Subject	Newer cars come with the variable-ratio rack...
Posted by	KILLR300ZX on December 14, 2004 at 2:52 AM
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In Reply To	I wouldn't really have it down to go-kart status posted by SeedyROM on December 14, 2004 at 02:38 AM
Message	now that would be trick. For those that don't know what the variable-ratio rack is, the turns lock-to-lock increases proportionally the faster you go. "It's been my experience that straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." - Peter Gregg
Follow Ups	What would you change about the Z? - UnrulyZX 00:18:17 12/14/04 A little Japanese man to work on it =) - outkaZTT 00:20:47 12/14/04 haha i knew someone was going to say that (n/m) - ZXRider 00:21:46 12/14/04 2nd - silver_fairlady 19:38:51 12/14/04 a little more room in the engine bay - ZXRider 00:22:50 12/14/04 you'd be suprised at what removing everything would - UnrulyZX 00:25:43 12/14/04 Speak english darn you lol....Don't have HICAS...drive a 2+2 - ZXRider 00:27:16 12/14/04 gotta know where my english went to shit - UnrulyZX 00:55:43 12/14/04 Why would you have left the EGR? (n/m) - College Boy 01:34:04 12/14/04 Cali emissions - UnrulyZX 02:08:09 12/14/04 tsk tsk tsk what have you done (n/m) - ZXRider 02:13:52 12/14/04 not me i swear it (n/m) - UnrulyZX 02:19:19 12/14/04 quad turbo supercharged 10 liter v16 all wheel drive - frozenguy 00:24:20 12/14/04 and 32miles per gallon right? (n/m) - ZXRider 00:25:25 12/14/04 god no.. i dont want a gas guzzler.. more like 50..city.. (n/m) - frozenguy 00:52:17 12/14/04 So buy a bugatti pheyron(sp?) and supercharge it. (n/m) - 91Z32TT 00:30:28 12/14/04 How hard is it to spell veyron? (n/m) - College Boy 00:45:33 12/14/04 haha really (n/m) - frozenguy 00:48:04 12/14/04 I couldn't remember what it was called so I guessed lol (n/m) - 91Z32TT 01:50:54 12/14/04 8.5" TT wheels all the way around... - shawn300zTT GT28R soon 00:25:03 12/14/04 !!WOW,I can't believe i forgot 2 mention bigger stock brakes (n/m) - shawn300zTT GT28R soon 00:41:25 12/14/04 Bigger brakes stock would have been nice (n/m) - Ebola 00:25:19 12/14/04 Re: Bigger brakes stock would have been nice - evoandy 00:45:01 12/14/04 At the time - many people considered them large. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 01:02:51 12/14/04 A lot of old reviews/comparisons - Ebola 01:22:44 12/14/04 That darn extra wipe. - Southern_Z [IL] ® 00:30:07 12/14/04 2nd (n/m) - ForceFedZ32 04:59:18 12/14/04 Heated seats...that leather sucks in the cold weather :( (n/m) - jkperformance 00:30:14 12/14/04 even worse in the sun (n/m) - maxboost83(WA) 01:16:03 12/14/04 Available in the Europe on the Z32. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 01:28:01 12/14/04 I want to go to the Europe (n/m) - SeedyROM 02:10:48 12/14/04 Amsterdam....mmmmm (n/m) - ZXRider 02:29:56 12/14/04 That's Fin cool (n/m) - College Boy 02:36:43 12/14/04 and steering wheel and shifter (n/m) - spyhunter(nj) 08:16:28 12/14/04 Wuss. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:43:59 12/14/04 here is a serious list... - OU812 (southern Oregon) 00:30:25 12/14/04 2nd on weight see below (n/m) - maglito 00:47:07 12/14/04 For exterior temp - hold auto and off at the same time for 6 - ENVYMYZ 01:57:27 12/14/04 hmm gotta remember that for some reason (n/m) - JConceptZion 01:58:42 12/14/04 what does that do? (n/m) - ZXRider 02:33:48 12/14/04 "for exterior temp" ... - CarlCuro 02:41:28 12/14/04 Serious?...I didn't know that it can be done - ZXRider 02:43:01 12/14/04 Very freakin cool man (n/m) - College Boy 03:13:16 12/14/04 woah i had no idea! thats awesome. - BoostLesZ 10:43:18 12/14/04 Good list, I would add - PEwithaZ 13:22:16 12/14/04 Oh yeah - PEwithaZ 13:26:07 12/14/04 Lots of Twin Turbo SlickTops (n/m) - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 00:32:56 12/14/04 Weight - maglito 00:46:14 12/14/04 lol my antenna is like that too, i need to fix mine (n/m) - JConceptZion 00:50:15 12/14/04 yeah me too. - maglito 01:02:44 12/14/04 mine also :P need to fix it lol (n/m) - ZXRider 01:53:07 12/14/04 Stock Strut Bars - UnrulyZX 00:57:27 12/14/04 a different kind of antenna (n/m) - JConceptZion 02:01:44 12/14/04 tell me about it (n/m) - ZXRider 02:12:53 12/14/04 why? I always thought it was kinda slick how it is flush - Nazgul 07:43:21 12/14/04 Higher lock to lock steering box ratio - SeedyROM 02:10:04 12/14/04 now you had to get technical didn't ya? - ZXRider 02:13:12 12/14/04 dude are we on the same page or what? - UnrulyZX 02:20:15 12/14/04 lol great minds think alike :P - ZXRider 02:27:13 12/14/04 BTW I already asked you that lol - ZXRider 02:31:21 12/14/04 ok smarty pants - UnrulyZX 02:13:50 12/14/04 Sorry. The term lock to lock refers to how many turns - SeedyROM 02:20:08 12/14/04 is that a modification that would be possible for the - UnrulyZX 02:22:18 12/14/04 It can be done, involves re-gearing the steering rack. (n/m) - KILLR300ZX 02:30:30 12/14/04 Well it *could* be done - SeedyROM 02:35:22 12/14/04 but that would be kind of hard...more risk of - ZXRider 02:35:42 12/14/04 I wouldn't really have it down to go-kart status - SeedyROM 02:38:36 12/14/04 I see what you mean...it does take 2 or 2 1/2 turns - ZXRider 02:40:12 12/14/04 Newer cars come with the variable-ratio rack... - KILLR300ZX 02:52:29 12/14/04 Yeah, my neighbors 2003 Bonneville has it - SeedyROM 02:55:59 12/14/04 Agreed..I bet an even 2 would be awesome (n/m) - College Boy 03:14:19 12/14/04 Doesn't the N/A have a different ratio than the TT rack? (n/m) - ZFreak (Dallas) 10:53:10 12/14/04 make the height about an inch or 2 lower........ (n/m) - Initial Z 03:18:34 12/14/04 first gen spoiler of different material - Jjzx (next-gear.com) 05:34:33 12/14/04 Re: Weight & a 5spd tiptronic trans. (n/m) - BADASSTT 07:50:36 12/14/04 a few things... - quikz 09:08:00 12/14/04 full targa roof instead of t-bar - PhishZ 09:52:09 12/14/04 Where would you store it? (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:06:59 12/14/04 A functional toilet in the trunk (n/m) - Scotts94z32 16:12:25 12/14/04 bah...i use an empty Gatorade bottle. (n/m) - quikz 19:50:26 12/14/04
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