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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:02 AM
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In for dyno sheets once ya get em for sure.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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F that...

PM me the "George Costanza book on tape" version of that long *** post.
lol, i just saw that episode this weekend...
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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that is a crazy story, glad to hear you made it through.

can't wait to see your impressions with the new rear and bushing set up!
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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You know it didn't even dawn on me to call you till late Saturday night when I remembered you lived near there. By that time it was late

Would be good to see what your car does there. I warn you mike uses 0 corrections so the # are not forum friendly but rest assured it's never run better. The newest haltech software is also sweet. I think I have decided I'm not going to post a sheet until I can either get to a dynojet or back to The Shop where my original built motor tune was done. It otherwise gets to be confusing since the #s can vary so much

If we had a dragstrip near that would be ideal since traps are what they are but none are nearby at all. One night when the weather is nicer maybe I'll have to make a midweek trip to Englishtown just for s&g

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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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if and when you take a trip to englishtown give me a call adam . id be happy to join you.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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Stupid people who complained and got rid of our track!
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
You know it didn't even dawn on me to call you till late Saturday night when I remembered you lived near there. By that time it was late

Would be good to see what your car does there. I warn you mike uses 0 corrections so the # are not forum friendly....
It's all good man, maybe next time.

Im not even looking for numbers..Im looking for a usable tune that actually allows me to drive the car daily. Having a tune from Mike in Buffalo with similar weather conditions it's as good as it's gonna get for a tune to drive around here. Now im just wondering if I should tune it first then do the rest of the body work or the other way around.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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give him a shout and see how you guys get on - I've always found him to be spot on
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tuko316
if and when you take a trip to englishtown give me a call adam . id be happy to join you.
Me too!! I live 15 mins away. Hopefully I'll have my car back by that time, but I'd still bring the SRT4!
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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All I know is I just finished taking a quick blast around the block in a built NA 350z with a 4.3 final drive... THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING!!!
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwame@z1Auto
All I know is I just finished taking a quick blast around the block in a built NA 350z with a 4.3 final drive... THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING!!!
Texting you now f00!
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwame@z1Auto
All I know is I just finished taking a quick blast around the block in a built NA 350z with a 4.3 final drive... THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING!!!
you cant tease us like that!
well give us the details, video?
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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I'll see if u can get some updated video up in the near future
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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Got some free time last night to take the car out....I love these gears! We've got some nice twisties north of the shop, so I spent a bit of time there before taking on the expressway. With the car just sitting in 3rd gear, you never have to shift. It pulls incredibly hard from low rpm all the way to redline. The way it compliments the flat torque curve of the engine is just perfect. The most noticeable thing is that car pulls with alot more authority from a dead stop, or a low speed roll now. I didn't do any full on launches yet, but the rear just squats, bites and throws you forward. Those diff bushings definitely help! I did some mixed use, both local street and some highway cruising. At 70mph it's right around 3200 rpm. All in all this was a major investment of both time and money over the past year or so - but the gears really suit the character of the car overall, and they compliment the engine very nicely. If anyone is interested in reading about what all was done to make these gears workable, check out these links on our blog:


http://cornerbalance.wordpress.com/2...l-in-progress/

http://cornerbalance.wordpress.com/2...g-up-the-rear/

http://cornerbalance.wordpress.com/2...-rear-part-ii/

http://cornerbalance.wordpress.com/2...ive-continued/

http://cornerbalance.wordpress.com/2...omes-together/


I'll try to get a new video done soon, hopefully in the same spot as my last one was done. Overall though, it was certainly a great improvement over my previous 3.9 setup.

We chose not to do the whole subframe bushing set just yet, though I really wanted to. Instead, it was suggested to me by the person who put the rear end together to just swap pumpkins for now, to ensure there was no unusual noises, etc. We did do the SPL 'front' rear diff bushings (the 4 halves that go in the mounting ears at the front of the pumpkin). Once I've got a month or so of use on the rear, I'll drop the rear subframe down, do the rest of the NISMO bushings that I've been sitting on for ages, and also do the Whiteline subframe bushings and the SPL solid rear diff bushing as well.
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Nice, glad to hear it worked out well. It was quite the risk, but im sure all the money concern is out the window now. Id love to ride shotgun one day!

Edit: About the bushings, man I cant believe how much of a difference they make.

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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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shoot me a text whenever...now that it's all working nicely, I am driving it every chance I can!
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 06:22 AM
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Glad your enjoying it Adam. I remember you telling me about it in person a looooong time ago.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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great thread. cant wait to see this whole thing finished.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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I think this whole project is just about finished once we get the rest of the stuff on the Racepak to fully function (will be delving back into that next week time permitting). Aside from the rest of the rear bushings, there really is nothing left for me to do
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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have fun installing the rear diff bushing. getting the old rubber one out was a *****
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