Oil Cooler hose exploded

RCZ · 02-08-2010, 07:56 PM

I completely agree. A "whew!" moment for both of them.

TARDCORE · 02-08-2010, 09:29 PM

thanks Sam. I wish the motor would have seised. I could have a valid excuse to not go to work and still get paid for a week or so

RCZ · 02-08-2010, 11:38 PM

You really dont want that car...I think its time for a trade in...

TARDCORE · 02-09-2010, 12:54 AM

but I havent decided if a Z06 is worth all the money I have saved for a house in the passed 3 years, or if a GS is worth half of it. But I guess I can wait and drive the ranger and leave the Z with low miles until I decide.

CBRich · 02-09-2010, 12:37 PM

Please don't spend money you've saved for a house on a car.

tbonesteak · 02-09-2010, 10:30 PM

haha this thread makes me want to bust out the facepalm in more than few ways.

TARDCORE · 02-09-2010, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbonesteak

haha this thread makes me want to bust out the facepalm in more than few ways.

why? Nothing happened to the Z except it got a bath in oil, GTM is sending me new hoses, demonstrating their great service even though they are not sure of the cause. Id say its more a of a

moment. I will be sending them the hose that became disconnected and hopefully they can shed some light by their analysis. I can't tell from the looks of the AN fitting and the hose so hopefully they can. And if they do determine it was my fault, I'll pay them for the new hoses they sent me because at this point; I really don't care about the money I put into the Z and I really want to move on. I sure it wont be that easy though since I still need to figure out what to about the oil lol

1slow370 · 02-10-2010, 04:50 AM

Well if you don't care just drop 10 stacks on her go F/i and laugh at the vette dealership as you drive past. Then take her to a strip and lay some c6 smackdown. The car has the handling, looks, and features you just need the power next.

m4a1mustang · 02-10-2010, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370

Well if you don't care just drop 10 stacks on her go F/i and laugh at the vette dealership as you drive past. Then take her to a strip and lay some c6 smackdown. The car has the handling, looks, and features you just need the power next.

10k won't be enough for a proper FI setup. If you're goal is to "laugh" at Vettes, all it takes is one cammed C6 for you to realize you wasted your money.

vipor · 02-10-2010, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370

Well if you don't care just drop 10 stacks on her go F/i and laugh at the vette dealership as you drive past. Then take her to a strip and lay some c6 smackdown. The car has the handling, looks, and features you just need the power next.

I was able to pass Vettes at the track this weekend. I was never passed by one either. Granted it was the Green group, but still. Same skill level (I was probably behind, first time at a track) and a lot less car (supposedly). Yeah they were faster in the straight by a little, but I could hold a better line and turn tighter.

m4a1mustang · 02-10-2010, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vipor

I was able to pass Vettes at the track this weekend. I was never passed by one either. Granted it was the Green group, but still. Same skill level (I was probably behind, first time at a track) and a lot less car (supposedly). Yeah they were faster in the straight by a little, but I could hold a better line and turn tighter.

That's probably more a factor of you being a little more daring than them.

I could pass a 911 turbo riding my bicycle in an HPDE if the driver is a total nanny.

tbonesteak · 02-10-2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

10k won't be enough for a proper FI setup. If you're goal is to "laugh" at Vettes, all it takes is one cammed C6 for you to realize you wasted your money.

Were you planning on getting a Z06 or just a base c6? A base c6 will need some work to get up to 550whp as a boosted z34 will. Z06 on the other hand......

m4a1mustang · 02-10-2010, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbonesteak

Were you planning on getting a Z06 or just a base c6? A base c6 will need some work to get up to 550whp as a boosted z34 will. Z06 on the other hand......

Either way, it will require less work than the Z.

TARDCORE · 02-10-2010, 02:08 PM

My friend has an 08 C6 and I raced him and he smoked me... bad. he even did it from a dig with another person in his car (and both of them weigh about 200) and I could launch the Z at about 4800 rpms and catch quicker and he still smoked me off the line. I dont think a "stage 1" FI Z could keep up with a C6 Z06 in a straightline. You gotta figure the amount of money you put into it for anything MORE than about 450hp at the wheels is going to add up, make it less of a daily driver, less reliable and more trivial issues. Think about what a an LS3 is putting to the wheels, then add the power to weight, then you have the Z06, weighs less than most, if not all, cars from the factory that put out that power. And vettes are hard to drive for beginners and I know this first hand! When I test drove the grand sport the dumb *** salesman kept telling me "cmon give her some gas feel! the power" I said I am fine and just more or less getting the feel of driving it. SO on the way back to dealer I let him drive it and he broke it loose around a corner in 2nd unintentionally and nearly wrecked it into one of those 1 foot tall curbs. So I am not supprised to Z a outhandle a vette with an inexperienced driver behind the wheel. The Z is a good car, I think its the best car for the money at this moment besides the GTR. I am planning on getting the Z06 or grand sport. The thing about the Z06 is it loses value so quick I might as well wait til 2011 and get a 2010 new or even a 2009 used but with low mile from test drives. All the 2010 have launch control now and it doesnt void the warranty lol. No one buys Z06s anyway as they are not practical and I have seen 2008s with less than 1000 miles on them at dealers when I was looking around.

Nikon FM · 03-03-2010, 09:58 PM

http://www.the370z.com/gt-motoring/1...n-leaking.html

I posted the above thread in the wrong place

02-08-2010, 09:29 PM	#62 (permalink)
TARDCORE Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 410 Drives: 2010 Solid Red 370Z Rep Power: 16	thanks Sam. I wish the motor would have seised. I could have a valid excuse to not go to work and still get paid for a week or so __________________ XBL:EVENTYDE

02-09-2010, 12:54 AM	#64 (permalink)
TARDCORE Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 410 Drives: 2010 Solid Red 370Z Rep Power: 16	but I havent decided if a Z06 is worth all the money I have saved for a house in the passed 3 years, or if a GS is worth half of it. But I guess I can wait and drive the ranger and leave the Z with low miles until I decide. __________________ XBL:EVENTYDE

02-10-2010, 02:08 PM	#74 (permalink)
TARDCORE Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 410 Drives: 2010 Solid Red 370Z Rep Power: 16	My friend has an 08 C6 and I raced him and he smoked me... bad. he even did it from a dig with another person in his car (and both of them weigh about 200) and I could launch the Z at about 4800 rpms and catch quicker and he still smoked me off the line. I dont think a "stage 1" FI Z could keep up with a C6 Z06 in a straightline. You gotta figure the amount of money you put into it for anything MORE than about 450hp at the wheels is going to add up, make it less of a daily driver, less reliable and more trivial issues. Think about what a an LS3 is putting to the wheels, then add the power to weight, then you have the Z06, weighs less than most, if not all, cars from the factory that put out that power. And vettes are hard to drive for beginners and I know this first hand! When I test drove the grand sport the dumb *** salesman kept telling me "cmon give her some gas feel! the power" I said I am fine and just more or less getting the feel of driving it. SO on the way back to dealer I let him drive it and he broke it loose around a corner in 2nd unintentionally and nearly wrecked it into one of those 1 foot tall curbs. So I am not supprised to Z a outhandle a vette with an inexperienced driver behind the wheel. The Z is a good car, I think its the best car for the money at this moment besides the GTR. I am planning on getting the Z06 or grand sport. The thing about the Z06 is it loses value so quick I might as well wait til 2011 and get a 2010 new or even a 2009 used but with low mile from test drives. All the 2010 have launch control now and it doesnt void the warranty lol. No one buys Z06s anyway as they are not practical and I have seen 2008s with less than 1000 miles on them at dealers when I was looking around. __________________ XBL:EVENTYDE

03-03-2010, 09:58 PM	#75 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 606	Not blown just leaking http://www.the370z.com/gt-motoring/1...n-leaking.html I posted the above thread in the wrong place __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

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1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	Well if you don't care just drop 10 stacks on her go F/i and laugh at the vette dealership as you drive past. Then take her to a strip and lay some c6 smackdown. The car has the handling, looks, and features you just need the power next.