Originally posted by Dutchman Very nice! Is that the track model ?
And forget what the dealership says, go for some mods
I won't even let a Nissan dealer touch my 300ZX, most of their techs are clueless about Z-Cars. I did the 60k maintence myself, dealer wanted over $2,000, I was about to do it for a little over $200 in parts (timing belt, water pump, front seals, etc).
p.s. don't forget to get those windows tinted !
Maintenance on Z32's is through the roof when you have it done at the dealer. Is yours a turbo? I heard the dealers charge 16 hours of labor to change out the stock turbos when the oil seals start leaking and puffing blue smoke on startup. That adds up quick at their labor rates.
Originally posted by justin.b Maintenance on Z32's is through the roof when you have it done at the dealer. Is yours a turbo? I heard the dealers charge 16 hours of labor to change out the stock turbos when the oil seals start leaking and puffing blue smoke on startup. That adds up quick at their labor rates.
-Justin
Mines a '91 Stage V 2+2; almost the HP of a TT coupe, but without the turbo lag.
Personally I wouldn't trust a Nissan dealership to refill my washer fluid. I've had a couple of bad experiences, and have heard too many horror stories from fellow Z owners.
Then again, if I had a new 350Z still under warranty like Z-Brat, I'd be happy to let the dealer fix any problems for free. But you can bet I'd be watching those techs as closely as possible and triple-checking the car when I got it back.
Originally posted by killershroom Raced an M3 on the highway, those things have no top end
Sure they don't! You just raced one with a bad driver behind the wheel! I easily did near 160 mph at the "open track day" at California Speedway's loop.
And of course your Mitsu might be modded nicely, but I'd rather drive my slower M3 than a modded Eclipse anyday.
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Originally posted by Dutchman Very nice! Is that the track model ?
And forget what the dealership says, go for some mods
I won't even let a Nissan dealer touch my 300ZX, most of their techs are clueless about Z-Cars. I did the 60k maintence myself, dealer wanted over $2,000, I was about to do it for a little over $200 in parts (timing belt, water pump, front seals, etc).
p.s. don't forget to get those windows tinted !
I agree with you. When I first got my 93 240sx about 2 1/2 years ago, I had a new clutch put in, because it was kinda weak. I got my car back and after a few weeks my car started grinding in reverse, and the pervious owner ( who is a friend ) said that it had never happened to him.....
On the glim side, I did total the 240 about a month ago ( I cried when it happened ).... I'm broke, and guess what my parents are suppose to get me 1990 Civic hatchback, I haven't seen it yet, but here is what I know: it has a new motor, but 200k miles, it's red, it has a good stereo, no sunroof, it's a 4spd....
Maybe some of you can educate me on civic's a little, ( I truely don't like civic's, but the price is so low, I can't refuse it ).. What are some cheap mods that will help quickly gain hp?
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Originally posted by gsmboi
Maybe some of you can educate me on civic's a little, ( I truely don't like civic's, but the price is so low, I can't refuse it ).. What are some cheap mods that will help quickly gain hp?
It truly depends on if you prefer All-Motor power or F/I power. I've driven 3 different civics, and all were modded differently. The quickest by far was a built, all-motor setup in a 2000 civic hatch (pics on this link: http://350zmotoring.com/forums/showt...6&pagenumber=2 ...toward the middle/bottom of the page 2 and the beginning of page 3)
My mods were:
Exterior:
Mugen front lip
Spoon CF wing
Spoon Mirrors
2000 civic SI front grill
FiberImages CF hood
Sparco Hood pins
2000 Civic Type R headlights (gunmetal w/ city light)
and I painted my stock side skirts, door handles and license plate tray. All paint work done by Evans Autobody in San Bernardino.
Interior:
2000 Integra Type R interior w/ center armrest
Sparco steering wheel
Teckniks detachable hub (allows steering wheel to be unlocked and removed)
2000 Civic SI gauge cluster
2000 Civic SI stereo
2000 GSR shift knob
Apexi V-AFC
Suspension
TEIN coilovers
GSR disc brake conversion
Suspension techniques sway bars
2000 GSR front strut bar
Skunk 2 lower tie bar
DC Sports (then Skunk 2) rear upper strut bar
Engine
2000 Civic SI block (bone stock)
1996 Integra GSR head (built by JG Engine Dynamics; full track level port/polish/.30 mill)
Toda Spec cams
Toda Valvetrain (I live and die by this valvetrain. It is superb!)
Skunk 2 manifold (ported/port matched)
2000 Type R throttle body
2000 Type R 4-into-1 header (w/ heat shields)
2000 Type R Valve cover
Skunk 2 cam gears
2000 Type R transmission (LSD installed)
Cluctchmasters Stage 3 clutch
Lightened flywheel
Mugen ECU w/ Skunk 2 jumper plug (9000+ redline)
2000 GSR brake booster
DC Sports SSK
NGK spark plug wires
...Dyno'd at 190@the wheels at Atomic Motorsports with a stock block!
Anyways, it's obvious that I prefer an all motor set-up. The B20 vtec setup that soon followed put down 232 HP@the wheels and was good for high 12 sec timeslips.
Originally posted by gsmboi
On the glim side, I did total the 240 about a month ago ( I cried when it happened ).... I'm broke, and guess what my parents are suppose to get me 1990 Civic hatchback, I haven't seen it yet, but here is what I know: it has a new motor, but 200k miles, it's red, it has a good stereo, no sunroof, it's a 4spd....
Maybe some of you can educate me on civic's a little, ( I truely don't like civic's, but the price is so low, I can't refuse it ).. What are some cheap mods that will help quickly gain hp?
Sorry to hear about the 240sx, they are nice cars with alot of potential.
Afraid I can't help much with the Civic advice. I'm not a honda fan at all, but as the saying goes "if its free its me!". Had to buy all my own cars My first was an '80 AMC Spirit - A cheap, and a reliable first car, but I'd take a civic over it anyday
So I started saving and about a year later I picked up a '73 Mustang Mach I 351c. Had ALOT of fun modding and running it, especially the 1/4. It looked like a shark, accelerated like a shark, BUT handled like a whale Lost control of that beast a few times in snow and rain, we're talking backend flies out, multiple 360s, Pucker Factor of 9.0. Fortunatley it never happened with traffic nearby and I was able to pull her out before hitting anything.
Moral of the story: don't waste money on Civic mods, save it to buy the CAR you WANT, THEN mod it.
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Originally posted by M3Inline6
Exterior:
Mugen front lip
Spoon CF wing
Spoon Mirrors
2000 civic SI front grill
FiberImages CF hood
Sparco Hood pins
2000 Civic Type R headlights (gunmetal w/ city light)
Engine
2000 Civic SI block (bone stock)
1996 Integra GSR head (built by JG Engine Dynamics; full track level port/polish/.30 mill)
Toda Spec cams
Toda Valvetrain (I live and die by this valvetrain. It is superb!)
Skunk 2 manifold (ported/port matched)
2000 Type R throttle body
2000 Type R 4-into-1 header (w/ heat shields)
2000 Type R Valve cover
Skunk 2 cam gears
2000 Type R transmission (LSD installed)
Cluctchmasters Stage 3 clutch
Lightened flywheel
Mugen ECU w/ Skunk 2 jumper plug (9000+ redline)
2000 GSR brake booster
DC Sports SSK
NGK spark plug wires
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My first was an '80 AMC Spirit - A cheap, and a reliable first car, but I'd take a civic over it anyday 
Lost control of that beast a few times in snow and rain, we're talking backend flies out, multiple 360s, Pucker Factor of 9.0. 
Fortunatley it never happened with traffic nearby and I was able to pull her out before hitting anything. 
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