ShaggyZ

Have you ever seen Iron Man or Lord of War? Those are both fiction but we do do know there's a good chance they can get their hands on the same stuff we do.

I never follow the link but now I just saw there already is a reference to wookies and Star Wars! While the idea of snipers carrying AK-47s is funny, I can imagine the practical reason being that they don't want to go marching around on a demonstration with precision instruments.

They look like wookies that haven't heard of styling gel.

I couldn't figure out what was going on for a few seconds into the video, then I realized you must have used a computer camera to record that and it was in something like a "personal mirror" mode.

I think you're right. It would make sense anyway considering most cars with a tiny opening tend to have it down low.

ugh... His username is markrolston@mac.com. I'm curious what clicking on that link will do because it's an email address that's been hyperlinked to a website instead. http://web.mac.com/markrolston/NewSite/Z-car.html

Jimmy Kimmel ****s but that was **** funny.

He works at http://www.boostlogic.com as their primary fabricator. You can get information about this compound kit at that link. He's using a R154 transmission from a MKIII Supra Turbo.

I see ZG style flares and a MSA lower valance deal.

I've almost contacted you a couple times to find out what the deal. Glad it's moving along again.

Looks like a drawing to me I doubt there's a real life kit.

Looks awesome! Must be expensive!

Nice. My thought is something less, well... gaudy. So, for example, the below in a smaller font would look far better, in my opinion, while still having all the info. I mean, seriously, why put "by" on there? Blake Machine - Phoenix, AR _____DOHC 24V TT________ OR Blake Machine - Phoenix, AR ___DOHC 24V Twin Turbo__ Same idea for the L31DETT on the intake manifold. Really, how many places does it need to say it's twin turbo? You should include that info on the valve cover along with the DOHC 24V TT.

Close enough? http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=147389

Looks great... much better. Now you just gotta work on a new valve cover... minus the writing.

The same as 16x8's with a +12.6 offset, only sillier looking.

I didn't intend to rip into you. I have seen the silicone transitions you're referring to - those are far better than the standard reducers people use. Regardless, I think you'd be served well to have fewer transitions. Just fixing that likely won't make any noticeable performance difference (even looking at a dynograph), but it all adds up, which was the point of my "main" post about transitions and bends and pipe size. For what it's worth, splitting a pipe as I described and welding it back together shouldn't take much more than an hour, if that, for a regular joe with a Dremel and a welder.

Did anyone notice his steering wheel doesn't rotate on center? Maybe he was just wearing it out with all that man-handling!

You can contact Rota directly for this now; there is no need to go through HybridZ. http://www.rotawheel.com/

Grayzee, I'm no fluids expert, but I can tell you that sounds terrible - it sounds just like what I warned against as the basic type of stuff to avoid. Having two silicone transitions (they're just steps, really) from 2.5 to 2.75 and 2.75 to 3.0 does not make a gradual transition. Silicone parts are not the best place to do turns or reductions because they are usually very abrupt. When I referred to "long and smooth transitions," I meant doing something like cutting a 12" long, 3" diameter pipe lengthwise (removing a very narrow triangle) and welding it back so that one side remains 3" and the other is now 2.5", for example. Doing it this way costs very little (less than silicone 90° transitions), looks groovy, reduces complexity, and causes far less disturbance than standard step transitions. A lot of guys think they're saving themselves money by avoiding a welder and, instead, having 10 silicone connections with 20 worm gear clamps - yuck! I'm betting there's a thread around here somewhere with the likes of John Coffey and similar guys with clout and experience explaining this.

I don't have any money to be obsessed. Something I've learned in my 2 years of time with my now-wife is that she pushes me to work on the car and do what she believes makes me happy. I resist and she does a good job of wanting me to take time with it - now, we have a fantastic relationship and my time on the Z is moderated well.

If you have NO money to spend, then that all makes sense. In the case of a standard L28ET install, there is no sense in moving to 3" intercooler piping when one has to transition from the turbo outlet size of about 2" to a 3" pipe and back down to a 240SX throttle body. Plus, the bends on a 3" pipe to fit are generally going to be tighter. I think calculations down to the last tiny bit cost too much in time, money, and worry, especially when it's easy to overlook something and end up unknowingly making a sacrifice that puts you right back where a thoughtless setup would have - this is something along the lines of cost/benefit analysis. Use the ideas gathered from the calculations and do what you can to stick close to ideal - fewest transitions (make them long and smooth when possible), smoothest bends, best fits (ie fit pipe to pipe at silicone connections rather than having a huge gap "bandaided" by the silicone hose).

Nobody say anything to BRAAP!

Yikes! I missed that, too. I blame my allergies - I've been off my game for about three days now!