New car New Problems... eff my life!
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It sounds like this is an Arizona car. Did you buy from a member here in AZ? If so, post some pics and the screen name, or PM them if you want. We may know more about this car personally or we can search at www.az350z.com for you.
good call. most morons don't know that you are supposed to soak the wrap before wrapping it. I have seen several wraps that were done dry. I swear......some people just don't understand why there are instructions!!!!
that was a first time for me! I cant believe some ppl lack of attn. its ridiculous its not like the instructions are even complicated its ONE step.
My prediction; boost + instant overheating = combustion gases in coolant jackets. Head lift of whatever you want to call it.
its got 1/2 inch head studs.. i guess if the builder didnt deck the heads and put the metal headgasket on **** (uneven) surfaces there could be my problem...
the previous owner was goleboy he doesnt have too much activity on this forum though also he lives in phoenix.
Unless the used FI car was built and tuned at a well known and reputable VQ35 shop, I wouldnt even consider touching it.
I didn't know that Vivid Racing worked on customer cars? I though they just did parts, and did some SEMA projects.
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I was thinking the exact same thing...
Unless the used FI car was built and tuned at a well known and reputable VQ35 shop, I wouldnt even consider touching it.
I didn't know that Vivid Racing worked on customer cars? I though they just did parts, and did some SEMA projects.
Unless the used FI car was built and tuned at a well known and reputable VQ35 shop, I wouldnt even consider touching it.
I didn't know that Vivid Racing worked on customer cars? I though they just did parts, and did some SEMA projects.
They just don't know how to install stuff right.
Just something for you to try, I had problems getting air out of my coolant system also. Jack up the front of the car when you bleed the system. The fill for the radiator is kinda low and you need it to be the highest point in the system when you are trying to add coolant/bleed the system. I spent like an hour the first time I removed the radiator bleeding the system. I would drive it with the heat on full blast, it would go cold. Then I would pull up to my house real quick, jack up the front end and bleed it. Hope this helps some.
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it takes a lifetime to be qualified,but some think if they hang a sign and buy a dyno,they are a real speed shop.they build a couple of cars and suddenly are experts.i've been in the trenches since the 80's and it takes quite a bit of energy to stay current let alone absorb the technical skill's that make you well rounded.
Here is the sale thread for anyone that wants to look at it:
https://my350z.com/forum/cars-sale/3...bos-works.html
Hmmm....seller has 0 i-trader and 70 posts, sounds similar to my recipe for fail. I will say this, if you read the posts on page 4 of the thread from AZ350Z, I would have to think this is a car in great mechanical condition. I would think if the car is overheating that after 4 or 5 hard dyno pulls you would see the coolant overflow filling up or the car puking coolant all over the place. I know how it is to get burned, so I feel your pain.
From the seller:
From the guy at Toy Box Auto:
How bad is it when a supposed reputible shop inspects a car, gives it a glowing review in the sellers thread and it still comes out bad?
To all the noobs (and idiots like me): Do NOT ever buy a F/I car or motor from another forum member unless there is significant documentation on the build and it is from a well known member of the MY350Z.com community.
It seems more and more people are willing to half-a$$ install a kit, drive the car till it shows issues and then pawn it off on forum members looking for deals. As the old saying goes, "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" - $18,500 for an 04 with F/I and 54K is pretty low IMHO.
https://my350z.com/forum/cars-sale/3...bos-works.html
Hmmm....seller has 0 i-trader and 70 posts, sounds similar to my recipe for fail. I will say this, if you read the posts on page 4 of the thread from AZ350Z, I would have to think this is a car in great mechanical condition. I would think if the car is overheating that after 4 or 5 hard dyno pulls you would see the coolant overflow filling up or the car puking coolant all over the place. I know how it is to get burned, so I feel your pain.
From the seller:
Deal in the works, Car inspected by TOY BOX AUTO in tempe AZ, owner is the az350z.com moderator. Will be posting results of compression/leakdown test aswell as results from 85 point inspection of the car...
I looked over the car and we performed a leakdown and compression check on the motor.
Passed with flying colors.
Very, very good deal at this price.
Passed with flying colors.
Very, very good deal at this price.
How bad is it when a supposed reputible shop inspects a car, gives it a glowing review in the sellers thread and it still comes out bad?To all the noobs (and idiots like me): Do NOT ever buy a F/I car or motor from another forum member unless there is significant documentation on the build and it is from a well known member of the MY350Z.com community.
It seems more and more people are willing to half-a$$ install a kit, drive the car till it shows issues and then pawn it off on forum members looking for deals. As the old saying goes, "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" - $18,500 for an 04 with F/I and 54K is pretty low IMHO.
+1 on Vivid Racing being Mega Fail
Before I met the guys at Intense, I had Vivid install my sway bars. Within a week or two, I had this god awful clunking going on under the car. When I took it to my Infiniti dealership, they found out that my sways were not torqued to spec and were way loose.
The dealership tightened them up, and I have had no problems since. If Vivid can't even install a set of sway bars properly on a G, I shudder to think what they do with a turbo kit.
Before I met the guys at Intense, I had Vivid install my sway bars. Within a week or two, I had this god awful clunking going on under the car. When I took it to my Infiniti dealership, they found out that my sways were not torqued to spec and were way loose.
The dealership tightened them up, and I have had no problems since. If Vivid can't even install a set of sway bars properly on a G, I shudder to think what they do with a turbo kit.
LMAO @ your sig!To the OP-I agree with what everybody else said, go get a spill funnel and bleed the air out of the system, when you think your done keep doing it. 30 minutes did the job for me.
Then go out do a 3rd gear pull. Watch the boost guage, if you get full boost then it drops you have head lift, and are likely losing some coolant and overheating-that's what happened to me. Although I suspect if that was happening your windshield would tell the tale. Good luck with it all. I didnt know so many people disliked Todd's motors, I know of a few that have had no issues with them.
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To all the noobs (and idiots like me): Do NOT ever buy a F/I car or motor from another forum member unless there is significant documentation on the build and it is from a well known member of the MY350Z.com community.
It seems more and more people are willing to half-a$$ install a kit, drive the car till it shows issues and then pawn it off on forum members looking for deals. As the old saying goes, "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" .
It seems more and more people are willing to half-a$$ install a kit, drive the car till it shows issues and then pawn it off on forum members looking for deals. As the old saying goes, "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" .
+1 on Vivid Racing being Mega Fail
Before I met the guys at Intense, I had Vivid install my sway bars. Within a week or two, I had this god awful clunking going on under the car. When I took it to my Infiniti dealership, they found out that my sways were not torqued to spec and were way loose. The dealership tightened them up, and I have had no problems since. If Vivid can't even install a set of sway bars properly on a G, I shudder to think what they do with a turbo kit.
Before I met the guys at Intense, I had Vivid install my sway bars. Within a week or two, I had this god awful clunking going on under the car. When I took it to my Infiniti dealership, they found out that my sways were not torqued to spec and were way loose.
The dealership tightened them up, and I have had no problems since. If Vivid can't even install a set of sway bars properly on a G, I shudder to think what they do with a turbo kit.
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It says it all
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With the way the Z/G community is, for big FI builds, chances are the person is on here or someone on here knows them personally. Best bet, if the seller cannot offer you any information on other people to ask about the seller, or the car/motor don't do it.
Plus I think any of us if we were selling would direct the buyer to our builder/tuner with specific questions. It is your best bet to go straight to the builder/tuner and get specifics.
But always get documentation and an inspection.
t
Plus I think any of us if we were selling would direct the buyer to our builder/tuner with specific questions. It is your best bet to go straight to the builder/tuner and get specifics.
But always get documentation and an inspection.
t
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Maybe I missed it, but: 1. How many miles on the monZter?
2. Have you checked the thermostat's condition (grime and other
stuff may have fouled it up).
3. Undiluted coolant/anti-freeze--i.e. thick, fully concentrated.
Good luck!
2. Have you checked the thermostat's condition (grime and other
stuff may have fouled it up).
3. Undiluted coolant/anti-freeze--i.e. thick, fully concentrated.
Good luck!