e46 m3 now 370z :D
 

Hello people.. just bought my z 3 weeks ago...
did the 1200 proper break in procedure (damn that was lame)
had to actually drive 100-200 miles per day going nowhere lol :D

anyways this car feels different.. torque seems to be more powerful
comparable to sport mode on the m3...
i went 130 on it and holy crap i got scared! i felt the speed.
i did 140 on the e46 and just had to slow down (in a controlled environment)

finally nice to drive a short row shifter
unlike the e46 (that was long row punch your radio stick shift)
now i can shift with a finger.. :)

i turned off the traction control......
launched it like i did the m3 on 3000-4000 rpm
wheels never gripped LOL! redid the whole thing with traction control on for 1st.. turned it off on 2nd gear which was actually hard since i was pretty much pushed back to my seat! :D

back when i was on the e46 m3 vert it broke necks, but it seems people dont know a 350z from a 370z to save their life. attention wise, it didnt get the recognition it deserves. really needs alot of work. but isnt that what we modbugs do? mod mod mod and mod. :D

im still starting to get used to JDM life. this car has so much potential.
so much parts, CHEAP PARTS! and yeah its nice to finally get the car ive always wanted since i test drove this car 4 years ago.
just wanted to share my experience :D ill be posting here my mods.. pics.. pretty much a 370z journal :D

Edit:
Mod check List :D

1. Dome LED lights DONE
2. Ark Grip version 2 type 2 update 8/25/2014 (DONE) TY kyle(houston)
3. Berk high flow cats
4. Stillen Dual cold air intake.
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8. Stillen Supercharge :D

Good luck on your build buddy...enjoy the Z and treat her right.

sure thing.. oil changes are 50 bucks with labor.. unlike the bmw on 100 DIY LOL

Sweet man! Enjoy the Z.

I did the whole break in thing too lol now i just launch when ever possible :)

hahaha crazy right?! time to get wider tires.... 20x11x305 *_*

Lame because you don't have to do it. :tup:

Enjoy your car.

please don't start beating that dead horse here lol...oh and OP congratulations on the purchase, im sure you'll love it

One comment isn't considered beating a dead horse bud. I want to release valueable information to help new and confused members of what is overkill and proper techniques for our cars or all cars from this day out and on.

Congrats OP:tup: Thanks for sharing your impressions of the 2 cars.

dome Lights coming in today.. will show the finished product...:D

Say no to CNT

Geezuz, 20? lol!! No way. DD, 18/245 is great. When Im serious at Sebring, 19/275 Pilots. Great hookup, gorilla grip but not driving to work, for me at least. If Im lazy Ill take the 10 year old accord to work. Haha.

just saying, it has been covered and ranted about far to many times on this board and everyone has their own opinion about it so i think it would be best left in those threads which can be easily searched for

If you are going with stillen supercharger, should get a custom tune. Don't bother with the cold air intakes if you are going to supercharge. That is if you want ot save some money.

If you are going to get a Stillen supercharger you shouldn't get a supercharger. (And the intake will be lost money. But I guess if it holds you over, then maybe)
And OP please don't waste your time and money on the Stillen headers.

Don't mean to be Negative Nancy, just trying to give you a few years worth of knowledge in 20 seconds

Congrats on the purchase!

throw away your entire mod list.

Gratz pal on 370z, by the way i came from a bmw my self 11 135i jb4 22psi boosted and what a pice of crap that car is imo, am waiting on my gtm mhi tt setup and cant wait for it, gl modding and enjoy the ride.

P.S. TT it it seems this car likes it better than anything else, dont throw ur $on N/A products, also OS Giken clutch n lsd is what it needs 2 be a track beast

vossen cv4s are 20x11 or 20x10.5 .... in my m3 i had 19x10.5.295 on the rear and it was perfect.. i think 305 would look great on the Zs big big butt :D

i just like it for cosmetic purposes haha :D

okokok thats why its optional heheh :D just wanted to get a wow sound.. something better than what my previous did.. right now i call the Z mr. hybrid LOL even a prius sounds better @40 miles per hour

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Congrats dude

What?

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throw away that nasty attitude :gtfo2:

:inoutroflpuke::inoutroflpuke::inoutroflpuke:

i meant the be supercharger is gonna be the last mod.. so might as well put the intake since its just a cheap mod

thank you sir :D

Where in CA are you located?

san fernando valley.. ima post pics of the new LED lights :D

Where did you get the LED dome lights are they difficult to remove?

Sweet. Come out to next month's meet. It's kinda far in Cerritos, but hey, it's one a month.

The worst part about putting in LED reverse lights was taking out
all the plastic rear panels. taking out the friggin tail lights which was scary
cuz of the clips.. :D also changed the boot light :D

the map light LED change

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Rear Plate light

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agt LED from ebay :D 20 bucks..
as for the reverse lights.. make sure to look for the DIY cuz you have
to take out all the plastic panels on the boot

which car meet is this? me and my friends are down to go :D
weve been to a couple in carson as well .. :D

Are you from EnglandLand?

Your friends aren't invited. Lol. They are, we have a M3 guy too!

Details:
http://www.the370z.com/southern-cali...thly-meet.html
please don't Rev

haha were all for no revving... :happydance:

I also came from a BMW. I was so disappointed by the car's lack of reliability. I kept asking myself where is this great German Engineering. 3 window regulators, a $500 thermostat, final stage resistor, broken springs, brakes every few thousand miles, along with many smaller items. The broken springs were the most surprising. Driving the same roads in all my previous cars and never a broken spring....both rears on the Bimmer. I loved the car, but was in the shop way too many times. Back to Japanese for me.

I think you've made a fine car choice. The M3 is a wonder while it is working. The you need to go to work to keep it on the road.

Welcome to inexpensive (compared) maintenance.

Yep, while it's working.

And I wonder what the OP would do if he bought a Mustang. $30 oil changes and you can buy a brand name exhaust for $700??? Lol