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

Fountainhead · 04-29-2013, 09:30 AM

Put my new clutch return spring in, feels different but still has the abrupt engage point that is all or nothing, but is easier to push the clutch in.

mults · 04-29-2013, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by blackcherry20

I ran my Z at Track Fun Days at Nelson Ledges on Sunday. In the rain. OMG.
dirty girl today! I think she may be a track whore now

What's this Fun Days trace event at Nelson Ledges you speak of??? Sounds like fun and it's not real far from me.

karotZ · 04-29-2013, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Haboob

Guess I'm going to have to take a peak into the SoCal section more often.

Maybe next year I can attend that... assuming it's not during an election and I can take a couple of days off.

There was even a guy from Alabama, I think. And once in a while, not in Z Nationals, but XwChriswX drives down here from Arizona.

blackcherry20 · 04-29-2013, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mults

What's this Fun Days trace event at Nelson Ledges you speak of??? Sounds like fun and it's not real far from me.

Nelson Ledges Road Course FunDays for amateur sports car enthusiasts

You should look into it...I went with some of my club/home peeps.

If you decide to go give me a shout and I can give you the ins and outs.

blackcherry20 · 04-29-2013, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by karotZ

Had my hubcentric rings installed.
Attended the West Coast Z Nationals and met awesome people!

Also met Nissan 370Z Designer Randy Rodriguez, whom I had an opportunity to meet and also signed my dashboard

. Pic of him cleaning his Magma Red 2013 (pre-show).

cool!

m4a1mustang · 04-29-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

So i am sure i am super late and out of the loop, but when did you get back into a Z? what happened to the 5.0?

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Originally Posted by edconline

^ This, and also:

Bought the Z last Monday (4-22). Sold the 5.0 back in January. Traded the S2K in on the Z.

Originally my plan was to DD the S2K until the C7 launched, but I kind of woke up and decided I would much rather travel and have a modest sports car than spend $70k on a loaded C7. Midnight Blue was also very hard to resist. Things just weren't working out with the S2K either (it started to feel unlucky) so I decided to make the move early.

UnReal · 04-29-2013, 12:50 PM

Getting new rear tires today, since i had got a nail in one of them

brucelidat · 04-29-2013, 12:56 PM

Thought you loved the 5.0 What happened? Also, how is the ride (NVH) in the 2013 vs earlier year models?

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Bought the Z last Monday (4-22). Sold the 5.0 back in January. Traded the S2K in on the Z.

Originally my plan was to DD the S2K until the C7 launched, but I kind of woke up and decided I would much rather travel and have a modest sports car than spend $70k on a loaded C7. Midnight Blue was also very hard to resist. Things just weren't working out with the S2K either (it started to feel unlucky) so I decided to make the move early.

m4a1mustang · 04-29-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

Thought you loved the 5.0 What happened? Also, how is the ride (NVH) in the 2013 vs earlier year models?

Oh I did, but I owned it for over 2 years and since I was planning on consolidating ahead of the C7, I figured I'd sell it and drive the S2000. Z came into play when I nixed the C7 idea. If the 5.0 and S2000 had a baby, it would be a 370Z.

NVH is good with the 13. Definitely less noise with the deadening materials they added. The new shock tuning is nice as well. Feels less skittish over uneven surfaces. I know my '09 sometimes felt like it had a solid axle going over rough roads. Not so much with the '13.

Overall it's been great so far. Lots of little improvements over my old one. Feels more polished, if that makes sense. I'm enjoying it. It's nice to be back.

ZMan8 · 04-29-2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Oh I did, but I owned it for over 2 years and since I was planning on consolidating ahead of the C7, I figured I'd sell it and drive the S2000. Z came into play when I nixed the C7 idea. If the 5.0 and S2000 had a baby, it would be a 370Z.

NVH is good with the 13. Definitely less noise with the deadening materials they added. The new shock tuning is nice as well. Feels less skittish over uneven surfaces. I know my '09 sometimes felt like it had a solid axle going over rough roads. Not so much with the '13.

Overall it's been great so far. Lots of little improvements over my old one. Feels more polished, if that makes sense. I'm enjoying it. It's nice to be back.

m4a1mustang · 04-29-2013, 04:29 PM

I started one of those Journal threads for it

m4a1mustang's Z Ver. II thread: Project Déjà Blue

karotZ · 04-29-2013, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by UnReal

Getting new rear tires today, since i had got a nail in one of them

Where did the nail hit? Some shops like Firestone in SD can repair them depending where the nail went. Had my rear tire repaired twice and never had issues on DD and spirited driving.

brucelidat · 04-29-2013, 05:40 PM

karotz, did you win at Z Nationals again this year? Your car looks great.

xGPx · 04-29-2013, 05:50 PM

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Got bored and finally tried the plasti dip..not bad for my first time

UnReal · 04-29-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by karotZ

Where did the nail hit? Some shops like Firestone in SD can repair them depending where the nail went. Had my rear tire repaired twice and never had issues on DD and spirited driving.

Just got back from the dealership with 2 new rear tiers.

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xGPx Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 39 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370z 7AT Rep Power: 13	ImageUploadedByTapatalk1367272141.610890.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1367272155.143166.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1367272164.893713.jpg Got bored and finally tried the plasti dip..not bad for my first time