damn must be nice living so close to all these shops

It does have it's benefits :icon17:

Definitely not for the faint of heart. I have the same unit in my 350Z and I didn't have Kenji to help me. Next time I'm leaving it up to the professionals.

Haha.. yeah I know what you mean. It was a pretty involved install however (aside from the small amount of filing involved) there really isn't any drilling or other fabrication so it's more of a patience thing.

what are your butt dyno impressions after the hfcs, catback and tune? I'm new to the forum but from what I understand your baseline was 261 and you're now somewhere around 315. It should be interesting if and when semtex will get a tune and see if the headers and intake will benefit from it. If so this car might just match a stock E92 m3's 350 whp and easily match 260 wtq. With the tuned Z making its peak hp all the way up to 8000 rpm and majority of torque from 2500 to 7000 rpm this car will have unbelievably similar power curves to the m3 hailed as having the best engine bmw ever produced let alone the fact that it will be 300 pounds lighter. I hope I get the price I want on a Z soon because I don't know about you guys, but I'm young, looking to mod and wanting to surprise the hell out of some expensive vehicles in the area.

How does the shifting feel with the new STS? Short and positive? Any improved shifter feel over the stock unit?

The more I drive it, the better (over stock) it feels. Absolutely short and positive. I haven't missed a gear yet and it actually finds 6th easier than the stock unit did.

The only thing that took a bit of getting used to right at first was believing that it was actually in gear because the throw is so short. But that itself makes for a small world of *fun* difference when running through your gears.

Not one complaint yet. I will keep updating as I have some more time on it.

Well, I have to say that I definitely feel an improvement over stock. One thing that I am still in awe of is it's power through the entire band. It's smooth. Coming from a turbo charged car (which was lightweight and had a lot of power running 24 lbs. of boost), I am still getting used to that fact. Instead of the mind blowing surge, it's a gradual one but it's there nontheless.

I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised with the gains and you can definitely feel it in the seat of your pants.

Hey KB, great minds think alike (one of my favorite automobiles that I would love to own). PM me if you want me to delete this post.

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Wiesmann GT MF5 Official Safety Car for 2009 FIA GT Championship

Haha.. I love it!

Update!
 

Just a little update to keep everyone in the mix as to what's happening...

B&M Short Throw shifter- Still working brilliantly! It appears to have lost the reverse lockout function though. You can just shift into reverse without having to first push down on the stick. For me, I could give a crap about this function and it hasn't affected me during even hard driving with 5th or 6th gear shift at speed. But, it is an FYI.

Technosquare oil cooling unit - The oil cooler works absolutely as it should and I have yet to see the oil temp get over 220. Yesterday I drove it quite a bit in some pretty warm outside temps. Both stop and go and freeway driving and the hottest it reached was just a smidge above the 220 mark. If I had to guess, I would call it 222 or something.

As far as the seating of the unit, it hasn't moved or bent the bracket at all. There appears to be no sign of any kind of metal fatigue or anything like that.


I will keep you updated with everything else as time goes...

Hey KB,

Is Technosquare selling their oil cooler kit yet? I couldn't find it.

Thanks,

This is a concern of mine. Although I don't consider myself a newb with shifting, it is still nice to know that you cannot accidentally shift into reverse on accident with the block.

It probably isn't an issue for many, but for a worry wart like me, it certainly is.

That's because they are removing the factory plate with the lockout.

That being said, there is no way you're going to get it into reverse.. it will simply let you know with a nice growling grind. :)