djpathfinder's 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

LinPark · 08-09-2010, 03:16 PM

Man, that looks sweeeeeeeet!!!!

djpathfinder · 09-01-2010, 01:04 PM

My Z was corner balanced while I was in Seattle. I wanted an aggressive street set-up, but the technician told me the front stock parts did not allow for camber or caster adjustments. The rear camber was maxed out (or should it be "min-ed out") at -2.4. So I decided to get SPC front and rear camber kits from Stillen. Had the kits installed and alignment done the following week. My new alignment settings are:

Camber/toe:
Front: -2.2/toe neutral
Rear: -2.0/toe in 0.15

Turn in is much sharper. The car feels good on its new suspension. Took it to the track on Monday but it was hard to tell how much of a difference there was in handling for a few reasons: 1) it was cold (about 10 degrees C) and had rained just prior to the time attack event, so the track conditions weren't ideal, and tire grip was reduced, 2) I was slowing down quite a bit earlier on the corners as I had just changed to SS brakelines and went with DOT 4 brake fluid...I bled the brakes myself (newbie) and wanted to be cautious until I knew the brakes were working fine, 3) I was not used to the car's new driving characteristics on the track...wasn't sure how much feedback/warning it would give me at the limits (also given poor track conditions and cold temps). However, I definitely noticed a further reduction in body roll, as well as reduced pitching with acceleration and braking...not that the stock suspension had a lot of that to begin with.

Sorry, no new track pics, but I have a new video of one of the track runs.

YouTube - 370Z Stratotech Time Attack 4 - Aug 30, 2010

Still need to improve my racing line. I notice I'm having some difficulty judging how close I'm getting to the edge of the track...could definitely get closer especially on the passenger side.

djpathfinder · 06-15-2011, 12:19 AM

6MT · 06-15-2011, 10:23 AM

Nice pics! But they are crying out for HDR.

djpathfinder · 06-15-2011, 10:40 AM

Haven't dabbled with HDR. Couldn't that day anyway...didn't have a tripod with me. Just snapped a few quick ones on the way home before it rained.

djpathfinder · 06-25-2011, 02:05 AM

I got my 370Z dyno-tuned at Lightspeed Innovations on June 15. They are located in Red Deer, Alberta, which is almost half way between Edmonton and Calgary. They recently purchased the pro-tuner license for Uprev to serve the Nissan/Infiniti community after Cobb stopped supporting N/A cars from 2010 on. There are no other Uprev tuners in northern Alberta that I'm aware of (not sure about southern Alberta). I've heard good things about Cam and Lightspeed Innovations from various sources both inside and outside the Nissan community, so hearing that he wanted to be able to use Uprev to tune the 370Z was welcome news. I'm done with my non-forced induced breather mods, so naturally an ECU tune was the next logical step to optimize my power and torque curves and clean up the AFR. And due to the reputation Cam's built over the years, driving about 1.5 hours to get it done wasn't an issue.

Refer to these threads for more background information on Lightspeed Innovations:
Anyone Interested in "uprev" in Alberta?
370Z on Lightspeeds Dyno

As I walked into the shop, they had a welcoming and comfortable lounge area. The staff was friendly, and they all seemed to be car enthusiasts in some manner. Cam came out a few minutes later to introduce himself. He apologized to me and explained that he was having a really busy day where things weren't working out as planned, and as a result he couldn't start tuning my car at the appointment time we agreed upon, but if I was OK to wait, he would gladly stay and work on it as long as he needed to to finish the job. He was able start work on my car a little while later.

They have a AWD Dynapack 4000 dyno that connects directly onto the drive hubs. The staff was very careful removing my rear wheels. Cam accessed the intake manifold to hook up knock sensors. While he was tuning, he stopped to explain what he was doing and was patient in answering my questions. 3 baseline pulls were done. The results were very consistent and he proceeded to "tweak" and dyno to check the results. A total of about 9 or 10 tuning pulls were done.

I was impressed with how meticulous Cam was. He tweaked and dyno'd a couple more times beyond the point where he thought he had already achieved maximal gains, and it paid off, as he was able to positively change a consistent and annoying torque dip around 2600-2900 rpm.

You can check out the picture of the before and after curves in my dyno-tune album. In summary, my dyno-tune results were similar to what others have reported (ie. HP results not as high as I would have hoped, but there was a sizeable change in the acceleration feel): there was a net gain of 9 HP and 11 lb-ft at peak. The HP gains, though slight, were throughout the RPM range (and not only at the upper end), and peak HP was reached 300 RPM sooner after the tune. The torque curve was especially increased between the 2600-2900 range by 16 lb-ft.

My 370Z was the first one that Cam had tuned with Uprev. It took about 3 hours to do. However I'm thinking for successive 370Z tunes, he could start with my file and tweak each car from there, which means it could be done in a shorter amount of time.

Right away while hard accelerating on Cam's "personal 1/4 mile strip" and on the way home I noticed more ummphh on acceleration. The car seemed to rev much more willingly. That was definitely clear on the butt dyno.

Even my wife noticed it when she test drove it the next day. My car was running rich before the tune. The tailpipes used to get very black shortly after a wash, but not the case now. I'd be curious to see if my fuel economy changes a tiny bit now, especially with highway driving.

Other benefits of the Uprev tune:
- AFR 12.8-13.0 through the RPM range was what Cam found works well for our cars.
- the speed limiter was raised to 290 kph (180 mph).
- rev limiter raised to 8200 rpm.
- O2 sensor input from the HFC was omitted (I've had 2 CELs related to this in a span of 1 year).
- WOT limiter removed.
- programmed a "Valet" mode (speed limited to 50 kph, rev limited to 3000 rpm).

I am very happy with my results and would not hesitate to recommend that others go to him for their tuning needs. Cam gave me a tour of his facility and it is impressive. Thanks Cam for doing a great job on my dyno-tune!

djpathfinder · 06-25-2011, 02:09 AM

A few pics taken two days ago after a wash:

shumby · 06-25-2011, 02:44 AM

Man I need to get you over for a beer thias summer. I love the look of your car. Cam will be tuning my FX soon

djpathfinder · 06-25-2011, 02:48 AM

Shumby, thanks bud! Yeah, I asked Cam if you had already gotten the FX dyno'd yet and he said no. Definitely post your results. I still need to check out your GTM SC'd G!

LONDON2012 · 06-28-2011, 01:50 PM

Man, those wheels are hawt! What are they? Thanks

Nismo89 · 06-28-2011, 02:57 PM

Nice!!

djpathfinder · 06-28-2011, 03:17 PM

Thanks, guys!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LONDON2012

Man, those wheels are hawt! What are they? Thanks

They are 1 piece forged super light 20" concave wheels made by MHT. They're currently one-offs. They may add these to their line up in the fall/spring 2012, likely under the Monotec brand.

LONDON2012 · 06-28-2011, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djpathfinder

Thanks, guys!

They are 1 piece forged super light 20" concave wheels made by MHT. They're currently one-offs. They may add these to their line up in the fall/spring 2012, likely under the Monotec brand.

They are absolutely brilliant. Since you have one-offs, I'm assuming that you know a contact at MHT. If you find that they put them into their line up, will you throw up a post on this thread so that I can be reminded it's time to get out my money? Thanks.

emartinez · 06-30-2011, 08:26 AM

GOD that car is B.E.A. utiful ! lol

djpathfinder · 06-30-2011, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LONDON2012

They are absolutely brilliant. Since you have one-offs, I'm assuming that you know a contact at MHT.

Thanks! No, I don't have a contact at MHT, unfortunately.

Quote:

Originally Posted by emartinez

GOD that car is B.E.A. utiful ! lol

Thanks for the compliment!

09-01-2010, 01:04 PM	#47 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	My Z was corner balanced while I was in Seattle. I wanted an aggressive street set-up, but the technician told me the front stock parts did not allow for camber or caster adjustments. The rear camber was maxed out (or should it be "min-ed out") at -2.4. So I decided to get SPC front and rear camber kits from Stillen. Had the kits installed and alignment done the following week. My new alignment settings are: Camber/toe: Front: -2.2/toe neutral Rear: -2.0/toe in 0.15 Turn in is much sharper. The car feels good on its new suspension. Took it to the track on Monday but it was hard to tell how much of a difference there was in handling for a few reasons: 1) it was cold (about 10 degrees C) and had rained just prior to the time attack event, so the track conditions weren't ideal, and tire grip was reduced, 2) I was slowing down quite a bit earlier on the corners as I had just changed to SS brakelines and went with DOT 4 brake fluid...I bled the brakes myself (newbie) and wanted to be cautious until I knew the brakes were working fine, 3) I was not used to the car's new driving characteristics on the track...wasn't sure how much feedback/warning it would give me at the limits (also given poor track conditions and cold temps). However, I definitely noticed a further reduction in body roll, as well as reduced pitching with acceleration and braking...not that the stock suspension had a lot of that to begin with. Sorry, no new track pics, but I have a new video of one of the track runs. YouTube - 370Z Stratotech Time Attack 4 - Aug 30, 2010 Still need to improve my racing line. I notice I'm having some difficulty judging how close I'm getting to the edge of the track...could definitely get closer especially on the passenger side. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

06-15-2011, 12:19 AM	#48 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	__________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

06-15-2011, 10:23 AM	#49 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Nice pics! But they are crying out for HDR. __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

06-15-2011, 10:40 AM	#50 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	Haven't dabbled with HDR. Couldn't that day anyway...didn't have a tripod with me. Just snapped a few quick ones on the way home before it rained. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

06-25-2011, 02:05 AM	#51 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	I got my 370Z dyno-tuned at Lightspeed Innovations on June 15. They are located in Red Deer, Alberta, which is almost half way between Edmonton and Calgary. They recently purchased the pro-tuner license for Uprev to serve the Nissan/Infiniti community after Cobb stopped supporting N/A cars from 2010 on. There are no other Uprev tuners in northern Alberta that I'm aware of (not sure about southern Alberta). I've heard good things about Cam and Lightspeed Innovations from various sources both inside and outside the Nissan community, so hearing that he wanted to be able to use Uprev to tune the 370Z was welcome news. I'm done with my non-forced induced breather mods, so naturally an ECU tune was the next logical step to optimize my power and torque curves and clean up the AFR. And due to the reputation Cam's built over the years, driving about 1.5 hours to get it done wasn't an issue. Refer to these threads for more background information on Lightspeed Innovations: Anyone Interested in "uprev" in Alberta? 370Z on Lightspeeds Dyno As I walked into the shop, they had a welcoming and comfortable lounge area. The staff was friendly, and they all seemed to be car enthusiasts in some manner. Cam came out a few minutes later to introduce himself. He apologized to me and explained that he was having a really busy day where things weren't working out as planned, and as a result he couldn't start tuning my car at the appointment time we agreed upon, but if I was OK to wait, he would gladly stay and work on it as long as he needed to to finish the job. He was able start work on my car a little while later. They have a AWD Dynapack 4000 dyno that connects directly onto the drive hubs. The staff was very careful removing my rear wheels. Cam accessed the intake manifold to hook up knock sensors. While he was tuning, he stopped to explain what he was doing and was patient in answering my questions. 3 baseline pulls were done. The results were very consistent and he proceeded to "tweak" and dyno to check the results. A total of about 9 or 10 tuning pulls were done. I was impressed with how meticulous Cam was. He tweaked and dyno'd a couple more times beyond the point where he thought he had already achieved maximal gains, and it paid off, as he was able to positively change a consistent and annoying torque dip around 2600-2900 rpm. You can check out the picture of the before and after curves in my dyno-tune album. In summary, my dyno-tune results were similar to what others have reported (ie. HP results not as high as I would have hoped, but there was a sizeable change in the acceleration feel): there was a net gain of 9 HP and 11 lb-ft at peak. The HP gains, though slight, were throughout the RPM range (and not only at the upper end), and peak HP was reached 300 RPM sooner after the tune. The torque curve was especially increased between the 2600-2900 range by 16 lb-ft. My 370Z was the first one that Cam had tuned with Uprev. It took about 3 hours to do. However I'm thinking for successive 370Z tunes, he could start with my file and tweak each car from there, which means it could be done in a shorter amount of time. Right away while hard accelerating on Cam's "personal 1/4 mile strip" and on the way home I noticed more ummphh on acceleration. The car seemed to rev much more willingly. That was definitely clear on the butt dyno. Even my wife noticed it when she test drove it the next day. My car was running rich before the tune. The tailpipes used to get very black shortly after a wash, but not the case now. I'd be curious to see if my fuel economy changes a tiny bit now, especially with highway driving. Other benefits of the Uprev tune: - AFR 12.8-13.0 through the RPM range was what Cam found works well for our cars. - the speed limiter was raised to 290 kph (180 mph). - rev limiter raised to 8200 rpm. - O2 sensor input from the HFC was omitted (I've had 2 CELs related to this in a span of 1 year). - WOT limiter removed. - programmed a "Valet" mode (speed limited to 50 kph, rev limited to 3000 rpm). I am very happy with my results and would not hesitate to recommend that others go to him for their tuning needs. Cam gave me a tour of his facility and it is impressive. Thanks Cam for doing a great job on my dyno-tune! __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

08-09-2010, 03:16 PM	#46 (permalink)
LinPark A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,077 Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS A8 Rep Power: 23	Man, that looks sweeeeeeeet!!!!

06-25-2011, 02:09 AM	#52 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	A few pics taken two days ago after a wash: __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

06-25-2011, 02:44 AM	#53 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 44 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 236	Man I need to get you over for a beer thias summer. I love the look of your car. Cam will be tuning my FX soon __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

06-25-2011, 02:48 AM	#54 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	Shumby, thanks bud! Yeah, I asked Cam if you had already gotten the FX dyno'd yet and he said no. Definitely post your results. I still need to check out your GTM SC'd G! __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

06-28-2011, 01:50 PM	#55 (permalink)
LONDON2012 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: colorado Posts: 109 Drives: 2014 Mustang Rep Power: 16	Man, those wheels are hawt! What are they? Thanks

06-28-2011, 02:57 PM	#56 (permalink)
Nismo89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colora, MD Age: 35 Posts: 15,831 Drives: daily Zen and woosah Rep Power: 37386	Nice!! __________________ Why yes.. Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs, The Ford Commericals,Deadliest Catch.. is my cousin. Facebook i outta back hand you with my right hand! and call you b*tch!..... and im Left handed!

06-30-2011, 08:26 AM	#59 (permalink)
emartinez Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: floresville Posts: 4 Drives: 2010, 370Z, grey Rep Power: 14	GOD that car is B.E.A. utiful ! lol

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