Beautiful country up there tajanes!!! We took I-80 to Laramie, then down through Weldon. It was great. Went through Denver on the way home. The drive through the mountains near Winter Park was totally awesome. Everything east of Denver was flat and boring. The wife slept, the kids watched DVDs, I drove and day dreamed about speaker projects lol.
So after a mishap with the CF lip on my car last year. I couldn't make it pretty again so I had an idea to try paint matching it to my rims. I had them scanned and a buddy painted it and the mud guards.
It matched pretty good, it's a metallic paint, so the sun reflection makes the lip look a bit lighter, but if you look at the mudguard, it shows the actual color a bit better.
Infinity G series. Basically the Nissan Z series in Infinity clothing. A buddy had a 350z. Some don't like the exhaust note but I find it one of the best v6 sounds. Even with straight through mufflers it has a very vocal tonality without raspy harshness.
I think it would be extra nice looking if there was a black line separating the colors. I'd probably do something wierd like take the trim off and install a wide black vinyl stripe that gets partially covered by the trim so the vinyl also acts like paint protection where the edge of the trim would rub road grit into the paint. But probably way easier to just install wide pinstripe butting up against the trim.
Yeah, Infiniti G35. Basically a 4 seat/better looking 350Z.😛
The base engines were rated at 280HP, with a higher output 300HP option. Then once the 370Z/G37's came out they were all above 300HP. It's a fun car, just not fast enough for what it is.
I used to work for NOS a while back. The first rule was don't mess with your daily driver. As far as power adders go, I will be staying away from nitrous, looking at a turbo motor for my next project .
I sprayed a 75 Hp shot from a NOS wet kit on top of my 23 psi of Paxton Novi 2000 boost. Dropped my ET by 4 tenths and I gained 5+ mph in the 1/4. My motor never sounded so happy!!! Shifted at 8000 rpm. Dozens and dozens of runs like that. Those were the days. A 10 pound bottle with a 75 Hp shot lasted 10+ passes (it activated after 1-2 shift so about 6 seconds on per pass). That little 331 sbf was tough as nails. The big wheel stand in my avitar was when I tried to spray it in 1st gear when I released the trans brake. Big mistake! LOL
Daily drivers are upwards of a thousand horsepower these days. I'll never see it, to many other expensive hobbies.
This year's goal is to get my Saturn running on the standalone ECU from the drag car. The next year will be the engine and blower.
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Beautiful country up there tajanes!!! We took I-80 to Laramie, then down through Weldon. It was great. Went through Denver on the way home. The drive through the mountains near Winter Park was totally awesome. Everything east of Denver was flat and boring. The wife slept, the kids watched DVDs, I drove and day dreamed about speaker projects lol.
So after a mishap with the CF lip on my car last year. I couldn't make it pretty again so I had an idea to try paint matching it to my rims. I had them scanned and a buddy painted it and the mud guards.
It matched pretty good, it's a metallic paint, so the sun reflection makes the lip look a bit lighter, but if you look at the mudguard, it shows the actual color a bit better.
What is that thing? 300ZX?
Green caliperz . . . . Mmmmmm . . . .
Infinity G series. Basically the Nissan Z series in Infinity clothing. A buddy had a 350z. Some don't like the exhaust note but I find it one of the best v6 sounds. Even with straight through mufflers it has a very vocal tonality without raspy harshness.
I think it would be extra nice looking if there was a black line separating the colors. I'd probably do something wierd like take the trim off and install a wide black vinyl stripe that gets partially covered by the trim so the vinyl also acts like paint protection where the edge of the trim would rub road grit into the paint. But probably way easier to just install wide pinstripe butting up against the trim.
RWD, 230+ HP V6?
Yeah, Infiniti G35. Basically a 4 seat/better looking 350Z.😛
The base engines were rated at 280HP, with a higher output 300HP option. Then once the 370Z/G37's came out they were all above 300HP. It's a fun car, just not fast enough for what it is.
I screw with people with mine....
Turbo it!
Boost is ridiculously expensive for these cars.
That's what my real Saturn is for, that'll just have to be my daily Saturn.
Spray it then!
50-75-100 Hp wet kit FTW!
Nope, I only trust direct port wet kits, the intake manifold on these aren't friendly for it.
Spray would end up costing me more .....I have no restraint, the bottle would end up being constantly empty .
A 10 pound bottle will give you about 10 runs on a 100 Hp shot on a 12 second car.
Exactly, so multiple bottles, all the extras for making it useful on the street, might as well go boost.
The bottle cost is nothing compared to the retainer fee!🤟😝🤟 Ya bunch o' speed freaks! Lol. Glenn
One of our hiking trips:
And another:
Looks great, Craig!
That is beautiful and the picture of serenity. Lone Ranger and Tonto may be hanging there, in spirit. Glenn
It was tough hiking. The air is pretty thin at 6000+ feet compared to 719 feet in Rockford. And the sun is really HOT!
which trails / locations ?
Fish Creek Falls
Mad Creek Trail
Uranium Mine Trail
Once upon a time I spent a short week in Steamboat and toured the trails and fire roads on my mountain bike. Those scenes bring back fond memories.
just down the road from me
I used to work for NOS a while back. The first rule was don't mess with your daily driver. As far as power adders go, I will be staying away from nitrous, looking at a turbo motor for my next project
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Dug this out of the archives:
Happy daze . . .
I sprayed a 75 Hp shot from a NOS wet kit on top of my 23 psi of Paxton Novi 2000 boost. Dropped my ET by 4 tenths and I gained 5+ mph in the 1/4. My motor never sounded so happy!!! Shifted at 8000 rpm. Dozens and dozens of runs like that. Those were the days. A 10 pound bottle with a 75 Hp shot lasted 10+ passes (it activated after 1-2 shift so about 6 seconds on per pass). That little 331 sbf was tough as nails. The big wheel stand in my avitar was when I tried to spray it in 1st gear when I released the trans brake. Big mistake! LOL
Crushed my deep sump oil pan. A $350 Canton 7 quart oil pan
Daily drivers are upwards of a thousand horsepower these days. I'll never see it, to many other expensive hobbies.
This year's goal is to get my Saturn running on the standalone ECU from the drag car. The next year will be the engine and blower.
I don't need a thousand, I was thinking more along the lines of this but maybe a wagon?