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04-03-2008, 11:59 AM
#563
custom belts will always be a hassle.
at this point, just get it tuned and running. its easy to get caught up in numbers internet racing. if you really wanted high HP, you woulda went with a turbo anyhow.
will a potential difference of 50 hp make you hate the car? After a month at any power level, it will feel slow. Heck, i dont even notice the blower noise anymore and am shocked when people tell me how loud it is.
at this point, just get it tuned and running. its easy to get caught up in numbers internet racing. if you really wanted high HP, you woulda went with a turbo anyhow.
will a potential difference of 50 hp make you hate the car? After a month at any power level, it will feel slow. Heck, i dont even notice the blower noise anymore and am shocked when people tell me how loud it is.
04-04-2008, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by JET MECH
Im getting ready to throw the towel in on this one. I may go back to the revup cog setup 34/32 due to this taking way to long. if i do that i predict barley breaking 420 whp even with the Si-trim. or getting my car back from Sam and comming up with my own modified cog pulley setup ( which i have a design scheme already made up ). i will be waiting even longer due to having to drive back to gtm after modding the cog setup and tuning again. this is starting to give me a headache. i will be talking to Sam tommorow to see how the custom belts are comming along but i already know he will not have any pleasing info for me .
Just have them put your car back together and extend your research elsewhere, I don't think anyone here can ask you to be the guinea pig any longer.
04-04-2008, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by booger
you can be certain they arent working on it every day . Its a project and sits in a corner of the shop . Only getting attention when things slow down
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04-04-2008, 11:48 AM
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Wow, 2 days of this thread, and I'm finally here and haven't gotten much work done. lol. This has been a long haul for you. I hope that it works out. I know the frustration that anyone goes through with not getting things done fast enough, and this has taken it's toll in time.
Modding is a neverending game, and an expensive hobby. Whether you keep the Z or not, you will continue to spend on this or on something else. I would like to see this project end with a great conclusion and would like to see you reach a point that you're satisfied with it. Afterall, it's all part of the fun and success...........
-btw, I don't have a G/Z, but was considering this Si-Trim setup for my 6-speed 03 Maxima, when the 3.5 timing chain cover is completed and in production. You've been waiting 3 or so months, I've been waiting over 3 years for a blower. I'm too scared to be a guinea pig since this IS my DD. Best of luck to you and I'll be lurking to see your progress.
-Paramy
Modding is a neverending game, and an expensive hobby. Whether you keep the Z or not, you will continue to spend on this or on something else. I would like to see this project end with a great conclusion and would like to see you reach a point that you're satisfied with it. Afterall, it's all part of the fun and success...........
-btw, I don't have a G/Z, but was considering this Si-Trim setup for my 6-speed 03 Maxima, when the 3.5 timing chain cover is completed and in production. You've been waiting 3 or so months, I've been waiting over 3 years for a blower. I'm too scared to be a guinea pig since this IS my DD. Best of luck to you and I'll be lurking to see your progress.
-Paramy
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04-04-2008, 11:49 AM
#570
Originally Posted by sentry65
well it's not like anyone can do anything until that company makes that belt.
No one knows what the wait time is on getting that belt prototype made?
No one knows what the wait time is on getting that belt prototype made?
All of the geomitry must be worked out to order the proper belt. There for all the new pulleys can be designed and fabricated. All that should be going on now is waiting for the belt. The co making the belt knows what the lead time is, and that info is just a phone call away.
04-04-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by JET MECH
booger you are absolutly right !!!!!!!!!!! You must know Sam very well...........
04-04-2008, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by OldManZ350
YES, their is..............
All of the geomitry must be worked out to order the proper belt. There for all the new pulleys can be designed and fabricated. All that should be going on now is waiting for the belt. The co making the belt knows what the lead time is, and that info is just a phone call away.
All of the geomitry must be worked out to order the proper belt. There for all the new pulleys can be designed and fabricated. All that should be going on now is waiting for the belt. The co making the belt knows what the lead time is, and that info is just a phone call away.
I thought the geometry was worked out a long long time ago when the decided they really needed a belt that was in between two other sizes? I mean, how else can a custom belt be ordered without knowing how long it should be?
04-04-2008, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sentry65
I thought the geometry was worked out a long long time ago when the decided they really needed a belt that was in between two other sizes? I mean, how else can a custom belt be ordered without knowing how long it should be?
They already knew the tooth angle and size , it just a matter of figuring out the length . Probably with a string would be good enough
04-04-2008, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by booger
exactly ^
They already knew the tooth angle and size , it just a matter of figuring out the length . Probably with a string would be good enough
They already knew the tooth angle and size , it just a matter of figuring out the length . Probably with a string would be good enough
Wow! Booger and Sentry are in agreeance..."and the angel broke the 7th seal, Armageddon is upon us!"
04-04-2008, 02:28 PM
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i guess one positive thing about this taking so long is i am keeping the mileage
down on the z. you know i have been without my z for so long now i dont even miss it anymore. i dont even give a **** how long it takes. Oh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!
down on the z. you know i have been without my z for so long now i dont even miss it anymore. i dont even give a **** how long it takes. Oh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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04-04-2008, 05:08 PM
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Good luck with this project, Im dropping my car tomorrow at GTM for a Water/Meth injection tune and installation. I will look for your car and see if their working on it, J/K
Joke aside, its good you have a lot of patient and Im sure it will pay off. The guys at GTM are good people as you know, I'll see if I can get some info about your car from Sam tomorrow. G/L.
Joke aside, its good you have a lot of patient and Im sure it will pay off. The guys at GTM are good people as you know, I'll see if I can get some info about your car from Sam tomorrow. G/L.
04-04-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by booger
you can be certain they arent working on it every day . Its a project and sits in a corner of the shop . Only getting attention when things slow down
04-04-2008, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by carfi179
Good luck with this project, Im dropping my car tomorrow at GTM for a Water/Meth injection tune and installation. I will look for your car and see if their working on it, J/K Joke aside, its good you have a lot of patient and Im sure it will pay off. The guys at GTM are good people as you know, I'll see if I can get some info about your car from Sam tomorrow. G/L.
Joke aside, its good you have a lot of patient and Im sure it will pay off. The guys at GTM are good people as you know, I'll see if I can get some info about your car from Sam tomorrow. G/L.Last edited by JET MECH; 04-04-2008 at 06:02 PM.