Christian. I sold you my 20mm's right ? Your car reminds me of mine. You have swift springs right ? It seems like some pics of the swifts looks more
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03-31-2011, 08:38 AM | #256 (permalink) |
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Christian. I sold you my 20mm's right ? Your car reminds me of mine. You have swift springs right ? It seems like some pics of the swifts looks more dropped than others. Yours is perfect. The car looks phenomenal.
On a side note I was out by malibu visiting friends last month And all I kept saying was how much I wish I had my Z. The Z is made for California. I would seriously consider moving out by my friends I'm Redondo beach if the wifey didnt Just Land a teaching position.
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03-31-2011, 11:35 AM | #257 (permalink) |
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Yep, I still have them sitting in my room as I got a great deal on the SP Rays along with a full set of 20mm bolt on spacers. I do have a slight vibration coming from one of the front wheels at 70+mph so I'm not sure if it is the spacers or one of the wheels might need to be balanced. If it is the spacers, I will install the bolt ons I bought from you.
I wish I would have known you were out here, I would have offered to meet up. This is definitely car country out here though!
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04-01-2011, 06:55 PM | #259 (permalink) |
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Don't be deterred from spacers Matt, it could just be a case of wheel balance or re-torquing the front spacers. 25 would be nicely aggressive, definitely will make you flush in the rear!
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04-02-2011, 02:48 AM | #260 (permalink) |
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Solution to teh "VQ hiss"
I have been thinking about potential solutions to lessen or get rid of the hiss that is a trademark of VQ engines for a little while and am thinking of trying an idea. Since the hiss comes from the X-pipe section of the exhaust, I was wondering if wrapping just the X-pipe in exhaust wrap could lessen the sound?
I researched it and it has helped on other cars with rasp or hiss tendencies and am wondering what y'all think about it?
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04-02-2011, 06:39 PM | #263 (permalink) |
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They did, I specifically remember all 4 spacers having hub centric rings. I plan to remove, re-install, and torque them down to spec to see if that makes a difference. If not, I will just install my replacement stud H&R 20 mm spacers.
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05-02-2011, 12:55 AM | #264 (permalink) |
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This Saturday, I was set to attend an SCCA test and tune autocross event in El Toro Fields but due to 70-80 mile per hour Santa Ana winds blasting the crap out of everyone, the cars, and the course, they postponed it to the point where I couldn't participate so I bowed out and drove home. I would have had my butt handed to me though! There were only a handful of cars that did not have slicks and those that didn't were z06s, 911s, and Exiges but thankfully I wasn't there to be competitive, only to learn. I will sign up for the next event though.
I had my GoPro with me so I decided to take a video of the drive home to capture how the car sounds in all driving conditions. It is long so I apologize, but there were some fun little spurts here and there.
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05-02-2011, 11:19 PM | #265 (permalink) |
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Don't know if it's the mic on the GoPro but the F.I. CBE sounds like a lot of drone at cruising speeds. Don't get me wrong I love the F.I. and it's on my wish list. I have heard a lot of folks swapping out their F.I. for another xyz brand because of the drone. What is your opinion of the drone (if any) and how do you feel after a loooong drive.....drained from the exhaust note or is this just a bunch of smoke? I was following the F.I. thread from the start but it's gotten too large of a thread to keep up with anymore.
Hopefully some good weather next time for AutoX. Those damn Santa Anna winds is why I moved out of Rubidoux/Riverside years ago plus the frekkin traffic on the weekends....haha |
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In the interest of complete disclosure, my previous exhaust had a massive amount of drone, the type that was headache inducing. I have had the FI exhaust for a while now so I might just not notice it as much anymore, but the drone is in such a small window and even there, it is not as bad as I was lead to believe by other reviews complaining about it. I actually enjoy it as you can feel the car a bit more. I guess I will end with the fact that there is a reason why so many people run the FI exhaust, a sizable percentage of which also run test pipes or high flow cats. All I can say is I love it!
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Glad to help! I always appreciate opinions and information from others so I do my best to reciprocate when I can.
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07-04-2011, 01:23 AM | #269 (permalink) |
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Just dropping a little update, I haven't been up to much with the Z for the past few months but I have a few things on the way. First will be my new clutch pedal helper spring from Esfourteen, can't wait to install it in a few days:
I will also be picking up my VIP type 3 carbon fiber spoiler from Rick in the next week or so but am unsure of when that will be installed. Thanks for looking, I hope a few more things on my to-do list might get done this year as well.
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07-04-2011, 10:55 PM | #270 (permalink) |
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Man your car is nice! You have gave me some wonderful ideas for my 09 Z.
Wish I could cruise out to cali and ride. I live in Clemson, SC so pretty far Good luck, Great Build journal, and keep the updates coming man! |
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