First Track Day Experience

DarkJak · 11-16-2021, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by HapaZ

Thanks for all of the information and when I’m ready I’ll be going with your kit. Your website blog entry was very helpful, btw!

In the meantime I’d like to squeeze one more track day in before the end of the year. Has anyone tried a ducting kit on the base brakes? I’m wondering if that might tide me over until I’ve got the money for the AP kit.

You could try buying the Z1 kit and fitting that first. It works for both the Akebonos and the AP setup and there's a decent chance that it will work with stock. If it doesn't, you'll at least be able to run it in the future.
I don't remember seeing anyone running ducting on the base brakes so you might be the first.

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Originally Posted by Alto101

I am looking at the Z1 kit for my 2017 Q60 (very similar) for next year and am trying to figure out how the front ducting works. If anyone has done this and has feedback on the 370Z, I would love to read it.

The Q60 front bumper has a few openings you could try tapping into. I'd try for the side plastics where the fog lights are or the center vent on the lower end of the bumper and just having ducts there.
The tricky part about the Z1 kit is they don't have front bumper ducts with it. I ended up using the Nismo RC ducts and reducing those all the way down to 2.5" diameter, but a lot of people buy generic circular ducts instead.

Rusty · 11-16-2021, 07:55 PM

I believe the rotor backing plate is the same for both the base brakes and 'bono's. When people have switched from base to the 'bono's. They didn't have to change the backing plate far as I know. The Stillen kit backing plates are thicker then the oem plates. This is to resist flex in the plate. It also is a little farther away from the rotor. This is so that when it flexes, it doesn't hit the rotor. I ran the Stillen kit for years. Then I increase my hose size to 3". That was a PITA to install.

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Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,571 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	I believe the rotor backing plate is the same for both the base brakes and 'bono's. When people have switched from base to the 'bono's. They didn't have to change the backing plate far as I know. The Stillen kit backing plates are thicker then the oem plates. This is to resist flex in the plate. It also is a little farther away from the rotor. This is so that when it flexes, it doesn't hit the rotor. I ran the Stillen kit for years. Then I increase my hose size to 3". That was a PITA to install. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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