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SurfDog · 08-31-2021, 08:24 AM

p.s. I bought some new Z1 floating rotor rebuild kits for my brakes ans some hawk plus pads. my non limp mode updates to the Z this winter will be:

-fix LIMP MODE!!
-rebuild floating Z1 rotors and swap in some fresh pads and fluids.
-go back to JWT pop charger intakes (the stillen long tubes are cool but its to much a PITA to clean the air filters (the bumper has to come off)

Ive been all over the map on mods fir this old girl. my favorites have been:

better driver feedback like exhaust sound (HFCs and catback and JWT cam), pedal feel (braided brake lines) TUNABLE CLUTCH!!!!!!!!

reliability (fuel starve fix) (oil pan)

gauges!

my less favorite have been:
power stuff (funny but again the JWT cam its sounds great but is an unnoticeable power gain from a driver feel perspective)

i find myself un-modding a bit now and then like this reversion from the long tubes back to pop chargers. my philosophy now is to only do mods that make her easier to maintain and more reliable and not really try to build extra power.

I've pulled off test pipes (because the exhaust got too raspy and janky, the hfcs sound much better)

I hardly use my accusump except on track days and the complexity it added to my oil setup is ridiculous.

the dynamat i spread everywhere doesn't really seem to make much difference. (hard to say though) I wear earplugs in the Z which makes it nice.

window tint is a must!

its a great car and i really love it. I've alternatively made it sometimes better and sometimes worse with my mods. In any case its maybe a $20k car with about $30k in upgrades that make it worth maybe $15k lol!!!!! I guess ill keep tinkering with it and give it to one of my grand-kids one day. I could never bring my-self to sell it, shes way too much fun. Its goofed up just enough to feel like a racecar that i can still drive to work. I guess that was always the goal.

08-31-2021, 08:24 AM	#464 (permalink)
SurfDog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado (9000 feet) Age: 56 Posts: 1,796 Drives: 09 6mt, 13 Sequoia, Rep Power: 15749	p.s. I bought some new Z1 floating rotor rebuild kits for my brakes ans some hawk plus pads. my non limp mode updates to the Z this winter will be: -fix LIMP MODE!! -rebuild floating Z1 rotors and swap in some fresh pads and fluids. -go back to JWT pop charger intakes (the stillen long tubes are cool but its to much a PITA to clean the air filters (the bumper has to come off) Ive been all over the map on mods fir this old girl. my favorites have been: better driver feedback like exhaust sound (HFCs and catback and JWT cam), pedal feel (braided brake lines) TUNABLE CLUTCH!!!!!!!! reliability (fuel starve fix) (oil pan) gauges! my less favorite have been: power stuff (funny but again the JWT cam its sounds great but is an unnoticeable power gain from a driver feel perspective) i find myself un-modding a bit now and then like this reversion from the long tubes back to pop chargers. my philosophy now is to only do mods that make her easier to maintain and more reliable and not really try to build extra power. I've pulled off test pipes (because the exhaust got too raspy and janky, the hfcs sound much better) I hardly use my accusump except on track days and the complexity it added to my oil setup is ridiculous. the dynamat i spread everywhere doesn't really seem to make much difference. (hard to say though) I wear earplugs in the Z which makes it nice. window tint is a must! its a great car and i really love it. I've alternatively made it sometimes better and sometimes worse with my mods. In any case its maybe a $20k car with about $30k in upgrades that make it worth maybe $15k lol!!!!! I guess ill keep tinkering with it and give it to one of my grand-kids one day. I could never bring my-self to sell it, shes way too much fun. Its goofed up just enough to feel like a racecar that i can still drive to work. I guess that was always the goal. __________________ 09 6spd Berk CBE, JWT cams, ZSpeed CSC, Stillen (25 row oil, brake cooling, sways, gen3 CAI), Passport (9500ci), Quaife LSD, Z1 400 hp kit, ss lines, pads, rotors, clutch etc, Phunk's pan and fuel starve fix Last edited by SurfDog; 08-31-2021 at 08:41 AM.