Project: b1adeZmobile

b1adesofcha0s · 06-08-2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Nice work, Shahid. Car is looking good

Id really love to get my calipers powdercoated. Your paint job came out looking pretty nice though. I actually did the same thing to the calipers on my 1990 300zx. Also, congrats on the improved stopping power!

Thanks! I thought about getting them powdercoated, but didn't want to spend all that money. It was like 1/10th the cost to paint them myself vs getting them powdercoated.

b1adesofcha0s · 06-16-2012, 09:16 PM

Had my first track experience today at Summit Point Raceway for Hyperfest. Here's the video of my session. More details of my experience in the thread below:

My First Track Experience

threeseventy · 06-17-2012, 01:09 AM

Muahahaa now you're one of US

yeah you braked early but it's a good survival mechanism to have with all season tires and slip n slide grassy runoffs.

IDK if anyone has told you but CAI+HFC+CBE- T.U.N.E =OVERLEAN =

VQ37 because of detonation. Runs hot too. I know its $$$ but you get way more power, higher redline, and you wisely saved $$ when you kept your stock 18's (which allows you to spend less on Hankook RS3's next time you buy tires). Save those all seasons for another season and get those Summer tires on asap.

Get rear add on spoiler, tune, and more track time before you worry bout early braking.

Oh-video had great sound! What setup and settings?

birdmanx1 · 06-18-2012, 09:20 AM

Sharp video man, weather was perfect, sky looked great, car sounded good, only missing thing was the batman's theme

b1adesofcha0s · 06-18-2012, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by threeseventy

Muahahaa now you're one of US

yeah you braked early but it's a good survival mechanism to have with all season tires and slip n slide grassy runoffs.

IDK if anyone has told you but CAI+HFC+CBE- T.U.N.E =OVERLEAN =

VQ37 because of detonation. Runs hot too. I know its $$$ but you get way more power, higher redline, and you wisely saved $$ when you kept your stock 18's (which allows you to spend less on Hankook RS3's next time you buy tires). Save those all seasons for another season and get those Summer tires on asap.

Get rear add on spoiler, tune, and more track time before you worry bout early braking.

Oh-video had great sound! What setup and settings?

Does feel good to join the track club. Yeah I know about the tune and I am planning on getting one........eventually

I was going to get one, but ended up spending that money on track stuff like the brake pads/fluid, track time itself, and I just bought a set of used summer tires to use for a few months. I may need some time to recover from all this spending before I even think about getting more mods

As far as the video goes, it was just an old non-HD gopro camera that I borrowed from Rob (MightyBobo). I placed it at the end of the hood right above the Nissan hamburger on the front. Ended up being the perfect spot to hear the sound coming from the intakes and HFCs. I eventually want to get one of the HD gopro cameras and get an external mic to use with it for even better sound.

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Sharp video man, weather was perfect, sky looked great, car sounded good, only missing thing was the batman's theme

Thanks man! I'll try to remember to put that in next time.

b1adesofcha0s · 06-18-2012, 12:07 PM

Do the rear add on spoilers really add any useful amount of downforce? When you say add on spoiler, do you mean like the hardcore track wings or something like the CarbonSignal type N spoiler?

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 12:06 AM

Got my latest mod installed tonight with a lot of help from Rob. He found me a 34 row Z1 oil cooler kit that had never been used before on Craigslist for only $250. I picked it up from the guy ASAP and just got it installed. It working REALLY well so far. On the 20 min drive from his house back to mine, my oil temps stayed at a steady 170 degrees with a little bit harder than normal driving. Definitely need a block of plate soon so I can at least get my oil to optimal operating temps. Saw temps over 260 at my hyperdrive and this should definitely help out with that.

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 12:17 AM

Also bought a set of used RE050A's to use for the summer. Summer tires are definitely way better than all seasons.

Unfortunately the installing of my new tires ruined the plasti dip on my wheels. Trying to decide whether I should just leave them as is for now or just peel off all the plasti dip. I'll post pictures in the morning so you guys can help me decide. I'm probably going to spray them with plasti dip again, but not sure when. If it's going to get messed up every time I get my tires changed then it's not even worth doing again, at least not for a while.

birdmanx1 · 06-20-2012, 07:14 AM

Rob's a good guy

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdmanx1

Rob's a good guy

Definitely

So here is the aftermath of the tire change. Not sure whether to leave it like this for now or just take it all off. The rear wheels aren't too bad, but the fronts are.

tonybui · 06-20-2012, 11:52 AM

Take it off, looks ugly now...

Great find on the oil cooler though

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonybui

Take it off, looks ugly now...

Great find on the oil cooler though

Gotta go back to stock look now

Shadezz · 06-20-2012, 12:00 PM

Spend the 275 bucks and get them powdercoated....done deal.

Nice video buddy!!

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadezz

Spend the 275 bucks and get them powdercoated....done deal.

Nice video buddy!!

Thanks! Kind of broke from all the spending recently and trying to save money for track time. I'll probably just peel it off and leave it stock for a while.

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 08:08 PM

So this is the look I'm currently rocking on the Z :l

06-16-2012, 09:16 PM	#407 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Had my first track experience today at Summit Point Raceway for Hyperfest. Here's the video of my session. More details of my experience in the thread below: My First Track Experience __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-18-2012, 09:20 AM	#409 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 95 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 24	Sharp video man, weather was perfect, sky looked great, car sounded good, only missing thing was the batman's theme __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

06-18-2012, 12:07 PM	#411 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Do the rear add on spoilers really add any useful amount of downforce? When you say add on spoiler, do you mean like the hardcore track wings or something like the CarbonSignal type N spoiler? __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-20-2012, 12:06 AM	#412 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Got my latest mod installed tonight with a lot of help from Rob. He found me a 34 row Z1 oil cooler kit that had never been used before on Craigslist for only $250. I picked it up from the guy ASAP and just got it installed. It working REALLY well so far. On the 20 min drive from his house back to mine, my oil temps stayed at a steady 170 degrees with a little bit harder than normal driving. Definitely need a block of plate soon so I can at least get my oil to optimal operating temps. Saw temps over 260 at my hyperdrive and this should definitely help out with that. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-20-2012, 12:17 AM	#413 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Also bought a set of used RE050A's to use for the summer. Summer tires are definitely way better than all seasons. Unfortunately the installing of my new tires ruined the plasti dip on my wheels. Trying to decide whether I should just leave them as is for now or just peel off all the plasti dip. I'll post pictures in the morning so you guys can help me decide. I'm probably going to spray them with plasti dip again, but not sure when. If it's going to get messed up every time I get my tires changed then it's not even worth doing again, at least not for a while. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

06-17-2012, 01:09 AM	#408 (permalink)
threeseventy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 600 Drives: Opinion Rep Power: 15	Muahahaa now you're one of US yeah you braked early but it's a good survival mechanism to have with all season tires and slip n slide grassy runoffs. IDK if anyone has told you but CAI+HFC+CBE- T.U.N.E =OVERLEAN = VQ37 because of detonation. Runs hot too. I know its $$$ but you get way more power, higher redline, and you wisely saved $$ when you kept your stock 18's (which allows you to spend less on Hankook RS3's next time you buy tires). Save those all seasons for another season and get those Summer tires on asap. Get rear add on spoiler, tune, and more track time before you worry bout early braking. Oh-video had great sound! What setup and settings?

06-20-2012, 07:14 AM	#414 (permalink)
birdmanx1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 95 Posts: 3,175 Drives: 370z Nismo Rep Power: 24	Rob's a good guy __________________ 370Z NISMO #0462 \| ClearBra \| 3M tint \| Head/Taillights \| Dynamat \| Black Roof \| Tommy Kaira HB \| CF Parts \| Berk HFCs \| FI SS \| NST Pulleys \| Takeda aFe \| K&N \| H&R Spacers \| Swift Spec R \| SPC F&R \| Zuperman M370 Nismo Vid \| Nismo Journal \| Nismo Rumble

06-20-2012, 11:52 AM	#416 (permalink)
tonybui A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,397 Drives: 09 Sports 6 Speed Rep Power: 427	Take it off, looks ugly now... Great find on the oil cooler though __________________ Evo-R CF fang \| CF Mirror covers \| 20/25 H&R spacers \| RE-11 \| TopSpeed exhaust + y-pipe \| Stillen HFC \| Carbon Fiber Amuse rear bumper + Amuse Spoiler \| PWJDM

06-20-2012, 12:00 PM	#418 (permalink)
Shadezz Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado Age: 43 Posts: 896 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 14	Spend the 275 bucks and get them powdercoated....done deal. Nice video buddy!! __________________ 2012 370Z BLACK EDITION/ FLT BLK Rays / 5% 3M Tint / DW's / Z1 SS & 2 Piece Rotors Nismo S-Tune OEM / Beluga CBE & Y-PIPE / DDX370 / GTR Start .4 Fluid / NST Blue Kit

06-20-2012, 08:08 PM	#420 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	So this is the look I'm currently rocking on the Z :l __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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