how fast is FI'ed Z and satisfaction - part 2

Nixlimited · 10-28-2011, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

LOL you also have to get used to not wobbling the shifter back and forth when coasting up to a light... if you do that you look like an ******* (especially with a loud exhaust), because the SRM is trying to anticipate your gear selection and the RPMs are flying back and forth all over!

Oh man, that is a habit I definitely have. Something about knowing I am not engaged in the wrong gear...

KaienZ34 · 10-28-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixlimited

Oh man, that is a habit I definitely have. Something about knowing I am not engaged in the wrong gear...

Just glance over at the speedo and it tells you what gear your in.

Vapiano · 10-28-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DIGItonium

It depends on how you feel about your car. There were times I wanted throw in the towel and give up modding this car, but so far I'm not regretting the upgrade. It definitely needs this (and oil cooler) from the factory.

The car sounds so much better with the turbos as well. I don't have test pipes, so it's not raspy. Overall the engine sound through the intake and exhaust is amazing for a Z car.

With the temps in the 50s lately I can spin the tires in 2nd from a roll around 4k and beyond. I haven't tried 3rd gear yet, but normally 2nd and 3rd grips well in warm weather. So the 305s aren't enough haha.

I absolutely love my car! It's not a DD so I can deal with "the small issues" that accompany a FIed car. A gasket here and there, fixing a rattle every now and then...etc. I just don't want to have major chronic issues that makes my decision regrettable.

It's also voiding your warranty and footing expensive repairs out of pocket; but that is the chance you take for that INTOXICATING HP, SHOCK and AWE when you blow past more expensive cars

Flyboy · 10-28-2011, 11:47 PM

I turned off my SRM, I hate it. Every time I pull up to a light and put it in Neutral and move my shifter left/right I look like I'm showing off. I turned it off and never looked back..

DIGItonium · 10-29-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Vapiano

I absolutely love my car... but that is the chance you take for that INTOXICATING HP, SHOCK and AWE when you blow past more expensive cars

Awesome! With enough power, 3rd gear pull from 60 MPH is very fast and smooth! That's just ~6 PSI... I want MOAR!

Seriously though, I did a quick test with temps in the high 50s and wheel hopped in 2nd.

phunk · 10-29-2011, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

I turned off my SRM, I hate it. Every time I pull up to a light and put it in Neutral and move my shifter left/right I look like I'm showing off. I turned it off and never looked back..

Ya I just stopped moving the shifter back and forth. In 13 years of driving manual trans and moving the shifter back and forth, never once did I find that I failed to take the car out of gear. SRM gave me a reason to get out of the habit. When it's out of gear it's out of gear, looking back on it... To be constantly jerking the shifter back and forth just to keep on checking that it's out of gear and keep doing it the entire time I'm coasting as if it may have fallen back into gear somehow... It looks awfully OCD to me now lol

KaienZ34 · 10-29-2011, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by phunk

Ya I just stopped moving the shifter back and forth. In 13 years of driving manual trans and moving the shifter back and forth, never once did I find that I failed to take the car out of gear. SRM gave me a reason to get out of the habit. When it's out of gear it's out of gear, looking back on it... To be constantly jerking the shifter back and forth just to keep on checking that it's out of gear and keep doing it the entire time I'm coasting as if it may have fallen back into gear somehow... It looks awfully OCD to me now lol

roplusbee · 10-29-2011, 05:39 PM

ImportConvert · 10-30-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

No. Gearing like that helps but isn't needed for that power... There are faster cars with more aggressive gearing. 430rwhp can hook in a Z all day with no drama unless your setup wack

Speaking of, how are the OEM VLSD's holding up to a TT setup? I have heard that if you work the OEM diff hard, the oils degrade in the center unit and it quits working. Yet I see a lot of people with SC/TT in their SIG and no diff swap.

ImportConvert · 10-30-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

Ya I just stopped moving the shifter back and forth. In 13 years of driving manual trans and moving the shifter back and forth, never once did I find that I failed to take the car out of gear. SRM gave me a reason to get out of the habit. When it's out of gear it's out of gear, looking back on it... To be constantly jerking the shifter back and forth just to keep on checking that it's out of gear and keep doing it the entire time I'm coasting as if it may have fallen back into gear somehow... It looks awfully OCD to me now lol

I discovered that I had left it in gear ONCE. I was very tired. It's going to be a VERY hard habit to break.

theDreamer · 10-30-2011, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Speaking of, how are the OEM VLSD's holding up to a TT setup? I have heard that if you work the OEM diff hard, the oils degrade in the center unit and it quits working. Yet I see a lot of people with SC/TT in their SIG and no diff swap.

Not that many guys with a SC/TT setup pushing their car to the limit. I would say there have been maybe 3-4 with a 370z who have pushed it. A lot of guys do some heavy street driving, canyon carving, but getting on the track is a whole different game with heat/limits.

phunk · 10-30-2011, 10:06 PM

I can't comment because I have never known anyone to have a failed diff in the z33/z34 world

ImportConvert · 10-31-2011, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by phunk

I can't comment because I have never known anyone to have a failed diff in the z33/z34 world

My info came from a wikipedia article on the vlsd/miata mx5 and how the silicone in the diff broke down and the diff failed to work. The article stAted that by sixty thousand miles, this type of diff will be non functional. Obviously this is just hearsay and I wanted to ask someone who had btdt. Thanks! ( to re cap, it just does poorly, equally poorly, for the life of the car?)

ZInferno0248 · 11-03-2011, 10:01 AM

Love my Stage 1 SC'd Z. It takes some getting used to driving the car with 400+ RWHP. The rear gets loose easily in gears 1-3. This is something that becomes more predictable as you drive it more and more. Does not really make the car a dragster though, the real fun against other cars is from a roll. The Z has a hard time using the extra power in first gear (lots of tire spin and blowing through redline) but after about 40 mph, the power is very usable and awesome. I pulled on a friends modded crotch rocket (180hp) at 60 mph and ran away from him to 155 mph (which is when I let off). He claims he's beaten a Z06 in the same scenario and could not believe the Z was so fast. The FI really brings the Z alive. It makes it a totally different car.

Red__Zed · 11-03-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by phunk

I can't comment because I have never known anyone to have a failed diff in the z33/z34 world

Not sure If serious

10-29-2011, 05:39 PM	#83 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 22	__________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

10-30-2011, 10:06 PM	#87 (permalink)
phunk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,668 Drives: 370 Rep Power: 974723	I can't comment because I have never known anyone to have a failed diff in the z33/z34 world __________________ Charles @ CJ Motorsports : Website \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube Home of the 9 second, stock longblock, stock drivetrain 6MT 370z. 9.91 @ 142mph

11-03-2011, 10:01 AM	#89 (permalink)
ZInferno0248 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 154 Drives: 2010 370Z Nismo SC'd Rep Power: 14	Love my Stage 1 SC'd Z. It takes some getting used to driving the car with 400+ RWHP. The rear gets loose easily in gears 1-3. This is something that becomes more predictable as you drive it more and more. Does not really make the car a dragster though, the real fun against other cars is from a roll. The Z has a hard time using the extra power in first gear (lots of tire spin and blowing through redline) but after about 40 mph, the power is very usable and awesome. I pulled on a friends modded crotch rocket (180hp) at 60 mph and ran away from him to 155 mph (which is when I let off). He claims he's beaten a Z06 in the same scenario and could not believe the Z was so fast. The FI really brings the Z alive. It makes it a totally different car. __________________ 2010 370Z Nismo, Silver / GTM Stage-1 SC / Custom Tune / GTM Oil Cooler / FI Resonated Test Pipes / FI CBE / Alpine HU / Focal's / JL AMP & Sub / AP Racing BBK / TTA TE-37's / RE-11's / KW V3's / SPC Camber Arms / Whiteline Sways

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10-28-2011, 11:47 PM	#79 (permalink)
Flyboy Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Destin, Fl Posts: 152 Drives: Nismo Rep Power: 15	I turned off my SRM, I hate it. Every time I pull up to a light and put it in Neutral and move my shifter left/right I look like I'm showing off. I turned it off and never looked back..