Subject	Good question.
Posted by	Evan_Wright (Ca) on June 23, 2012 at 2:34 AM
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In Reply To	Why did you go with Z1 exhaust cam gears when you already posted by MixManMash on June 23, 2012 at 01:10 AM
Message	They are very good at marketing their products. They looked top-notch from pictures and it sounded like they put a lot of effort into not only making a high quality product but improving on the all ready existing options. With that being said, I wouldn't buy them again. I sent many emails requesting torque specs before I finally got a reply saying they don't have any and to just snug them up with loctite. Brett sent printed instructions on torquing his intake sprockets(which came with quality arp hardware). Also, when you loosen the adjusting bolts there is a bit of play between the machined hub and the sprocket which of course put things in a bit of a bind and made it harder to rotate. Made me wonder about the runout of the sprocket but I couldn't find a good place to position my dial gauge to check. I didn't intend to bash z1 in this thread...but these are my honest observations. In the end they get the job done. And to be fair, I have no experience with other aftermarket exhaust sprockets to compare them to. I guess I'm just nieve because I like to believe they're genuinely interested in selling quality products with quality service to back it up...I even want to try their fucas but am becoming more cautious now.
Follow Ups	Just some pics of my recent changes - Evan_Wright (Ca) 22:42:13 06/22/12 Oh, and BlackholeZ VTC caps...great product! (n/m) - Evan_Wright (Ca) 22:51:37 06/22/12 Nice Evan! - BlackholeZ 21:00:12 06/23/12 I don't mind (n/m) - Evan_Wright (Ca) 02:10:13 06/24/12 Very nice! (n/m) - Coldfusown 00:16:59 06/23/12 Check the 10A ECCS fuse in the relay/fuse box atop the - Ash's Z 01:01:58 06/23/12 Thanks Ash. After looking at the wiring schematics that was - Evan_Wright (Ca) 02:14:00 06/23/12 If the fuse is good and you know the AAC functions, the - Ash's Z 16:04:45 06/23/12 Also, one easy way to test any solenoid transistor in the - Ash's Z 13:00:52 06/24/12 Any idea what kind of frequency I might see on the AAC? - Evan_Wright (Ca) 14:14:37 06/24/12 Hi Ash, Ill email you and Gary also in case you don't see - Evan_Wright (Ca) 20:31:24 06/24/12 From that information, the ECU/harness is working >>> - Ash's Z 10:43:38 06/25/12 Hi Evan. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. - DVDBURN (MD) 16:49:15 06/23/12 Hey Gary, - Evan_Wright (Ca) 17:50:46 06/23/12 Does it have 12 volts on one side of the connector? (n/m) - DVDBURN (MD) 18:00:25 06/23/12 Yes. Between battery ground and a wire at the connector I - Evan_Wright (Ca) 19:55:46 06/23/12 Have you taken the valve off and looked inside? (n/m) - DVDBURN (MD) 20:39:52 06/23/12 Yes, I've taken it apart, cleaned it, checked resistance. (n/m) - Evan_Wright (Ca) 22:12:39 06/23/12 Sounds like you've done everything possible with the valve. - DVDBURN (MD) 08:15:08 06/24/12 You and I, together, would be like two cooks in the same - Ash's Z 21:58:12 06/23/12 Lol, that's funny :) (n/m) - DVDBURN (MD) 08:07:04 06/24/12 Why did you go with Z1 exhaust cam gears when you already - MixManMash 01:10:17 06/23/12 Good question. - Evan_Wright (Ca) 02:34:10 06/23/12 Thanks for your honest response. - MixManMash 04:05:40 06/23/12 I want a soft ride which is why I am interested in z1's fuca (n/m) - Evan_Wright (Ca) 09:56:24 06/23/12 Be patient... Z1 is not worth a lick of rushing. (n/m) - samsung-Z [Houston] 10:06:00 06/23/12 Do you know of any other adjustable fuca with bushings - Evan_Wright (Ca) 11:07:55 06/23/12 here - aliaZ 14:42:02 06/23/12 What do they mean by pivoting arms? Is this what ash was - Evan_Wright (Ca) 02:22:07 06/24/12 Re: What do they mean by pivoting arms? Is this what ash was - aliaZ 10:13:08 06/24/12 Did they say, " in develoment for over a year" j/k? - pearl5 10:22:14 06/23/12 I have had no issues w/z1 adjustable exhaust cam sprockets (n/m) - The Devils Z 17:47:13 06/23/12 all that effort into making everything look amazing - FuerGrissa 04:54:23 06/23/12 Because of the crazy smog rules here I do my best to not - Evan_Wright (Ca) 10:01:18 06/23/12 Good work - bartz32tt 10:49:33 06/23/12 I'd worry more about having a capable air compressor and - Evan_Wright (Ca) 11:04:17 06/23/12 Everything looks awesome, definite sleeper under the hood (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:49:48 06/25/12 Great job !!! (n/m) - RICH1 05:40:07 06/23/12 Well done. (n/m) - Zblackbeast 08:46:07 06/23/12 Looks nice! (n/m) - DarkZide 09:07:55 06/23/12 Nice job! (n/m) - beanz 10:18:50 06/23/12 Great pictorial of your meticulous assembly work, Evan. (n/m) - 240Z FeO2 10:21:53 06/23/12 ftw - Adam (NoVA) 11:11:40 06/23/12 good job, I agree though, you should at least powdercoat the - LJZTT 13:03:37 06/23/12 A silver plenum can be very "sleeper". (n/m) - Aqualung 14:27:41 06/23/12 I personally like that you've kept the stock look (n/m) - ZXoltan 15:44:27 06/23/12 amazing job (n/m) - vulcanrush 14:40:25 06/23/12 Outstanding, I admire your attention to detail. (n/m) - 1911a1 19:06:18 06/23/12 very nice Evan (n/m) - Ahmed (Chicago) 00:10:00 06/24/12 excellent job (n/m) - RobZ32 14:16:11 06/24/12
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