First Car Purchase Was a 2012 Touring 370Z MT

BildoDabbins

Finally found out how to upload pics

POS VETT

Welcome to the forum, Will

The chips can be repaired by painting the affected areas, unless there is heavy damage, the bumper cover and the hood wouldn't need to be replaced.

Usually, it's only the pads needing replacement. Are the rotors and the lines worn or damaged?

Memphis370Z

Congratulations and welcome, Will.

BettyZ

Welcome! Depending on your cash flow, the two big initial must-have mods are a ZSpeed CMAK kit and an oil cooler - most people run some version of Z1 Motorsports' kit.

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Red Voodoo

Welcome!

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Quicksilvers

Welcome to the 370Z forums Will. Congratulations on your Z magnetic black is a beautiful color on the Z! Post some pics if you can. It depends how much paint damage was done to your Z? You can repaint panels and blend in to your existing paint on your Z and repair or replace your damaged wheel. Any reputable competent body shop can do this work for you. Before you get into the exterior mods like front bumper cover and hood replacement definitely install a engine oil cooler and Z Speed Performance CMAK as first mods you will thank yourself later down the road. Do your research on this wonderful forum on what mods your Z needs.

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danegrey

welcome / congrats and as everyone has said the forum will help you with almost everything.
Remember the Z like to run...

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BildoDabbins

So I have a 2012 z do they not come with an oil cooler stock? Or is the stock oil cooler trash?Also I purchased a warranty cause I'm dreading that csc problem along with the rear diff bushing. I'm pretty handy with wrenches as I'm doing the brakes myself but dropping the tranny sounds awful hopefully I can blow the csc under warranty ����

Asus_

If possible, i'd check into getting your warranty canceled and refunded if your still in time, i know i had 30days.. i wish i had.. my warranty didn't cover the csc failure and its looking like they dont cover **** lol. They make it seem like they have you covered and they cover a widelist of things, but in reality... the things they cover are listed but with a ton of vague conditions. I'd look into that list of parts and call them and ask them specific things like this as if the csc were to fail etc... would they cover it and are there are conditions to it..

Your better off keeping that extra cash, and that'll prob cover the CSC failure and more.. Don't worry too much about it. buy a CMAK(Recommended) kit from zspeed or a HD CSC which is a bit cheaper and find a decent shop that will charge you to install it, which is a few hours of labor OR do it yourself... All in all i paid about 300-400 in labor.

BildoDabbins

Now would you recommend the z1 csc delete or the zspeed one? I'm not really sure what the difference is between them. Also I appreciate the advice on the warranty I believe I have a few days left before it's been a full month I should look into it.

BildoDabbins

So the pads are already shot and I don't want to put new pads on busted rotors I know I can just resurface them but I also want all four to match I have blanks on the back and drilled and slotted on the front...

I bought lines because I don't want to ever have to worry about them I just kinda tend to overdo stuff. I also bought motul 600 to bleed the lines with

Quicksilvers

I highly recommend installing the Z Speed Performance CMAK preferably. Fix your CSC ASAP before you get left stranded in the middle of no where like I did.

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BildoDabbins

Do you know the difference between
z1 and zpeed for the CSC delete.

Also I read that 2012 and up have oil cooler stock. Would that still need to be recommend replacing?

BildoDabbins

How much did you pay for labor on the cmak kit

Quicksilvers

The 2012+ 370Z has the “bandaid” oil to water cooler. If you are doing normal driving on the street they will work but if you live in a climate that gets hot like Califorina or you do sprinted driving or track duty an aftermarket engine oil cooler is the only efficient way to go. Install the oil cooler that best suits your needs. I been running the AAM Competition R-Line oil cooler for years now and it work well with my set up every Z can be different. It’s highly recommended to install an oil cooler. The main difference between the Z1 and Z Speed CSC delete kits is the Z1 CSC Delete Kit will require adjustments though out the life of your clutch as it wears and you will notest noise when the adjustment begins to go out. The Z Speed CSC Delete Kit requires no adjustments and no need to remove your transmission. Automatically adjusts to clutch wear, reduces wear on your master cylinder, and does not increase petal effort is a plus. If you don’t replace your clutch definitely replace your clutch pilot bushing it’s recommended as these kits will make noise. Tip flush your clutch fluid as best as possible you don’t want to contaminate your new fluid. Depending on your mileage this is the best time to consider upgrading your clutch and flywheel. Follow the instructions correctly rather if you get the Z1 or Z Speed CSC Delete Kit they both will work if installed and used correctly. Ask for your old parts back after your install. Depending on how fast you are capable of working these kits can be installed in 2-3 hours depends on you or how is doing the labor. I installed these kits in two hours and did my own work. Rep?

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