I spend money when it makes sense. Paying top dollar for a set of tire warmers that I may use 2 times a year is just stupid. Even for an amateur track guy it doesn't make sense. So, you go ahead and demand the best and I will do my thang spending on what I deem important.

For you. Only about twice a year. Those $2000 tire warmers are over kill. If your Z was strictly track and doing about two weekends a month. Then yeah I could see it. But you want something that won't fall apart either. Do your research on them. The issues are uneven heating. Bad plugs. Heating elements that either fail or get hot or cold spots. Poor stitching. Controllers issues.

Lol! There is no comparison to sitting in your own pit at Jennings
GP and complaining that some butt hole is burning something and 3 minutes later that butthole is you falling out your chair because your tire warmers
are catching fire.
Relating the experience of a friend remarkably similar to present day me.
With tire warmers you either go all out or babysit them anytime they're plugged in.
But I'm with Rusty, I'd rather drop 2k on a set of axles , a triple clutch or a cage with harnesses. Of course if I had everything and 2k was burning a hole in my pocket.......I'd buy an STI 2011.

I've watched 1 motorcycle go up in flames from cheap tire warmers at Mid-Ohio years ago. The way this guys weekend was going. Everyone knew that something bad was going to happen to this guy sooner then later. Murphy had a hard on for this poor guy. Everything that could go wrong, did. :facepalm: I really felt bad for this poor soul.

Tyre-warmers are banned in motorsport competiton down under in anything apart from F1.

Too many pit-bay fires in the 60's and 70's

Besides, half the fun is your out-lap of half-warmed tyres .... old age and cunning usually beats youth and exuberance off the line and for the first half lap or so.

All the kids run Pirelli "Gran Am"/GT style slicks which take 2 laps top come on .... me - I run Dunlops which are pretty much ready to run hard after the formation lap to the grid. Mind you, don't ask a Dunlop to do much more than a 10-12 lap sprint .. but a Pirelli will run an hour stint (or maybe even a double-stint).

Hmm, I have been looking at a catch can setup for a while. I should have already got one but I haven't made up my mind which one to get. It is between SOHO's and Rampage Fab. I have a pressurized coolant overflow tank. Why would you want to delete the PCV valves?

i DRILLED OUT MY PCV VALVES AND VENTED BOTH ALONG WITH THE VALVE COVER BREATHERS TO A VENTED CAN. RUNS GREAT

SOho set up is really nice. I don’t know if you looked at mine while my car was at your house

I didn't and I wish I would have.

I have a Specialty Z catch can setup. It is also really nice!

I was looking for that. Do you have a link for it.

Did you get the dipstick option to drain the oil back into the oil pan?

I don't see it list on their web site so you may need to contact Seb or Johnathan.

Is it a modified version of the Z32?

Yep, that's it!:tup:

I dropped Seb an email but they are out until after first of the year.
I don't expect a reply until next year.

I was close, mine actually had the digital temp readouts but they were cheap. Looked like an old cheap ironing board cover that someone left a hot iron on after that incident.

Seb got back with me. He used the CJ Motorsports fitting for the PVC valves with their normal kit. I am assuming 2 of them. Can you take a picture of yours, I would like to see how they were mounted.

Will do...it may be a minute because the car is at the shop for safety and aero up grades!

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No rush.....

Well, today really has freaking sucked. I just got added to the long list of folks in the Blown Headgasket club. She's done. It is not a matter of IF you are going to blow the headgaskets, it is a matter of when. Not a happy camper. Blew at 17psi of boost. I rarely ran 22psi. Only 6 or 7 times. No way the car will make it to Zdayz 2020.

Welp, that sucks :(

Boo. Sorry to hear that!

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Oh no and I am next jump in the game of Russian Roulette!

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It blew in glorious fashion getting on the interstate. 3rd gear, 17 psi of boost, having fun. Then a front windshield full of coolant. It blew the bottom radiator hose off the motor. The fire ring in the head gasket is done. No coolant in the oil. Just compression leaking into the blocks water jackets. May have more damage, won't know until the heads come off. I made it 7xxx miles and then the big oh shiet moment. Not even an hint of a problem, just BOOM!!!!!

Were you running L19 head studs? After Seb was freaking me out over head lift I did some reading and it's not a code red situation, more of a flashing yellow alert with no bells. Some of what I read was replacing whatever gasket with an HKS gasket and retorquing. I haven't had it yet and had that 27.8psi spike at Wannagofast but if it does happen I've rethought L19s and I'll go with a 625 setup. Good luck buddy.

That's a Christmas present that one wants. :shakes head:

When you take the heads off. Check the torque on the head bolts. Just curiosity. And if you knew what the length of the head studs was too.

I told you I got Switches and Coal..... I wasn't lying.

Noop...

I will leave that for the machine shop to compare their notes too. Won't do me any good if I get in there and start pulling it down. It has crossed my mind though.

lol, You will. It is just a matter of time.

You wasn't kidding.

I really feel bad for you. :(

Something to think about. If the torque backed off. You want to know if the studs stretched, nuts backed off, threads in hole pulled, etc.

I know it was awesome while it lasted...I was really hoping to see it again at ZdayZ 2020 :mad:

Trying to figure out what I am going to do besides getting a can of gas and a match.

Your emotions are all over the place right now. I know that feeling very well.

One minute, let's tear it apart right now and see what happened.

Who has a full 5 gal gas can, matches, and hot dogs.

I'm parting it out and selling everything.

Then having to listen to the better half saying, I told you so.

Give it some time. Calm your nerves. Clean the head before making any major decisions.

I know you have your other engine; unsure exactly how much they removed off of it for the built one.
I’d be happy to loan a hand & help swap out :ugh2:
Lmk

You have a nice concrete pad that’s covered; if you get the proper lifting stuff.....I’ll setup a date; but I’m not gonna rush anything.
It will be performed slow & steady, regardless of the time it takes :tup:
Lmk, I’ll be there to help
:tiphat:

Don't forget the marshmallows :twocents:

Goodluck man, sorry to hear this!

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