[Build Thread] -- Journey to 700+ WHP [Supercharger]

[cupcakez]

07/01/2018 UPDATE
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ECUtek tuning by Eugene (ByThaBay) is going very well utilizing Full Speed-Density Tuning!
We are communicating with each other and as I send him data logs, they are analyzed and he makes necessary changes to make the car run nearly perfect while daily driving on the Z in the whole low RPM range, going up and down hills, curves, etc. I believe this is hard to achieve -- a very solid and nearly perfect adjustments as far as timing and air/fuel ratio so that it is not running too lean or too rich; but rather right on point nearly 100.

My long term fuel trims are around 98 average on the low side, and 103 - 105 on the high side which to me, since the target is to stay as close to 100 as possible...I feel extremely safe with his tuning and the way my car runs as I believe what made my car go kaboom back in Feb was partly the car running too lean and eventually it went kaboom!

Anyways, my car has a break in of 695 miles at the moment and I just started driving it last Saturday as well. About 7 days in and I'm nearly 700 miles! Wow!!!
~50 more miles and Eugene and I will be able to test the higher RPM ranges and make necessary air flow, timing, and Air/Fuel ratio adjustments up there. It will be exciting!

Stay tuned folks!

I really hope your 928 upgrades do not cause any oil coming out.
I have some tiny oil splashes still occurring in my vehicle for unknown reasons still.
It is appearing on the strut bar after a daily drive somewhere, and I don't know how it's happening so I will try to pin point the spot on where it's coming from by taping a white piece of paper on the strut bar to see what color the oil or whatever liquid it is -- if it is red then it is definitely coming from the supercharger, if it is black then that is most likely engine oil. If it is colorless then I don't know lol.
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[cupcakez]

Hi guys. Here is an unfortunate update I wanted to share with you as part of the timeline for this car and myself:

07/03/18 Update

Big Man upstairs was definitely watching over me. I got into a minor car accident on Highway 49. The only injury I caused was to my left wrist and hand. Car spun out like a merry go round while bouncing on the left curb throwing me to the right curb and landing perfectly in a parked position on the side if the curb with 3 tires left lol.
A good samaritan woman stopped and made sure i was okay. She asked if i had insurance and i said i was a AAA member. She called AAA for me and I got roadside assistance because of her help. Another person stopped by and said she can direct traffic so she put on a colored vest and started directing traffic lol more people supported and picked up the bumper pieces on the road and put it in the trunk. another person offered me 2 bottles of water. And the people called the sheriff as well. An ambulance happened to be passing by and stopped to make sure i was ok. They looked at my wrist and asked if i wanted to get it checked out but i said no at the time because i was still able to move it around. Now it swole do i cant really move it. AAApicked me up and i got dropped offat my mechanic shop with the car. i made an insurance claim and we will see how much the repair estimate is versus how much the car is worth on Thursday.

Sticky soft rear tires + stock tires in rwd = deadly combination, especially if the size of the tires are different in size by a couple inches or more....u lose traction so easily in the front tires so easily.

I thank God I am alive and that the engine is still healthy.
the subframe is bent and the drivers side knuckle snapped off with the ture lol you can see the small piece of metal sticking out of the bottom of the tire in one of the photos.

5 seconds later and i would have had no bigger wall to protect me and would have flung into the trees below, a bit further down the road.

The good Samaratin said she the car was still on when i landed after the dust clouds disappeared and thought I was going to take off until she saw the tire was off, and was like nope he isn't going anywhere for sure!! ... and that I came out of the passenger side dusting my car off LOL


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Now I'm prepping for a worst case scenario in case I need to sell the car or part it out.

I was wondering if you guys could help me with price checks on any of the following parts or the car as a whole.

- KW V3 @ 1k miles
- TopgunZ A2A Kit @ 875 miles
- v3 SCi blower shell @ 6k miles
- Full 928 internal upgrades @ 875 miles
- IPP Stage IV spec engine w/ RJM closed deck @ 875 miles
- Quaife LSD 1.0 @ 1.5k miles
- MT Street S/S tires 305-35-19 @ 80 miles
- 9psi pulley @ 875miles
- 3.0" SC pulley s 875 miles
- Magnaflow exhaust
- Fresh AFR sensors x2
- NGK DILKAR8A8 SparkPlugs @ 875 miles
- Stillen Manifold @ 6k miles
- ATI 5.5" Super dampr street crank pulley @ 875miles
- 1050x ID plug & play @ 875 miles
- OEM Timing Chain Kit @ 875miles
- YellowTop Optina Battery @ 875 miles
- Brand new VVEL LH & RH @ 875 miles
- 4Bar Omni Sensor @ 875miles
- High pressure Radiator cap @ 875miles
- ECUtek bluetooth dongle & License @ 875 miles (license activated June 24th, 2018)

ECUtek tuned by Eugene (ByThaBay / Enthusiast Auto Care). Car runs nearly perfect. Paid tor a full speed density tune, so if car is bought, you will have full 110% support from him for tuning! Just needs to tune in the high RPMs as the lower RPM tuning is nearly flawless!

- Optional extra 6 spark plugs same as ones in car ATM
- Optional e85 Zeitronix Sensor Kit
- Everyth else @ ~41k miles

Please and thankyou!! Would be much appreciated

The car, after a quick visual inspection needs:
(1) New front crossmember
(2) All new front suspension (minus the KW V3's that are still in place)
(3) New hub brake lines
(4) New rotors on front driver side
(5) New lower oil pan since it got smashed up and the pickup definitely got smashed
(6) New passenger airbag since it got deployed (I can just buy a used passenger seat with an unused airbag in it which is really cheap)
(7) New front bumper & Back Bumper (Can get them used)
(8) Replacement OEM side skirts? Didn't even know the car had those but okay
(9) Unknown factors because they didn't take a close inspection look yet; but will do that today and I will update this later once they do a damage assessment later today.

Everyth else is fine lol


*** I have plenty of people interested in the motor already ; assuming it still works. I did turn on the car right after the accident, and it was still working and turning on fine, so I assumed the car was still healthy. It wasn't for long periods of time that I kept the car on though. This was before I knew the lower oil pan was smashed upward which, now that I know that, I won't be turning on the car anymore since it could starve the engine of oil as the pickup is smashed badly. Hopefully there is no harm done to any aftermarket parts -- which from what I saw and what they saw so far before doing a close inspection, there was no harm done. But we will find out soon enough and I will keep you guys updated ***

Thanks <3

[JLarson]

What a bummer! Glad you're alive man. This has to be tremendously disappointing for you.

[redondoaveb]

Glad to see that you came out relatively unscathed, could have been a whole lot worse. Also, sorry to see your car in that condition. Hopefully it's not so bad off that it can't be fixed. If you decide to part out, I might be interested in your sc. When you sort things out and if you decide to part out, let me know.

Again, sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation.

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by redondoaveb

Glad to see that you came out relatively unscathed, could have been a whole lot worse. Also, sorry to see your car in that condition. Hopefully it's not so bad off that it can't be fixed. If you decide to part out, I might be interested in your sc. When you sort things out and if you decide to part out, let me know.

Again, sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation.

Thanks man, I appreciate the support. It helps more than you think!

I will definitely let you guys know what's up when I hear from the insurance and what they will do.

Then we will have a solid idea on what happens.

I hope I can keep the car though as it is, as it's my first car I've ever purchased and I told myself when I bought it -- It would be my last car lol.

I wanted it to last 300k+ miles as a monster DD so I said I'd take care of it no matter what...but maybe that may not be the case. Who knows.

Fingers crossed! X

[husam2012]

That car should definitely not be totalled. I have the whole driver side piece that broke if you want to fix it yourself!


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[cupcakez]

I forgot to report to you guys that the side curtain airbag was deployed actually -- way expensive to restore correct?

[husam2012]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

I forgot to report to you guys that the side curtain airbag was deployed actually -- way expensive to restore correct?

Nop, it's about $150-300 used online and then you need a new airbag module. Should be 800 total and takes an hour or two to swap. let me know if you need any help!


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[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by husam2012

That car should definitely not be totalled. I have the whole driver side piece that broke if you want to fix it yourself!

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Thanks. I will keep that in mind.
I wonder if I could tell the insurance not to fix the side airbag and leave it be lol or do they have to fix that

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by husam2012

Nop, it's about $150-300 used online and then you need a new airbag module. Should be 800 total and takes an hour or two to swap. let me know if you need any help!


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You sure because I saw a previous past thread about side curtain passenger side airbag get deployed and said the cost was 5k to redo it from dealership but that was years ago.

[husam2012]

I've seen instances where the insurance just hands you a check to fix the car at whatever shop you like. You can fix it yourself and save the rest.


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[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by husam2012

I've seen instances where the insurance just hands you a check to fix the car at whatever shop you like. You can fix it yourself and save the rest.


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I hope thats the case.
I can defs save money and have the important things fixed.
Like a new or used front cross brace.
New or used subframe
New or used knuckle and front suspension
Lower oil pan smashed upward when tire fell off cause thats what the car was sitting on, so the oil pickup is most likely damaged.
One of the back tires is messed up, rim is messed up as well but the other is fine on the back.
Side airbag I hope I can fix
Passenger airbag also deployed so that I can just get a new or used seat with unused airbag

...More news to come later or early next week...

[turtle64b]

Good luck man! Like a lot of people have said here, you can always buy the car back and repair it yourself for most likely cheaper than you get quoted by a company. The community will always be here to help!

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by turtle64b

Good luck man! Like a lot of people have said here, you can always buy the car back and repair it yourself for most likely cheaper than you get quoted by a company. The community will always be here to help!

Im hoping my insurance company will just hand me a set amount check and let me deal with the reparations. That would be a win win for me and the insurance company. They save money by letting me get parts for a low price from the lovely Z family everywhere and I get my car back for less than what they may quote.

why wouldnf a business take advantage of that

[turtle64b]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

Im hoping my insurance company will just hand me a set amount check and let me deal with the reparations. That would be a win win for me and the insurance company. They save money by letting me get parts for a low price from the lovely Z family everywhere and I get my car back for less than what they may quote.

why wouldnf a business take advantage of that

I believe it has something to do with the certification of the car. The shops chosen by the insurance company are trusted to return the car to its pre-accident condition and certified to ensure the car meets safety standards. I've never been in the insurance business though, so that could be completely off.