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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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Obviously I live in WA, I have zero experience with cars due to always riding my streetbike or driving my dads trucks. My 350z is the first car I've ever owned and I am no where near being mechanicly inclined. If you live in WA state and know your stuff, it would be greatly appreciated if someone can help/ guide with maintenance and opinions on parts. If anyone doesn't mind let me know it would be pretty sweet to get some hands on help from another Z driver!
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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Moved to regional forum. Posting in here would be your best bet for this type of help.
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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MY bad jerseystyle, I'm new to this forum and don't know all the subcategories for threads!
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 09:44 AM
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we have quite a few northwest members on here. my best advice to you is simply searching for answers. there are do it yourself (DIY) threads all over the internet as well as this forum if you run into problems or have questions.

perhaps the puyallup guys can aid you.
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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welcome, feel free to post up any questions you may have, somebody usually knows the answer lol
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 05:49 PM
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i can always have give opionions on parts, to lazy to come help diy for some one else tho im sorry xD. we have a local fb group with 100 members all with vq's. if your interested you can pm your info and i can have u invited.
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Old Mar 14, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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Are you planning on modify anything?
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 04:48 AM
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Be sure to read the "before you modify anything" sticky, there's good info in there. Also, agree 100% with Duckee- members have created some awesome DIY threads covering almost anything you can think of. Those threads combined with doing some prior research with search, I've been able to do mods based on pros/cons and helps me decide if it's even worth it. If those fail you, throw up a post and experts out there (I'm not one) are quick to help. Welcome to the board and area...

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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ace32x
i can always have give opionions on parts,
Don't listen to this guy he'll have you spending way too much money lol
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by thisishk350
Don't listen to this guy he'll have you spending way too much money lol
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ace32x
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I saw your other thread lol
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 11:36 PM
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What direction are wanting to go in? Time Attack, Autox, drifting, 1/2 1/4 mile, daily driver, compete in shows? Your modifications will be based on where you want to end up eventually. It took me 2 years to decide on what i wanted to do with the car and i ended up autox. I didn't know anything about a VQ, HR but now i'm real savvy with the Z33. Each part I purchased was for a purpose and not a waste of money. Shine some light on this and we'd be more than happy to drop some knowledge.
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by solo_element
What direction are wanting to go in? Time Attack, Autox, drifting, 1/2 1/4 mile, daily driver, compete in shows? Your modifications will be based on where you want to end up eventually. It took me 2 years to decide on what i wanted to do with the car and i ended up autox. I didn't know anything about a VQ, HR but now i'm real savvy with the Z33. Each part I purchased was for a purpose and not a waste of money. Shine some light on this and we'd be more than happy to drop some knowledge.
reguardless of what your doing the mods are more or less the same for our cars.
intake test pipes exhaust tune coilovers or springs and a LSD. the only difference would be if your going fi the application you use it in then. but even then the difference between a single and twin set up is minimal you can make a good 1/4 mile car with twins or single etc.
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