id really think twice about running a light weight crank pulley. it does next to nothing for the performance of the engine, yet does VASTLY less for its job of damping the vibration from each cylinder explosion... i will never not run an ATI on anything i build again.. but the factory rubber isolated pulley is still a far better and safer option than a billet aluminum one.

Espeeeecially on a DE engine.. these are notorious for crank walk and have a much weaker crank gircle area than the HR engines do.

Easy thing to swap out, may help your engine longevity by a large degree.

 

i completely agree. They did nothing for me. I was hard headed and went ahead w them anyway and wish i hadn’t.

 

I think the lightweight dampener is an improvement on heavy engines but not a small/medium VQ V6. I installed one on my 4.6 Mustang back in the day and it helped but I wouldn't bother with it on a VQ. The other engines I'm dealing with today are BMW i6 and Porsche h6, and it's not worth the trouble on those either. intake manifolds seem to be the best bang for your buck. And all of these platforms, that produces good power gains, like Hoon said.. The spacer made a nice improvement so I'm sure that kinetix intake is a good choice for a track car. I wouldn't use it for a street car though. The polymer intake would be a better choice for that I think.

 

I have It and I wouldn't use ANYTHING else, the Kinetix is superior to any other setup other than an extensively modified factory plenum.
The only reason to not use it would be if you never rev past 3k and if that's the case, I question why you have a sports car.

 

oh, well that's good to know. I figured the polymer intake is better for a street car because you're not going to be revving above 5K driving around town or commuting to work. I mean, I get your point about a sports car but you don't drive around at 6K all day long do you?

 

No I don't, but i dont think there is a day where I drive the the car and don't rev to 7k at least once.
spacers or other manifolds might be better from idle to 4k, but this thing pulls from 4k and up. I'm also notorious for keeping revs above 3500 because I like being in the meaty part of the powerband, so it kinda suits my driving style.

 

Haven't been on here in a while and haven't had much time to do anything to the Z so I went out of my way to give it some love this past winter. Here she is, updated w the new Chargespeed Front to match the rear. I also added the Z1 Motorsports TwinZ wing. I love the wing, still getting used to the front. What do you guys think?

 

any other pictures of the rear of the car? Im curious to see how that wing looks on the Z with this exact color

 

 

I'm feeling the new look. That bumper is not for everyone, but I think it works with everything else you have going on.

Looks good parked in front of the R35.

I recently acquired my 'zilla a few weeks ago

 

thanks man. The look is growing on me.

Congrats on your GTR. They are so beautiful and drive so nice. What year is yours, what color and are you doing any mods? Ours is virgin so far except for a new sound system. Stock audio on mine was horrible. New system is so much better.

 

Thanks for the pictures. Car looks real good. Those chargespeed kits are expensive

 

Thanks! The R35 has been something I've wanted for the longest time. I got her about two months ago. I know the old saying of don't meet your heroes, but I have no regrets. Mine is a 2010 in KH3, or what Nissan decided to call Black Obsidian in that year. My Z is also KH3 and they called it Super Black in 2005. Marketing, I guess?

It's been modded by the PO or PO's. I acknowledge the risk in buying a modded vehicle, but everything has basically checked out so far and it's been tastefully modified with a lot of things I would have likely done anyway since I can't resist. From what I can tell so far, it has Cobb 3" intakes and BPVs. I'm assuming it also has bigger injectors and larger fuel pumps since it has a flex fuel kit with an ethanol sensor. I'm not sure if the TCM has been flashed. I haven't played with launch control yet until I verify the TSB clips have been installed, complete the transmission service, and clean the valve body. The Password JDM exhaust seems to be hit or miss with the GTR crowd, but I like it. I agree the OEM audio is pretty meh. Aesthetically, it's mostly stock other than powdercoated calipers and the newer model wheels and LED headlights. It's running a Cobb tune right now and I'll likely switch over to Ecutek in the future.

I went with the CBA instead of the later years because I love the rawness of it. It's an incredible analog experience despite the technology.

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Thanks for the hijack invite