What did you do with your Z today III

happytheman · 04-30-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

What the heck is wrong with people?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Put down your frigging cellphones/makeup/newspaper/laptop/beer and drive your car!!!!

+1 on the beer....

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

This all could have been avoided if the Envoy was equipped with Super Sports.

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I had not considered that. I believe you may be correct. The reduced stopping distance the Pilot Super Sports (by Michelin) provide would have made the difference between a near miss and tragedy.

PSS Alert!

Alchemy · 04-30-2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i see. when comparing your hankooks to other tires (say stock RE050's) do they appear wider or narrower or about the same?

my 275 DW's appear much wider than the RE050's in the same size. even so, on 10.5" width wheels they have stretch. not a hellaflushatoilet stretch, but a sports car stretch.

Yeah, I think Im just gonna order another pair of 295/30's even though the rear sidewalls are smaller than my fronts. What are negative points to this, if there are any??

kenchan · 04-30-2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Yeah, I think Im just gonna order another pair of 295/30's even though the rear sidewalls are smaller than my fronts. What are negative points to this, if there are any??

Other than appearance (if it bugs you) I can't think of any.

Alchemy · 04-30-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Other than appearance I can't think of any.

Yeah, ok. Thanks Ken.

alcheng · 04-30-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Yeah, I think Im just gonna order another pair of 295/30's even though the rear sidewalls are smaller than my fronts. What are negative points to this, if there are any??

The ride is a bit harsher than 35...

Pintsize725 · 04-30-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Hey, did you decide to go with the LTH?

No, not just yet. Maybe once I have more $$.

MightyBobo · 04-30-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

No, not just yet. Maybe once I have more $$.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Texas NAZI about emissions?

Pintsize725 · 04-30-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Texas NAZI about emissions?

*shrug*

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail.

JARblue · 04-30-2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Texas NAZI about emissions?

You're correct

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

*shrug*

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail.

Like the rest of world, it's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know

ZForce · 04-30-2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_Girl

You might have read this on another thread but me and a few friends (Super_RedZ and BeeMaaZ) went to the Motorsport Z-Car West Coast Nationals this weekend. Great event, met several cool guys and had a really fun day. It was great to see Zero also, thanks for the additional pics!

The day ended to all of our surprise when they called my name for 1st place of the 370Z stock division. I posted a few pics from the day but check out the thread Z-Car West Coast Nationals April 27-29, 2012 to see more.

Congrats on the trophy

I grew up in that area and have since moved to NorCal 24 years ago. Been wanting to go to this, event of the year for West Coast peeps but agan this year had a setback and hopefully next year. I was just looking on our club FB page and saw the group shot of the winners. You are posing next to a buddy of mine who's 280Z Mach II is in one of your other photos. It's the spiderman Z. I bet it was tough judging on the stock cars, they have to be very clean and detailed. We had 5 club members place from NorCal. Nowhere near the amount from SoCal but then again..three times the peeps down there.

MightyBobo · 04-30-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

*shrug*

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail.

This all works, unless that shop gets found out. Or a cop with a keen sense of smell (and by that, I mean he can smell ANYTHING since its obvious as hell) decides to pull you over.

Federal fine for that can be pretty hefty...just watch yourself /shrug. Granted, just by swapping to HFC's I broke federal law, but I'm sure you get my point :-p

alcheng · 04-30-2012, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

*shrug*

I just know that there are shops around here that you can easily convince to get you an inspection sticker if your car would fail.

That's usually easier to complete with: Donuts + Coffee + Pretty Girl + Sexy Car a.k.a Z .

bbigby64 · 04-30-2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Good morning guys. I feel like poop today.

Me, too. I have classic Flu symptoms.

I've been trying to sleep it off. I felt miserable for most of today. However, I'm feeling a little better now.

happytheman · 04-30-2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

So the deal is set to go for tonight. Does this sound too good to be true: FI TDX w/ 18" Res and carbon fiber for $1100? What sort of issues do I need to check for? Once again, my apologies for the noob questions.

Wait, what? No long tube headers? For $1100? Unless its pretty much BNIB I don't really consider that to be a great deal. Are they paying for shipping?

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

sounds about right for a used CBE. Just check for dents/scratches in the CF mufflers, scratches on tips, dents on the pipes if they are minor, negotiate. The FI exhausts are made from 304 SS so there shouldn't be rust on them.

I dunno man, but I see the FI going for ~$900-950 all the time.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

from wat ive read, running 20mm spacers up front on stock tires + H&R springs will introduce rub on larger bumps. im not sure how low that is vs stock nor do i know what setup TGO is running. i ran 20mm spacers on stock wheels/tires and stock height, no issue, but ive never encounted huge bumps or drips to require full bump.

I'm pretty sure TGO is lowered on Teins which are supposed to be a really mild drop.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.alcheng, if you do plan to use open lugs and sandwich a 5mm spacer, i highly recommend the muteki steel lugs. duraliumium ones are imho too soft to do anything other than full thread.

What wheel are you running Mr. Alcheng?

Pintsize725 · 04-30-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Wait, what? No long tube headers? For $1100? Unless its pretty much BNIB I don't really consider that to be a great deal. Are they paying for shipping?

It's a local deal, he's supposedly only had it for two months, same cbe would be $1675ish direct from FI. Now you have me second guessing it.

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