only bushings bad are the ones i'm replacing - i don't notice any slop but i haven't driven anyone elses car either - and track days for me are not something i like to brave in the summer too often so no motivation for immediate bushing replacement outside of the ones i need for june 16th

i may try and pull out an october run if the one in june goes ok - but in feb i can get'm replaced $$$ to start running again in march/april/may

i also have a subaru that is getting end links and bearings and sways -and already had to bump that back one month (wife is like wtf)

- i'll prob try and squeeze in a couple autocross too during the fall -

 

everyone was real quite on here today. i hear everyone say that place in houston is quick to ship, so is z1, ordered something yesterday afternoon, on truck for delivery tomorrow.

 

The pic says dyno dynamics. "Wheels off" dyno is dynapack, btw.
All dynos can be manipulated to read high or low, so the numbers it outputs really depends on the calibration, in addition to the climate. The numbers also depend on whether or not the dyno is load-based. I believe the dynapacks tend to read the highest, then dynojet, then dyno dynamics and mustang dyno.

 

On a shipping note... I ordered the front shocks from Tirerack on Monday and got them this afternoon. Pretty good shipping time.

In my opinion, the vendor should be able to ship same day you order if it's in stock.

edit: You mean it's scheduled to be delivered to you tomorrow? That is impressive.

 

I ordered a pair of tires yesterday from Tire Rack and it was literally at my door step within 20 hours with regular shipping. Fast shipping FTW!

 

So for those that remember my issue with the Brembo swap here's an update and recap.

The swap went smoothly, but there was a problem with the power bleeder so I didn't get all the air pushed out with that method. I found that out by driving and I had to pump the pedal three times every stop just to get decent pedal feel and to stop at all.

I had my buddy come over and we did the old style two man pump/bleed method. This took care of alot of the weak pedal, but there was another problem. I accidentally stripped the head of a bleeder bolt on the inside bank of the right front caliper. *The Brembos have two bleeders for each caliper - one inside bank bleeder and one outside bank bleeder.* I was still able to test drive the car and hoped that the system was bled properly even though I never got that bleeder screw loose to tackle that caliper bank.

No luck! The car would stop a little better, but the front left would grab hard and jerk the car to the left. The right front caliper would catch up and jerk the car back to the right.

I knew I would have to get that bleeder screw loose and out of there somehow and it would need to be replaced. Each bleeder screw is $56 from Nissan. I started searching and found that I could get an entire set (8) of the Speed Bleeders for the exact same cost of $56. I ordered the speed bleeders from Oakos Automotive and received them within 3 days. I picked up a set of extractor sockets from Autozone to get the stripped bleeder screw out.

My buddy came over and after swapping ALL 8 bleeder screws to the speed bleeders we tackled the bleeding the old fashioned way again.

Good news after all of that - I have the most solid brake pedal ever and it stops just like I had hoped. Moral of the story I guess is don't be an idiot like me and strip a bleeder screw. Whoever bled them last had them WAY too tight. The manual says only 5-11 lb/ft of torque. Doesn't take much for them to be tight enough to seal.

 

Tire Rack is Awesome !

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BTW.....I just tried to put on the spare tire over my Brembo's and it WILL NOT fit over the brake caliper !

So since I did not have oem brembo's with the car....do you guys with oem Brembo's have a spare that is different than mine ?

Adam....does your spare tire fit over your brakes ?

Can anybody tell me what the deal is ?

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Awesome to hear Eric !

 

Chris - this is a common problem with the Brembo swap. The solutions are to either find a spare from a car that came factory equipped with Brembos or snag a G37/370Z spare. They are larger and fit over the Brembos.

 

Chris buy another enkei. Problem solved. I'm using a gram light with titanium lip as my spare. Lol

 

I actually have every thing out of the back of the trunk area....So I don't really drive with one as a back up. Doh ! I bet it will bite me in the **** one of these days. But for now I drive unprotected...like I did all thru HS....Lol

No Coitus for me.

I'll look for something soon.

 

I have to have some weight in my trunk otherwise I would spin tires all the time

 

With your HP and Tq...you need some stickier tires then.

I would look into some Star Specs or RS-3's....they will still spin...but they will be more responsive than regular tires for DD'ng.

 

I really don't dd the car. I'm out of town 4-5 days a wk. once I'm done this wk I'll be fixing the prelude so the g will only see track and spirited wknd driving. I have a lot of weight in the back with the spare, speaker box, air tank, and 2 compressors. Lol

 

I would still put better tires on the Z for it....you need to match the HP with a tire...just like a you would need to do with the clutch !

 

Yea for the track I will put rs3s on the enkeis once the bfgs r done for. Once I go 6mt I'm getting a stage 4 clutch unless I can find a good deal on a twin disc setup

 

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

 

Im so ready for the wkend.. I have a Titan coming over tomorrow for some header action and Im working OT on SUNDAYs for the next month. I got 2 tickets back to back and EACH was 300 bucks - (no deferred or defensive driving for me). LOL - just got paid and Im already broke.. fkit - just have to wait til next check and Im good..

 

For the first time in 4 years this applies to me.

 

Go speed racer, go go speed racer!!!

OT rocks, i will have 20 hours of it this week when i leave tonight, then on call over the weekend so i should get another 10.... hey if it helps you out i can go ahead and pay you this weekend for what you are going to charge me for spring swap in a couple of weeks

 

Ouch ! Sucks that you got 2 tickets so close together !

You ever try to get one of those traffic ticket lawyers ? I did it once and it got dropped.....they just keep extending and asking for extensions if the cop shows up....eventually he won't and it will get Dismissed !