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Old 12-06-2006, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
remove your rear wiper and get a plug (a guy sells painted ones here for 16 bucks or something) that is worth three pounds and looks zexy (more aerodynamic as well!)
Your sh!tting me right? The part costs $1.99 @ Home Depot
Old 12-06-2006, 08:27 PM
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Old 12-06-2006, 08:44 PM
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Mod the driver first.

Stock Z + good driver > Full Bolt-on Z and crapola driver
Old 12-07-2006, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Mod the driver first.

Stock Z + good driver > Full Bolt-on Z and crapola driver
+1 Practice
Old 12-07-2006, 07:07 AM
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u can go drill some speed holes
Old 12-07-2006, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
Your sh!tting me right? The part costs $1.99 @ Home Depot
it isn't a sink plug and it's painted with automotive paint and clearcoated.

I bought the parts myself and it cost me more and looked like crap
Old 12-07-2006, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Z04
sorry, but the only one worth it is the 93 octane, the rest is just either ghetto civic crap or will not do anything noticeable at all. the Z is not a "cheap" car. if you wanted cheap, you should have got a civic
yeah, porting and polishing is something ricers do. good luck with that.

and making a CAI is not ghetto, it's called not being a moron and spending 200 bucks for a peice of rubber tubing that does nada

and teh car looks much better without a wiper and the plug is smaller than a quarter and berly noticable.
Old 12-07-2006, 01:36 PM
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Get a "NOS" sticker. It'll add 10 RWHP.
Old 12-07-2006, 03:34 PM
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Clean the interior of your Z. Yourself.
It will at least make you feel like you've added 35hp to the wheels...

or

Ask to borrow a neighbor's sedan, drive it for awhile, then return to your Z.
You will feel better about your car and yourself for owning it.

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Old 12-07-2006, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Jenn350Z
It's a Z.....not a 93 Civic
Even if it was a '93 civic, it's not a corolla.

Old 12-07-2006, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jtabraham
Two words....

SPEED HOLES
car go faster, ya.
Old 12-07-2006, 03:48 PM
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Find an empty parking lot in the rain. Set up two cones. Drive around the cones in a figure-eight. As you gain confidence, increase speed. This mod will not make the car faster, but you will be a better driver. And its free.
Old 12-07-2006, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Find an empty parking lot in the rain. Set up two cones. Drive around the cones in a figure-eight. As you gain confidence, increase speed. This mod will not make the car faster, but you will be a better driver. And its free.
How far apart do you recommend the cones should be?
Old 12-07-2006, 03:58 PM
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Sell your Z. Buy a civic SI. With the left over money get a Z body kit for your civic. There you go perfect. LOL

Really, Be patient and wait till the bonus
Old 12-07-2006, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by insomniaxvi
How far apart do you recommend the cones should be?
About 100 feet. You can judge because you need some distance after completing a turn to make corrections and get up some speed.
Old 12-07-2006, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Miko
Considering all things equal (same model/yr), how much more HP would one Z need to keep up with another which is ~ 100-120 lbs lighter?
There is not really a cut and dry answer to your question.... especially without factoring in the type of race... and regardless of the type of race it will always be more convoluted than a simple "you need X amount of hp for X amount of pounds". Some people around here call it ricer math....
Old 12-07-2006, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Mod the driver first.

Stock Z + good driver > Full Bolt-on Z and crapola driver
Old 12-07-2006, 08:36 PM
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remove the rear wiper mod is free !!
Old 12-07-2006, 10:59 PM
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Yea, gut that thing out all you need is a seat and the controls, better power to weight ratio. Ohh how about fab up and make your own roll cage!
Old 12-08-2006, 07:14 AM
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Spray paint the strutbar cover in the back so it matches the black plastic around it. Just cover the Z symbol with painters tape and spray away. It looks really good.


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