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What inspired the mods on your car?

...I saw another Z and it sounded, looked, and performed better than mine. Also, I like being different than the Z's I do see from time to time...

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Old 04-03-2014, 12:07 AM   #16 (permalink)
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...I saw another Z and it sounded, looked, and performed better than mine. Also, I like being different than the Z's I do see from time to time...
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This forum was a big influence.
Going to meets was a big influence. I asked myself why change up my sport rays? they looked good. Until I saw a bunch of 370's and 350's with great looking wheels when I went to Cerritos.
But what truly inspired me to mod the Z goes back to my childhood. All my matchbox and hotwheels toys were tinted and had blacked out wheels using my dad's markers.
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Always want more power, better braking, and better handling.
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Old 04-03-2014, 07:31 AM   #19 (permalink)
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looks- keeping stock because all the kits for this car look like crap
just did the basics like the stereo becuase OEM is crap, drop in filters + post MAF tubes, and the only other mod i plan is FI exhaust.
once the tires wear out i will upgrade those to better ones same with brake pads.
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I've always liked Carbon Fiber and its a great contrast with the color of the 40th Anniversary, so thats partly why I have many CF pieces.

Outside of that, in terms of members, Nitrouz was a big inspiration. I didn't want to do exactly what he did and didn't but he had his 40th set up very nicely.

Everything else, just tried to do right by the Z and get the best parts to make it more aggressive but also just keep it clean and classy.
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I've been broke since the first time I decided to track the car.
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whatever i could afford, whenever I could get it.
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Seeing overly done or hacked cars inspired my mods and list of mods to do. I like discrete. So as you can see my mods in my signature are pretty discrete. I want the extra power, without having an overly loud car or a car that appears to be modified. Right now I can tell pretty much anyone my car is 100% stock and they wouldnt know the difference. Other discrete mods on my list to do are Pulleys, UpRev Tune, 4.08 gears and a lightened flywheel and some rear window tint. With practice I hope to be able to run a 12.6.. in my "stock 370"
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I wanted a OEM Black Edition 370z Touring/Sport, but they didn't make it like the GTR's...so I kitted a OEM Nissan Z34 S-tune front lip, side skirts, and rear spats...along with blacking out the wheels, tint, stereo..... I've been extremely happy with the results thus far...and yeah I like the OEM fitment of the kit...Was designed and made for the car by Nissan.
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I started tracking my Z. As my driving improved, the things I needed to change became clear, one by one.

9 years later, I have yet to add any power.
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To make the car mine, to learn new things about the car, to learn by wrenching, and to have fun doing the work then reaping the rewards when I drive it.

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I found out I was living in the same city as Sasha. Went from 100% stock to his Boosted Performance kit in the span of like 2 months. He needed a car and I wanted power. haha
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