Just take out lots of weight. That's the best 1/4 mile mod I've done so far.

 

I've taken out most of the interior panels before. It helps, but not too much. The panels are very light (some 06+ panels are slightly heavier than 03-05).

 

It is all about Time Attack IMO...

 

Was told the x02 exhaust with tests will be absolutly unbearable. So if it is I will just add the X pipe to quiet it down.

 

Thanks again for the help and direction. I am excited to start really changing my Z. I was actually very close to getting a SC for my eclipse, although it was only 4k brand new and made 500whp. The Z is quite a bit more expensive for those numbers but I am sure its worth it.

 

Bought two new jacks:



-J

 

I've had these for a few weeks now...but just getting around to taking some pics of them.

Thanks to Wheelfix I haz me sum New '06 headlights !

 

^ car looks great man!


-J

 

Are your old ones in good shape? Mine are cloudy and have some cracks...could use a cleaner set....want to sell me your old ones?

 

Sorry Adam, but mine went to Eric when I got his.....Otherwise I would be selling them. I have that PlasticX compound to clean them up if you need it.

 

Anbody know a good hangover cure? I finished finals yesterday and celebrated a tad too hard.

Dang Chris isn't the z your daily? Why did you gut it lol? Oh I know this is late but ROFL at showing up at MK on the wrong day

+10000000 on Uprev. You are better off making the drive to Austin and getting it tuned there. It isn't that long of a drive and nobody knows the software better than the guys who created it lol

 

+1 I use that stuff with a dual action polisher on my headlights and it makes a world of difference

 

For 10K, you want to beat a Lambo? Good luck trying to keep up with it on a straight line with 10K, much less turns. You might be able to squeeze in the parts and labor cost, but you're SOL when your engine blows or if anything goes wrong.

FWD and RWD are different. If you've never been to the track with your Z, how do you know it's easier? It's just conjecture, no? BTW, pics of your eclipse?

X pipe is NOT a muffler (unless you get the muffler/x-pipe from Magnaflow, for example), so it doesn't quiet down anything. If it does, then it is merely a secondary gain from that exhaust layout with that particular x pipe. It can get rid of rasp (which is caused by the turbulence in the exhaust system), but there's no guarantee. It can also help you make more power, but again, you won't know until you try and compare before/after with a dyno back to back. It all depends on the location of the merge, the size of the collector, etc. Most people do it to get rid of the rasp, with which the x-pipe seems to help (via scavenging effect).

Researching your topics of interest ftmfw.
Congrats on finishing the semester. I'm technically done, but I still have a 12 page paper to write.

Yeah, my Z's been my daily ever since I got it. I gutted it multiple times for various reasons. When I took those pictures, I had gutted my car to see how much the weight reduction would help at the drag strip. I never weighed my Z with all that weight off the car, though.

I definitely don't wanna show up alone again.


BTW, have you guys seen this? A friend of mine sent me this couple of days ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMc-ZPWo2nQ

http://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com...e-lbj-express/

 

Dang Chris.....I thought it was a video game & I was doing great passing all those cars with no crashes !!!

 

I'm in the same boat...............stuck inside this weekend writing a 4000 word paper to finish off the semester...................

I hate everything and everyone right now.....

-J

 

^ So, you decided to go back for Master's?

 

well, when we moved to DFW, i never finished what i had nearly completed in SA..........i hit that point where if i don't take the last classes I need NOW..... then i would loose classes every semester and will be chasing my tail retaking them.........

I have one class to take spring2011 and graduate in May with my MS.....

ya, silly i didn't do this earlier...
-J

 

Think a MS is worth getting Jason? My school offers a 5 year plan, where you take some grad classes starting senior year. I was planning on just the BS though.

 

Many universities are doing this now....its a tactic to keep you paying school fees for a few more years..........but yes you do get a masters out of it sooner...or so that's the idea...

Its hard/nearly impossible for me or anyone really to answer that question, other than yourself - to say outright that a masters is or isn't worth obtaining...........

ex:
For me and my career, I know that this masters will actually help me in obtaining an advanced placement position within my field of work.

For some people, having a masters doesn't do anything for them....its more self gratifying vs career defining....

I know ill make more bank one day with this piece of paper.......so im all over it as of now.....

lol...more money for car parts................
-J

 

Well my young eager and inexperienced colleagues....the world today works in a very different way than it did 30-40 yrs ago. It used to be where a good college degree meant something & got you results ( money, job, title, etc..).
In todays world with so many multi/cross trained jobs and the internet....you really just need to know somebody in the field to get your start.
Like the good old sayin' goes.... " It's not what you know, but rather who you know ! "

So I say:
Ahhhh Bachelors...Smachelors !!! BA ??....BS ?? .... BFD !!!

Although I do have my BA, I have always thought of going back to school and getting my Master's to teach...however the photography industry has changed leaps & bounds since I began working in it.

Semi-kidding all aside.....going for a master's will definitely help your career....depending on what field your in. For Teaching or Business absolutely ! But in my field ( creative/ advertising / photography ) it really doesn't do crap for you.

Jason is right....I would do it just for myself and not worry if it was going to get me a better job or more money.....because that will follow if your heart is in it.
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And just for fun, here are some of Bill Gates most used quotes:

“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”

“Life is not fair; get used to it.”

“Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.”

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

“If I’d had some set idea of a finish line, don’t you think I would have crossed it years ago?”

“It is fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”

“We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be.”

“If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.”