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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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Default Pics of "Smokey" Negata tuning my Z

Thought this was pretty damn cool to have him workin on my Z, too bad i suck wit cameras and the one i used sucked just as much, but they work.

Smokey's mechanic fixing my chitty broken negative terminal clamp


Smokey in ma seat!


ECU out of car, waiting to be reflashed


Random bay shot


Smokey and his mechanic workin the ECU


Shop techs gettin Z ready on the dyno






GTR shows up to get tuned


My Z on the dyno and a GTR getting ECU taken out to go up next


Smokey and the guys eating ninja turtle ice cream


Amuse 370 showing up to get tuned





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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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All those pics are win!

Lucky sob...lol
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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might have to contribute to this
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Nice
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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wow what shop was this , congrats bro
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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TMNT ice cream bar FTW!

Bout' time you posted up those pix.
Now update your sig
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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you lucky sob!
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Old May 4, 2010 | 04:52 AM
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Damn man very very jealous.. LOL I've been checking youtube for some of the projects he has been working on.. Sick man your very lucky.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 04:58 AM
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That's badass! So did they fly out here for something? Or how did all this get setup?
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Old May 4, 2010 | 05:44 AM
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That amuse 370 looks right.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 05:50 AM
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You had that issue with the negative clamp too?

That's pretty awesome
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Old May 4, 2010 | 06:08 AM
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Man, your one lucky sucker lol
love them wheels  haha
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Originally Posted by stinky350z
wow what shop was this , congrats bro
Secret Services in Houston...the shop is HUGE, Mustang AWD dyno with 1/4 mile simulations.

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TMNT ice cream bar FTW!

Bout' time you posted up those pix.
Now update your sig
I know, ive been sitting on them for over a month, just couldnt post up because the damn little USB cord for the camera was missing.

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You had that issue with the negative clamp too?

That's pretty awesome
YES!! You had that problem, too?

I had to keep tightening it tighter and tighter each time i took it off, until finally the pos bolt just snapped while Smokey was disconnecting the terminal. I knew it was going to happen one day, just never thought it would be the worst timing evar.
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Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
YES!! You had that problem, too?

I had to keep tightening it tighter and tighter each time i took it off, until finally the pos bolt just snapped while Smokey was disconnecting the terminal. I knew it was going to happen one day, just never thought it would be the worst timing evar.
Sure did haha. Mine fuggin snapped too
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Originally Posted by Ruthless18x
That's badass! So did they fly out here for something? Or how did all this get setup?


Yes, they flew out to Houston for a week to tune 20 Nissans chosen by the guy who set this all up. He spent 3 solid days and nights tuning the 20 cars, with problems along the way, including with my car. The man is a beast when it comes to tuning, he was running all over the place for 3 straight days and nights, he never grew tired and took few breaks.

At like 3 in morning he was still going strong, they more or less had to shut down the shop to get him to stop because the other shop techs were tired and had to work next days. He is a tuning machine, dude.

He also came out to attend "Import Reactor", to get a feel for the American tuning scene.

I lucked out, because he was looking for n/a nissans only as this was a prototype reflash program and they wanted to test on n/a nissans first.

On a side note, i went to Denny's at 3 in the morning with Smokey and his mechanic. Awesome guys, VERY humble and nice. They LOVED denny's dude, when the food came out on one big *** tray, they just about chit a brick, i could help but laugh a little. When he was putting my ECU in, he struggled with the bolt that closes the under dash located in/behind the pull out cupholder. He kept apologizing ( i know this is just the ways in Japan, but still) thats how humble he was.

My only regret was cause by the language barrier. He spoke very little english, and it was tough to communicate even though he had a translator. I wish more than life itself that i could have picked his brain on the world-wide import scene, tuning, and all around car stuff.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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Awesome, simply awesome.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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That is awesome Op! Thanks for sharing!!!
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
Yes, they flew out to Houston for a week to tune 20 Nissans chosen by the guy who set this all up. He spent 3 solid days and nights tuning the 20 cars, with problems along the way, including with my car. The man is a beast when it comes to tuning, he was running all over the place for 3 straight days and nights, he never grew tired and took few breaks.

At like 3 in morning he was still going strong, they more or less had to shut down the shop to get him to stop because the other shop techs were tired and had to work next days. He is a tuning machine, dude.

He also came out to attend "Import Reactor", to get a feel for the American tuning scene.

I lucked out, because he was looking for n/a nissans only as this was a prototype reflash program and they wanted to test on n/a nissans first.

On a side note, i went to Denny's at 3 in the morning with Smokey and his mechanic. Awesome guys, VERY humble and nice. They LOVED denny's dude, when the food came out on one big *** tray, they just about chit a brick, i could help but laugh a little. When he was putting my ECU in, he struggled with the bolt that closes the under dash located in/behind the pull out cupholder. He kept apologizing ( i know this is just the ways in Japan, but still) thats how humble he was.

My only regret was cause by the language barrier. He spoke very little english, and it was tough to communicate even though he had a translator. I wish more than life itself that i could have picked his brain on the world-wide import scene, tuning, and all around car stuff.
That would be an awesome experience man. Congrats!
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Old May 4, 2010 | 08:05 AM
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Pretty cool experience.


What about the results and dyno?
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