Alstann

Something happened to me, indirectly, that is, that made me wonder - how many Z owners or Z enthusiasts actually browse the 370Z forums? Of course, regular owners that aren't interested in performance, or only need to lookup repair information or problems with the car won't go in depth in the forum.

I had a guy calling BS to my girlfriend that I was turbocharging my car, when the only turbo kit available was "a STS remote kit, or a GReddy kit, both for 10k." My girlfriend responded that I was getting "a GTM-something kit," and he basically called me a liar, haha. He also commented that there was not many lips for the 370Z, and that he had never heard of EVO-R. He also assumed I was some rich kid with lots of daddy's money. He drove a Nismo, with some basic bolt ons.

It's odd to me - before I remotely confirmed buying this car, I researched this forum pretty deeply - as I did with the Hyundai Genesis forums (blasphemous, right?), G37 forums, etc. Almost everything I have done to my car was informed by the quality posts on this forum, and it also has inspired me to do my own stuff as well.


I know lots of people don't research stuff concerning anything, but it just makes sense to me to research what has been done, what is available, what works, what doesn't, etc. I would never have known to go with 20/25 spacers, that the CSC is prone to failure / transmission grinds, what tire sizing works, and little other tips and tricks.

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