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That is so much fun when people talk or even stop what they are doing even drving just to talk to you. Police even stop me just to look at my car and relating how much it reminded them of high school. As far as a nsx driver letting me drive his car so he can drive mines =)

Off topic question: What do you drive again?

I think he mentioned somewhere that he rocks an S130... I could be wrong though.


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New goodies in the mail today! My laptop is getting nuked though, so I'll provide photos later. Its just a few minor items anyway...

A hs130z with the orginal glossy devil blue metallic with the white turbo logo in the side... that car is so freakin retro lol(t-tops )..hate the nazi wheels lol.

What did you get in the mail?

Boring stuff, really.



New window weatherstrip/stainless trim, Windshield washer motor/reservoir combo (never had a working one since I bought the car), plastic rivets for interior trim, new lock pulls, 16 f*ckU steel lug nuts with special socket, fender cover for engine work, mud/rock guards, license plate frame!







I really wasn't too sure about the mud guards at first, but after looking at them for a few minutes they don't look half bad. They don't flow perfect with the ZG flares, but I'm sick and tired of cleaning road spray and other crap off my fenders and doors that's flying off my wheels. Its only a matter of time before I run through some small rocks that chip the paint.

I've never had a working windshield washer with this car, ever. The old reservoir is cloudy, yellowed and dry rotted with age. When I took the motor out of it fine rusty dust poured out (the remains of whatever impeller pump was in there). So please excuse me, it THE most exciting thing that should not be exciting for me now. The window weatherstrip is kick ass too, because I used to have to be really careful washing the car or I'd get water on the backs of the door speakers.

Yeah the smae reason i install mudflaps in mines as well

I think the mudflaps look great, its a nice touch. Keep them black of course!

The mud flaps look nice at all sir.

Even though happing the rubber ones are better but i dont know if they make them

Heh I see you too have the fender covers Me and my silly self bought two.. Btw, LOVE your car. Its overall image is something i was highly considering for awhile. So the annoying questions come to mind, what are the specs on those rims? And what did you do to black your chrome? Ive been wanting to do the same to mine.

Annnd, I didnt see mention of this in the first couple of pages beyond you did it, but what did you use for the rear brakes? What pad compounds are you using? Hows the brake bias? Many thanks.

This post has been edited by StraightAwayZ on Jun 4 2009, 09:38 PM

I'm not positive on the rims, they came with the car and I can't be sure if they are "stock" or not. They're 14", don't know the width but I'd guess 6". With any luck they will be the next thing to go on the car, I want them gone.

Don't even ask about the tires, they're bulbous Firestone Affinitys. No further description needed.

How I blacked the stainless steel trim is actually really simple, and the process would have been much easier if I just took the trim off the car. Nope, I masked the whole car except for the trim. Quite possibly one of the dumber ordeals I put myself through, but I didn't have any overspray onto the body. The paint I used all came in rattlecans. duplicolor self etching primer, Transtar 2-in-1 black primer, Transtar Trim black. If you prep the surface well, these paints rock. Very durable, nice matte finish.

The rear brakes are Brembo 11.5's off of a 300ZX I believe, with 240SX calipers. The whole kit was from Modern Motorsports, except the calipers. I don't remember what exactly they were, but the rear brake pads Ross sold me were KVR's. Not sure on the compound, but they seem to be holding up alright.

So about 15 minutes ago I was driving back from my gf's on the 15, at 1230am. I look in my rearview mirror and see a set of lights approaching at ludicrous speed. In seconds the guy is on my bumper, and those round headlights were unmistakable...

!!!!!!!

BRACKBARDO!!1!!11!!!!!1

Yep, a black 911. After gunning my engine up to about 110mph (just for show really, lol he flew by me in the slow lane, then swerved between a limo and SUV and nearly lost it into the guardrail before speeding off down the highway. There's no way I could've chased this guy, my engine puts out maybe 150hp at the wheels, and that was a newer 911. Looked like Y2K+. Too bad I don't have that motor in the car yet.

Lol, awesome

WAIT!!!!What did the GF say?lol

This post has been edited by DOHC on Jun 6 2009, 09:42 PM

lol, she wasn't in the car.


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I want this setup. Badly. Like you wouldn't believe.

That is the sh*t, how much does one of those bad boys cost?

That Z looks so sex. I'd say you made the right choice of color, it looks so wild

This post has been edited by Zeether on Jun 7 2009, 06:08 AM

Depending on where you buy it from and how complete it is, prices can vary quite a bit. I've seen the setup go for $3550, and that's everything you see in the picture there, including the three OER racing carburators and intake manifold, not just the surge tank.

In case anyone is wondering, this is the setup for turbocharging a carburated Nissan L6 engine... and probably the one they depict in Wangan Midnight...

well I figured as much, I mean the only time I see the words surge tank is on a turbocharged car, question is, do they still make that kit, or are you going to have to hunt for it?

i think this would be a very difficult chase =D how longwill somebody will make a replica depicted in the anime

No, yes





I considered going the carb + turbo route awhile ago (also looking for the type two HKS setup). I even found a SK setup (which aren't bad), but decided that EFI just made way more sense on a turbo engine in the long run.

you think this car would be great at the corners?

My car? The answer is a resounding NO. Well, maybe I'm not giving it credit. The stock S30 is pretty good in the corners, even with its dated, non-dual wishbone suspension. Mine has full polyurethane bushings, Tokico gas shocks and progressive Eibach springs which lower it by a small margin. This helps. HOWEVER, my weak point is in my wheels, and I have no shock tower struts for extra rigidity. Look at them, they're 14x6 with (essentially) truck tires on them. They are terrible, and make the car feel gummy and give delayed turning response. Sure it can carve up the corners, and I've even "drifted" (unintentionally), but it doesn't feel at all like even my old 3000GT SL with stock setup, which was like driving on rails.

Next upgrade: wheels and tires.

Heh, well, the Devil Z is supposed to be nearly uncontrollable anyway.

Uncontrollable and sloppy are two different things. I think the Devil Z just has a shitty driver.

This post has been edited by Oddmanout84 on Jun 7 2009, 12:59 PM