What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

onzedge · 12-14-2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

I ordered stock OEM brake pads to use in lieu of my squeeling, dust laden Carbotech XP8's. They work great but so do OEM pads off the track.

I feel like I am driving an old clunker when at low speed my brakes are making an awful noise and heads turn.

I'll mark, then reinstall, the XP's in March, when the track season begins.

Even if by some miracle and I ended up on a track, the stock pads in winter would probably suffice. Heck I ran several events (slower) with them before. I am already dreaming about going back.

Hawk HPS.

Footloose301 · 12-14-2012, 05:30 PM

Just playing around with my camera last night. No photoshop here. Anyone have pointers to making this better?

JARblue · 12-14-2012, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Hawk HPS.

Got pulled over for 57 mph in a 35 mph this morning

It's an incredibly low speed limit for a frontage road, and there are always people driving 60 mph down it. The cop said he understood and told me he had recently looked at getting a 370Z. He then proceeded to give me a warning

:bigsighofrelief:

LakeShow · 12-14-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Got pulled over for 57 mph in a 35 mph this morning

It's an incredibly low speed limit for a frontage road, and there are always people driving 60 mph down it. The cop said he understood and told me he had recently looked at getting a 370Z. He then proceeded to give me a warning

:bigsighofrelief:

Why aren't these cops in my town, WTF!

LakeShow · 12-14-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Footloose301

Just playing around with my camera last night. No photoshop here. Anyone have pointers to making this better?

The car looks chrome lol. I love the little engine touch up.

Pintsize725 · 12-14-2012, 07:04 PM

Experienced The Delay When Starting My Car After Pulling The Steering Lock Fuse.

JARblue · 12-14-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Experienced The Delay When Starting My Car After Pulling The Steering Lock Fuse.

I have yet to experience said delay. The only delay I experience is very occasionally when I push the start button before I have the clutch pedal pushed down far enough

SurfDog · 12-15-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Experienced The Delay When Starting My Car After Pulling The Steering Lock Fuse.

My delay is intermittent but never so bad that I'm not super glad that I have that horrible, unreliable system pulled/deactivated. I just read in another thread about a guy stuck at the airport lot, in the rain, with a bad steering lock servo. He banged and kicked waiting for a flatbed to arrive then luckily he got the damn lock to kick loose. (he had a replacement later model lock in there...) What a horrible ordeal.

Some things I am disappointed about:

Horrible...
1. Oil cooler
2. Steering lock.

dissapointing...
3. road noise (I know its a sport car... but wow. loud)
4. Crappy clutch. (poor Feel, Vague or something... you all know what I mean)

All have pretty easy fixes. But Nissan has engineers who should have sorted this crap pre-delivery. Oh well. I've addressed all this stuff in my car (and more) and now I LOVE IT. Perhaps fixing the weaknesses make me even love it more.

The Z is definitely a diamond in the rough as it sits at the dealership.

xxAGAVExx · 12-15-2012, 10:19 AM

Installing some Polk audio component speakers ImageUploadedByTapatalk1355584747.347192.jpg

Pintsize725 · 12-15-2012, 10:45 AM

Another Delay This Morning. Not A Big Deal But It Makes Me Think My Battery Is Dying.

Tribalpinoy91 · 12-15-2012, 12:38 PM

Gonna go wash her up, haven't gotten the chance in about two weeks, which is a new streak for me. Hah

Mt Tam I am · 12-15-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Another Delay This Morning. Not A Big Deal But It Makes Me Think My Battery Is Dying.

It is weird, but it does start so why do we worry? Because it is worrisome.

I had an occasional delay before too, so I did not even know folks found a correlation.

Pintsize725 · 12-15-2012, 12:47 PM

Has anyone had a recurring coolant leak issue? A few months ago mine was fixed by the dealership. Today during inspection my coolant level is low and there's evidence of a leak.

Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Haboob · 12-15-2012, 12:58 PM

Drove it home in the rain last night.

It's raining again today... I still want to go for a drive.

Mt Tam I am · 12-15-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Has anyone had a recurring coolant leak issue? A few months ago mine was fixed by the dealership. Today during inspection my coolant level is low and there's evidence of a leak.

Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Sorry for you, but I hope this isolated.

12-14-2012, 05:30 PM	#1547 (permalink)
Footloose301 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,659 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 21	Just playing around with my camera last night. No photoshop here. Anyone have pointers to making this better? __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

12-14-2012, 07:04 PM	#1551 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211844	Experienced The Delay When Starting My Car After Pulling The Steering Lock Fuse. __________________ Tracie

12-15-2012, 10:19 AM	#1554 (permalink)
xxAGAVExx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,036 Drives: 09 370Z BLK M6 Rep Power: 53924	Installing some Polk audio component speakers ImageUploadedByTapatalk1355584747.347192.jpg __________________ l 09/6MT l BP Twin Turbo Kit l E-85 w/Fuel Return l FI 18" Res CF CBE l Powertrix Ultra-Lite Coilovers l Wavetrac LSD \| Lots of SPL and Carbon Fiber \|

12-15-2012, 10:45 AM	#1555 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211844	Another Delay This Morning. Not A Big Deal But It Makes Me Think My Battery Is Dying. __________________ Tracie

12-15-2012, 12:47 PM	#1558 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211844	Has anyone had a recurring coolant leak issue? A few months ago mine was fixed by the dealership. Today during inspection my coolant level is low and there's evidence of a leak. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Tracie

12-15-2012, 12:38 PM	#1556 (permalink)
Tribalpinoy91 Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 607 Drives: 370z PW Rep Power: 14	Gonna go wash her up, haven't gotten the chance in about two weeks, which is a new streak for me. Hah

12-15-2012, 12:58 PM	#1559 (permalink)
Haboob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Surface of the sun. Posts: 13,159 Drives: '18 GTI Autobahn DSG Rep Power: 1387	Drove it home in the rain last night. It's raining again today... I still want to go for a drive.

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