Nissan 370Z Forum  

Akebonos vs Upgraded BBK

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks Travis had a custom kit made. Stillen is supposedly working on one (they have it on their press car) but any emails to them have fell

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Nissan 370Z Tech Area > Brakes & Suspension


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 11-17-2010, 08:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
spearfish25's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Naples, FL
Posts: 4,117
Drives: to work
Rep Power: 1857
spearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond reputespearfish25 has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to spearfish25
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks View Post
Travis had a custom kit made. Stillen is supposedly working on one (they have it on their press car) but any emails to them have fell silent.
I recall looking at Travis' log but he never extrapolated on the design. I'm not holding my breath for the Stillen kit as 1) they'll make everyone buy their fascia and 2) it will require plenty of labor, cutting, and redesigning to make it fit most likely (given how their other parts usually go).

The main problem I noticed when looking at the car with the fascia off is there are three options for getting air to the rotors if piping from the fangs. You can cut through the wheel liner and hope you don't have clearance issues with ducting in the wheel well. You can cut a hole in the bulkhead to pass the ducting through but you'll never get a 3" tube through there without some serious cutting. Finally you can route the ducting under the bulkhead and then back up, but you'll have ground clearance problems and have to cut or remove the underbody cover.

I'm leaning to a NACA duct pickup right by each wheel much like Modshack posted a while back on his Audi. My goal would be a single unit that bolts on with one or two bolts and can be easily removed when not desired.
__________________
2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z
spearfish25 is offline   Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
18" Wheels that clear Akebonos. tbonesteak Wheels & Tires 16 05-07-2013 03:55 PM
Upgraded brakes 370z370z Nismo 370Z 3 04-11-2010 03:06 PM
For Those Who Upgraded From a 350Z Mag350Z Nissan 370Z General Discussions 48 03-19-2010 02:13 PM
Akebonos not up to heavy track use! Mike Brakes & Suspension 67 02-16-2010 11:39 PM
2008 G37 Sport Akebonos Brakes/Rotors SOLISIMO Parts for sale (Private Classifieds) 4 12-12-2009 09:50 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:48 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2