http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-Got...pore_pedobear/

 

When you turn your car on does it return the favour?
You got like that Cadillac commercial.

My answer is..... YES my Z does return the favour LOL

 

welcome back dave

 

I would check out Injected Performance Or Sound Performance..
Two shops that have actually made over 1000whp.. on engines they promote as 1000HP builds..

Oh and welcome back dave.. Have you seen the GTM vs MRC thread?...

 

 

Halloween should be kick *** in London tonight, I can just imagine all the sexy little half naked costumes or lack of on the streets.

89.9 = cost of gas this morning.. well how about that

 

SP Record - First 6spd 350z to run in the 9's


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrDCgZJ1FM


Edit: it would not let me embedd the vid..

 

Wasn't there one that ran 8 second???

 

after reading all those horror stories with mrc/gtm customers, i'm glad i didn't seriously consider going fully built.

i'll bow down the reigns to you in 2009 dave. i don't have the finances to play around with a fully-built motor. there's just so many factors that could go wrong and when it does, there's 7k here, 7k there and i don't have the money for that. not to mention a lot of these guys end up having their z's blown up and parked at a shop waiting to be repaired all season.

 

You do know you're more likely to blow a NON-built motor, right? That's why people build them haha

 

That has a TH400 auto trans..

That 9 sec car will see 8's.. with a stock 6spd and stock susp!

 

I would agree with you.. If were to go FI, I would probably run stock block until it blows..
Even in the "regrets about going built" thread.. most built block guys wish they would have just purchased another stock block..

 

i suppose it also depends on what power level's you're aiming for. it seems like a lot of people who built their blocks to push past 600 consistently have overheating or other issues even (as the GTM vs. MRC thread suggests) when they've spent insane amounts of money.

i suppose if you built your block to run a conservative 450-500 rwhp, than you'd be better off than someone (like me) who's sticking to the stock block and crossing his fingers. but if i've spent 20-30k on a built-block, i'd expect that thing to be 600+ hp and ... dare i say it, RELIABLE enough to be abused.

 

You would think.. but rich's setup has surpassed most built block guys.... *some food for thought*

 

i don't want to jinx things, so let us not speak of my setup but so far 26,000 km's and she's still going strong.

 

Well, if I were to boost the car, I wouldn't build, but purely from a financial standpoint If I could afford to build, I'd build. Rich's car is a bit of an inspiration though, most people say that 400+ is not recommended on stock block.

 

Must.... beat.... smasher&... gone in 60.... somehow!

heh heh

 

winter tires have been installed just in case I get the itch to take the lady out on a winter cruise... only if the roads are dry of course.

 

work in progress...

 

smashing smasher's tires may help