danegrey's 370Z Journal

danegrey

Some more pics from the build, hopefully it will be done by the end of the week.

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sure looks lower with the coil-overs
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thing this is a neat easy harness bar setup

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Glad I went with the red belts

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Redglare

that wing looks nice, almost like a GT3 wing.

danegrey

Thanks

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danegrey

something I always have to remember
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Autocross on Sunday, testing out the new set up, ran ok, but the tires are shot
good news new tires today.....

PSS 4S

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danegrey

ok PSS 4S installed, next an alignment and then test the tires

it was funny at the tire store, the techs were falling all over the car, looking at the FI Exhaust, asking about mods, runs on tail of the dragon, what color is that looks plum, black cherry you said, WOW your seats felt great, what are they Recaro cross sportsters cs.

one tech got under the car to see the exhaust

Like the color of the wheels, painted nice, the whole time the tires were being out on the car,

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Redglare

where is this autocross at?

& good god those tires are meaty... 295's seems excessive for non-fi application

danegrey

Well yes, there are smaller than the last ones which were 305's.
Its a fine edge between, wanting an aggressive look, vs autocross..
car is not a DD, but my dream car, to just have fun with.

Autocross this time at the minor league stadium... in pigeon forge TN

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Tune results
Before HP 293.62 Torque 245.54
After HP 338.10 Torque 266.04

all at the weeks, impressed and gas mileage has improved a bit.
will know in a week when I take a trip..

Tunea.pdf

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Kinda laughed about this list for Wannagofast on May 5th

2013 Scion FR-S 300 HP*
2002 Pontiac Trans Am 300 HP*
2012 Nissan 370Z 300 HP
2011 BMW Z4 sDrive 35i 395 HP*
2014 Chevy SS 400 HP*
2015 Ford Mustang GT 400 HP*
2011 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS 400 HP*
2015 Chevrolet Corvette 400 HP*
2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS 400 HP*
1971 Datsun 240z 400 HP*
1999 Chevy Corvette 420 HP*
2006 Chevrolet Corvette 420 HP*
2009 Chevrolet Corvette 449 HP*
2000 Dodge Viper GTS 450 HP*
2012 Chevrolet Corvette 450 HP*
2013 BMW 335is 450 HP*
2007 Chevrolet Z06 469 HP*
2010 Cadillac CTS-V 476 HP*
2014 Chevrolet camaro 480 HP*
2013 Audi S6 480 HP*
2011 Chevrolet Camaro 480 HP*
2007 Bmw 335i 480 HP*
2010 Chevrolet Camaro 500 HP*
2915 Mercedes CLS63 AMG S 4 Matic 500 HP*
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 500 HP*
2003 MITUSBISHI EVO 500 HP*
2005 Cadillac Cts-v 500 HP*
2014 BMW M5 500 HP*
2004 Chevrolet Corvette 500 HP*
2016 Ford Shelby GT350 500 HP*
2010 Chevrolet Corvette GS 500 HP*
2012 BMW 335is 500 HP*
2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 HP*
2003 Ford Mustang Cobra 500 HP*
2016 BMW M3 500 HP*
2005 Chevrolet Corvette 500 HP*
2001 Chevrolet Corvette 500 HP*
2011 Jaguar XF Supercharged 520 HP*
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 550 HP*
2001 Chevy Corvette 550 HP*
2006 mercedes cls55 550 HP*
2011 BMW M3 550 HP*
2011 BMW M3 550 HP*
2016 Chevy Z06 550 HP*
2014 FORD MUSTANG GT 550 HP*
2016 cadillac cts v 550 HP*
2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 560 HP*
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 570 HP*
2007 BMW M5 575 HP*
2008 Chevrolet Corvette 575 HP*
2007 Chevrolet corvette Z06 580 HP*
2016 Dodge Challenger 594 HP*
2013 chevrolet corvette 600 HP*
2015 Nissan GT-R 600 HP*
2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 600 HP*
2014 Chevrolet Corvette 600 HP*
2017 nissan GTR 600 HP*
2011 Cadillac CTS 600 HP*
2008 Dodge Challenger 600 HP*
2007 Chevorlet Corvette Z06 600 HP*
2014 Dodge Charger 600 HP*
2015 Corvette Z06 600hp HP*
2017 Ford Mustang GT 606 HP*
2009 Pontiac G8 607 HP*
2017 audi R8 V10 Plus 610 HP*
2014 Nissan GTR 615 HP*
2012 CHEVROLET CAMARO 628 HP*
2015 Ford Mustang 640 HP*
2016 Chavrolet Corvette Z06 650 HP*
2016 Corvette Z06 650 HP*
2006 Mitsubishi Evo 650 HP*
2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat 650 HP*
2006 Chev Corvette Z06 650rwhp HP*
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 654 HP*
2012 Ford Mustang GT 675 HP*
2013 Ford Mustang GT 680 HP*
2015 Ford Mustang 690 HP*
2009 Pontiac G8 700 HP*
1990 Nissan Skyline GTR 700 HP*
2003 Ford Cobra 700 HP*
2003 Ford Mustang cobra 700 HP*
2007 Chevrolet z06 700 HP*
2012 Cadillac CTS-V 700 HP*
2012 Camaro Zl1 700hp HP*
2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat 707 HP*
2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat 707 HP*
2009 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 725 HP*
2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 725 HP*
2013 Chevy ZL1 camaro 730 HP*
2014 Ford Mustang Shelby 740 HP*
2009 Chevrolet ZR1 Corvette 742 HP*
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 750 HP*
2007 Chevrolet Corvette 750 HP*
2010 Chevy ZR1 750 HP*
2012 CADI Cts V 760 HP*
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 763 HP*
2008 Chevrolet Corvette 800 HP*
2015 Ford Mustang 800 HP*
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR 1 800 HP*
2014 Audi R8 V10+ 800 HP*
2014 Ford Mustang 800 HP*
2013 bmw m5 800hp HP*
2010 Chevy Camaro SS 820rwhp HP*
2014 Ford Mustang GT500 850 HP*
2010 Chevy Camaro SS 850 HP*
2006 Chevrolet ZO6 850 HP*
2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS 900 HP*
2004 Chevrolet Corvette 900 HP*
1993 Toyota Supra 900 HP*
2015 Ford Mustang 900 HP*
2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1000 HP*
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1000 HP*
2016 Chevy Camaro 1000 HP*
2015 Lamborghini Huracan 1000 HP*
2013 cad v 1000 HP*
2011 Chevy Corvette 1000 HP*
1998 Toyota Supra 1050 HP*
2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1100 HP*
2010 Nissan GT-R 1100 HP*
1994 Toyota Supra 1200 HP*
1994 Toyota Supra 1200 HP*
2009 Chevy Z06 1200 HP*
2011 Chevy Corvette GrandSport 1200 HP*
2014 Chevy Corvette 1400 HP*
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 1500 HP*
2012 Lamborghini Superlegerra 1750 HP*
1923 Ford Model T 1800 HP*

going to be interesting

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danegrey

Got a good laugh today, I went out in my DD (2015 Genesis Coupe AT) and said boy this car feels like crap, always thought it was a pretty good car...

Reason for the feeling, I have been driving the Z for over a week, on a trip and to the mitty at Road Atlanta, now I am in love even more....

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Ok, a couple of weeks ago already, went to wannagofast, to see how fast I could get the Z in a 1/2 mile. It was kinda neat, since they have a new timing system (which after lunch broke for a bit, which cut into run times)

I got 6 runs, 5 with times. The interesting part is how fast the car can go to 1/4 mile, but then the last 1/4 mile it dies...

1st run was the best run 122.6158, off 2 miles from 2014.
1/4 mile was 100.5362
1/2 mile was 122.5362

2nd run was 122.3491
1/4 mile was 100.8969
1/2 mile was 122.3491

those runs, were learning how to re-shift, last time it pulled all the way up to 4th and stop
this time with the tune and everything I had to shift to 5th so I would not red-line and then engine start going into limp mode...

The third run was awful, I missed up my shifts, burnt the clutch and it smell real bad for an hour, did not make another run for 2 hours, so that was probably good.

Someone came up and said that not how a Z runs and said they saw black smoke coming out the back (might be new clutch time)

The rest of the day was just shifting at 6k, 6,5K and 7K from a rolling start. seemed ok, but it did cut into the speed.

Got several comments on the Z, remember some folks walking by and trying to figure out the color, love that black cherry changes based on the sunlight

just a good time to let the Z run like she wants to...

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Odd feeling seeing someone else drive your Z, even if it is just the service person at the dealership...

Was reviewing my oil change information, I have the Nissan gold plan, paid for some maintenance up front till 105000 miles. When I checked what type of oil, seems my service contact likes the Z and performance cars in general, oil change was with synthetic.

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husam2012

Kinda weird you only got 100mph at the quarter mile with 330whp. My car stock with an axleback ran 13.29 104.9 mph at 3000 DA. Maybe clutch?


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danegrey

been some time, a couple of weeks ago, drove up to dayton oh to autocross with my son, great time. He beat me again. Funny thing I did learn something from him, he kept telling me to slow down, on a the slow part of the course. It finally sunk in after he beat me on the last run by 2 seconds. It was like what was I doing. But we had fun and we co-drove and were both in the car at the same time... it was fun and that was the whole reason behind it

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