Another comeback

victorofhavoc · 10-29-2020, 11:24 PM

I've read so far a few other people have come back to the z. After quite a few recent changes in vehicles I ended up with a gti and got my wife a Q7. The gti is definitely a fast and very fun car, and I really prefer it around town to almost anything, even the audi, but as a track vehicle it just kept overheating due to the turbo and tight packaging. I wanted to go a bit more extreme so I ended up buying another member's racecar z! I took it out to one event so far into advanced hpde to test out the thing and get used to driving a manual again for the first time since my old z in 2016!

To my surprise I was very quickly catching a couple c8 corvette, a 911 gt2rs, a couple z06, audi ttrs, and several other very fast cars. I forgot how easy this platform is to drive fast! Fwd turbo is a lot harder to make go fast, and I'm so happy to be back behind an engine that really loves to be revved out! Looking forward to posting up some videos and photos soon!

Rusty · 10-30-2020, 05:14 AM

Welcome back.

cv129 · 10-30-2020, 01:30 PM

Good to have another owner that care about suspension pieces!

victorofhavoc · 11-02-2020, 04:01 PM

Rusty, you're still around!? Glad to see, and thanks for the welcomes.

Quicksilvers · 11-02-2020, 04:05 PM

Welcome back to the 370Z forums.

Rusty · 11-02-2020, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by victorofhavoc

Rusty, you're still around!? Glad to see, and thanks for the welcomes.

Yea.......think I'm here for life.

The Z is my play toy. I have too much fun with it.

chowtoo · 11-03-2020, 12:11 PM

Yay!!!!

victorofhavoc · 11-05-2020, 01:16 PM

Two videos my friend took while I was getting used to this car. There are easily 2 seconds i'm leaving out on the track right now! I need more seat time with this new thing

Edit: fixing the links

danegrey · 11-05-2020, 08:19 PM

welcome back and glad to see you are enjoying the Z again...

victorofhavoc · 11-06-2020, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Fixed your video links for you. Note that when you use the YOUTUBE tags you don't put the whole URL. Just the video code at the end of the URL. Quote my post to see what I mean

Good call, thanks. I didn't even notice!

OMGWTFBBQ · 11-10-2020, 10:26 PM

Welcome back! Whose car did you pick up and what mods do you have on it?

victorofhavoc · 11-10-2020, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

Welcome back! Whose car did you pick up and what mods do you have on it?

TakJak2.

It's a gutted car, half cage, fixed seats, big wing, 2 piece rotors, surge fuel kit, baffled oil pan, most of the bolt ons, SPL arms and bushings, kwv3 shocks with swift springs, and other stuff as well. The car needs a front splitter, and that's what I'm working on over winter. It also needs the brake ducts routed to the front of the bumper, which I plan to route to the foglight hole in the V2 base bumper. It's currently sitting on 295 square Hoosier R7. It's setup as a NASA TT3 car.

MarkRT · 12-03-2020, 10:40 PM

Great to hear you are very impressed with the performance of your new track Z.

10-29-2020, 11:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
victorofhavoc Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kansas City Posts: 229 Drives: 2014 370z Rep Power: 14	Another comeback I've read so far a few other people have come back to the z. After quite a few recent changes in vehicles I ended up with a gti and got my wife a Q7. The gti is definitely a fast and very fun car, and I really prefer it around town to almost anything, even the audi, but as a track vehicle it just kept overheating due to the turbo and tight packaging. I wanted to go a bit more extreme so I ended up buying another member's racecar z! I took it out to one event so far into advanced hpde to test out the thing and get used to driving a manual again for the first time since my old z in 2016! To my surprise I was very quickly catching a couple c8 corvette, a 911 gt2rs, a couple z06, audi ttrs, and several other very fast cars. I forgot how easy this platform is to drive fast! Fwd turbo is a lot harder to make go fast, and I'm so happy to be back behind an engine that really loves to be revved out! Looking forward to posting up some videos and photos soon! OMGWTFBBQ, JARblue, cv129 and 8 others like this. __________________ Had a 2010 WRX- boy was it quick in a straight line, got a 2014 Z- man is she grippy in the corners-- then left the Z and later got a GTI, now back in an 09 racecar Z!

10-30-2020, 05:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,218 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Welcome back. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-30-2020, 01:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,236 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	Good to have another owner that care about suspension pieces! Rusty likes this. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

11-02-2020, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
victorofhavoc Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kansas City Posts: 229 Drives: 2014 370z Rep Power: 14	Rusty, you're still around!? Glad to see, and thanks for the welcomes. Rusty likes this. __________________ Had a 2010 WRX- boy was it quick in a straight line, got a 2014 Z- man is she grippy in the corners-- then left the Z and later got a GTI, now back in an 09 racecar Z!

11-02-2020, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,039 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25463	Welcome back to the 370Z forums. __________________ Mr. Clean

11-03-2020, 12:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
chowtoo Base Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: S. E. MI Posts: 153 Drives: Red2018 M6, 2019 A7 Rep Power: 4596	Yay!!!!

11-05-2020, 01:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
victorofhavoc Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kansas City Posts: 229 Drives: 2014 370z Rep Power: 14	Some videos Two videos my friend took while I was getting used to this car. There are easily 2 seconds i'm leaving out on the track right now! I need more seat time with this new thing Edit: fixing the links Hotrodz and A Black Z34 like this. __________________ Had a 2010 WRX- boy was it quick in a straight line, got a 2014 Z- man is she grippy in the corners-- then left the Z and later got a GTI, now back in an 09 racecar Z! Last edited by victorofhavoc; 11-06-2020 at 12:03 PM.

11-05-2020, 08:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 71 Posts: 3,190 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 649540	welcome back and glad to see you are enjoying the Z again... __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

11-10-2020, 10:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
OMGWTFBBQ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: the OC Posts: 1,886 Drives: 08 SGM IS350 Rep Power: 4549	Welcome back! Whose car did you pick up and what mods do you have on it? Hotrodz likes this. __________________ Zele Performance \| Varis \| Powerhouse Amuse \| Craftsquare \| Tommy Kaira \| Top Secret \| HKS \| Defi \| Volk Racing \| Cusco \| SPL \| Never ending build thread.. PM me if you have rare JDM parts for sale!

12-03-2020, 10:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
MarkRT Base Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Hinesville, GA Posts: 82 Drives: 2007 Nissan 350Z Rep Power: 5	Great to hear you are very impressed with the performance of your new track Z.

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