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Rusty 09-05-2012 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Zdar (Post 1903341)
Wow Rusty! Looks great and functional! :tup:

Thank you. :tiphat: I used the Stillen brake duct kit, 4" to 2" wood dust hose reducers, and the Nismo brake ducts to get it to work. :tup:

Ire 09-10-2012 12:11 AM

the reason it looks better on the grey Z is because it doesnt stand out as much. black on grey. your Z is blue with black accents. jumps out a lot and is totally not a sleeper look.

besides, you have a tow hook, unless you race, that screams look at me. Tons of kids come into the store asking for tow hooks and sometimes i'll start a convo and ask "so what else have you done" and 90% of the time its lower (on springs), rims (replicas), tow hook. if you spend more on the outside than engine/suspension/brakes, its rice as far as im concerned

robones 09-10-2012 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ire (Post 1909371)
the reason it looks better on the grey Z is because it doesnt stand out as much. black on grey. your Z is blue with black accents. jumps out a lot and is totally not a sleeper look.

besides, you have a tow hook, unless you race, that screams look at me. Tons of kids come into the store asking for tow hooks and sometimes i'll start a convo and ask "so what else have you done" and 90% of the time its lower (on springs), rims (replicas), tow hook. if you spend more on the outside than engine/suspension/brakes, its rice as far as im concerned

Regarding the color: absolutely, grey and black is a subtle clash and blue and black offer more of a constrast. I like the contrast black look however :) :tiphat:

LOL at your Tow Hook comment! So you HAVE to race your car to have a tow hook, really? What about this scenario? Your car gets towed, and not because you needed a tow. How would the tow company secure your car in the flat bed? Think about this one for a second...... did you figure it out? They will use what ever braces they find in the suspension to secure the car... I in the other hand rather have a place where these idiots can place their hook into. =P INCASE my car ever gets towed WITHOUT my consent or supervision.


You realize there are many people here 100% completely satisfied with the stock perfomance of the car right? Additionally, you do realize there are tons of people with factory warranty in their cars right? For me personally, I have a 100,000 mile warranty and I completely love the security of having a completely reliable engine and no fear of forking over thousands of dollars for any repairs for the life time I will own this car. This is the main reason I will not touch my engine. Reliability/Security > Engine Modification.

You have to move past the Civic mindset days broah in where adding anything to a 120 hp car was ridicoulous = rice. This is when the term was coined.

Our cars are produce 332 hp already and I am personally very satisfied with its performance, which is the reason why i got this car to begin with.

:facepalm: now :gtfo2:

Isamu 09-10-2012 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 1903140)
:eek:
Look at the price for the crank shaft. :eek:

I ordered a few myself... :bowrofl:

hey man, any idea for those ducts for this winter?

Rusty 09-11-2012 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 1909645)
I ordered a few myself... :bowrofl:

hey man, any idea for those ducts for this winter?

IF I let you use my ducts to make copies. Will you give me one of those crankshafts? :yum:

Isamu 09-11-2012 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 1910936)
IF I let you use my ducts to make copies. Will you give me one of those crankshafts? :yum:

:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

I'll give you a free set when you dmg yours :p

theboydiddy 09-11-2012 01:51 PM

i personally think it compliments the car design with one intake duct. not two. i have been considering, to do the same on mine.

robones 09-11-2012 03:17 PM

Yeah one intake duct is the ideal look IMO as well. if the 370 had a single I take intake manifold I would have already done this mod. but I've been reluctant because you need two. Regardless I may be bored one day and end up doing it either way! LOL

theboydiddy 09-11-2012 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by robones (Post 1911653)
Yeah one intake duct is the ideal look IMO as well. if the 370 had a single I take intake manifold I would have already done this mod. but I've been reluctant because you need two. Regardless I may be bored one day and end up doing it either way! LOL

Same here. Lol.
How much did this cost To get it done ?

robones 09-11-2012 04:42 PM

how much to get what done? lol I have not done it yet =p

theboydiddy 09-11-2012 05:00 PM

The intake ducts. I meant to ask the "thread owner"
But I remember seeing a 370 with ONE intake ducts. I just didn't know what they were for at the time... But it looked cool. Now that I know the purpose of it, I'm thinking how much of a bastard he looked. Lol

robones 09-13-2012 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Z JT (Post 1900966)
Yea it doesn't complement the bumper any where. Not sure why ppl like the mines.

So which one do you have if not the mines? I noticed you have intake ducts as well.


http://www.the370z.com/members/370z-...arrel-lip.html

Scribe 09-13-2012 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by robones (Post 1915023)
So which one do you have if not the mines? I noticed you have intake ducts as well.


http://www.the370z.com/members/370z-...arrel-lip.html

http://www.the370z.com/members/370z-...barrel-lip.jpg

You're welcome.

:)

robones 09-14-2012 01:26 PM

LOL thanks Scribe! Dont know what happened there. :tup:

Still waiting on a response... The rectangular shape of these ducts are a little more appealing. These may be the Varis ducts but i dont see the little screws in each corner like the one pictured below so its throwing me off a bit.


http://blog.bespokeventures.com/wp-c...airlady-z1.jpg

DEpointfive0 09-23-2012 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ire (Post 1900888)
they look terrible and ruin the lines of the car. if you track heavy and/or use your car for anything serious then sure i guess for performance reasons but for day to day (and weekend) use ... ugh.

of course if you like the look do whatever. water ingestion shouldnt be a problem as long as you're not doing silly things and/or driving through lakes :P

:iagree: they're FUGLY... Even in person I hate them... I like the function, and I usually like function over form... But when the form is this ugly... Pass


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