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Your choice to put all that junk on due to your paranoia.
I can be paranoid, i like to take good care of my cars mechanically. Atleast, the clutch stuff, wont be installed until October. Im positive theres something wonky with the clutch and flywheel, and im hoping to only go in there once. Im abandoning my first shop, and looking for quality work. Ive been driving way more, so im sure the maintenance will pay off.
De. 78k- 98k miles
Hr. 56k-65k miles
So far Ive driven about 30k miles in the two zs! Even though ive spent way too much on DE, I think these are reliable cars. Im enjoying life more, and driving anywhere i want. I hope to run the miles way up on the HR, before i get convertible top problems.
Last edited by luv350sass; Jul 10, 2024 at 08:13 AM.
Anything can fail at any time regardless of modifications. I think the more you modify or "upgrade" things, the more likely something else is going to fail. Shifting is always going to have a notchy feel regardless of whatever you do. Don't get me wrong, I'm here for the entertainment, but starting to run low on jiffy pop.
Anything can fail at any time regardless of modifications. I think the more you modify or "upgrade" things, the more likely something else is going to fail. Shifting is always going to have a notchy feel regardless of whatever you do. Don't get me wrong, I'm here for the entertainment, but starting to run low on jiffy pop.
I love the way shifting feels in my de! I can get power quicker too. I think i really like clutch upgrades. Even though i think they screwed up, and the de is way too noisy and rough feeling, when idling w flywheel. The de feels nice to drive trans-wise. Im hoping the upgrades this year will do the opposite, and help the car feel more like new, and drive better. Idk what a factory z felt like to use clutch, but what ive got on the hr is annoying lol. I hope it didnt feel like that.
ohh and ill keep the updates to a minimum, since i know you all are fed up w the rambling lol. Ill mainly update, when work gets done.
I say do what you want to do with your car if you enjoy it. Don't listen to the bitching on here. you might have to block a few people, I definitely have.
I paid 10K for my '04 Z in 2021, and then spent 15K on it since then replacing almost everything in the suspension and brakes. it's for track so you can get by with a lot less than that but putting 10K into a car you enjoy? That's not much.
I watched a Z3M track car sell on BAT a while back for 25k. owner said he put 100k into it. And I believe it. it had ridiculous racing hardware. stupid hardware in my opinion but the guy could afford it and he loved the car. The only reason he sold it was because he wasn't going to the track anymore.
I would have just bought a used 997 Porsche GT3 for that kind of money but some people enjoy the process as much of the end result.
with a 20-year-old car, there is absolutely nothing wrong with throwing new parts at it. every new part you add eliminates a future failure, despite the dumbass advice you've gotten on here so far.
really, people, the more you replace the more likely something will fail. what dumb **** advice is that?
it's the dumb **** advice from people that don't know WTF they are talking about talking through their asses.
I say do what you want to do with your car if you enjoy it. Don't listen to the bitching on here. you might have to block a few people, I definitely have.
I paid 10K for my '04 Z in 2021, and then spent 15K on it since then replacing almost everything in the suspension and brakes. it's for track so you can get by with a lot less than that but putting 10K into a car you enjoy? That's not much.
I watched a Z3M track car sell on BAT a while back for 25k. owner said he put 100k into it. And I believe it. it had ridiculous racing hardware. stupid hardware in my opinion but the guy could afford it and he loved the car. The only reason he sold it was because he wasn't going to the track anymore.
I would have just bought a used 997 Porsche GT3 for that kind of money but some people enjoy the process as much of the end result.
with a 20-year-old car, there is absolutely nothing wrong with throwing new parts at it. every new part you add eliminates a future failure, despite the dumbass advice you've gotten on here so far.
really, people, the more you replace the more likely something will fail. what dumb **** advice is that?
it's the dumb **** advice from people that don't know WTF they are talking about talking through their asses.
Well, thanks for the support. Im definitely not blocking anyone on here. The guy that seems bitter, is a moderator, that throughout the thread, gave me some good info at times. Ive been a nuisance rambling, and asking alot of questions. I think thats why he is so bitter now, lol. The coupe z that i originally started this thread for, ive spent alot on. It still has problems, and Im not sure all of the installs were clean. Plus, it was wrecked before i bought it, and i didnt know. So, he also probably noticed, that i just threw money at a z, with shitty results so far. They also wanted me to reach baseline (mechanically sound). I never did, and spent alot of money on expensive aftermarket parts, that did not help. I have learned alot though, and im trying different mechanics. I agree, i think its a good idea to maintain the new HR z. Im real in tune with my cars, and can usually tell if theres an issue. Even if i cant pinpoint the issue. Mic may think im mostly paranoid, but the DE is plagued with issues. This hr, seems to have a few small issues too. I hope to iron out any handling problems soon, on the DE Z. Btw you speaking of the z3m, makes me think of the z4m 🤤. Ive always like the 350zs lines, but theres something about that z4m too..
I say do what you want to do with your car if you enjoy it. Don't listen to the bitching on here. you might have to block a few people, I definitely have.
I paid 10K for my '04 Z in 2021, and then spent 15K on it since then replacing almost everything in the suspension and brakes. it's for track so you can get by with a lot less than that but putting 10K into a car you enjoy? That's not much.
I watched a Z3M track car sell on BAT a while back for 25k. owner said he put 100k into it. And I believe it. it had ridiculous racing hardware. stupid hardware in my opinion but the guy could afford it and he loved the car. The only reason he sold it was because he wasn't going to the track anymore.
I would have just bought a used 997 Porsche GT3 for that kind of money but some people enjoy the process as much of the end result.
with a 20-year-old car, there is absolutely nothing wrong with throwing new parts at it. every new part you add eliminates a future failure, despite the dumbass advice you've gotten on here so far.
really, people, the more you replace the more likely something will fail. what dumb **** advice is that?
it's the dumb **** advice from people that don't know WTF they are talking about talking through their asses.
That's pretty rich coming from someone who can't figure out how to make a post on here and cries in other threads about how much this site is trash. Then, jumping in two years later oblivious to the numerous failures from other components because the root of the problems were not resolved in the first place.
And yes, I'll stand by my "dumb **** advice" that if you only replace one part of a multi-part system with something that is stronger or puts more stress on the original components, then those other components are likely to fail shortly thereafter. (See any of above posts of suspension issues)
Feel free to block me after you get butthurt if you can figure out who to do it long enough without your malware-infested phone/computer spamming you with ads. Your loss.
Wellllll, ill add an update. Something tire related thats never happened in my life, happened! Ill explain, but i got ball joints and b6 shocks installed. They were installed on the new z. They seem to pay attention to detail, and im glad i went to the suspension expert. It wasnt exactly cheap.
Now im super in debt. I only had 7500 miles on the ecs02's, and i seared off one of the rears! Ive had alot of tires pop in the past with crappy speed ratings. Ive gone prob 10 miles total top speed, on this same set of tires. I wasnt going top speed at the time, atleast 30 mph less, and i dont think i hit anything. I also am 100 percent these were new tires, and not retreads. The tire hit the side of my car, then landed in front of me smoking, once i stopped.
Last edited by luv350sass; Jul 24, 2024 at 02:13 PM.
Lol, no drama now except im broke. and i hope these black scuffs buff out. They should. The de threw a camshaft pos sensor code again. The brakes still seize up, when breaking into a corner. Im definitely trying a new mechanic, since i cant get systems perfect.
I know lol. I have always managed my credit cards though, and left avail credit. Im driving further for work, the medical bills are hitting. The initial payment to get in reliable z is still hitting. Im making less at work, with no scale pay on the jobsite. So basically now, the credit cards are up, higher than theyve been. The convertible seems to be really reliable though. So, hopefully I can make more at work next year, and bounce back.
It looks like the de will mostly sit there, and go down the street once a week. I may try to nail down the cam position sensor code, soon still. I also impulse bought a go pro and mount. I know im stupid. It bothers me to look down with top up, to see stoplights. I cant wait to get an aftermarket seat in the vert. That might be all i need, to be shorter than the factory roll over protection. Maybe i can get a low profile helmet too.
I put 7500 miles, on the brand new continental tire. I told the guy who ordered it from a distributor, (guilty garage, z fanatic) about what happened. He couldnt believe it, but didnt offer to try and get money for it. He is really busy, and is tuning my z someday cheap. I probably wont press the issue. I did see the tires delivered, in plastic, with all of the new stickers on them.
hell no. Ive been thrashing and driving economy fwd cars, for like 10 years. Im definitely very bored with it, but im sure i could enjoy a lightweight honda or something.
The only way I can see the tire doing that if it was ran at like under 10psi.
You'll totally destroy the sidewalls very quickly especially driving at 125mph
You'll totally destroy the sidewalls very quickly especially driving at 125mph
destroy them quickly, even if full tire pressure? I doubt it was low. i check them about once a week, and that was actually only 2 days before this. No tpms though. It felt fine before it happened. Also, i felt the pressure drop instantly. Thats dangerous, and i feel if theyre rated for 168, they should go 168.
Edit, talking to other people and thinking, maybe i punctured the tire, soon before the tread came off. I do remember looking for a puncture though, and separated tread looked clean.
Last edited by luv350sass; Jul 26, 2024 at 11:45 AM.
Things like this are also a huge reason you are in the situation you currently are in.
Lol, yeah its difficult to decide what to spend money on. I would like to keep the new HR, that i drive so much, at baseline. It does drive better with the new shocks, but i still hate how it "dribbles like a basketball" over some bumps. I guess thats the factory spring rate. 5th gear always grinds on speed shift, in the HR, too.
The tune was supposed to be for DE. I definitely want to balance the lean/rich. I have some maf cleaner, but he told me to wait, because i can mess up removing the throttle body. I may actually diagnose the cam sensor code, and get a serious steering/frame inspection, first.
