Off-Topic Thread...

8" wide in the back??? come on...i got 8.5" wide in the front. :lol: reguardless they look nice...

George: where did you get the idea i was going to stay stock throughout this whole Twin Turbo swap??? Stage VI+ yatch...i should be able to hit mid 12's Jorge and i only have bolts ons.

by the time you start ordering parts, i look to be done...j/k :lol:

Yeah they are used so I can't get too picky! I would like 9-wide next time I get rims... I will probably just get some volks or something for the rear to run slicks for track time. I'll be happy with these for awhile.

Last time we spoke extensively I thought you mentioned you were just installing it stock as-is?? My misunderstanding I guess... LoL

I can't wait until you are done... YES... you will be done before me! That's alright... at least I won't go through as much trial and error as you after you post up your how-to. I'm sure mine will be relatively easier since I'm sticking with an AT.... how's that write up coming up anyway?

BTW: And I think I asked this already... but what wheels do you have?????

What exhaust are you gonna use?

Yeah they are used so I can't get too picky! I would like 9-wide next time I get rims... I will probably just get some volks or something for the rear to run slicks for track time. I'll be happy with these for awhile.

Last time we spoke extensively I thought you mentioned you were just installing it stock as-is?? My misunderstanding I guess... LoL

I can't wait until you are done... YES... you will be done before me! That's alright... at least I won't go through as much trial and error as you after you post up your how-to. I'm sure mine will be relatively easier since I'm sticking with an AT.... how's that write up coming up anyway?

i did a write-up along time ago on teh twin turbo swap and whats involved....i didnt get too in-depth like i wanted to because i realized it would have taken me forever. i would like to add some pictures to it...

i basically just told what was involved and what you need to do...to give people a better idea of whats involved and what order it should be done in. then they can ask me specific questions. you will definitely benefit from me doing first becasue you will be able to ask me direct question i should know the answer.

as for the 5-speed swap...the biggest problem was getting teh clutch pedal in. that was a pain in the ass. nissan left absolutely no room. it can only go in one way...the next biggest pain in the ass is getting the manual transmission stabbed in teh ass of the engine. for whatever reason its fighting me every centimeter...so yes...if i was staying automatic i would have been done by now and had a few more upgraded parts.

BTW: And I think I asked this already... but what wheels do you have?????

What exhaust are you gonna use?

they are some fairly inexpensive wheels...ill take pics when they come in, which should be next week.

i am using my stillen cat-back with a set of testpipes and semi-split downpipes.

Well... I still have this beat down motor that this anus never picked up.... I'm tempted on tearing it down... I mean shit I already have my $$$ back.

Well... I still have this beat down motor that this anus never picked up.... I'm tempted on tearing it down... I mean shit I already have my $$$ back.

you should...just give them a notice. i am going to get rid of this motor if you do not come to pick it up within the next 2 weeks. then if they dont show up...its yours. take it to a machine shop, use that money to get it rebuilt.

I already had this motor for like three months+!!! I'm starting to think maybe they thought they could get away with selling me a junk engine but then they got scared when I told them I would take them to court if I did not get a refund or better engine... too bad I gave the $$$ to my girl so she could buy her New Bettle....

I guess I can sell the engine for what it's worth and maybe come out $300 on top.

I already had this motor for like three months+!!! I'm starting to think maybe they thought they could get away with selling me a junk engine but then they got scared when I told them I would take them to court if I did not get a refund or better engine... too bad I gave the $$$ to my girl so she could buy her New Bettle....

I guess I can sell the engine for what it's worth and maybe come out $300 on top.

you have plans to do a TT swap and you give $1000+ to your girlfriend??? :eek7: Georgy.Georgy..Georgy...you have to focus on the goal. you have alot to learn my son...:D

wes you rat bastard...

anyway, broke don't look at me... take a look at k3 over there... now that's whoring at its finest :p

georgy them wheels look sweet... i think the silver will look good on your zed, you can always get them powder coated i spose...

It's been over a week. I call it a confirmed kill.

*cuts another notch for number 26*

anyway, broke don't look at me... take a look at k3 over there... now that's whoring at its finest :p


hey now...dont point fingers at me. just because i have more useful things to say then everyone doesnt mean i should be penalized. f***ers!!

you have plans to do a TT swap and you give $1000+ to your girlfriend??? :eek7: Georgy.Georgy..Georgy...you have to focus on the goal. you have alot to learn my son...:D

I know... but instead of eating a skinny turkey... I'm fattening the turkey up for next year's Thanksgiving. Me and my girl will probably get married soon and buy a house together within the next two years. That gives me two years to but another VG and save up again.... and once we get a house... they have this thing called equity... Bwahahahahahahahaha! :grinyes:



georgy them wheels look sweet... i think the silver will look good on your zed, you can always get them powder coated i spose...

Thanks. I get to pick 'em up on Friday... not sure what kinda tires I'm gonna get. I'm stuck on FALKEN Azeni's or Toyo Proxes. Both very expensive tires so I won't probably have my wheels mounted until like a month. Sucks....

toyo proxies are expensive? freaking sweet, i've got 2 brand new ones on the rear and one older one on the front right... some sorta micheline(sp) on the front left that i had to replace.

dammit jason, finish your freaking project, i want to hear how those rfl's sound before putting one on my car!

check it out guys... some pretty helpful sound clips/video's here... lots of the hks ssqv...

http://www.935motorsports.com/bovmedias.htm

Kind of hard to tell what this one is, sounds like just about every BOV I've ever heard. (http://home.kqnet.pt/timoteo/peid34.wav)

Kind of hard to tell what this one is, sounds like just about every BOV I've ever heard. (http://home.kqnet.pt/timoteo/peid34.wav)

your so childish!!! :lol: you better buy some better recircs...i dont think teh stockers are gonna hold that much boost.

anyways, the RFL is the loudest BOV i have ever heard. with my computer speakers, i cant even get a good sound quality they are so loud.

there was this site called boost-solutions...it used to have a clip of almost all the top BOVs for the Z32. Blitz soudns like garbage...the HKS sounded like a loud whistle but i think the guy had them set wrong. the Apexi's are the best sounding i think and then the Turbo X's are just extremely loud.

im still pondering between the turbo x's and the apexi's. we will see....but im leaning more towards turbo x's.

The BLITZ BOV's are designed not to be loud... just some FYI for ya....

The Really Fucking Loud's are too fucking loud! I'll stick with the HKS SSQV's

The BLITZ BOV's are designed not to be loud... just some FYI for ya....

The Really Fucking Loud's are too fucking loud! I'll stick with the HKS SSQV's

i didnt say the Blitz's were designed to be loud...i said they sounded like garbage. and i really think they did...

the HKS SSQV's are far too expensive for soemthing that does so little. $500+??? WTF???

anyways, you guys should try to hear the Apexi's...i think they are the best sounding ones i have heard except for when Joel had the Tial on his single-turbo convertible.

whatever you do k3, have it done by the time i get back from holidays so i can see how it sounds :p i wish there were more clips of the apexi, because in one it sounds Damn good, and in another on the 300zxtt it sounds like someone blowing a whistle... so we'll see.... one of the clips the greddy type S sounds absolutely amazing on a modded wrx.

anyway, the hks ssqv sounds very similar on some applications (not the 300zx) to joel's tial on his single turbo... with the loud chirp and then the rush of air. it seems to sound different on every car.. some sound awesome, like on the 240sx, tt supra.. vw 1.8t.. and so on.. if it weren't like double the price of other bov's i'm sure it would be my first choice, but seeing as how the rfl and apexi bov's are so much cheaper, i think it will be one of those two...

my buddy with the red TT automatic has Apexi's. they sound spectacular but there not near as loud as the RFL's...

this is why i am leaning more towards the RFL's because i want mine to sound much different. but then again...he threw a rod through the oil pan so i wonder if he will sell me his BOV's. hmm...

any word on the bov's k3? :D

Well since Whore-Hey wanted to see... Here are pictures of the mighty Shitvic...

http://img44.echo.cx/img44/3186/civicphotoshootfrontright26pf.jpg

http://img44.echo.cx/img44/350/civicphotoshootfrontrightfar0l.jpg

http://img204.exs.cx/img204/3492/civicroof8oq.jpg

http://img204.exs.cx/img204/874/civicdeckshaved9yc.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5258/civicenginebaynew4cy.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4475/civicintake6gh.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2421/june5thdressedup1xx.jpg

http://img157.echo.cx/img157/9905/zedtucking1zm.jpg

-Wes

if you get anymore body lean on that civic its gonna be up on 2 wheels...:D

no word on the BOV's yet. i dont want to spend that money beings i dont even have the car running yet. who knows how much money its gonna take to get it running properly. :rolleyes:

Hang On I Saw This In A Cartoon
But I Think I Can Get Away With It !!

Just Chekin To See If The Pzc Sig Works
Thanks Wes
Z Ya Later

Jason, it doesn't Roll AT ALL anymore... Thanks to TEIN and Tokico :lol:

And JOKERSWILD... What for?

-Wes

Jason, it doesn't Roll AT ALL anymore... Thanks to TEIN and Tokico :lol:

And JOKERSWILD... What for?

-Wes

do you like tokico shocks, assuming you have tokico shocks and not some other suspension part??? im thinking about spending the extra cash and getting some tokicos instead of KYB's.

i think he was thanking you for the "Past Z Car Crew" logo.

jesus christ, who is that BEAST in the drivers seat.... can't even see thru to the other side :o

http://img309.imageshack.us/img309/7733/zedex8dr.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
wes.. does that say what i think it does?

Cool pix, Wes... when did you join SCAA? I want to get into that myself... Love your intake!!!!!

Picked up my Siena's today... they had a lil' more curb rash than I thought they had originally... but oh-well... need a lil' buffing and polishing... I'll be having fun tomorrow!

http://www.tougefriends.com/media/html/modules.php?name=Forums&file=modules&name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1557

just some touge action for ya.. the first 2 files work, the large one doesn't for me for some reason...

Jason, the Tokico HP shocks are the SHIT. I would highly recommend them, they give a great ride on the street, and stiffen right up when they're pushed.

Delerious... Yes, it is, what you think it is. :lol: Just because I drive a Civic now, doesn't mean I still don't love Zed cars. And the beast is me.

George, I join about 5 months ago. NCR-55 Division. And as for the Intake... It's bad Ass dude, makes my car sound like a little monster tug boat. :lol:

-Wes

yeah wes i know that was you.. i was just making fun of your freakishly ogre-like size. and don't you mean the tokico illumina's? those are the adjustable ones... the HP's are the crappy blue ones that probably are softer than stock... and you damn well better have gotten that intake for at least half price or there will be no end as to how much fun i will make of you

right after i get back from my 2 weeks of holidays :D

Lil' Monster Tug Boat? Hahaha I gotta hear this!

I'm a member of Touge Friends... though I haven't actually been around for awhile...



Yokohama/Advan Siena SR01 designed for 300ZX???? http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/wheelmodels/474 Thought that was kinda weird and coincidental... My Siena's (SR01's) are definately different from the Gen. II's which have no hub cap...

I run HP's on the Civic... Definately not softer than stock. And they can definately take some turns.

The Illumina's are great if you have the money... But seeming as Jason doesn't race his Zed in any type of Auto Cross, or Road Coursing... That wouldn't make much sense to spend the extra money.

HP's will work just fine in my opinion.

-Wes

I run HP's on the Civic... Definately not softer than stock. And they can definately take some turns.

The Illumina's are great if you have the money... But seeming as Jason doesn't race his Zed in any type of Auto Cross, or Road Coursing... That wouldn't make much sense to spend the extra money.

HP's will work just fine in my opinion.

-Wes

yeah i think i will go with the HP's...the eibach springs should give enough stiffness alone. and yes, i do not auto-cross but i do drive on the street. if i hit a pot-hole at 40mph, i dont want it to feel like someone took a sludge hammer and hit the side of my car.

plus, i have heard nothing good about the even cheaper KYB AGX's...

Yep it was the Logo thanks for posting it
Get this crap yall I was talkin to this guy today about cars I told him of my love for Zs. He told me his bro who has a scrap yard. He informed me that last week he crushed all his cars and in them was about 6 Zs of the
240 60 and 80 type he said a few of them where perfect and there gone now made me sick im gonna go check anyhow see if he held something back and also check where he took them I d love to find some of the older wheels the slot type. Also if yall need a hard to find part about 20 miles from here there is another yard that deals in Zs mostly they wont sell whole cars but parts them out just drop me a message and when I go Ill check for ya I plan on goin there next week end I will also get the addy and Phone and email it to those who want it yall have a good 1
Z ya later JW

alright guys i'm outta here for 2 weeks.. don't let things get too out of hand while i'm gone

Take care, Man!

Guess they finally convicted you then, huh Delerious? :lol:

Don't worry, it's only two weeks. Just remember, when you're in the joint... Duct tape is your best friend buddy :thumbsup:

-Wes

have fun delerious...pictures are in need. :D and you better be getting some car parts when you get back...

Wheels are a little more banged up than I thought... has some pretty good curb-rash on the rear set. Any idea how I can get rid of that? Maybe re-surface? They need a good polishing too...

just take an air sander with a medium abrassive pad and polish that outter ring right up. and then use some metal polish and rub down the whole wheel. i prefer the metal polish with the white rabbit on it. and by rabbit i mean the little rodent not the VW.

Thanks, probe... What kinda grit should I use to remove a little of the curb rash?

Did you ever get any wheels?

hey probe...if your still interested in those Sparco Racing wheels i posted pictures of a while ago. i think the guy still has them for sale...

go to TwinTurbo.net and do a search for "Sparco Racing Wheels" they should pop-up.

Lots of nice and decent priced wheels here... not sure if I gave you this link before, Probe. I know I gave you a few awhile back...

http://rbmotoring.com/gallery/album205

probe...i would be jealous if you got these. i would probably hunt you down and switch you. GET THEM!!!

http://rbmotoring.com/albums/album419/aaa.jpg

yeah thanks for all the links and help guys. Ive been looking for wheels ALOT lately, especially rbmotoring theres a nice set of Advans i like there but there 7 wide in front and 8 in rear and i wanted wider. But anways, where did u find those wheels u just posted a pic of k3 ? and yeah ill look into those ones on tt.net. Ive been looking alot lately cuz i just got a $900 paycheck :)

BTW: while looking for wheels so much lately ive also been thinking a little about the "negatives" such as over sized wheels slowing the car down a very small amount but i wated other ppls input on howmuch they would affect that sort of thing. and also rubbing ? does anyone have that with their wheels ? and hw much does your speedo end up off with slightly oversized wheels. ? just this sorta thing...any input you guy got on any of these affects would be greatly appreciated.

17 inch and 18 inch with a good size tire....

yeah thanks for all the links and help guys. Ive been looking for wheels ALOT lately, especially rbmotoring theres a nice set of Advans i like there but there 7 wide in front and 8 in rear and i wanted wider. But anways, where did u find those wheels u just posted a pic of k3 ? and yeah ill look into those ones on tt.net. Ive been looking alot lately cuz i just got a $900 paycheck :)

BTW: while looking for wheels so much lately ive also been thinking a little about the "negatives" such as over sized wheels slowing the car down a very small amount but i wated other ppls input on howmuch they would affect that sort of thing. and also rubbing ? does anyone have that with their wheels ? and hw much does your speedo end up off with slightly oversized wheels. ? just this sorta thing...any input you guy got on any of these affects would be greatly appreciated.

how oversized are you tlaking??? when sizing wheels and tires...they offer low profile tires to give your new wheel and tire combo the same diameter of the stock combonation. so your speedo should never be off unless your trying to shove a 20" wheel under your fenders.

as for rubbing...no rubbing if it has the same diameter as stock or even a little larger diameter than stock. you wont be able to stick too wide of front tires on or else it will rub but i dont think you are planning on putting 10" wide wheels on the front of your Z.

17 and 18" wheels will usually match the stock weight. such companies as volk, SSR, works, advan makes super light weight wheels that actually can take 5lbs or so off of each 16" stock wheel, but you still get the look of a 18" wheel.

i found that pic at the site Georgy posted a few posts ago. check it out...

i wanted to go 9" wide in teh front and 10" wide in the rear but i settled for 8.5" and 9.5"...

i will have 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 in the rear...just to give you an idea.

one of the finishing pieces to my puzzle has finally arrived. :evillol:

http://img289.imageshack.us/img289/5212/car3yc.th.jpg (http://img289.imageshack.us/my.php?image=car3yc.jpg)

but now im to the point where i have to stop making excuses about going out and working in 100 degree heat. its time to do the hard work. hours upon hours of meticulous mechanics. :(

Hopefully this might be the one (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/My-Yellow-Beauty-MUST-SELL-GARAGE-KEPT-CLEAN-LOW-MILES_W0QQitemZ4563289339QQcategoryZ6398QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

We'll see though... I'm trying to go look at it this weekend.

-Wes

one of the finishing pieces to my puzzle has finally arrived. :evillol:

but now im to the point where i have to stop making excuses about going out and working in 100 degree heat. its time to do the hard work. hours upon hours of meticulous mechanics. :(

Quit your bitching! It's a 115 out here!!!! :mad:

Hopefully this might be the one (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/My-Yellow-Beauty-MUST-SELL-GARAGE-KEPT-CLEAN-LOW-MILES_W0QQitemZ4563289339QQcategoryZ6398QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

We'll see though... I'm trying to go look at it this weekend.

-Wes


Sweet, Wes! Good price so far... Good-Luck!

that TT looks geat wes, real cean and low miles too
GET IT so u can stop bitching about not owning a Z lol jk, but seriously

Quit your bitching! It's a 115 out here!!!! :mad:


yeah but california heat is a whole other heat...i bet if you came here when it was 100 degrees you would feel like your are in hell. the humidity is ridiculous...

it was like 92% humidity yesterday...thats whole other hot in itself. :lol:

i was in california a couple years ago and 100 degrees felt like 85 degrees here. NICE!!! :lol:

LoL

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when are you putting those wheels on Georgy??? im anxious to see them...

oh and wes...that TT is awesome. never really cared for yellow but it would be kinda nice to be different.

when are you putting those wheels on Georgy??? im anxious to see them...



I'm looking into what kinda tires to get... currently I'm really liking the Yokohama Parada Spec 2's. I kinda depleted my funds with vacation and wheels so I gotta save up about $500 over the next month. Plus I kinda want to get the lips resurfaced... debating on wether I should try a DIY.