Denver Thread

[Laziidragon]

All this snow needs to go away. I recently purchased a new Z and i barely get to drive it. Looking forward to these next few months. We can start cruising together on I25

[HaPpYfAcE]

gonna be out in the springs tonight.

going up to denver tomorrow or monday for some racine's and to hang out with a subaru buddy.

[zracer44]

Looking to get a Aero Jacket type iii wing installed. Anyone know a good body shop in the Denver/Boulder area?

[futurez]

I'm looking to move to the Denver area in the next year, I have a question about emissions. My Z in supercharged, with HFC's and exhaust, am I going to have troubles passing emissions? Thanks in advance!

[jgibbons]

hey! i got some stuff for sale, i sold my Z. i figured i'd offer it to you guys before the forum.

here's what i got:
-berk test pipes $200
-K&N filters $60
-GTHaus meisterschaft cat back section $900
-(2) 225 50 18 michellin pilot super sports %50 tread $150

all these things are a little dirty cause it was my daily driver. awesome parts.

[SurfDog]

Ooh I wish those super sports were 19s!!!! I'd love to bern em up on the track. Oh well.

[SurfDog]

Originally Posted by jskracht

I am just about to run out of warranty so I'm definitely more open to tracking it now. Hopefully I can build up the courage!







I'm down for a meet in Feb/Mar but no headlights for me!







I don't know about Denver... But just move to El Paso country and no emissions tests at all! I don't think emissions are TOO strict in Colorado though...

I toasted my tranny at the track and the dealer dropped in a new one as part of my power train warranty.

According to my service advisor "the z is meant to be driven hard"

[HaPpYfAcE]

Originally Posted by SurfDog

I toasted my tranny at the track and the dealer dropped in a new one as part of my power train warranty.

According to my service advisor "the z is meant to be driven hard"

what other mods did you have at the time?

[SurfDog]

Originally Posted by HaPpYfAcE

what other mods did you have at the time?

Lots. CAI. HFC. CBE. JWT clutch/ flywheel. Z speed throwout bearing. a few more. (See my sig). None of it mattered to the dealer. (Highlands ranch Larry Miller Nissan ). Other dealerships were not as cool. I think it pays to visit a few and find a service department you like.

I even had an Uprev tune on. They gave me zero grief swapping out the gearbox.

[jgibbons]

Originally Posted by jskracht

Does your CEL stay on all the time with the test pipes?

i never installed these. i was going to wait until i got a y pipe, mid pipe and a tune to install them. but they are used, kinda darkened in color, but i never had them on mine.

[Chuy]

Originally Posted by SurfDog

Thanks! Its nice to hear I'm making an impression at the track! I am strictly amateur though. I'm hoping we can drag you out to the track for some lapping in the spring. I bet you will get a wee bit more motivated to mod a if you do!!!!!

I would love to get together for an afternoon and do some brake upgrades with you guys.

I am still looking for someone brave enough to crack open and paint their headlights with me. I don't want to face it alone but think it is very doable.

I'm thinking matte black or dark grey on my silver Z

Chicken! I'm in with you, my biggest issue is I want to. I like the look but it seems everyone is doing it so that is why I dont want too. If you wanna get together about brakes I'm in I need to put on some lines.

[Chuy]

Originally Posted by jskracht

Does your CEL stay on all the time with the test pipes?

I'm running Berk resonated test pipes since last week Wednesday, no issues other then a rattle going to get her in the air today.

[HaPpYfAcE]

Have any of you experienced a faint, but very noticeable buzzing/rattling in your interior? I can't find it while driving; it's coming from somewhere on the passenger side, so i need to get a passenger in the car to try pressing on panels to see if i can find out where it's coming from.

I wonder if the dealer would mess with something like that.

[SurfDog]

I've got a buzz that harmonizes with high power 5-8k rpm from the rear/hatch , and road bump rattle somewhere in my passenger door on rough roads. It is all mostly drown out by road noise. Let's put it this way. I keep earplugs handy for long drives and crank my bose to 25.

Th z is no Mercedes for silence

[ajperretta]

Originally Posted by HaPpYfAcE

Have any of you experienced a faint, but very noticeable buzzing/rattling in your interior? I can't find it while driving; it's coming from somewhere on the passenger side, so i need to get a passenger in the car to try pressing on panels to see if i can find out where it's coming from.

I wonder if the dealer would mess with something like that.

Sounds like exhaust is probably touching something on the underside. Sometimes at idle, there is enough clearance, but the engine will torque when under load and shift the plumbing slightly enough to rub and create a rattle/buzz.

I fought with fixing this on my ARK exhaust for a long time. Finally fixed it by adding a piece of dog chew rawhide between the pipe and crossmember that it was rubbing on. There's probably a better way I am going to have an exhaust shop notch it out for more clearance eventually.