wstar's Journal

RCZ · 12-24-2009, 12:01 PM

Good to hear the car is running well Wstar! Happy Holidays buddy.

ChrisSlicks · 12-24-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Forgestar wheels arrived recently, but in 18x10 + 18x11 sizes. That means going back to 285/30ZR18 + 315/30ZR18 Michelin PS2's if I keep these larger wheels, assuming the offsets on them look good (need to go measure that and calculate it out soon).

Those are my wheels, hand them over!

If they send me a 9.5 front instead of the 10" I ordered then we'll swap and make Forgestar pay the shipping.

wstar · 04-09-2011, 01:22 PM

Hi guys, I'm not dead yet

Just been busy with everything else in life and neglecting my 370Z, so there hasn't been much to add here the past year. (Neglecting to upgrade, not neglecting to drive and maintain).

The Z's at 17,532 miles now. All of the mods are still there and hanging in just fine, no new problems. I actually haven't been driving as much as I'd like, oil changes have been going every 3 months instead of by mileage.

The Forgestar wheels (18x10/18x11) did finally go on the car some months back. After re-re-re-evaluating my tire options for the 43rd time, I actually ended up trying out Continental's ExtremeContact DW in 275/35 + 295/35. They had pretty good ratings on TireRack.com, the design looked good, and they're pretty cheap as far as these kinds of tires go. The tires have been awesome at least in aggressive street driving, and I'm really happy with the grip and balance of the car on this setup.

As far as tire/wheel fitment and looks go: with the 18x10 F14's + 275/35 up front, the tire rubber is actually sticking out just a little more than "flush" from the body. It's not much, we're talking less than a centimeter, but you can tell. I do wonder if this has any aerodynamic effect worth even thinking about. The rears fit in just fine. If anything, on my next set of tires I'll probably step up the tire width a bit (305?), since there's still room left.

I'm looking to probably go for another round of upgrades this summer, I'll have some time and attention free. I have a lot of catching up to do on the latest forum trends on what's fashionable to add to the car these days

So far from a quick perusal, it looks like I might try out that M370 manifold and FI's long-tube headers, and then get an UpRev tune and be done with engine stuff. Still needs suspension upgrades too. I've been on the fence about trying out an SC kit the past several months, but the threads here about 7AT damage with them is putting me off of that for now. Even if someone strengthens the 7AT, that's probably a large chunk of added cost. Have to see how it all adds up once that's available.

Nice to see the forums are still rockin along without me.

christian370z · 04-09-2011, 01:27 PM

I'm glad you bumped this up, it was an very good read! I'm interested in the Continental DW tires as my next tires, how do you think they compare to the OEM Bridgestones?

wstar · 04-09-2011, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christian370z

I'm glad you bumped this up, it was an very good read! I'm interested in the Continental DW tires as my next tires, how do you think they compare to the OEM Bridgestones?

Well, my car sure seemed a lot grippier, but I also added an inch of width, so it's not really a fair comparison. The Contis are solid tires though, the tread design has a lot more in common with the Michelin PS2 than our OEM Bridgestones.

travisjb · 04-09-2011, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Hi guys, I'm not dead yet

Just been busy with everything else in life and neglecting my 370Z, so there hasn't been much to add here the past year. ...
... Nice to see the forums are still rockin along without me.

Great to have you back in here posting... there needs to be a critical mass of people that have value to add - and you're part of that!

M370 was good for me because in time trial / racing you are classed based upon peak power not power under the curve... it trades peak power for usable power... it's a good trade to make! not as much bang for the buck as intake / exhaust on this car, but worth it if for some of us

Red__Zed · 04-11-2011, 07:58 PM

nice build.

wstar · 04-11-2011, 08:26 PM

Let the parts ordering commence!

Over the past couple of days, put in orders for:

Fast Intentions Long-Tube Headers (Ceramic Coated)
Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold
2x RU-2820 K&N filters
Stillen 7AT cooler

I imagine the manifold, filters, and 7AT cooler will get here relatively soon, and I'll install all of that in one day with the bumper off.

(Yeah, I know the filters can be cleaned, but tbh they're not that expensive, I'd rather just throw a new set on while the bumper's off and be done with it this time around. Maybe I'll clean, re-oil, and bag the old ones when I'm done and use them for the next swap).

Of course Fast Intentions is backlogged on headers (the popularity isn't surprising given how great their catback is), I'm looking at 8 weeks out before those ship. So that'll happen separately mid-summer.

Once that's all on the car, it'll be time for UpRev and some dyno tuning. I guess I should start looking into the UpRev process now in case that has its own delays to account for.

wstar · 04-14-2011, 05:12 PM

Ordered UpRev's Osiris Standard today. Stillen 7AT cooler and new K&N air filters already shipped. Motordyne has billed for the Manifold, but I haven't seen any email from them on shipping yet.

Installed Torque on my phone, w/ random bluetooth OBDII adapter ordered from Amazon. Neat app, since I already have a mount for my Android phone set up permanently in the Cubby area for GPS Nav. A lot of basic PIDs (e.g. fuel trims, O2s, coolant temp, rpm, etc) work out of the box, the gauge display options are nice. There are a number of useful PIDs my other dedicated handheld units can sense on our car that it doesn't know about though (e.g. Ambient Air Temp, Transmission Fluid Temp, etc).

This comes down to a bunch of the PIDs being proprietary Nissan secrets that they sell to scantool mfgs

Still digging around the internet for some site that might have stolen or reverse engineered a list (since Torque does let you input custom PID specs). Worst case I may look into sniffing the protocol and reverse engineering the PIDs.

wstar · 04-15-2011, 07:02 PM

Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold Installed today. Install was a breeze, no point in a DIY really. They shipped me either one hose too short, or one too few hoses (either would have made it work), but I had some 3/8" ID hose here anyways, so I just cut some of my own. They also sent me a free Motordyne T-shirt, so it's all good

I will note one thing: if you don't have a bottle of Throttle Body Cleaner laying around, pick one up before you install this. You'll have the TBs off the manifold and it's an excellent opportunity to clean out any accumulated gunk with access to both sides of the throttle plates.

Took it for a short test lap around the neighborhood to make sure nothing was leaking, falling off, or throwing codes. All seems well. Subjectively, feels like I gained a little torque / responsiveness in the low-mid rpm ranges, which is exactly what I was hoping for. Nice job Motordyne

Nismo221 · 04-15-2011, 07:18 PM

In for the info. I'm thinking of installing

travisjb · 04-15-2011, 10:11 PM

making some progress!

Motordyne · 04-16-2011, 12:13 AM

Right on wstar. On your PCV hose, it should be routed under the manifold instead of the long way around.

Glad to hear you are happy with the results.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold Installed today. Install was a breeze, no point in a DIY really. They shipped me either one hose too short, or one too few hoses (either would have made it work), but I had some 3/8" ID hose here anyways, so I just cut some of my own. They also sent me a free Motordyne T-shirt, so it's all good

I will note one thing: if you don't have a bottle of Throttle Body Cleaner laying around, pick one up before you install this. You'll have the TBs off the manifold and it's an excellent opportunity to clean out any accumulated gunk with access to both sides of the throttle plates.

Took it for a short test lap around the neighborhood to make sure nothing was leaking, falling off, or throwing codes. All seems well. Subjectively, feels like I gained a little torque / responsiveness in the low-mid rpm ranges, which is exactly what I was hoping for. Nice job Motordyne

RCZ · 04-16-2011, 01:59 PM

Good to have you back and posting man

Looks good, but somehow I'm still not convinced about the gains form that manifold.

wstar · 04-17-2011, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motordyne

Right on wstar. On your PCV hose, it should be routed under the manifold instead of the long way around.

Really? Is there room under there (I assume you mean under the center)? Or did you just mean going under that little manifold tab and the intake baffle, but still taking the same basic route? I was looking at this pic to try to figure out what was meant, seemed like it was routed roughly like I did mine:

Either way, I think I'm going to stick with the current routing, because now I want to slip an oil catch can into that line we're talking about (around vs under). I had considered doing this earlier on, but was put off by the fact that our car needed two separate cans, and I wasn't sure how much oil was flowing through the PCV system anyways. Now I've seen the oil slick in those PCV lines, and conveniently with the M370 tee-ing the 2x PCV lines together, I've now got a single line to insert a single can into it.

04-09-2011, 01:22 PM	#318 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Hi guys, I'm not dead yet Just been busy with everything else in life and neglecting my 370Z, so there hasn't been much to add here the past year. (Neglecting to upgrade, not neglecting to drive and maintain). The Z's at 17,532 miles now. All of the mods are still there and hanging in just fine, no new problems. I actually haven't been driving as much as I'd like, oil changes have been going every 3 months instead of by mileage. The Forgestar wheels (18x10/18x11) did finally go on the car some months back. After re-re-re-evaluating my tire options for the 43rd time, I actually ended up trying out Continental's ExtremeContact DW in 275/35 + 295/35. They had pretty good ratings on TireRack.com, the design looked good, and they're pretty cheap as far as these kinds of tires go. The tires have been awesome at least in aggressive street driving, and I'm really happy with the grip and balance of the car on this setup. As far as tire/wheel fitment and looks go: with the 18x10 F14's + 275/35 up front, the tire rubber is actually sticking out just a little more than "flush" from the body. It's not much, we're talking less than a centimeter, but you can tell. I do wonder if this has any aerodynamic effect worth even thinking about. The rears fit in just fine. If anything, on my next set of tires I'll probably step up the tire width a bit (305?), since there's still room left. I'm looking to probably go for another round of upgrades this summer, I'll have some time and attention free. I have a lot of catching up to do on the latest forum trends on what's fashionable to add to the car these days So far from a quick perusal, it looks like I might try out that M370 manifold and FI's long-tube headers, and then get an UpRev tune and be done with engine stuff. Still needs suspension upgrades too. I've been on the fence about trying out an SC kit the past several months, but the threads here about 7AT damage with them is putting me off of that for now. Even if someone strengthens the 7AT, that's probably a large chunk of added cost. Have to see how it all adds up once that's available. Nice to see the forums are still rockin along without me. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 04-09-2011 at 04:02 PM.

04-09-2011, 01:27 PM	#319 (permalink)
christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 432	I'm glad you bumped this up, it was an very good read! I'm interested in the Continental DW tires as my next tires, how do you think they compare to the OEM Bridgestones? __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

04-11-2011, 08:26 PM	#323 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Let the parts ordering commence! Over the past couple of days, put in orders for: Fast Intentions Long-Tube Headers (Ceramic Coated) Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold 2x RU-2820 K&N filters Stillen 7AT cooler I imagine the manifold, filters, and 7AT cooler will get here relatively soon, and I'll install all of that in one day with the bumper off. (Yeah, I know the filters can be cleaned, but tbh they're not that expensive, I'd rather just throw a new set on while the bumper's off and be done with it this time around. Maybe I'll clean, re-oil, and bag the old ones when I'm done and use them for the next swap). Of course Fast Intentions is backlogged on headers (the popularity isn't surprising given how great their catback is), I'm looking at 8 weeks out before those ship. So that'll happen separately mid-summer. Once that's all on the car, it'll be time for UpRev and some dyno tuning. I guess I should start looking into the UpRev process now in case that has its own delays to account for. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

04-14-2011, 05:12 PM	#324 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Ordered UpRev's Osiris Standard today. Stillen 7AT cooler and new K&N air filters already shipped. Motordyne has billed for the Manifold, but I haven't seen any email from them on shipping yet. Installed Torque on my phone, w/ random bluetooth OBDII adapter ordered from Amazon. Neat app, since I already have a mount for my Android phone set up permanently in the Cubby area for GPS Nav. A lot of basic PIDs (e.g. fuel trims, O2s, coolant temp, rpm, etc) work out of the box, the gauge display options are nice. There are a number of useful PIDs my other dedicated handheld units can sense on our car that it doesn't know about though (e.g. Ambient Air Temp, Transmission Fluid Temp, etc). This comes down to a bunch of the PIDs being proprietary Nissan secrets that they sell to scantool mfgs Still digging around the internet for some site that might have stolen or reverse engineered a list (since Torque does let you input custom PID specs). Worst case I may look into sniffing the protocol and reverse engineering the PIDs. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 04-14-2011 at 05:17 PM.

04-15-2011, 07:02 PM	#325 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold Installed today. Install was a breeze, no point in a DIY really. They shipped me either one hose too short, or one too few hoses (either would have made it work), but I had some 3/8" ID hose here anyways, so I just cut some of my own. They also sent me a free Motordyne T-shirt, so it's all good I will note one thing: if you don't have a bottle of Throttle Body Cleaner laying around, pick one up before you install this. You'll have the TBs off the manifold and it's an excellent opportunity to clean out any accumulated gunk with access to both sides of the throttle plates. Took it for a short test lap around the neighborhood to make sure nothing was leaking, falling off, or throwing codes. All seems well. Subjectively, feels like I gained a little torque / responsiveness in the low-mid rpm ranges, which is exactly what I was hoping for. Nice job Motordyne __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 04-15-2011 at 07:04 PM.

12-24-2009, 12:01 PM	#316 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Good to hear the car is running well Wstar! Happy Holidays buddy.

04-11-2011, 07:58 PM	#322 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	nice build.

04-15-2011, 07:18 PM	#326 (permalink)
Nismo221 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Decatur, Alabama Age: 36 Posts: 489 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo Rep Power: 15	In for the info. I'm thinking of installing __________________ Stillen Gen 3, Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold, 25 row oil cooler, Z1 test pipes, Greddy Ti-C 70mm dual exhaust, 15mm front/20mm rear spacers, RE-11's, V1 detector, LED interior lights, LED tag lights, Password JDM CF engine and radiator cooling covers.

04-15-2011, 10:11 PM	#327 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	making some progress! __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

04-16-2011, 01:59 PM	#329 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Good to have you back and posting man Looks good, but somehow I'm still not convinced about the gains form that manifold.

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