Bmurray's 2008 350z Progress Thread
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Well just a little update...
Had a photoshoot done of my car the other day, here is just a couple... if you want to see all of them,they are in this thread: https://my350z.com/forum/photography...l#post10186604
Installed some 6K bulbs today (not too sure if you can even tell a difference in pics)
Fixed a steering/handling issue i was having, which was due to a bad wheel bearing.. here's a video of the bearing:
Got her all cleaned up and ready for Phantasm street wars 1/4 event at Rockingham dragway tomorrow.. hoping for 12s!
Had a photoshoot done of my car the other day, here is just a couple... if you want to see all of them,they are in this thread: https://my350z.com/forum/photography...l#post10186604
Installed some 6K bulbs today (not too sure if you can even tell a difference in pics)
Fixed a steering/handling issue i was having, which was due to a bad wheel bearing.. here's a video of the bearing:
Got her all cleaned up and ready for Phantasm street wars 1/4 event at Rockingham dragway tomorrow.. hoping for 12s!
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yup they ride like stock on the street. i've heard a couple people complain about a noise they make from the rear pivot ball joint or whatever but my exhaust is so loud i dont hear ****. no complaints from me lol.
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It's safe to say i will never be going back to Rockingham Dragway. By far the worst track i have been to. with my slicks at 15psi, i couldnt even launch the car at 3.5k without the car just going everywhere. it was so poorly prepped apparently plus the amount of cars that were running made it worse i guess.
w/ a sh1tty 60' and spinning through all of 1st and most of 2nd, i was only able to get a 13.4 @ 105. a lot of people i knew there were running a lot slower times than they usually run.
my 1/8 time was 8.7 @ 83 where as, at piedmont dragway's 1/8 mile i ran an 8.3 @ 85mph.
so i will be going to jacksonville's dragway here in the next few weeks because i hear they can actually prep a track. then i can hope for 12s.
here's a vid my buddy got
w/ a sh1tty 60' and spinning through all of 1st and most of 2nd, i was only able to get a 13.4 @ 105. a lot of people i knew there were running a lot slower times than they usually run.
my 1/8 time was 8.7 @ 83 where as, at piedmont dragway's 1/8 mile i ran an 8.3 @ 85mph.
so i will be going to jacksonville's dragway here in the next few weeks because i hear they can actually prep a track. then i can hope for 12s.
here's a vid my buddy got
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Got the rear end out and opened her up... here's what i see
the pumpkin is cracked on the bottom:
Missing 2 bolts out of the (ring gear?):
Basically all of the bolts are loose:
Found 1 bolt just laying in the pumpkin, other one probably just got ate up i guess? see all the metal shavings on the inside:
So here is my guess.. the bolts came out, got lodged between the ring gear and the inside of the pumpkin and when it spun, it just cracked the pumpkin/diff cover?
the pumpkin is cracked on the bottom:
Missing 2 bolts out of the (ring gear?):
Basically all of the bolts are loose:
Found 1 bolt just laying in the pumpkin, other one probably just got ate up i guess? see all the metal shavings on the inside:
So here is my guess.. the bolts came out, got lodged between the ring gear and the inside of the pumpkin and when it spun, it just cracked the pumpkin/diff cover?
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No about 4 months ago i found the whole unit on craigslist for a crazy good deal. drove 4 1/2 hours to go pick it up.
the diff and gears were already installed inside the pumpkin so all i had to do was swap the pumpkins. so never would have known anything was fcked up inside..
probably would have been smart on my end to have it checked over, but labor for setting these gears are pretty pricey and i figured it will hopefully be done right... i was wrong.
the diff and gears were already installed inside the pumpkin so all i had to do was swap the pumpkins. so never would have known anything was fcked up inside..
probably would have been smart on my end to have it checked over, but labor for setting these gears are pretty pricey and i figured it will hopefully be done right... i was wrong.
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So ditched the Topspeed exhaust, and switched to a Single Agency Power. This thing sounds insane. and is super sexy...
sound clips coming soon
also took the stillen rear off, going to sell it and either get nismo rear spats again or possibly chargespeed rear add ons.
sound clips coming soon
also took the stillen rear off, going to sell it and either get nismo rear spats again or possibly chargespeed rear add ons.
Last edited by Bmurray350z; Aug 23, 2013 at 12:06 PM.
What happened to your Topspeed exhaust? Why do you keep getting single exits if you're staying NA just wondering? I plan on going ST in the next yr or two that's why I have a single exit. Just curious. Either way, that new exhaust looks sick.