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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Ok ladies, here is a video. It was taken to send to my tuner so he can look at the AFRs, you can hear the exhaust for the first 10 seconds or so.

I don't want to hear about the bad quality, bad music, bad whatever.

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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Oil pressure and temp gauges are wired. Sensors were supposed to go in but mechanic had an emergency so they will Monday.





TCS OFF switch lights up. I will be using the switch for my Forged fans to manually turn them on when I want to.

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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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Took a 200 mile drive today. Very happy with the way the car is now.



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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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ever considered ITB's? , sick build btw

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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 05:39 AM
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Nope, MREV2 is good enough for me.

Thanks
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Oil temp & pressure are in. Temp did not get above 140. Damn pressure gauge stays pinned at 100. Ordered a 140 psi gauge.



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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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I bought these last night.

Pretty sure it is a mistake. I asked from every direction and he verified part number and application.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150754321154



DBA 09+ Nissan 370Z Sport / Infiniti G37 Sport Front Drilled & Slotted 5000 Series 2 Piece Rotor Assembled w/ Black Hat

DBA 5000 Series Rotors are a high-series enhanced performance rotors. These rotors feature Thermal Stability Profiling for improved heat handling, Thermo-Graphic paint markings for effective heat monitoring and Kangaroo Paw ventilation which runs cooler, stronger and outperforms traditional straight vane disc rotors by up to 20%.

The aircraft-grade aluminum center/hat provides greater resistance to distortion as it allows the disc to expand uniformly.

The DBA 5000 Series Brake Rotors are designed for the serious driver. These 2-piece ultra-high performance rotors feature aerospace grade materials for added thermal (heat) protection to you vehicle's wheel bearings.

*Slotted*
The slotted pattern provides an effective means of dispersing debris and gases while maintaining consistent friction and a cleaner disc rotor.

*XS*
The premium cross-drill and slot pattern provides an efficient means of dispersing debris and gases while maintaining consistent friction and a cleaner disc rotor.

Part Number: 52314BLKXS
Notes: 5000 Series Rotor; Drilled/Slotted Rotor
Manufacturer: DBA
Color: Black
Position: Front Pair
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 06:37 AM
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Picked up the COZ Akebono brackets yesterday. I have eBay brackets but am replacing the rotors and figured it couldn't hurt to get quality brackets. (not that I had any issues with the eBay ones)



Also got the oil pressure gauge finished.


Oil temp sensor:


Pressure sensor:





The stock gauge is 10lbs high at idle and up to 30 at high revs. I am not running over 120lbs, at wot it is near 100.

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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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Rotors are here, they are mostly the right ones, I did not want drilled but I am teh happiez!






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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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nice
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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Thanks.





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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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This is at cold start up this morning.




The stock gauge is very high.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Interesting...
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:34 AM
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Got out to the garage at 6am and did the driver side, got lazy. Maybe do passenger later?



Replaced eBay bracket with COZ. Nothing wrong with the old one.





COZ next to eBay. These are opposite since I took off the driver side and installed it. I'll try to remember to get a picture of the passenger side.

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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:47 AM
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Your stock oil gauge is pretty high ;o

Mine starts up and is around 80-90.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:51 AM
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I think the sender can't deal with the stroker.
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 07:59 AM
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Dude, really nice build!
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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Thanks.

Passenger side.



Old vs new 14" rotors.


eBay vs COZ brackets. I think I did not need to replace them.








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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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Make sure they're tight as hell... mine made noise when they'd loosen up.
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Thanks, I did and I know what you mean.



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