Wu-Watt

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All I do is wash it, fill it up wid gas and some stabil, disconnect battery, check tire pressure, cover. I store it in a heated facility, and havent had any problems.
If I were to store it in ambient temp storage I would increase the tire pressure to it's maximum amount.

2TH PWR

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ya for reals. me too.
mines on a lift in the garage. its warmer than the outside, but still gets cold. so I jack the psi up on the stockers.

Wu-Watt

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Word. Mine are at 34psi roughly. You know what I mean?

2TH PWR

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shiiiiiiiiiiit, yo. Mine are at like 43 on tha daily

Wu-Watt

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So I'm driving to work this morning, and whats this? My exhaust decides to separate from the catalytic converter. Now my car is shitty, and LOUD!
Good grief.

axial_pro

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Thanks Wu-Watt and 2TH...

And there I thought I was doing a good thing! I pulled the car down today and will just let it sit on the summer tires.

What about occasionally starting the car and bringing it up to normal operating temperature? What's the consensus there? Good idea? Waste of time? Harmful?

Learning every day around here.

(Did the wiper delete after I dropped it today. Will weigh the assembly at my shop tomorrow and post a specific weight, in grams, of the motor, arm, bolts, etc.)

Cheers!

axial_pro

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32 rear, 34 frt

Wu-Watt

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Starting the engine periodically is also bad. The car needs to experience 15min of driving before reaching temp, and if it doesnt condensation can cause rust. That might not be the only reason but I read that it was bad also.
Someone didnt do their research!!! HAHA

Anyone got a s14 exhaust kicking around?

Sickboy101

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I suggest the following:

1. Over inflate your tires to 40-42 PSI
2. Place car in gear and leave emergency brake off. Use tire blocks.
3. Fill up your gas tank
4. Remove your battery or use a battery tender.
5. Don't start your car! If you have to start it be sure to run it for 15-20 minutes - best to give it a run on the highway.

noodleman

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thats' what i did, except i overinfalted to 48psi.

if you have some spare wood planks around, driving the car up onto those would be better for the tires as well (softer than concrete). Or better yet, if you have your stock rims with worn out tires sitting around, use those instead haha.

I used a battery tender for 7 years and didn't have an issue with the battery.

I didn't start my car in the winter.

If you can, do an oil change before you store your car. dirty oil might leave some deposits here and there if given months to sit and do nothing.

2TH PWR

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yeah.. i use stock crappers, and flat stoppers. look em up online.
just foam ramps

fosheeezie

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Thought I'd chime in on winterization, as I do some other things as well before putting the Z to sleep:
- Tires: I overinflate the tires, and park the car on a strips of old carpet. I heard this insulates your tires from the temperature swings of sitting on concrete. This is a decent alternative to wood or foam blocks.
- Pipes: I stuff the muffler tips with a hunk of steel wool, to keep out any pests from crawling into your exhaust and dying. (This is probably overkill)
- Interior: If you use any product to wipe down the seats, console etc, make sure you give it enough time to dry off before you store the car otherwise there's some risk of mildew. I usually leave a dish full of baking soda on the passenger side footwell just in case. (Also probably overkill).

2TH PWR

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OMG. I just found this ad.
http://www.racingjunk.com/Formula/23...-for-Sale.html

I would love to own one of these bad boys. Good bye every single car at the track.

Haha. I'd look like such an idiot unloading it at open lapping days, cause I think that's about the only place I could drive it?

Wu-Watt

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Thats a whole new ball game son! But ya super cool for sure.
Wasnt that you doing laps in one a while ago? (YouTube)

2TH PWR

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Yeah but that one's a little better than the one I was in.
The 6 speed sequential is what makes this.

2TH PWR

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SO excited about my new secret mods that will enable me to go into the 1:22's at TMP.
Or I have my sights set on 1:21s?!
Oh man maybe 1:20. that would be sick.
Or perhaps 1:19s?!?!?!! no...

AVmagneticZ

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what mods are these.
p.s i gave up modding the 350z only thing left to do to it is nismo fender flares and bride seat. so i went and baught a POS s13 chassis and am currently building that into a drift track only car. gonna be sandblasting the **** out of it saturday

2TH PWR

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You got a S13 project? Cool.
Don't build drift! Build time attack!
No, drift has always been your thing.
Real life forza motorsports.

AVmagneticZ

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haha ya man i pulled the trigger i wanted to track so bad but didnt wanna bust up the garage queen. (my z) so did this, have a few pics on fb and i keep posting on there updates but its going slow right now just saving money and doing bodywork. the fun stuff will come soon im getting a motor pretty soon

Wu-Watt

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Sr20 the $hit outa that s13. Get z32 brakes, used coil overs, rims/tires and you got a
decent track car.