I have gotten a lot of PM's from folks interested in F/I, and pro's/cons oof one kit vs another. A couple of folks on the forum have made the statement that I belive in "F/I is not a cheap proposition"......they are right.

The designers of these F/I solutions have put a lot of time into their products. In my view, it is the purchasers job to fully research what the solution is intending to do(some products achieve a F/I solution differently....gotta understand the impacts)......fully understand what F/I is and finally.....the purchaser has to MAINTAIN the product and its design intent.....

To that end, for those with F/I, post up your Maintenance schedules(post your kit type and schedule).

Mine.....


APS/ST on a 5AT coupe

Oil..............synthetic...........................changed every 3K miles
Coolant.......standard green stuff............checked everytime I put 'her' away.
flush every 2yrs.

Leak Check..........gaskets, etc............................weekly

5AT Tranny flush.......Matic-J...........................every 25K(since F/I)

Cool-down..............................................EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT

 

Stillen Stage 4 SC on 6MT G sedan.

Oil....M1 Synthetic....every 3k
Coolant....standard green stuff....every year
Tranny and rear dif....Redline (MT90 and 75W90)....every 6 months
Belts....Gates....Check about every two weeks and replace/tighten as needed
Cool down........I live in Phoenix; it never cools down, neither does the SC (ha-ha)

 

Spark Plugs....how often do you change your plugs? I know I am about due....20K+ miles on them.

 

Oil- Royal purple 10w40 synthetic 2000miles
Coolant- normal flush out every summer 6 months of driving.
Trans/brake/clutch fluid check every 5k
Clutch fluid motul 3000 somthing stock would heat up to quick
spark plugs check quite often replace 5k
Cool Down- car alwayz stays cool, coolant overflow is always the same, same temp.
Pulley belts- never needed to.

 

5k replacement schedule.....thanks. Will see about getting this done this week-end.

 

Wow 5k? I plan on changing mine every ~10-15k and thought that was almost too often. They are like $70-80 for a set.

 

Drive.. change oil.. drive.. what else...

 

I drive 6 months through the year maybe and during those months put a max of 5k miles on usually i drive 3k in those months. The Z is the weekend car!

 

taurran, you forgot the gas.

i change oil every 2500-3000 miles, thats about it, unless i see/feel/hear/smell something suspicious.

 

One of the reasons for this post was to get a feel for the range between different schedules....great info....keep it coming!

D350Z10 and TIMMAHH, thanks for your input on this, I am going to get my plugs changed this week-end(24K boosted miles).

 

oil - 10w40 AMSOIl Synthetic changing every 2500 miles
Coolant - Distilled Water and Water Wetter once a year
LSD/Tranny - AMSOIL about 9 months ago
All other fluids and Brakes check every 2500 miles
Spark Plugs...get new ones with engine build next week
Belts - never needed to
Cool Down - always

 

I was using Amsoil until I burned off a ton on my last road trip. I'm using basic Mobil 1 10w-30 now. I'm not even sure anything else is worth the extra money.

 

It does burn off a lot, I usually see the results at around 2000 miles. I'm hoping the oil cooler I'm about to install will take care of this

 

How often do you think it is necesary to dyno and re-tune(if ever?)...

 

ideally you'd do it twice a year, in the summer and in the winter to double check everything is where it should be and adjust for the different weather

depends on your setup and EMS though

 

Oil: Royal purple 10w40 every 3000miles
Coolant: Synthetic Coolant with Royal Purple "Purple Ice" additive every year
Trans/Diff: Royal Purple change year
Brake/clutch: Motul RBF 600 every 6 months
Spark plugs: every year
Cool Down: always cool down before shutting off.

 

I just change my oil every 2k miles to be on the safe side still haven’t changed tranny or differential fluids and every once in a while I listen for any unusual noises or look at my rad fluid

 

Ahhh that helps. I drive about 1200-1500 a month lately so that was $ $ to me. But that often is not so bad.

 

Lets see...

Greddy TT 6MT...9psi...481whp...39k miles on engine...32k miles on turbos

Oil: Mobil 1 or Amsoil 10w-30 every 2500-3000miles (I switch between the two sometimes)
Coolant: Normal Green Coolant about every year (no set schedule)
Trans/Diff: Just changed Diff with Mobil 1 75w-90 at LSD replacement for the first time at 35000miles and about to change tranny in the next couple of weeks. (Diff is loud with Mobil 1...will switch to Redline)
Brake/Clutch: ATE SuperBlue/Type 200 (no set schedule)
Sparkplugs: 1-step colder NGK Copper (check every 10k or so, replace when needed)
Cooldown: Everytime from a hard run, or drive a few miles at low engine speeds

 

Ok Noob question: Do you guys change your own oil? or take it some where. AND I don't mean Jiffy Lube!