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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:37 AM
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btw that doesnt look like veilside 3 front
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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Sure is pretty. Lets get it to the dragstrip strip and see what all that fancy stuff will do.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 05:28 AM
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+1 Nice Car and welcome to F/I

A few small pieces of advice for you:

1. SGP is the devil and boasting of their products in a build list will only start trouble.

2. Money spent on the trip to see Sharif @ Forged will save you much drama in the long run, if Sharif says the car is fine... then its fine, period.

3. Please take those graphics off the car right away, its a 350Z, not a Camaro or Monte Carlo. Just my personal preference.

Buying a forced induction Z is cheating, u gotta work your way up
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by gennosuke1
btw that doesnt look like veilside 3 front
Its a Stillen front with the lip and canards.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:07 AM
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Very nice car man and congrats
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Nexx
i wouldnt let kenny touch my Z. +1 on sharif or if you really want to come to dallas, get it tuned by chris marcello, he actually teaches tuners how to tune.
can u tell me where the shop is.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:17 AM
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Nice Z!

The exhaust kinda looks like the Speed Force Racing exhaust I used to have on my old Z. Either that or it is a custom one-off.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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Possibly an AAM TD with custom CF wrapped canisters

I thought the AAM had the holes in the tips for the slip in baffles, but I could be wrong.

IMO, its a no brainer that the motor was probably done by SGP based on the other SGP components on the car. Wait till XKR gets in here
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 07:20 AM
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Chris, you right, it is a speed force racing exhaust.

http://www.speedforceracing.com/index.php?productID=845

Thanks.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Cass007
Possibly an AAM TD with custom CF wrapped canisters

I thought the AAM had the holes in the tips for the slip in baffles, but I could be wrong.

IMO, its a no brainer that the motor was probably done by SGP based on the other SGP components on the car. Wait till XKR gets in here
So I kinda read the SGP is a scammer thread but theres over 100+ pages. Can someone give me the cliffs on sgp.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Sick car but damn...slushbox?? Major buzzkill...
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Juice+
So I kinda read the SGP is a scammer thread but theres over 100+ pages. Can someone give me the cliffs on sgp.
Avoid them like the plague
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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what is slushbox??

It looks like I am going to go to sharif @ Forged...SOON!!!!!
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Juice+
what is slushbox??

It looks like I am going to go to sharif @ Forged...SOON!!!!!
Auto trans.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Uchiha_
can u tell me where the shop is.
Chris:

www.macellarosperformancetuning.com

Forged:

www.forgedperformance.com
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Nice car. Congrats. If ya ever make over to shreveport give me a holla.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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Nice car. Congrats. If ya ever make over to shreveport give me a holla.
I sure will man, I was at import face off couple weeks ago, but a go to shreveport every now and then.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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Nice pick up. I actually saw the same car on ebay a few days ago too. If you ever come to NO, then lmk. We have a few boosted Z/G's.

If you like to autox and/or drift, we also have a few guys that are top ranked in New Orleans with Z/240's.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Juice+
Thanks!

The car has been full boost around 10-12 and tonight its up to around 20psi; and i did not change the map, is there something seriously wrong?
First off...take these guys advise...they know what they are saying.....dont take it personal....it will save you $$$$ in the end. If SGP did any of the work on your car....STOP DRIVING IT AT ONCE AND GET IT CHECKED !!! Especially Trans and motor.

...YOu are asking for trouble driving it with the boost that high....I would take it to FP as the others have stated....If you dont want to drive to Forged Performance ( which is a 4 hour drive with FI).....Take it to Austin TX...There is a very good F-con tuner called Protec...512-834-8771 ask for Joe, William, Hass or John.....This is a shop that I visit once in a while.....They know what they are doing.

Also...I would also get the trans checked out also while you are at it....Read the SGP thread and you will see why I am saying this.... In a Nut-shell....when you do business with SGP...You dont get what you pay for.
I think the dealer told you 80K because thats what the first owner told him. Car is one of the cleanest I have seen on here....but my guess would be around 50K was spent.....

Take the car to Protec or FP and have them check the car out....they build these cars all the time and it will be cheaper to check and fix in adance.

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Juice+
So I kinda read the SGP is a scammer thread but theres over 100+ pages. Can someone give me the cliffs on sgp.
I live a few miles from SGP here in Houston, and to be honest, scammers is an understatement. Like other members on here avoid them like a plague, well you dont have to anymore, cuz they went out of business, which i dont blame, because they dont even bother working on your car unless you're willing to drop 20grand down a first. Anyways, from what ive seen reputable shops around your area would be good, but they gotta know what they're doing, and Especially with the Fcon, only some can unlock and tune it, i'd check with your local shop and see if they can unlock it due to HKS Authorize Dealers can unlock this (correct me if im wrong). Forged Performance, Performance Factory, Injected Performance, or my personal favorite, Sound Performance, they're all great tuners. Hope any of these information will help ya out.
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