I have a 08 350z & I really love this car

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Nov 19, 2010 | 11:41 AM

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Smaller wheels + higher FD ratio = huge gains through 1/4 mile.

Nov 19, 2010 | 12:07 PM

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I bought a sports car to drive Ms. Daisy in it as well.

Just giving you a hard time... enjoy it. Seriously though... it is okay to give it some stick on the streets.

Nov 19, 2010 | 12:12 PM

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Bought it with 2k last Dec. Broke it in the right way.

If it already had 2000 miles on it, then I think someone else broke it in.

Hopefully they did it the right way.

Nov 19, 2010 | 12:13 PM

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12.7 @ 108mph is a good 1320' time.

Nov 19, 2010 | 12:19 PM

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You might want to bump shifting to around 3k... shifting at 2k will drop you down to ~1k at the next gear... which is putting quite a load on the engine. Just a thought...

Nov 19, 2010 | 01:03 PM

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I'm trying to post pics. Hope it works.

Tasteful. Nice car, OP.

Nov 19, 2010 | 02:20 PM

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12.7 @ 108mph is a good 1320' time.

Thank you. Its with a couple of mods + drag radials/or slicks.

Stock mid pipe/mufflers & stock intake.

Nov 19, 2010 | 02:26 PM

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Tasteful. Nice car, OP.

Thank you-like I posted in the 1/4 mile times section-clean, tough, & fast - just like the Nissan God intended it to be.

Nov 19, 2010 | 02:30 PM

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You might want to bump shifting to around 3k... shifting at 2k will drop you down to ~1k at the next gear... which is putting quite a load on the engine. Just a thought...

I don't see any issue with this as long as its light throttle (low load) acceleration. I shift @ 2k all the time if the car is not warmed up or if I'm not in a hurry.

Nov 19, 2010 | 03:06 PM

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I agree OP--I love this car. Nice time on the strip there. Wheels are pretty good lookin too!

Nov 19, 2010 | 03:17 PM

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I agree OP--I love this car. Nice time on the strip there. Wheels are pretty good lookin too!

Thanks. It was not easy to find 17" wheels with the offset & width that I wanted/needed. 5 Zigen were on sale, $180 for 17"- $320 for 19"/20". Since I was looking for 17s, I did well price wise. Tires are 5 star rated Continental. No thumping noise like the (stock) Bridgstones. Size 235/45/17 front-275/40/17 rear.

Nov 19, 2010 | 03:33 PM

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This male bonding stuff makes me feel kind of...well...funny.

Nov 19, 2010 | 05:13 PM

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This male bonding stuff makes me feel kind of...well...funny.

Funny? As in funny good?

Nov 19, 2010 | 07:05 PM

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welcome

Nov 19, 2010 | 07:57 PM

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Thanks, but I also drag race, so the oil change is an investment worth doing. As far as shifting, I shift 2k to 2.5k, thats with 3.90 gears also.
Thanks for your advice. The wear on an engine is much less when engines makes less revolutions(rpm), & gas mileage saving help with Mobil1 oil changes

I don't care for most mods.

you can still go 4K+ for a change. Mine has 122k on it and gets changed every 5k or 2 days on the track. My track sessions are around 100 miles a day with plenty of WOT.

Nov 19, 2010 | 08:19 PM

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Nice car, keep the maintenance up like you do, oil changes at 2k is just fine. I do at 2,500 just because I feel like doing it. I also believe it can't hurt.

Nov 19, 2010 | 10:23 PM

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PicJars finally, car looks good

Nov 19, 2010 | 10:35 PM

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Bought it with 2k last Dec. Broke it in the right way. Change oil (mobil1) every 2k miles. Warm ups, not too short or long. Exellerate (on streets) slowly. Shift at low rpm (2k +/-). I left the suspension stock. Lowered the look & improved the handling by using smaller/wider tires/wheels. Tires are 5 star rated Continentals. Sizes, front 235/45/17-rear 275/40/17. Great fun driving on curvy roads of upstate N.Y. I love my 350z.

Try driving the **** out it, you may actually find out you can enjoy it more.

Nov 19, 2010 | 10:52 PM

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For those that don't know-I Do drive the sh*t out of it:)

ONLY when I drag race. I shift at 7450 rpm+-
The car screams!!!!
Its like being w a woman

Drive it slow & smooth all week(forplay), when the right time comes (1/4 mile) go thru the gate & bang the sh** out of it in all 4 gears, till you climax at the finish line, with a great time

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Nov 20, 2010 | 12:31 PM

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ONLY when I drag race. I shift at 7450 rpm+-
The car screams!!!!
Its like being w a woman

Drive it slow & smooth all week(forplay), when the right time comes (1/4 mile) go thru the gate & bang the sh** out of it in all 4 gears, till you climax at the finish line, with a great time

You basically just said that you climax in under 13s.