Sway’s Journal - Hitomi

Sway

I’ve had the car for a while, but figured I’d go back and make a log. I’ll update it in different posts when I have time/feel like it until I get current.

I bought my 2011 Pearl White 6mt sport in Houston on January 29th 2017. (At about noon ) from a lovely lady named Kelly who traded up for a black GTR.

I came from a black G37 sport coupe (hit a deer ) so I already had some vq parts from it. The Z was pretty much stock aside from an Invidia exhaust, a short ram intake, and a 12” alpine type R in a zenclosures box.

Almost immediately I put on a Stillen Gen 3 and a GTHaus axel back exhaust. The midpipe from the G wouldn’t fit, so I had to order another one. Then I moved over my motordyne m370 intake manifold. Then last thing from the G, I moved over my diff with white line bushings and 4.08 gears. And there she stayed for a bit.

Here’s a photo from the day I picked her up:



Current Mods:(as up to date as the journal is)

Performance:
Stillen Gen 3 intakes (Wrapped in EDI heat reflective gold tape)
Motordyne M370 manifold (ported after purchase) - Sold
GTHaus axleback with motordyne burned tips
GTHaus midpipe
GTHaus Y pipe
4.08 rear gears
TWM short throw shifter
GTR spark plugs
ECUTEK dyno tuned by Moncef @ Admin Tuning
Michelin Pilot Super Sports 255/305
Motordyne ART test pipes
TWM short throw shifter
Southbend stage 2 clutch - quiet disk
Southbend 19 lb lightweight flywheel
Zspeed heavy duty csc
Z1 stainless Insulated clutch line
RJM adjustable clutch pedal assembly
Z1 2 Piece Sprinkle slotted rotors (Front and Rear)
Dual Baffled oil catch cans
Motul fluids
Synolimit 63mm throttle bodies
Air Functional Fang mod
Z1 intake manifold
ZSpeed black undershroud
EPS Tuning PCV delete

Suspension/Bushings:
KWv3 coil overs
SPC front and rear camber arms with toe bolts
Z1 polyurethane engine mounts
Z1 polyurethane transmission mount
Whiteline differential bushings

Cooling:
Stillen 25 row oil cooler w/thermostatic plate
PasswordJDM Carbon fiber cooling plate
Z1 19.9lb release pressure Radiator cap
Peak antifreeze 50/50 blend + water wetter

Exterior:
Blacked out center of front bumper
35% Window tint on sides, 15% on rears
Smoked rear 4th brake light
LED DRL’s
Volk Racing TE37SL double pressed black 19x9.5 +22, 19x10.5 +12
Black lightweight lug nuts (lol)
Motordyne Burnt Titanium exhaust tips
Stillen license rear plate frame
iJDM side mounted front license plate bracket
Lisence plate LEDs
Diode Dynamics extreme bright reverse lights
Backup camera
Z1 magnetic oil pan drain plug
Chrome bulbs turn signals front and rear
6000k Diode Dynamics headlight bulbs
PasswordJDM Carbon Fiber cooling plate
Tomei piston style oil cap

Interior:
Evo R CF door trim pieces
Evo R CF radio trim piece
Evo R CF shifter trim piece
Evo R CF triple gauge pod covers
Evo R CF speedometer side covers
Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi shift knob
Red GTR button with custom leds
GTR clear maplight covers
Interior Diode Dynamics led conversion
Passport radar detector
Curious Model Carbon Fiber Door sills

Audio:
Kenwood dnx537s double din deck
JL Audio 10w7 in a ported box
JL Audio series 1 500/1 monoblock amp (bridged)
JL Audio C2 interior speakers
Upgraded speaker wiring
Dynamat (Trunk, hatch, doors, wheel wells, center console)

Current Tire Set Up: (thanks to jchammond!)
Front: Michelin Pilot Super Sport 255/35/19 - 35 psi
Rear: Michelin Pilot Super Sport 305/30/19 - 32 psi

Weight Modification:

Dead:
Trunk weight -2.5 lbs
Spare tire/tools -40.6 lbs
bose sub -8 lbs
Coilovers -7.2 lbs
Art pipes -6.5 lbs
Poly engine mounts -2 lbs
Poly trans mount -1 lb
Fuyao windshield -5 lbs
Pcv delete -1.5 lbs

Rotating:
Lug nuts -1.5 lbs
Z1 rotors -30 lbs
Wheels -11.6 lbs
Fly wheel -12 lbs

Added weight:
Sub set up + 53.2 lbs
Dynamat + approx 10 lbs

Approximate Static Net:
- 66.2 lbs

Room for improvement:
Battery -21 lbs
Seats - 44 lbs
Tomei - 60 lbs
Titanium y pipe - 15 lbs
Titanium test pipes - 19 lbs

Purchased but not Installed:
Amuse front bumper with Carbon Fiber accent
Amuse sideskirts
Amuse rear bumper with Carbon Fiber accent
Amuse rear spoiler with Carbon Fiber accent
Z1 rear subframe bushings
Tomei Titanium catback
Thai Titanium echo DR y pipe
????? - Secret

Future plans:(feedback and suggestions welcome)
Staying N/A because the Z is a daily plus $$$

Echo DR dual resonated Titanium y pipe
Echo DR dual resonated Titanium DE flanged test pipes
Z1 headers
Z1 ported lower intake manifold
JWT C2 cams
Import Parts Pro stage 2 Heads
Boundary engineering oil pump gears
Hotchkis front and rear sway bars
Aftermarket front and rear end links
Ams GT hood
Black housing headlights
8k redline with retune
Maybe switching to Tomei exhaust? How does an amuse bumper look with a single exit?

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