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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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dude...it was a gift.....dont hate on free....lol
and i hate little kids that are ignorant....i always stare them down driving threw my neighborhood (they are EVERYWHERE) one of these days they are gonna be a little older and through somethign at my car or give me the finger and im gonna get out and push them over and just pull ike a dane cook and scream "DONT YOU EVER FORGET THIS!!!" lol.....but thats only if they do somehtign extreme.
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:37 PM
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we have these neighbors(one in 8th grade, 2 in 10th grade) and a few of their friends come over to our house sometimes while were chillen outside. they all know to stay away from our cars. one of them leaned up agaist my friends GTO once. he learned his lesson.

but then some damn kid stole my mtx 7500 outa the garage

annoying kids really....stupid too. they give me 15 bucks for 3 packs of cigs
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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HAHAAH to both J and B300....
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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15 bux for 3 packs isnt bad around these parts...in cook county they are 6 dollars a pack, in chicago 7 something...once out of though you cna get them in the 4's or even 3's per pack
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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i guess i should clarifiy a little more. i bought them 3 packs of reds for 9 bucks or so, and profitted 5+ from it.
and the gas station is walking distance
i dont smoke cigs, so i dont really care that much, and i think they should keep raising the price so people will quit
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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i think they should keep raising the price so people will quit
Yeah me two, i'll only smoke once in a while and it's usually a blunt or two ... maybe a cigar. But only when i'm playing texas holdem'.
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Yeah me two, i'll only smoke once in a while and it's usually a blunt or two ... maybe a cigar. But only when i'm playing texas holdem'.
ha ha so you did change your ways lol I remeber u use to go into class every other day all stoned and Sheet it was funny U use to look like an apple lol .
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wreckedj30
Yeah me two, i'll only smoke once in a while and it's usually a blunt or two ... maybe a cigar. But only when i'm playing texas holdem'.
i prefer a nicely rolled j. though i do like pineapple cigars



and how do you know bardabe?
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by wild_maxx
so the stock susp. is pretty stiff then?
Don't listen to him, I think his suspension was unhealthy (not to mention, he has no true experience with Z32 TTs as he owned an NA - no offense Eric). It's even more strange because the shock/spring combo on the NA was 20% softer than the TT's.

The Z32TT CAN be smooth... but it truly depends. The stock TT suspension is electronically adjustable. When set on touring, it is pretty smooth (and definately stable, as Eric said). When set on stiff, it can be very harsh.

This is the reason I stick with fully adjustable suspensions. I have Tokico Illumina shocks up front (on a custom coilover system) and the stock shocks in the rear, but my stock rear shocks no longer have the actuators on them (short story - they're a bitch to put back on if the bracket was bent and I valued the weight savings over the work to put them back on properly). I generally only do street driving, so my suspension stays at full stiff most of the time.

But when I get on the highways, I fully regret full stiffness. If the highway is crappy, the ride is rediculously harsh (I've actually wondered if I had a bent wheel, until I got on a better stretch of highway and the harshness vanished). Once my stock rear shocks fail, I will be switching to KYB AGX rears and I will soften everything up next time I'm on the highway.

So long story short: the TT can be smooth if set to touring (or the softer setting on aftermarket adjustable shocks) and the suspension is in good shape.
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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i shouldnt have jumped on that smooth thing, when i had my NA it had the rims with low pros and most liekly already blown suspension...then i got the GR-2's so i never really had stock suspension... so im no realy comparrison...the z32 was not made for road feel elimination...aka drive a big ole suv or lincol town car and you get to noce gentle ride and get into a z32 the ride can seem very rough, i should left it with that i guess and not just a leave it wiht the imprssion i think the harsh ride is coincided with all z32's and i mean harsh....

edit: also you heard its pretty damn smooth at high speeds....so yes that is treu, when you get some cars up to high speeds they can get squirly and feel like a **** ride, in the z32 its going to be much more solid, and i shouldnt have assumed that there definition of smooth is like driving on glass or something.....my bad

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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 04:53 AM
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Heres my point on the same power....

Ofcourse turbo duh! Lol N/a no way, but here ya guys go......

http://www.amsperformance.com/store/index.php?cPath=24


They have thier KA's pushing 800+

I didnt come to the board to be flamed, just asking for help
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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^^^ Prolly should have stated that IN THE FIRST POST.
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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ams performance is right by me....do you have any idea HOW MUCH MONEY they put into that motor......they mostly work on DSM's now anyways, only one person there doesnt drive either a talon or evo and thats the tim guy (i think) who built that KA.
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Phyregold
Ofcourse turbo duh! Lol N/a no way, but here ya guys go......

http://www.amsperformance.com/store/index.php?cPath=24


They have thier KA's pushing 800+

I didnt come to the board to be flamed, just asking for help

still questioning why you want to put a 4 cyl into the z32. i guess to be different. it would be a lot easier to get to 800 by swapping a TT engine in.
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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still questioning why you want to put a 4 cyl into the z32. i guess to be different. it would be a lot easier to get to 800 by swapping a TT engine in.
Hugely resounding 2nd. the VG30DETT at 800hp will also be much more responsive than a KA24 at 800hp due to the fact that it can do it with smaller turbos and less boost with more displacement.
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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horsepower can sometimes be obsolete. Torque is what becomes the issue when dropping two cylinders. Also, you said that it was cheaper. It would def. cost more (WAY MORE) to fab up mounts, etc to swap in the KA and the price of the motor and all the mods to get you to say 400rwhp than to swap in a VG with upgraded turbos (sport 500s will get you to 400rwhp no prob).
Old Oct 9, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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z32 is heavy, you want all the torque you can get. this is not accomplished by moving down in the engine food chain.
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:46 AM
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You know i love you guys....right.....

Listen.....I got my reasons.....

My budget is 15k including the car and my goal is 1.1 in the skid pad and 10.5.


Listen I have my reasons, but yeah i think I can do my goals for far less (around 12k and yes that included the car)

I was just hoping some company put out the mounts, but i will go custom i dont think anybody has mounts that will put the engine as low and back and far as I want it.
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 05:48 AM
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Oh i am not shooting for 800, my goal is 600 and 2800 pds
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 06:23 AM
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haha ok...
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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but...why...lol....15k.....hmm....yeah your stil gonna have trouble...and theres no mounting kits for any motor in the 300 ive ever seen except for the VG....soo its all custom which is gonna cost you...if you actually do this.....let us know...

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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 09:06 AM
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My custom mounts and complete tranny crossmember cost me ~$20 in material on one car, Not even a finger nails worth, let alone an arm or a leg.
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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did you make them yourself though? mabye he isnt good at fabbing things up which i just concluded from his "looking for a kit" cuase paying someone to make custom mounts and put in the motor and tranny and then custom drive shaft can be very expensive if you have to pay an outside party to do it...raw materials wise it wont cost much...



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