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98intrigue · 02-11-2011, 12:07 PM

Just read my sig

GZ3 · 02-11-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 98intrigue

Just read my sig

lol yeah and your avatar!

98intrigue · 02-11-2011, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ3

lol yeah and your avatar!

That's BS, too! Haha

CERBERUSlucid · 02-11-2011, 05:06 PM

bought it like this

limited 40th and a half edition

TODAYS my 40th's 1 Year Birthday =) #935/1000

xiven · 02-11-2011, 05:08 PM

I guess I'm in this club. Although I have a head unit. Does that still count for stock?

CERBERUSlucid · 02-11-2011, 05:09 PM

ˆSTOCK BABY!!! Congrats!

BrianMSmith · 02-11-2011, 10:37 PM

no mods here. Aftermarket wheels actually screw up all the hard work and development the manufacturer puts into the car and wreck the handling and suspension.....and this is the most common mod people do next to fart cans. I can understand the reason for an exhaust that adds 20hp, but I rarely run the car to 7k RPM anyway, and with other priorities it doesn't make sense for me to keep throwing money at a car - I'd rather keep it in the money market/ru2k fund/favorite investment and earn 10% on my money to buy the next car, or trip to drive around Europe, or whatever.

Falcor · 02-11-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianMSmith

no mods here. Aftermarket wheels actually screw up all the hard work and development the manufacturer puts into the car and wreck the handling and suspension.....and this is the most common mod people do next to fart cans. I can understand the reason for an exhaust that adds 20hp, but I rarely run the car to 7k RPM anyway, and with other priorities it doesn't make sense for me to keep throwing money at a car - I'd rather keep it in the money market/ru2k fund/favorite investment and earn 10% on my money to buy the next car, or trip to drive around Europe, or whatever.

.....WTF?

Red__Zed · 02-11-2011, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcor

.....WTF?

Rooskey · 02-12-2011, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by junior_jam

As someone who has gone only so far as swapping out his front headlamps and license plate lights, I feel like a minority on this forum. It seems like everyone here's into new steering wheels, body kits, A/V equipment, stickers to cover your (gasp) silver fuel gauge, ridiculously expensive suspensions/tires/wheels, aftermarket seat leather, tow hooks, blah, blah, blah.

Am I the only one here who loves this car for what it is? Join the club! We don't need no stinkin' wheel spacers! We don't need no Greddy lights! My tires will be replaced this weekend and all I'm looking forward to is using every last bit of the tread on my current rubber (yes, I said rubber

).

I would feel the same if 1) this is a rental car or 2) this is a company car. If either of the two I would keep it stock and beat the every living hell out of it!!! I could only imagine!

wafflesarefun · 02-12-2011, 02:04 AM

the car is beautiful as is, that's why i bought it! trying to make something more beautiful usually ruins it =\

ProfessorDave · 02-12-2011, 07:24 AM

Well it would seem that we all have love for the Z in common. I'd guess that most of us are "car guys" (or girls), and really appreciate performance, design and innovation of all kinds of cars. That group could be divided mainly into purists and modifiers (those who don't fit into either category and bought the car for some other reason won't modify it or care about the work that went into design and performance). The purists focus on the design and engineering that went into the car and seek to preserve it. The modifiers see the stock model as a starting place for changes and seek to make it their own, squeeze more HP out of it, make it handle better for their use (e.g., tracking the car).

For those of us who are modifiers, we often believe that the manufacturer knows that the car will be changed, and leaves the door open for unlocking performance and HP. I think Nissan left us with fewer performance opportunities, especially with the VVEL being locked down.

So maybe this thead is more about purists vs. modifiers?

ImportConvert · 02-12-2011, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by wafflesarefun

the car is beautiful as is, that's why i bought it! trying to make something more beautiful usually ruins it =\

I agree. Factory cars are VERY well balanced and to improve upon them EVERYTHING must be improved upon. Since 2005, I have only driven OEM cars except for tint, a wrap, and non OEM oil and air filters and tires (not DR"s, just non OEM rubber).

98intrigue · 02-12-2011, 10:10 AM

I will always modify my cars. I have since I was 16....9 years later, my modifications just get bigger, better, and more expensive. Haha

ThoriumHotdog · 02-12-2011, 10:36 AM

I'm only interested in go-fast parts.

02-11-2011, 12:07 PM	#136 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	Just read my sig __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs

02-11-2011, 05:06 PM	#139 (permalink)
CERBERUSlucid Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: 808MauiHIghST. \| SoCal Posts: 246 Drives: 40th Anniversary 370 Rep Power: 15	bought it like this limited 40th and a half edition TODAYS my 40th's 1 Year Birthday =) #935/1000 __________________ HP is how fast you hit the wall… TQ is how much of the wall you take with you

02-11-2011, 05:09 PM	#141 (permalink)
CERBERUSlucid Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: 808MauiHIghST. \| SoCal Posts: 246 Drives: 40th Anniversary 370 Rep Power: 15	ˆSTOCK BABY!!! Congrats! __________________ HP is how fast you hit the wall… TQ is how much of the wall you take with you

02-12-2011, 07:24 AM	#147 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 19	Well it would seem that we all have love for the Z in common. I'd guess that most of us are "car guys" (or girls), and really appreciate performance, design and innovation of all kinds of cars. That group could be divided mainly into purists and modifiers (those who don't fit into either category and bought the car for some other reason won't modify it or care about the work that went into design and performance). The purists focus on the design and engineering that went into the car and seek to preserve it. The modifiers see the stock model as a starting place for changes and seek to make it their own, squeeze more HP out of it, make it handle better for their use (e.g., tracking the car). For those of us who are modifiers, we often believe that the manufacturer knows that the car will be changed, and leaves the door open for unlocking performance and HP. I think Nissan left us with fewer performance opportunities, especially with the VVEL being locked down. So maybe this thead is more about purists vs. modifiers? __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

02-12-2011, 10:10 AM	#149 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	I will always modify my cars. I have since I was 16....9 years later, my modifications just get bigger, better, and more expensive. Haha __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs

02-11-2011, 05:08 PM	#140 (permalink)
xiven A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta Age: 44 Posts: 4,128 Drives: Cookie Monster Rep Power: 294	I guess I'm in this club. Although I have a head unit. Does that still count for stock?

02-11-2011, 10:37 PM	#142 (permalink)
BrianMSmith Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: secret Posts: 267 Drives: 370Z, Ducati 748S Rep Power: 16	no mods here. Aftermarket wheels actually screw up all the hard work and development the manufacturer puts into the car and wreck the handling and suspension.....and this is the most common mod people do next to fart cans. I can understand the reason for an exhaust that adds 20hp, but I rarely run the car to 7k RPM anyway, and with other priorities it doesn't make sense for me to keep throwing money at a car - I'd rather keep it in the money market/ru2k fund/favorite investment and earn 10% on my money to buy the next car, or trip to drive around Europe, or whatever.

02-12-2011, 02:04 AM	#146 (permalink)
wafflesarefun Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 61 Drives: 09 370z PW 6MT Rep Power: 15	the car is beautiful as is, that's why i bought it! trying to make something more beautiful usually ruins it =\

02-12-2011, 10:36 AM	#150 (permalink)
ThoriumHotdog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,104 Drives: Turbo CRX si Rep Power: 17	I'm only interested in go-fast parts.

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