Subject	Recent upgrades... Selin kit, ATI Damper, Akebono BBK
Posted by	Piranha on June 11, 2011 at 6:08 PM
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Message	Z1 oil cooler, and Hankook V12s. While most guys around here are doing big power upgrades, I've decided to do some smaller ones for safety and maintanence until I can afford larger Turbos/IC Piping/Massives/SZ 3" Exhaust/740s/300 degree rail... So far I've been happy with all these upgrades and feel free to email me with any questions you might have. First to be put on was the Selin dual intake kit... cured my dieing issue during decel that was very dangerous on mountain cruises! This is an amazing innovation that Jim came up with that all Zs should have by now :) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Next is the ATI pulley... I have been wanting to invest in this pulley for long time now and finally decided to pull the trigger!! While some may argue that a harmonic damper is not needed on the twin turbo VG... call it a gut feeling I guess, but I disagree. You either believe harmonic vibrations are harmful or you don't... but anyway back to the ATI pulley... let me tell you it is a nice quality piece of work and worth every penny. Now no more alternater squealing... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Thanks Brett for bringing this to market :) Now to finish off the front with a new Z1 oil cooler... much bigger than stock and fit absolutely perfect with the Selin Dual intake... quality Earls cooler... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Moving on to my Akebono Brake kit that I got from Coz... for the money you can't beat this kit imho... stock Nissan is a bonus!! Everything and I mean everything fit perfectly! Yes the brackets are expensive... but when it comes to brakes, I want the fitment to be dead on perfect :) I decided against the lighter two piece rotors due to the fact I don't road race and they were more expensive. I must say with the spirited driving I have done, these brakes feel much much better compared the stock size Brembo upgrade I originally had... and they fill out the wheels nice! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! I cringe just looking at this pic... wimpy stock brakes have to go!! Measuring with Cozs template to see if they will even fit with my Konig Villains... gonna be close lol Now I just need a place to install them... yep ZonaZs garage is the place to be :) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :) Dust shields were kind of a dirty job... a dremel and other various cutting tools came in handy. I tried to sell this used dust shield to ZonaZ... he didn't want it :( lol NICE!! Close fit... but way more clearance than I expected! Now much better than the first pic!! Added some Hankook V12s to finish things off. These are a very sticky tire imho and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! To be continued... My next purchase will be [ http://specialtyz.com/blog/?p=939 ] with a new aggressive VP 110 tune!!
Follow Ups	Recent upgrades... Selin kit, ATI Damper, Akebono BBK - Piranha 18:08:17 06/11/11 Smart and effective mods there, kudos. (n/m) - whip 18:21:29 06/11/11 Thanks! My Z is happy :) (n/m) - Piranha 18:23:54 06/11/11 great Job Keep up the work. (n/m) - Spawn 18:36:37 06/11/11 sweet. (n/m) - slayer fan 19:25:53 06/11/11 Selin, Z1 oil cooler, Hankook V12 Evo with BBK FTW IMO - ConVerTT 19:27:14 06/11/11 Any particular reason you went with the Race version? (n/m) - ZiNnYc 20:13:29 06/11/11 Nicely done, some major upgrades there! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 20:26:12 06/11/11 Thanks! (n/m) - Piranha 03:19:45 06/12/11 Dont forget to bed-in your brakes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 20:40:45 06/11/11 Yep done (n/m) - Piranha 03:15:15 06/12/11 WOW!!!, nice upgrades! (n/m) - jschrauwen 20:46:59 06/11/11 All awesome upgrades and good looking Z. I just recently up - Ziceman(East TN) 21:02:15 06/11/11 About time you posted up some pics... - DarkZide 21:02:16 06/11/11 Glad you liked your Selin Kit... told you :) (n/m) - Piranha 03:16:50 06/12/11 Is there much pad overhang? Looks great! (n/m) - PiotrC70 21:53:37 06/11/11 Full pad contact. (n/m) - Piranha 03:20:13 06/12/11 Show off!!! :) Good work Shane!!! (n/m) - My300zx 12:54:55 06/12/11 Those Akebono's look great! - Madhatter10-6 14:39:33 06/12/11 Thanks! Yea they get a lot of attention :) (n/m) - Piranha 15:43:06 06/12/11 I found the bracket that Selin includes for the filters to - LJZTT 21:59:34 06/12/11 No the filters fit perfect with the Z1 oil cooler. (n/m) - Piranha 22:58:32 06/12/11 I must have larger filters then (n/m) - LJZTT 06:16:46 06/13/11 I found that by keeping all your connections loose and ..... - Cap927(Boston) 10:18:08 06/13/11 I've installed quite a few without issue but this one - Jim (Selin Design) 12:05:48 06/13/11 Yea you saw how perfectly mine fit, full size filters too :) (n/m) - Piranha 22:01:21 06/13/11 That's what I like to call money well spent ;-) - RobZ32 10:06:36 06/13/11 She looks real good with all her new goodies, cha-ching ;) (n/m) - samsungz 10:48:37 06/13/11 Very nice upgrades! And thanks for the mini-reviews. - TT XTZ 12:14:51 06/13/11
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