What did you do with your Z today

Alchemy · 10-18-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Postwhore.

: poker face:

look who is talking

kenchan · 10-19-2011, 10:38 AM

it's getting much colder outside + wind + rain =

i can almost sense winter creeping in. need to wash my G again this weekend.

im wondering how well my G35C dust cover will fit my Z.

im going to be opening the garage door every work day this winter so i know blowing snow will get on my Z.

shall i just buy a new cover for my Z?

i hate car covers in general...

also im not sure if dust cover + some blowing snow powder on top is a good idea... could = mold. or stains...

SteelMoments · 10-19-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by christian370z

Finally got my new 1.4G 50mm lens so I played around with it as much as I could before class, I love how sharp it is and feels (sooo much better than the kit lens). I ended up taking a few shots of the Z, sorry it's a bit dirty!

A bit blurry unfortunately...

The lower the f-stop, the larger your aperture is... the larger the aperture, the smaller the depth of field (range of distances which are in focus) is. This can produce some really cool effects, like having the Z in focus up close, but having the background out of focus, like you have in your third photo. But if you're not careful about focus, it can also leave you with blurry shots.

If you're not going for those sorts of depth-of-field shots, you can compensate for this by setting your camera to aperture priority, and setting a high f-stop (like 8, or higher if your camera/lens has it). This will generally result in sharper images, where if any part of the image is in focus, the whole of it will be.

Red__Zed · 10-19-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

look who is talking

Humor. Do you speak it?

Waiz · 10-19-2011, 12:49 PM

Last night I went to Pepboys and bought Mobil 1 oil & filter, a new wiper for the rear window and a new tire guage.

All these years I have been using a cheapo free tire guage that I got from my tire shop and after buying a quality one I realized it was wayyy off. All of my tires were underinflated by at least 5psi

kenchan · 10-19-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

Last night I went to Pepboys and bought Mobil 1 oil & filter, a new wiper for the rear window and a new tire guage.

All these years I have been using a cheapo free tire guage that I got from my tire shop and after buying a quality one I realized it was wayyy off. All of my tires were underinflated by at least 5psi

huh, you have a rear wiper on your 350Z?

yah, i usually run back to back comparisions with several of my pressure guages to ensure accuracy when i first try it out after purchase.

onzedge · 10-19-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

huh, you have a rear wiper on your 350Z?

yah, i usually run back to back comparisions with several of my pressure guages to ensure accuracy when i first try it out after purchase.

I thought all 350's had rear wipers.

I had to buy a gauge for the 370 because there is not enough sidewall to employ my shoe-toe method of pressure testing.

Oh yeah -- Good day to you, Mr. Kenchan.

Skeeterbop · 10-19-2011, 01:05 PM

Ordered a new cabin air filter last night. Going to pick it up tomorrow and get it installed on Saturday

Alchemy · 10-19-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I had to buy a gauge for the 370 because there is not enough sidewall to employ my shoe-toe method of pressure testing.

Pelican170 · 10-19-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

Last night I went to Pepboys and bought Mobil 1 oil & filter, a new wiper for the rear window and a new tire guage.

All these years I have been using a cheapo free tire guage that I got from my tire shop and after buying a quality one I realized it was wayyy off. All of my tires were underinflated by at least 5psi

At what point do the Tire Pressure Sensors go off?? Been curious about that...

Juruki · 10-19-2011, 03:51 PM

Cleaned the wheels i just bought, ready to go on the car tomorrow

Do you guys think i should take off the centercaps?
They are going on a black Z

Alchemy · 10-19-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

At what point do the Tire Pressure Sensors go off?? Been curious about that...

Mine didnt go off till I was at about 20 psi if I recall correctly.

Alchemy · 10-19-2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Juruki

Cleaned the wheels i just bought, ready to go on the car tomorrow

Do you guys think i should take off the centercaps?
They are going on a black Z

I dont like those center caps personally.

Waiz · 10-19-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

huh, you have a rear wiper on your 350Z?

yah, i usually run back to back comparisions with several of my pressure guages to ensure accuracy when i first try it out after purchase.

This one is cool, it's the SLIME version.

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I thought all 350's had rear wipers.

I had to buy a gauge for the 370 because there is not enough sidewall to employ my shoe-toe method of pressure testing.

Oh yeah -- Good day to you, Mr. Kenchan.

lol that's like the butt-dyno for tires.

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

At what point do the Tire Pressure Sensors go off?? Been curious about that...

The 03-04 350z does not have sensors

kenchan · 10-19-2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I thought all 350's had rear wipers.

I had to buy a gauge for the 370 because there is not enough sidewall to employ my shoe-toe method of pressure testing.

Oh yeah -- Good day to you, Mr. Kenchan.

hello, mr.onzedge!

huh, please explain how one does the shoe-toe method?

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

This one is cool, it's the SLIME version.

The 03-04 350z does not have sensors

blah, you dont need TPMS. i dont use them on my G or my Z. i check psi every other week or so especially when temps are changing this time of year.

1psi change per 10F change. TPMS usually triggers at 28psi which is toooooo low. sidewall damage.

juruki- nice wheels.

you will like them for sure. which offset/sizes did you get? mine are 19x9 ET38 (running 5mm spacer) and 19x10.5 ET15.

10-19-2011, 01:05 PM	#7418 (permalink)
Skeeterbop A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Bliss, TX Age: 40 Posts: 1,440 Drives: 2011 GM 370 base SP Rep Power: 16	Ordered a new cabin air filter last night. Going to pick it up tomorrow and get it installed on Saturday __________________ Srenity: "Yeah no rest needed to spread the love when your 20 that's for sure...."

10-19-2011, 03:51 PM	#7421 (permalink)
Juruki Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 965 Drives: 370Z Tour/Sport/Navi Rep Power: 16	Cleaned the wheels i just bought, ready to go on the car tomorrow Do you guys think i should take off the centercaps? They are going on a black Z __________________ 09 370z - 7AT Volk Racing TE37SL / BC Coilovers / Berk HFC / TopSpeed CBE + Y-Pipe / Mines Spoiler Last edited by Juruki; 10-19-2011 at 03:54 PM.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	it's getting much colder outside + wind + rain = i can almost sense winter creeping in. need to wash my G again this weekend. im wondering how well my G35C dust cover will fit my Z. im going to be opening the garage door every work day this winter so i know blowing snow will get on my Z. shall i just buy a new cover for my Z? i hate car covers in general... also im not sure if dust cover + some blowing snow powder on top is a good idea... could = mold. or stains...

10-19-2011, 12:49 PM	#7415 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	Last night I went to Pepboys and bought Mobil 1 oil & filter, a new wiper for the rear window and a new tire guage. All these years I have been using a cheapo free tire guage that I got from my tire shop and after buying a quality one I realized it was wayyy off. All of my tires were underinflated by at least 5psi