RupertPupkin

2008 Base
All stock except for intake

I havent had a chance to go somewhere for some nice photos, but I was anxious to share.

samsniss350z

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your purchase of what looks to be a tidy Pike Peak White Z. Send more pics.

RupertPupkin

Thank you!

I got some more pictures. What's the first thing I should do to her?

http://imgur.com/a/Dqsqy

Heel Til I Die

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Drive it! And preferably not into a tree

But in all seriousness, get used to how she drives before going crazy with modding it. You'll be surprised that the Z comes pretty well put together from the Nissan factory.

... and go to Mic's driving school

RupertPupkin

I'll definitely try to stay away from trees.

I'm pretty satisfied with it's performance/speed. I'm probably going to concentrate on visual upgrades more than anything. I was thinking of starting with a shorty antenna. But, I definitely want to do more than just antenna upgrades .

Heel Til I Die

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That's cool. I went with the shorty antenna from the RDX but here's a whole post about them: https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-an...na-thread.html

It seems the S2K is a pretty popular choice as well.

NR350z

Very nice car! Good luck with it. Love the color. Whats up with those on the imgur site... don't listen tome !

trav1972

Nice!

RupertPupkin

Thank you! I'm loving it so far. Yah, those people on imgur are crazy. I have no idea why normal pictures of a car could get hated on so much.

samsniss350z

Hey Rupert, have you driven a rear wheel drive car with similar power before? If not i suggest you spend a fair bit of time getting used to the characteristics of her handling, power, and the difference between front wheel drive and rear wheel drive as this can catch a lot of people out. A lot will also depend on whether you want to spend money on the look of the car,suspension, bodywork, wheels etc or whether you fancy spending cash on a free breathing exhaust etc. Don't forget that you won't get big power out of a NA engine without spending serious bucks. Just spend time driving and checking out the forums to see if there is anything that floats your boat,

rearranged

Vince, is that you?

travlee

iTrader: (8)

especially on the Z

BigBlue

iTrader: (4)

Good looking, clean HR!

RupertPupkin

I haven't owned a RWD car with similar power, but I have driven some before. I am definitely being cautious and getting to know it before I speed around (too much) or anything. I'm wanting to concentrate on the look of the car for sure. After spending money to get the car, and have a wedding to pay for, I wont have the big bucks to spend for more power .

RupertPupkin

Nope, not Vince .

RupertPupkin

I actually drove my old Prelude into a telephone pole. 18 years old, fresh out of high school, immature, trying to impress friends/girls. Ever since then, I've learned to appreciate a car and know my limits.

I'm extremely happy with the way it drives as a stock car. My friend that is really into Z's motivated me to get it. He goes by "Junkster" on this forum. I'm a long way off from where he's at with his Z though (https://my350z.com/g/album/2580586)