metalmonkey47 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 I'm a little bored so In an effort to try and inject myself back into Datsun's, I bring you.....my daily driver 3shittyZee.SO metal picked this up last labor day. I have a 100 mile commute, so I decided that the most reliable thing I could enjoy would be a 350Z. I hate new cars, and I'm really picky since I've always enjoyed my Datsuns, but having access to almost any aftermarket and OE part available at work, I opted to go ahead and search one out since my JCW Mini was getting annoying. Picked up my '07 HR from some dealer east of Atlanta. It's not much to see, and wasn't too quick but it's comfortable, reliable, and fun as hell. I told myself I was just gonna leave it alone and drive it, but that didn't last long. Got a deal on a set of double staggered Enkei RPF1's so I couldn't help myself. Within a few weeks these asshats at work convinced me to invest in a Tomei Titanium exhaust. Greatest investment ever. Picked up 32whp after tuning and made 292 on stock intakes. 4 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Installed our long tube cold air intakes, now at 305whp. Little bit of Gold because I'm a ricer and car about intake temps. Took it out on the track last december for some shenanigans. We retired some BC Racing BR type coilovers from a coworkers Turbo G35 before Global Time Attack, opting for the new Digressive Piston BC coilovers. Got 3rd place in his class. Random shot as we were creeping out to ZDAYZ in the mountains with the race cars. 4 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Rando oic of some shenanigans it took me to on my birthday. _DSC3992 by Matt Yates, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Where did you get the intake kit and damn you for wanting to make me spend $ on my G. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Where did you get the intake kit and damn you for wanting to make me spend $ on my G. :lol: Z1 Motorsports ;) So worth it! We did initial testing on my car, and found another 10whp on a hot rainy day. The filters are a one off design, and integrate velocity stacks into the base. 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yeah the hippy has a wagon to fix! 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Z1 Motorsports ;) So worth it! We did initial testing on my car, and found another 10whp on a hot rainy day. The filters are a one off design, and integrate velocity stacks into the base. Now I'm wondering if i can swap on that later plenum. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Now I'm wondering if i can swap on that later plenum. :lol: Not if you have an '03-'07 :poke: But you can always dream of the horsepowers! 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Not if you have an '03-'07 :poke: But you can always dream of the horsepowers! :( :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 You can't even tell I hadn't washed it in two weeks. Tomei 350Z by Matt Yates, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
hitch Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 It's a beautiful car M! Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted June 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Because I haven't updated in a while, here's a pic of it shooting towards the esses on Road Atlanta chasing a TT Z32 last October. He got passed. Z_Nats_Highlight_10 by Matt Yates, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Someone got a picture of my shit pile on Road Atlanta last October. 2 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) I actually took a picture of it yesterday. I had my camera, saw an interesting perspective, and snapped it. Since I last updated, the car has gotten giant 14'' brakes, new 200tw Nexen tires, and a variety of other wild bullshit that I really didn't need to spend money on, but did anyways like a Eurospec rear fog light. LRM_EXPORT_20180515_225440 by Matt Yates, on Flickr For shits and giggles, our Time Attack 370Z circa this morning still in Global Time Attack trim. We took first place in Street RWD class at Road Atlanta Saturday in this monster. It makes about 560whp and still has a lot left in it. Z1 Motorsports Time Attack 370Z by Z1 Motorsports, on Flickr Edited November 6, 2018 by metalmonkey47 1 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted November 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Finally something worthy of an update to this boring thing. This car has finally been pushed over to 176,000 miles, and last October ran around Road Atlanta again for Z Nationals / ZCON 2018. Decided after last year, I needed much more brake and more tire, so I installed 14'' brakes from the sport Infiniti / Nissan's. Way more effective with a proper pad. (Carbotech XP12's and XP10's). Also threw a fresh set of Nexen Sur4G tires on it for good measure. Best the car has ever felt on a track. Needs a bit better suspension under it, the BC Racing coilovers don't cut it and the stock VLSD is practically done. I'm seeing a Tomei CLSD in the near future with a rear gear change. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Nice looking car in some great shots. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
Aibast Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 this thing looks sweet. Cool pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Such a tease. Only one shot of the time attack 370. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/2/2019 at 9:13 AM, UnderControl said: Such a tease. Only one shot of the time attack 370. I have plenty more, sadly not many recent pictures since it's been going through changes. We won Global Time Attack street class this past year at Road Atlanta.Z Nationals / ZCON 2018 by Matt Yates, on Flickr Z1 Motorsports Time Attack 370Z by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_5335.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_5193.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Took the car out to Atlanta Motorsports Park yesterday for some fun in the sun, about 5 minutes into the first session the car decided to start running like shit, CEL indicated 'Cylinder 1 Misfire'. I wonder why LOL. Wasn't smoking at the time, no knocks or weird noises so I unplugged the cylinder 1 injector and drove it an hour home. Edit: so I guess the pictures decided to not show up. Basically, I murdered a spark plug. I'll have to get the pics to load. Edited March 19, 2019 by metalmonkey47 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 I just had that same issue in my G. It only has 190,000 miles on it, not sure why it was so worn lmao 1 Quote Link to comment
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