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Nov 27, 2006 | 11:57 AM

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Welcome to the club ...

Thanks...when I was online looking for pics of the mods on a Z, I ran across one of your threads....car looks sick. gotta love the lip!!!

Nov 27, 2006 | 12:05 PM

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bigger rotating mass will slow you down a bit - even with the same weight. Not dropped yet...stock suspension. Didn't roll the fenders either...no rub issues at all. I will upgrade the suspension, but I doubt I will drop it more than 1". The Tein S-techs drop it .5/.8 - think I might go with these springs and Koni Sport (yellows) double adjustable shocks. You can adjust the damper stiffness and ride height (it has a spring pirch that can be adjusted). I had camber issues on the civic. Ingals fixed that. Don't know if I'll have any on this car. I doubt it will be an issue as I will be rollin on stock 18s most of the time. The rule of thumb for camber 10 years ago or so was anything more than an inch drop will need camber adjustment. Not sure if this rule still applies. Cars have changed a bit since then.

Isnt the mass about the same?... not exact, but close right?. I have the Tein S. Techs and love them. I'm still waiting for them to settle a little but they've been great so far. I'm noticing that I may need to get a camber kit though. I'm going to give it another week or two to be sure.

Nov 27, 2006 | 12:33 PM

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I'd be more concerned about rolling the fenders. Are you rubbing at all with the drop you have now?

If you correct the camber, ask them to do it to stock specs...I believe the Z has a little toe in vs. other cars.

Nov 27, 2006 | 01:47 PM

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Nope, no rubbing at all. I confirmed my choice of the Tein S. Tech springs after checking with another member with the same wheels/tires/springs. They didnt have rubbing either. I think you're right about the toe... I'll update my other thread if I have to make more adjustments.

Nov 27, 2006 | 01:56 PM

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Badass...S Techs it is. Look forward to seeing your alignment specs...

BTW - I see you're selling your 636...what you buying now? Litre bike maybe?

Nov 27, 2006 | 01:58 PM

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I want my wheels back. haha.

Nov 27, 2006 | 02:03 PM

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I want my wheels back. haha.

puahahahahahaha. I should be up in Austin in a couple weeks. I'll holla at ya a couple days before I head down there. Maybe we can put together a meet. I put down 366 whp / 438 lbs-tq. All at 4k rpms. Been waiting to put you ATX turbo guys to shame. hahaha

Nov 27, 2006 | 02:11 PM

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Wheels look great. Definitely would like to see a nice higher rez pic. Great choice on the axis

Nov 27, 2006 | 02:15 PM

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Those numbers are insane. Thats with NOS? Come down on a saturday and we can go down to the local races. Show then how the nissans do it big.

Nov 27, 2006 | 05:24 PM

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Badass...S Techs it is. Look forward to seeing your alignment specs...

BTW - I see you're selling your 636...what you buying now? Litre bike maybe?

All of my riding buddies are nowhere to be found... one wrecked a year ago and still hasnt put it back together, my cousin is an idiot and cant afford his insurance anymore, and I dont see the other guys anymore. I tried riding by myself but just not as fun and I'm too busy to go to bike nights during the week. Plus if I keep getting into situations where bad *** babess are asking for rides, my wife will chop my ***** off.

So.. selling the bike = upgrades for the Z and a little extra room in the garage.

Nov 28, 2006 | 05:52 AM

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Wheels look great. Definitely would like to see a nice higher rez pic. Great choice on the axis

Thanks!! will work on the pics. My lady somehow contracted a trojan on the computer and I had to reformat. Once I fix everything and install all the drivers, I'll upload some better pics.

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Those numbers are insane. Thats with NOS? Come down on a saturday and we can go down to the local races. Show then how the nissans do it big.

Yea....that's with a 150 shot. SGP tuned the UTEC with 3 maps. Pulls pretty good now. Still need more....I guess riding bikes all these years really ruined cars for me. Nothing on 4 wheels really feels fast.

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So.. selling the bike = upgrades for the Z and a little extra room in the garage.

lmao. I hear you. I haven't been riding much lately. Too many clowns on the road. You might consider making it just a track bike. I really hate riding on the street. Finished the Z for now (or until I find money to build the motor)....so my next project will be converting the Gixxer (plastics, safety wiring, engine covers, etc) for track use.

Nov 28, 2006 | 07:48 PM

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Sweet... haven't thought about tracking it... there arent a lot of tracks around here and the local drag strip keeps getting sold, shut down, blah blah..

Nov 29, 2006 | 04:57 AM

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Sweet... haven't thought about tracking it... there arent a lot of tracks around here and the local drag strip keeps getting sold, shut down, blah blah..

You only need one track. lol. controlled environment, no speed limits, no cops, and someone is always there to help if you wad it up. Only thing is it takes a good $2Gs to get it track ready if you go as far as to replace the plastics. Otherwise its a few hundred bucks. I wanna keep my stock plastics looking new for when I sell the bike.

Of course more flow and more parts for the Z does sound good. I dunno, I just like to see my garage full of toys. lol.

Will be uploading some high res pics (well as high as the site will allow - lol). Z33WOLF took some pics last night after we left the meet. They looked sweet on the little screen on the camera.

Nov 29, 2006 | 06:31 AM

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sweet rims

Nov 29, 2006 | 06:33 AM

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Nov 29, 2006 | 06:38 AM

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hey old school.. i see you guys keep doing the tuesday meets but has there been any word on an all Z/G meet? i been doing christmas chit for the last 2 weeks so i been busy, but now i'm ready to plan something.

Nov 29, 2006 | 06:58 AM

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Nothing yet. We have to get enough ppl interested before I start calling property managers for permission. We can make it a monthly deal or a weekly deal. Maybe a Friday night thing. I'll start a post in the Texas forums to see if we can't get some folks interested. I've been posting on G35 Driver as well, but haven't been getting the response I expected when I posted about the Tuesday meets. I'm gonna get with some of the guys in NextStage to see what day works best for them. They have quite a few cars....Zs and Gs.