard Greddy/Trust one, and it only goes to 600kpa =(. I'm starting to think my wild idea of trying to throw a Haltech ic-7 dash in isn't so wild...

Rusty · 08-11-2020, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by abm89

Jar, what kind of gauge did you get? I'm window shopping and im tempted to go semi-flex:

https://www.z1motorsports.com/greddy...e-p-11001.html

i looked at the standard Greddy/Trust one, and it only goes to 600kpa =(. I'm starting to think my wild idea of trying to throw a Haltech ic-7 dash in isn't so wild...

What ever you get. It has to read up to 150 psi. Cold idie and high rpm's. It will show over 100 psi.

abm89 · 08-11-2020, 10:42 PM

Yeah, kinda why i'm leaning towards digital or just say F it and put a full dash in. OBD what i can and use sensors for the rest. Ill figure out turn signals and fuel gauges as I go lol

JARblue · 08-12-2020, 07:27 AM

I got the Revel one from ZSpeed. It is digital.

https://zspeed.com/product/revel-vls...ressure-gauge/

abm89 · 08-12-2020, 12:21 PM

for the short term, that is a good price. I found out Haltech has pressure sensors, i just need to know if they can be connected directly to their dash unit without using their ECU. if that's possible i may do that since my next oil change is likely at the end of the year (which is when i'd likely do the job)

JARblue · 08-13-2020, 12:30 PM

Z is coming together nicely. Here's some photos of the work done so far. Will try to fire it up later this afternoon

sportsman2003 · 08-13-2020, 12:46 PM

I decided its probably time to start monitoring my oil pressures as well.
I went with this gauge. I wanted something that would somewhat match the factory gauges. you can change the back light to a red'ish color.

https://www.vividracing.com/-p-15277...RoCXV8QAvD_BwE

Spooler · 08-13-2020, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Z is coming together nicely. Here's some photos of the work done so far. Will try to fire it up later this afternoon

In pic 2, he is going to need to shave the frame some so it won't hit your oil pan where the undertray bolts to the subframe.

Rusty · 08-13-2020, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

In pic 2, he is going to need to shave the frame some so it won't hit your oil pan where the undertray bolts to the subframe.

The one bolt hole. I cut that tab off for clearance.

Spooler · 08-13-2020, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

The one bolt hole. I cut that tab off for clearance.

I did the same. Both of mine are gone since the TT install with the Greedy oil pan.

JARblue · 08-13-2020, 05:21 PM

Kevin mentioned that the solid motor mounts will minimize the engine movement. But we went ahead and cut off the tab anyway just to be safe

JARblue · 08-13-2020, 05:38 PM

Here is the tab cut off

abm89 · 08-13-2020, 06:36 PM

I can confirm, solid motor mounts = no engine movement haha.

I still have some poly mounts i want to put in mine lol.

JARblue · 08-18-2020, 10:35 AM

Well most of you probably already saw this in the other threads, but I had an incident with some debris on the highway on Friday (day after I picked up the car)

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Yesterday I took the Z out on the highway and within a mile I had an incident with a truck that had some debris fly out of their bed. I managed to avoid the box, but I got caught by a large plastic bag with some wet plaster or something in it. The bag grabbed my RH front fender liner and ripped it off along with my undershroud. When I pulled over on the highway, I found the fender liner was wrapped up in the plastic and stuck under the car. The undershroud and RH splash guard ripped off completely and were left back on the road somewhere (I called 311 to notify them). The LH front fender liner was left hanging and just rubbed against the tire while I tried to limp to the next exit

Considering I was expecting a flat tire and the bumper to be ripped up pretty good when I pulled over, I'll take these circumstances.

( Click to show/hide )

Thankfully it was one of my extra plastic undershrouds that got ripped off. I have a ZSpeed one I will put on. Picked up some new fender liners from the dealer on Sat. Will have to drag the floor jack and some jack stands to my parents' house (where I managed to limp the Z after the incident) so that I can install the new fender liners and undershroud and drive it home.

Also, I found the ambient temperature sensor in my house not where it was supposed to be. Thank goodness because it's the last thing I need to get the AC working in the Z again

08-11-2020, 10:21 PM	#212 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,299 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	Jar, what kind of gauge did you get? I'm window shopping and im tempted to go semi-flex: https://www.z1motorsports.com/greddy...e-p-11001.html i looked at the standard Greddy/Trust one, and it only goes to 600kpa =(. I'm starting to think my wild idea of trying to throw a Haltech ic-7 dash in isn't so wild... __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

08-11-2020, 10:42 PM	#214 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,299 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	Yeah, kinda why i'm leaning towards digital or just say F it and put a full dash in. OBD what i can and use sensors for the rest. Ill figure out turn signals and fuel gauges as I go lol Wigjiggy likes this. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

08-12-2020, 07:27 AM	#215 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I got the Revel one from ZSpeed. It is digital. https://zspeed.com/product/revel-vls...ressure-gauge/ Hotrodz and abm89 like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

08-12-2020, 12:21 PM	#216 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,299 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	for the short term, that is a good price. I found out Haltech has pressure sensors, i just need to know if they can be connected directly to their dash unit without using their ECU. if that's possible i may do that since my next oil change is likely at the end of the year (which is when i'd likely do the job) __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

08-13-2020, 12:46 PM	#218 (permalink)
sportsman2003 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: In the moment Posts: 191 Drives: Sideways most times Rep Power: 11605	I decided its probably time to start monitoring my oil pressures as well. I went with this gauge. I wanted something that would somewhat match the factory gauges. you can change the back light to a red'ish color. https://www.vividracing.com/-p-15277...RoCXV8QAvD_BwE Rusty, Hotrodz and redondoaveb like this.

08-13-2020, 05:21 PM	#222 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Kevin mentioned that the solid motor mounts will minimize the engine movement. But we went ahead and cut off the tab anyway just to be safe Hotrodz, abm89, Spooler and 1 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

08-13-2020, 06:36 PM	#224 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,299 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	I can confirm, solid motor mounts = no engine movement haha. I still have some poly mounts i want to put in mine lol. JARblue likes this. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

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