TravisJB Journal

travisjb · 05-11-2010, 05:09 PM

Didn't make sense to me either... Burn's rep claimed it would at most impact whp by 2-3 vs straight pipes, based upon many dyno runs their customers have done...

travisjb · 05-13-2010, 02:22 AM

A few updates

1. thanks BC Racing NA for overnighting / expediting the rear spring perch adapters for my swift racing springs! those guys went above/beyond to get me ready for this weekend!

2. car has new interior paint as of today.. we went with satin finish House of Kolors Metallic Dark Gray... has some metal flakes in it and should contrast nicely with nissan brilliant silver

3. will be hitting Spring Moutain this weekend and will update after the weekend

4. Redline Motorsports of Tempe, AZ, one of my sponsors, unfortunately went out of business this week... the proprietor, Robert Boreham, will be taking over as lead of the service business within Evolution Motorsports... for those of you that follow autoblog, you'll see some coverage of one of the bad-*** cars that Robert will be looking after here First Drive: The Gumpert Apollo is a near-mythological, utterly fantastical beast — Autoblog

travisjb · 05-13-2010, 02:23 AM

here's a pic of the color we are using on the interior!

the_student · 05-13-2010, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Dibs! Were the original the standard BC spring rate for the Z?

Beat me to it. I was waiting on his part out thread, didnt think to check here first haha anyways, 2nd dibs?

Oh and congrats on your build so far. Top 3 on this site for sure.

shabarivas · 05-15-2010, 06:02 PM

Hey Travis - I know you had faced issues with fuel cut on hard turns - I was low on gas and hit a daily freeway on-ramp kinda spirited and experienced it for the first time. All systems went off - no power steering / brakes / etc - waited on AAA to get me some gas - Did you ever figure out a way around this? I mean I can always keep my gas over 1/2 tank but I don't feel I should

Any advise is much appreciated - oh and your ride is coming along very nicely!

travisjb · 05-15-2010, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabarivas

Hey Travis - I know you had faced issues with fuel cut on hard turns - I was low on gas and hit a daily freeway on-ramp kinda spirited and experienced it for the first time. All systems went off - no power steering / brakes / etc - waited on AAA to get me some gas - Did you ever figure out a way around this? I mean I can always keep my gas over 1/2 tank but I don't feel I should

Any advise is much appreciated - oh and your ride is coming along very nicely!

there is a fairly active thread on this board where a new vendor is talking about building an 'in tank surge pump' or something to that effect... i will be going that route... I get fuel cut out with just 2 bars down on sticky tires... have to keep it literally topped off! it was a problem today at Spring Mountain in Nevada

MightyBobo · 05-15-2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travisjb

there is a fairly active thread on this board where a new vendor is talking about building an 'in tank surge pump' or something to that effect... i will be going that route... I get fuel cut out with just 2 bars down on sticky tires... have to keep it literally topped off! it was a problem today at Spring Mountain in Nevada

Pfft, braggart.

Just kidding of course :-p

travisjb · 05-16-2010, 08:27 PM

Back from Spring Mountain in Nevada... wish I had video to share! we had a blast up there, however, unfortunately for some reason my chasecam didn't tape... too bad b/c I had some great moments sliding around corners in my last session... we were running the 3.1 mile clockwise configuration with Speed Ventures and best time was 2:36.443 with a theoretical best time across sessions of 2:33.92.

For anyone considering this track, I'd give it a 9/10 ! Very fast, plenty of entertaining turns with good run-off areas if you over-cook (however, beware of rocks off track and tortoises crossing the track!)... affordable and very well appointed lodging on premise, including raquetball courts and swimming pool... the facility owners are going to add another three miles in the near future fyi

Mike · 05-17-2010, 09:49 AM

I love that track! I did the Corvette driving school there.

M.Bonanni · 05-17-2010, 11:52 AM

Yes very fun track indeed.

travisjb · 05-17-2010, 09:23 PM

Here are 2009 RTA results for Spring Mountain... based upon the mods to my car, I would be in 'modified rwd'... not competitive with my friend Jeremy's time... this is a good indication that I need to avoid RTA ! lol

Stock FWD Record Eric Emmerson - Acura Integra Type R 02:48.0
Stock RWD Record Paul Dentice - AE Performance Nissan 370Z 02:43.8
Street FWD Record Clint Boisdeau - FSWerks Ford Focus 02:43.3
Stock AWD Record Robert Fuller - Robispec Subaru STI 02:39.3
Street RWD Record Manley Kao - TrackHQ/APR/Toyo Lotus Elise 02:34.9
Modified FWD Record Tim Kuo - SportCar Motion Acura Integra 02:34.1
Street AWD Record Jeremy Toye - Reese Tuning Mitsubishi Evolution IX 02:33.5
Modified RWD Record Jeremy Renshaw - AFI Turbo Honda S2000 02:31.7
Unlimited FWD Record Chris Rado - World Racing Scion tC 02:27.1
Modified AWD Record Ryan Gates - Gates311.com/AMS Performance Mitsubishi Evolution X 02:24.9
All-Wheel Drive Record Paul Gerard - AMS Performance/NOS Energy Mitsubishi Evolution X 02:18.1
Rear Wheel Drive Record Billy Johnson - FX Motorsports Development Acura NSX 02:13.1

travisjb · 05-18-2010, 12:37 AM

new topic... tpms retrofit system... hmmmm, thoughts?

Orange-P409S Retrofit Kit

MightyBobo · 05-18-2010, 01:12 AM

Thats hot...

Valentino · 05-18-2010, 05:52 AM

Nice device.

FuszNissan · 05-18-2010, 07:01 AM

Ooooo.....very nice

05-11-2010, 05:09 PM	#976 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Didn't make sense to me either... Burn's rep claimed it would at most impact whp by 2-3 vs straight pipes, based upon many dyno runs their customers have done... __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-13-2010, 02:22 AM	#977 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	A few updates 1. thanks BC Racing NA for overnighting / expediting the rear spring perch adapters for my swift racing springs! those guys went above/beyond to get me ready for this weekend! 2. car has new interior paint as of today.. we went with satin finish House of Kolors Metallic Dark Gray... has some metal flakes in it and should contrast nicely with nissan brilliant silver 3. will be hitting Spring Moutain this weekend and will update after the weekend 4. Redline Motorsports of Tempe, AZ, one of my sponsors, unfortunately went out of business this week... the proprietor, Robert Boreham, will be taking over as lead of the service business within Evolution Motorsports... for those of you that follow autoblog, you'll see some coverage of one of the bad-*** cars that Robert will be looking after here First Drive: The Gumpert Apollo is a near-mythological, utterly fantastical beast — Autoblog __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-13-2010, 02:23 AM	#978 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	here's a pic of the color we are using on the interior! __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-16-2010, 08:27 PM	#983 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Back from Spring Mountain in Nevada... wish I had video to share! we had a blast up there, however, unfortunately for some reason my chasecam didn't tape... too bad b/c I had some great moments sliding around corners in my last session... we were running the 3.1 mile clockwise configuration with Speed Ventures and best time was 2:36.443 with a theoretical best time across sessions of 2:33.92. For anyone considering this track, I'd give it a 9/10 ! Very fast, plenty of entertaining turns with good run-off areas if you over-cook (however, beware of rocks off track and tortoises crossing the track!)... affordable and very well appointed lodging on premise, including raquetball courts and swimming pool... the facility owners are going to add another three miles in the near future fyi __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-17-2010, 09:49 AM	#984 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	I love that track! I did the Corvette driving school there. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

05-15-2010, 06:02 PM	#980 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	Hey Travis - I know you had faced issues with fuel cut on hard turns - I was low on gas and hit a daily freeway on-ramp kinda spirited and experienced it for the first time. All systems went off - no power steering / brakes / etc - waited on AAA to get me some gas - Did you ever figure out a way around this? I mean I can always keep my gas over 1/2 tank but I don't feel I should Any advise is much appreciated - oh and your ride is coming along very nicely!

05-17-2010, 11:52 AM	#985 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1321	Yes very fun track indeed. __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

05-17-2010, 09:23 PM	#986 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Here are 2009 RTA results for Spring Mountain... based upon the mods to my car, I would be in 'modified rwd'... not competitive with my friend Jeremy's time... this is a good indication that I need to avoid RTA ! lol Stock FWD Record Eric Emmerson - Acura Integra Type R 02:48.0 Stock RWD Record Paul Dentice - AE Performance Nissan 370Z 02:43.8 Street FWD Record Clint Boisdeau - FSWerks Ford Focus 02:43.3 Stock AWD Record Robert Fuller - Robispec Subaru STI 02:39.3 Street RWD Record Manley Kao - TrackHQ/APR/Toyo Lotus Elise 02:34.9 Modified FWD Record Tim Kuo - SportCar Motion Acura Integra 02:34.1 Street AWD Record Jeremy Toye - Reese Tuning Mitsubishi Evolution IX 02:33.5 Modified RWD Record Jeremy Renshaw - AFI Turbo Honda S2000 02:31.7 Unlimited FWD Record Chris Rado - World Racing Scion tC 02:27.1 Modified AWD Record Ryan Gates - Gates311.com/AMS Performance Mitsubishi Evolution X 02:24.9 All-Wheel Drive Record Paul Gerard - AMS Performance/NOS Energy Mitsubishi Evolution X 02:18.1 Rear Wheel Drive Record Billy Johnson - FX Motorsports Development Acura NSX 02:13.1 __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-18-2010, 12:37 AM	#987 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	new topic... tpms retrofit system... hmmmm, thoughts? Orange-P409S Retrofit Kit __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

05-18-2010, 01:12 AM	#988 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	Thats hot... __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

05-18-2010, 05:52 AM	#989 (permalink)
Valentino Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RaceTrack Posts: 349 Drives: SOLD 09,370z,M6 Rep Power: 305	Nice device. __________________ Lou Fusz Nissan \| KW V3 \| SPL rear camber and toe bolt \| OS Giken LSD \| Nismo Diff cover \| Engine Oil cooler \| F.I. TDX Cat Back 18" Resonators \| F.I. Resonated Test Pipes \| Injen cold air intake \| COBB AccessPORT \| JWT Clutch Flywheel \|

05-18-2010, 07:01 AM	#990 (permalink)
FuszNissan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 14,275 Drives: Pure Sex Rep Power: 542	Ooooo.....very nice __________________ Mods: Too Many to list! LouFuszNissan ZDAYZ 2012

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