dasoupdude Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 Hello there, its been quite a while since I've posted here. Thought I'd share what has been done so far on my 350, I've put about 85k miles on it since I bought it with 55k and it has not once dipped below in performance. It runs strong as ever, great car. Work CR-Kai Wheels 18x9.5 +30(F) +20® Bridgestone Re-11 Tires Motordyne TDX v2 Exhaust with cut tips JWT stage one clutch and lightweight flywheel, SS lines 40th Anniversary 370z Akebono big brakes Tein S-tech Lowering Springs Evo-R 'Mines' CF front Lip Evo-R rear CF diffuser Osiris Tune Nismo Titanium Shiftknob instagram@sithlordsoup Quote
Voodoo Vix Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Car looks lovely, love the works wheels, my other half has them on his supra - I have often tried to pinch them lol Quote
ZMANALEX Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 I like that a lot Were the Akebono BBK a straight swop out? Alex Quote
LRF4N Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Wow... Do you actually drive the car or just wax it all day? What's your detailing regime? Quote
dasoupdude Posted August 14, 2012 Author Posted August 14, 2012 I like that a lot Were the Akebono BBK a straight swop out? Alex Thanks mate, and yes they were..the only modification needed was a custom bracket adapter so the Akebono's can mount on the 350z, plus a removal of the dust shields (who needs em amirite?) The akebonos are an AWESOME alternative to buying an expensive brake like brembos or ap racing. Big rotors that fill in the space behind the wheels really makes the car look more aggressive, something about large brakes just strikes people a certain way I guess. Wow... Do you actually drive the car or just wax it all day? What's your detailing regime? I actually just did a quick detail with meguiars quick detailer outside my work, amazing what that stuff and 3 microfibers could do in 10 minutes. My detailing regime consists of washing it once a week and waxing just about once every month and a half..the paints not too great on my car so I don't bother going balls to the wall on it yet. Perhaps after my fresh paintjob. All the clearcoat on my roof is non existent so it looks almost grayish. Quote
Daryl Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 I like that a lot Were the Akebono BBK a straight swop out? Alex Thanks mate, and yes they were..the only modification needed was a custom bracket adapter so the Akebono's can mount on the 350z, plus a removal of the dust shields (who needs em amirite?) The akebonos are an AWESOME alternative to buying an expensive brake like brembos or ap racing. Big rotors that fill in the space behind the wheels really makes the car look more aggressive, something about large brakes just strikes people a certain way I guess. WTF is Akebono? Brakes do look good. Im the same, i love brakes that fill the wheels nicely. Nice car by the way,though not a fan of the diffuser. Quote
fred-z33 Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 really nice car, that wheel style suits the zed so well. Quote
dasoupdude Posted August 16, 2012 Author Posted August 16, 2012 WTF is Akebono? Brakes do look good. Im the same, i love brakes that fill the wheels nicely. Nice car by the way,though not a fan of the diffuser. THanks! Akebono is a brake manufacturer from Japan, they are the ones behind the sport brakes behind the G37s (370gt) and the 370z sport package. Quote
Stew Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Loving the Akebono conversion. Looks brilliant! Nice subtle look to the car. Right up my street! Quote
Daryl Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Ah right,so they are the manufacturer of the brakes,like Brembo on the 350. Quote
dasoupdude Posted August 21, 2012 Author Posted August 21, 2012 Ah right,so they are the manufacturer of the brakes,like Brembo on the 350. Correct, I think they manufacture a lot of normal OEM brakes too. I would have preferred Brembos though, track performance on the akebonos are pretty "meh." They require some modification to be on par with brembos.. (lines, pads, etc.) Side by side caliper comparison. Quote
SkylineV35 Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Ah right,so they are the manufacturer of the brakes,like Brembo on the 350. Correct, I think they manufacture a lot of normal OEM brakes too. I would have preferred Brembos though, track performance on the akebonos are pretty "meh." They require some modification to be on par with brembos.. (lines, pads, etc.) Side by side caliper comparison. Where did you source the akebono? from Z1? Also by your comment of 'meh' do you mean oem brembos are better? Sorry for bombarment, its just im looking for upgrade too. Thanks Quote
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