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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 07:30 PM
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hey guys

Just thought id introduce myself....just picked up a new 350z for cheap and going to turn it into my new track toy. Its not going to be too crazy...but something i can enjoy on the weekends for a little fun!

I swung by fontana nissan today and spoke to scott in the performance parts dept and we went over a lot of options for me and the car. It was refreshing that he didnt push a bunch of expensive parts on me...but rather spent the time to find out what my goals and budget were first. We are working together to put a gameplan to build the car in multiple stages money allowing.

Look forward to chatting with you all!
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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Welcome and congratulations. Photos appreciated.

"Track" can mean just about anything. Drag racing? Open road tracing? SCCA?
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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Welcome to MY350Z. Now, on to those pictures...
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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Welcome to the forums. Now post some pics of her
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 05:08 AM
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congrats on your new track toy.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 07:27 AM
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Congrats!

I'd consider used parts for sure, as they are typically 50-80% the cost of new parts. For example, I am about to start parting out my track car which has many great parts that someone - like you - could purchase. Wheels, suspension, safety equipment, etc., all get very expensive!

What's your experience? You may be faster in a stock Z33 after spending some money on driving education versus making the car have more power and ignoring driving development.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 07:39 AM
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Welcome and Congrats op! Yeah the guys at Fontana Nissan are great to us Nissan enthusiasts!
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Originally Posted by scotts300
What's your experience? You may be faster in a stock Z33 after spending some money on driving education versus making the car have more power and ignoring driving development.


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Welcome to MY350Z. Now, on to those pictures...
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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welcome and congrats
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Old Nov 17, 2011 | 03:56 AM
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Welcome and Fontana Nissan knows the car well, Scott and the crew there are great people.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by scotts300
Congrats!

I'd consider used parts for sure, as they are typically 50-80% the cost of new parts. For example, I am about to start parting out my track car which has many great parts that someone - like you - could purchase. Wheels, suspension, safety equipment, etc., all get very expensive!

What's your experience? You may be faster in a stock Z33 after spending some money on driving education versus making the car have more power and ignoring driving development.
I agree 100%. I've done modding on mine, and new parts do cost more. I like the extra hp believe me, it's fun and he tracks his car so take his advise. If you do your own work you will have fun of course watching the changes, and if you don't then ZCargarage does outstanding work on upgrading engines, etc. So good luck on your project.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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Great to hear that you're intending on tracking the Z. Have a blast!
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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How is the track toy working out with all the track stuff for the track?
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