My Dream Car [Seattle]

burgerga · 05-15-2014, 03:31 AM

I am the proud new owner of a 2011 Magnetic Black Nismo 370Z! I am so excited as this has been my dream car for a looooong time (since I was a kid in 2003)! I ended up getting a great deal on the thing. Certified, 16k miles, beautiful paint, weathertech mats, clear bra, lojack. This thing has been BABIED. Well at least, until now.... my friend drove it home because I didn't drive stick yet, so I've been a little hard on the clutch but I've gotten the hang of it pretty quickly.

Anyways, been reading a lot of posts on the forum, planning out what all I want to do to it in the future. Already threw in the Polk 6501 kit last weekend to get rid of those awwwwwwful stock speakers... Looking forward to being a part of this awesome community!

UruZai · 05-17-2014, 07:41 PM

Welcome and Congrats!

370zNewbie · 05-17-2014, 08:27 PM

Welcome!

Xplicit97 · 05-17-2014, 08:33 PM

Where in Seattle?

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Solomatrix · 05-17-2014, 09:18 PM

hi

burgerga · 05-17-2014, 09:36 PM

I'm in Puyallup currently but will be moving closer to the city within the year.

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OTW Z-Boy · 05-17-2014, 10:02 PM

Welcome

Did you do the speaker install yourself? And how does it sound?

burgerga · 05-17-2014, 11:56 PM

Yup! Installed myself! Hardest part was getting it threaded through the door hinge tube.

It sounds awesome!

I noticed distortion on the stock system at any elevated levels, with this the limiting factor is definitely the head unit now. Have to keep my iPhone at about 85% volume and keep the car volume at a max of about 24 before it starts to distort, which is plenty loud enough to make my ears ring a bit

Next step will be the head unit once Pioneer/Alpine come out with CarPlay supported heads this summer.

I also added some red accents this afternoon à la the '14 Nismo.

Evansblue787 · 05-18-2014, 10:39 AM

Beautiful car. Have fun with it! How are the Polk speakers?

burgerga · 05-18-2014, 12:45 PM

Love the Polks! I don't think anything more expensive would be worth the money, they're flawless.

ElVee · 05-18-2014, 11:55 PM

Not to be "that guy," but take care of your ears, mate. You want to keep being able to listen to music as you get older.

And welcome! Beautiful car and good choice. Also, big props picking up learning manual on it! (I wasn't brave enough when I got my 7AT last year, but soon....yes, soon....)

mattimus · 05-19-2014, 03:43 PM

VROOM VROOM welcome

burgerga · 05-19-2014, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElVee

Not to be "that guy," but take care of your ears, mate. You want to keep being able to listen to music as you get older.

And welcome! Beautiful car and good choice. Also, big props picking up learning manual on it! (I wasn't brave enough when I got my 7AT last year, but soon....yes, soon....)

I don't roll with it that loud all the time

just giving an idea of how loud it can get before distortion.

It wasn't all that hard to learn manual. If you generally know how it works, then it's just getting the muscle memory down. Stalling it sucks but it's pretty quick to learn. Hill starts are still a bitch, but other than that I'm pretty comfortable after about 3 weeks.

6MT · 05-20-2014, 06:01 PM

Hi

mab864 · 05-22-2014, 08:46 AM

Nice! Congrats & welcome!!

05-15-2014, 03:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
burgerga Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Seattle, Washington Age: 33 Posts: 48 Drives: '11 370z Nismo #466 Rep Power: 11	My Dream Car [Seattle] I am the proud new owner of a 2011 Magnetic Black Nismo 370Z! I am so excited as this has been my dream car for a looooong time (since I was a kid in 2003)! I ended up getting a great deal on the thing. Certified, 16k miles, beautiful paint, weathertech mats, clear bra, lojack. This thing has been BABIED. Well at least, until now.... my friend drove it home because I didn't drive stick yet, so I've been a little hard on the clutch but I've gotten the hang of it pretty quickly. Anyways, been reading a lot of posts on the forum, planning out what all I want to do to it in the future. Already threw in the Polk 6501 kit last weekend to get rid of those awwwwwwful stock speakers... Looking forward to being a part of this awesome community! m4a1mustang likes this.

05-17-2014, 08:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Xplicit97 Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 45 Posts: 875 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370Z Rep Power: 300	Where in Seattle? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ [B]2011 Brilliant Silver Nismo 370Z # 0305, 15 Nismo wide body conversion, Motordyne E370/Art pipes, Stillen G3, Airlift suspension,20X10 /20X12 Avant Garde F111 forged wheels

05-17-2014, 09:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
burgerga Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Seattle, Washington Age: 33 Posts: 48 Drives: '11 370z Nismo #466 Rep Power: 11	I'm in Puyallup currently but will be moving closer to the city within the year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2011 370z nismo #466 Magnetic Black Motordyne E370 Exhaust w/ ARTs \| Swift Springs \| GTR Wheels

05-17-2014, 10:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
OTW Z-Boy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Temecula Ca Posts: 1,225 Drives: 14 Nismo 370z #495 Rep Power: 750	Welcome Did you do the speaker install yourself? And how does it sound? __________________ 2014: Nismo 370z #495 Magnetic Black - Stillen Gen3 CAI \| SPL F/R Camber Arms \| HKS Hypermax IV \| JDM Rear Fog Light \|GT-R Push Start Button \| Z1 2 Piece D/S \| Illuminated Kicks \| Tommykaira \| Work VS-XX BKB Step Lip +23/+13 19" 9.5/11 \| Fast Intentions RHFC TDX CBE 12" CF \| EcuTek

05-17-2014, 11:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
burgerga Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Seattle, Washington Age: 33 Posts: 48 Drives: '11 370z Nismo #466 Rep Power: 11	Yup! Installed myself! Hardest part was getting it threaded through the door hinge tube. It sounds awesome! I noticed distortion on the stock system at any elevated levels, with this the limiting factor is definitely the head unit now. Have to keep my iPhone at about 85% volume and keep the car volume at a max of about 24 before it starts to distort, which is plenty loud enough to make my ears ring a bit Next step will be the head unit once Pioneer/Alpine come out with CarPlay supported heads this summer. I also added some red accents this afternoon à la the '14 Nismo. __________________ 2011 370z nismo #466 Magnetic Black Motordyne E370 Exhaust w/ ARTs \| Swift Springs \| GTR Wheels

05-17-2014, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
UruZai Track Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 531 Drives: '13 370Z SR 6MT Rep Power: 14	Welcome and Congrats!

05-17-2014, 08:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
370zNewbie Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 39 Drives: 2009 370z PW SP 7AT Rep Power: 11	Welcome!

05-17-2014, 09:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Solomatrix A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: crispy bacon Posts: 3,236 Drives: sizzling bacon Rep Power: 858	hi

05-18-2014, 10:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
Evansblue787 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Owasso Posts: 12 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370Z Rep Power: 11	Beautiful car. Have fun with it! How are the Polk speakers?

05-18-2014, 12:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
burgerga Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Seattle, Washington Age: 33 Posts: 48 Drives: '11 370z Nismo #466 Rep Power: 11	Love the Polks! I don't think anything more expensive would be worth the money, they're flawless. __________________ 2011 370z nismo #466 Magnetic Black Motordyne E370 Exhaust w/ ARTs \| Swift Springs \| GTR Wheels

05-18-2014, 11:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	Not to be "that guy," but take care of your ears, mate. You want to keep being able to listen to music as you get older. And welcome! Beautiful car and good choice. Also, big props picking up learning manual on it! (I wasn't brave enough when I got my 7AT last year, but soon....yes, soon....)

05-19-2014, 03:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
mattimus Base Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Austin, TX Age: 39 Posts: 45 Drives: 2013 370Z MBM M6 Rep Power: 12	VROOM VROOM welcome

05-20-2014, 06:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Hi __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

05-22-2014, 08:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
mab864 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 482 Drives: 13 Sport 6MT Rep Power: 12	Nice! Congrats & welcome!! __________________ Berk HFC & CBE, Stillen G3, UpRev & tune by PSI, GTMat, 3M, Swift, StopTech, H&R 20/25, GT-R, 324 whp & 262 torque

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