What have you done for your Z today?
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Finally got my finished block in. VQ HR/VHR block, iron dry sleeves, RJM closed deck, sandblasted, hot tanked, bored to 96mm.
Got in my Weld 15" beadlocks. Got in tires, MT 295/55/15
Installed my tires on Weld 15" beadlock wheels, still need a balancing.
Shaved calipers to fit the wheels.
Test fitted everything.
T
Got in my Weld 15" beadlocks. Got in tires, MT 295/55/15
Installed my tires on Weld 15" beadlock wheels, still need a balancing.
Shaved calipers to fit the wheels.
Test fitted everything.
T
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Nismo350z#0310 (06-01-2017)
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Welp after these boys roll through with massive toys, I should prolly pick another day to post up. Not gonna happen.
Won Best Mild Z33 at ZdayZ, now the Hotchkis sways go on. Gonna have to relearn the car, the bars are much larger and stiffer. This will be fun!
Might actually pay for track lessons! (Channels Mic lol). Michelin PSS4 going on next week.
Won Best Mild Z33 at ZdayZ, now the Hotchkis sways go on. Gonna have to relearn the car, the bars are much larger and stiffer. This will be fun!
Might actually pay for track lessons! (Channels Mic lol). Michelin PSS4 going on next week.
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Welp after these boys roll through with massive toys, I should prolly pick another day to post up. Not gonna happen.
Won Best Mild Z33 at ZdayZ, now the Hotchkis sways go on. Gonna have to relearn the car, the bars are much larger and stiffer. This will be fun!
Might actually pay for track lessons! (Channels Mic lol). Michelin PSS4 going on next week.
Won Best Mild Z33 at ZdayZ, now the Hotchkis sways go on. Gonna have to relearn the car, the bars are much larger and stiffer. This will be fun!
Might actually pay for track lessons! (Channels Mic lol). Michelin PSS4 going on next week.
Nice! Ive got some Hotch sways and really like the settings, I think you'll enjoy. When you tighten them up, it may take some getting use to. For me it felt much stiffer even just going in a straight line.
I would recommend buying a washer to put on both sides of the sway when you install. Mine didnt come with any and the paint is pretty badly screwed up around the endlinks because of it. Been meaning to put a washer on those things.
I did middle front, full soft back
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JHC has it right. Unless one knows pretty much what they're doing - especially where it concerns oversteer - I recommend an initial aftermarket sway bar setting of full "soft" (holes closest to end of bars). I italicize "soft" because that's a misnomer.... even the "soft" setting on Hotchkis, Eibach, etc. adjustables is stiffer than OE to start with and will tighten up the cornering abilities immensely.
Get used to them (doesn't take that much), explore limits where its safe to do so, THEN and only then, make adjustments to where you need the car to be for your use.
By the way, it's always good to keep the following in mind when tuning roll stiffness:
TO INCREASE OVERSTEER (reduce understeer):
STIFFER REAR BAR SETTING (relative to the front bar), "softer" bar setting on the FRONT.
Counter intuitive it seems, yes? But the point is to have the rear stiffer so that it allows the rear tires to reach their maximum slip angle faster (before the front) and run closer to limit of adhesion (and beyond at times if not careful ). It is counter intuitive in that many like to run their cars WITHOUT a rear bar (autocross and such) but that relates to turn in response moreso than overall steering attitude (under, over, neutral steer).
All in all though, have fun setting them up! Best part of adjustable gear.
Get used to them (doesn't take that much), explore limits where its safe to do so, THEN and only then, make adjustments to where you need the car to be for your use.
By the way, it's always good to keep the following in mind when tuning roll stiffness:
TO INCREASE OVERSTEER (reduce understeer):
STIFFER REAR BAR SETTING (relative to the front bar), "softer" bar setting on the FRONT.
Counter intuitive it seems, yes? But the point is to have the rear stiffer so that it allows the rear tires to reach their maximum slip angle faster (before the front) and run closer to limit of adhesion (and beyond at times if not careful ). It is counter intuitive in that many like to run their cars WITHOUT a rear bar (autocross and such) but that relates to turn in response moreso than overall steering attitude (under, over, neutral steer).
All in all though, have fun setting them up! Best part of adjustable gear.
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Finally got my finished block in. VQ HR/VHR block, iron dry sleeves, RJM closed deck, sandblasted, hot tanked, bored to 96mm.
Got in my Weld 15" beadlocks. Got in tires, MT 295/55/15
Installed my tires on Weld 15" beadlock wheels, still need a balancing.
Shaved calipers to fit the wheels.
Test fitted everything.
Got in my Weld 15" beadlocks. Got in tires, MT 295/55/15
Installed my tires on Weld 15" beadlock wheels, still need a balancing.
Shaved calipers to fit the wheels.
Test fitted everything.
So if I shave the rear calipers I can fit 15" weld wheels? Or is that custom set?
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Nice! Ive got some Hotch sways and really like the settings, I think you'll enjoy. When you tighten them up, it may take some getting use to. For me it felt much stiffer even just going in a straight line.
I would recommend buying a washer to put on both sides of the sway when you install. Mine didnt come with any and the paint is pretty badly screwed up around the endlinks because of it. Been meaning to put a washer on those things.
I would recommend buying a washer to put on both sides of the sway when you install. Mine didnt come with any and the paint is pretty badly screwed up around the endlinks because of it. Been meaning to put a washer on those things.
Thanks Trav, preesh the input! Just looked at my bars and the adjustments are 4 FR, 3RR. I'm not going to do a 2-stage learning curve on this. Get my new MPSS4s, set it, deal wit it.
JHC has it right. Unless one knows pretty much what they're doing - especially where it concerns oversteer - I recommend an initial aftermarket sway bar setting of full "soft" (holes closest to end of bars). I italicize "soft" because that's a misnomer.... even the "soft" setting on Hotchkis, Eibach, etc. adjustables is stiffer than OE to start with and will tighten up the cornering abilities immensely.
Get used to them (doesn't take that much), explore limits where its safe to do so, THEN and only then, make adjustments to where you need the car to be for your use.
By the way, it's always good to keep the following in mind when tuning roll stiffness:
TO INCREASE OVERSTEER (reduce understeer):
STIFFER REAR BAR SETTING (relative to the front bar), "softer" bar setting on the FRONT.
Counter intuitive it seems, yes? But the point is to have the rear stiffer so that it allows the rear tires to reach their maximum slip angle faster (before the front) and run closer to limit of adhesion (and beyond at times if not careful ). It is counter intuitive in that many like to run their cars WITHOUT a rear bar (autocross and such) but that relates to turn in response moreso than overall steering attitude (under, over, neutral steer).
All in all though, have fun setting them up! Best part of adjustable gear.
Get used to them (doesn't take that much), explore limits where its safe to do so, THEN and only then, make adjustments to where you need the car to be for your use.
By the way, it's always good to keep the following in mind when tuning roll stiffness:
TO INCREASE OVERSTEER (reduce understeer):
STIFFER REAR BAR SETTING (relative to the front bar), "softer" bar setting on the FRONT.
Counter intuitive it seems, yes? But the point is to have the rear stiffer so that it allows the rear tires to reach their maximum slip angle faster (before the front) and run closer to limit of adhesion (and beyond at times if not careful ). It is counter intuitive in that many like to run their cars WITHOUT a rear bar (autocross and such) but that relates to turn in response moreso than overall steering attitude (under, over, neutral steer).
All in all though, have fun setting them up! Best part of adjustable gear.
This just in- JDM ps storage from Abarclay. Guaranteed to get .75 HP haha. (So now the wife actually can store more on wknds )
6 inch cawk is my fave!
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I have that storage bag laying around...
My subwoofer set-up didn't last long, sold it today to a dude I work with... I'm beginning to think I put no value in my time and effort.
Now what...
My subwoofer set-up didn't last long, sold it today to a dude I work with... I'm beginning to think I put no value in my time and effort.
Now what...
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Man that thing was in rough shape. Looks good.
Test loaded the car on a new trailer before going to the track Monday. Only scrapped a little bit, luckily the vinyl didn't tear
Test loaded the car on a new trailer before going to the track Monday. Only scrapped a little bit, luckily the vinyl didn't tear
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Back to a proper Z trunk
Drove that bad boy to Mohan sun
Found out why I had no luck and lost all my money when I got back in the car...
It was the devil
But hey nice day out with my wife still a winner in my book.
Drove that bad boy to Mohan sun
Found out why I had no luck and lost all my money when I got back in the car...
It was the devil
But hey nice day out with my wife still a winner in my book.
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Appearance of the beast was coincidental.
And the coincidence was laughing at you from his bartending job at the Perdition Bar.
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True story I actually consider it a win if I go out with the same amount I went in with... It hardly works out that way.
On a positive note headers and cats have been on with all new 02 sensors for the last 700 miles and the car hasn't overheated, thrown a code or spontaneously blown up yet.
I know I should get it tuned but I haven't done it yet... And I am not very concerned about any additional power I don't even use the available power.
On a positive note headers and cats have been on with all new 02 sensors for the last 700 miles and the car hasn't overheated, thrown a code or spontaneously blown up yet.
I know I should get it tuned but I haven't done it yet... And I am not very concerned about any additional power I don't even use the available power.
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I am doing it as a yolo and have base brakes as a backup. It could very well not work or fail. Not really anyone doing it, so its a garage project for me
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Called discount yesterday after waiting a week for my kuhmo ecsta ps91's to arrive. They call backnand inform me that the fronts are on back order but they weren't made aware by kuhmo. Bummer.
So to make the situation right they upgraded me to the continental xtreme contact sports at no extra charge.
They overnigh5 shipped them and theyre being put on now.
Keep in mind that tgey originally price matched tire rack on the kuhmos.
I'm paying $800 drive out.
I cantvsay enough goid things about this particular discount tire.
Second time since i had the Z that they hooked me up!!! Not to mention my previous two cars.
Onpy place I'll buy tires
So to make the situation right they upgraded me to the continental xtreme contact sports at no extra charge.
They overnigh5 shipped them and theyre being put on now.
Keep in mind that tgey originally price matched tire rack on the kuhmos.
I'm paying $800 drive out.
I cantvsay enough goid things about this particular discount tire.
Second time since i had the Z that they hooked me up!!! Not to mention my previous two cars.
Onpy place I'll buy tires