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ANSA plus resonator. I was not thrilled at how they necked down from a 2.5" to a 2" pipe to meet the ANSA. Its quite frankly the shoddiest bit of workmanship. Which amazed me. As the rest of the bends and attachments are very very nice. Its like he was forced to hurry up and finish. She shop owner kept coming by saying to the tech, who was doing a very thorough job up to this point, that he needed to hurry up and finish that car... its taking too long.. I think I will get it redone at a different shop. Its only the last two bends or so to the ANSA, less than 3 feed of pipe. OTHer than that I am VERY happy with how it sounds.

Exhaust is MOUNTED!!! The guys at the shop did 90% of what I wanted. The sound.... OH my Gosh the sound these pipes make. My car exudes power and refinement now. The old craptacular setup is gone and about a dozen rattles I use to have are eliminated. The car sounds stronger....no more power of course, but the I cannot speak enough of how these make the car sound!!

You sir are my new hero!

Here are the pieces of my exhaust. First the ANSA tip I was so happy to receive, and second the Aero Resonator I picked up from Verocious motorsports. Its 12" long, 2.5" inlet/outlet, and 4" max diameter. Nice polished 304 Stainless steel design. These will be hooked up to my MSA ceramic coated header... Pics and sounds to come soon.. but for now.

My beautiful ANSA tips arrived today. I must say, I am blown away at the look of this part up close. Hard to believe its the age it is. I want to thank WingZr0 for his prompt service and AMAZING packaging. I would not hesitate to buy anything from him ever again. My polished resonator came in today as well, so I have everything I need to hook up my exhaust this week or next week. Pics and videos to come soon.

Thanks a million for letting me know about that Zclocks.com site. My clock is not currently functional!!

Let me be the first to say she is beautiful!!

Can you give us more info on what year your Z is?

I will let you know how it goes, did you leave the stock ballast in, or take it out. I have read posts where people switched coils and left out the ballast..

As I have mentioned before my car has always had issues revving past 5k. It use to stumble at around 4500, but after replacing my cap and rotor, things progressively got better. Now I can rev her to 5000-5500 rpm. Once I get to that point, crazy things start to happen. The tach needle runs smooth as a swiss watch normally. Idle and rpm response are great. Once it hits around 5000 rpm, the tach needle bounces around form 1000 rpm to 6000 rpm quickly. Its crazy. I think the car starts to stumble at that point as well. Its just weird for it to act so perfectly at all other times, then do this. Any ideas fellow Z car owners... I have checked my pertronix and it seems to be hooked up properly. I am entertaining the idea of dropping a mallory in there or a rebuilt one Nissan EI distributor.

I am very interested in this! I would love an OEM rebuilt dizzy for my Z. As I suspect mine has 'issues'. Does he do Z's as well as roadsters?

Great to have you here! welcome!!! Pics please!

It looks great, congrats on your purchase, and welcome aboard. I am still a newb here too but I assure you the folks on this board are as good as gold.

I am eagerly awaiting its arrival. But I got your message. THanks for the prompt service and extremely fast turnaround! Kudos to a good vendor/seller, etc.

Please do not call me a moron, but can you tell me how you linked to street fire and posted here. I will be posting pics of my ANSA tips next week as well...and never did figure out how to link it.

^^^^ what he said.

That I something I can do! Right after I finally get off my butt and buy a firewire cable for my camcorder. Then its off to the videos!

Thanks Frank, hopefully it made somebody smile.

No they are not. In the Corvette the LS9 does a pretty good job. But since when does a 6.2 liter engine that is supercharged have any problems making 600+ HP. Far from a technological feat. As far as mileage, um.... one word, gearing. I think the LS9 in the ZR1 is a fine package, and I would dearly want one. However, its still a knuckle dragger in my opinion. I would be okay with a knuckle dragger mind you, but its far from anything ground breaking. I like the technical wizbangs found in cars like the AMG and the M5. Tout their large packaging, and weight all you want, but they are engineering marvels. The LS9 is just a supercharged 'small' block. Been there done that. Its brute force nicely packaged. Again, pushrods are on the way out. They are just not as efficient as smaller displacement V8's with DOHC. I have had this argument a hundred different times. I have been called every name under the sun. There is little I do not know about the LS series of engines... all of them. And I am telling you that their time is limited. They need to do more with less. Not just keep making engines bigger. The new direct injected V6 in the upcoming Camaro is a perfect example. 305 HP, and from what I hear a very nice power band. Plus it gets decent mileage. THrow 2 more cylinders on that, and I am sold. Drop the BMW M5 V10 into a car that weights 3300 lbs, and I think you will see a revolutionary automobile born.

Update: Just talked to WingZr0 today and my ANSA is on the way, pics when it arrives and is installed coming.

In Chris's defense, he did say that he feels the Z IRS in particular is a little dated and not as efficient as others. I would think the Zs suspension design is not so bad considering how many SCCA championships it won. So he never said that a well engineered solid axle car is just as good as a well engineered IRS car. He just said that not every IRS car can outhandle a Solid rear axle car. Which is true, but its not a black and white answer. I did make some sweeping generalizations, and for that I do apologize. I fell victim to low brow, lazy posting, which I am usually careful not to do. Sorry. I will concede that there are probably a few live axle cars out there that can outhandle a portion of the IRS cars. I would wager that those cars had many dollars of development into them. Its never a one to one when comparing cars. And since there is not one brand of car with both a solid rear axle and a IRS setup as an option (other than that Cobra, right) any direct comparison is sort of apples to pears. Next point, you mentioned that all the cars I listed are mid engined. Is the arguement your making that if they had a different layout F1 cars would use a solid rear axle? I would think that cant possibly be what you meant by that. But assuming you did,lets take the BMW. Uber dollars of development and not a single live axle car in the bunch. Surly if they could post better numbers they would use one. But they do not. Neither does Ferrari, Porsche, Lambo, Mercedes, every super car in the world, etc. Lives axles are in the same boat in my opinion as pushrod V8's. VERY effective and reliable (i.e. LS1), but dated technology that is past its prime. Both of them can be made to work very well in different applications, but both have been replaced by better designs. To sum up, I did not say IRS is the ONLY design that will work. I said IRS is the best design. A live axle will do the job adequately but its not the best solution for the highest level of handling. I just dont see any way that statement is wrong.

Um, okay, you are entitled to your opinion, that's fine. But saying I am wrong in all caps is unfriendly and honestly, incorrect. You prefer the feeling of a live rear axle. I respect that, and you have made that clear. That's your personal taste and by default is 100% correct for you. I am not trying to change YOUR mind. I am just stating that IRS is better for handling in any kind of on road performance driving. I never said you cannot drive a solid rear axle car fast around corners, its just not as good as an IRS. If you want proof, go to the top I always say. Formula 1 LeMans IRL/Champ Car World Rally All these teams with budgets the size of what we make in a lifetime have endless resources to build a car to compete. They all use IRS. If a live axle was better they would be using them. You have extremely limited camber control with a solid rear axle. The purpose of a suspension it to keep the tires contact patch on the ground throughout the suspension travel of the car, and an IRS can do that better than a live axle. The SCORE BAJA trucks use a live axle mostly due to strength and heritage. Last I checked they were putting down over 700 HP and solid rear axle geometry has decades of research and development into it for off road trucks. Plus they can take one heck of a pounding. If I were to build an off road truck, I would stick with a solid rear axle myself. Its what fits there already, it works fine, why reinvent it. I have had both in my lifetime as I grew up with powerful rear drive live axle cars. Its a preference thing. You prefer the live rear axle, I say have fun with it... but for all those reading and are considering this choice, know which setup has which strengths. Compare those to your budget, and make the right decision for you.

Fixed axle cars can be made to perform adequately around a bend or two, but there are caveats to that. First the road needs to be very smooth. As solid rear axles do not like to be upset in a corner, and second, the spring rates usually need to be pretty darn high and the car pretty low. Modern day solid axles (i.e. mustang) have somewhat complex linkages attached to try to solve some of these problems, but in the end an IRS is a far better choice for all out handling. Your priority is mainly drag racing, handling second. As is your choice with the solid rear axle indicates, and there is nothing wrong with that. But just to get all the facts on the table, if handling was your priority, then IRS is the way to go. Generally you cant have it both ways, as one setup will compromise you in one direction or another. It sounds like you have your priorities straight and are building your car accordingly.

Not to sound callous, but your in college. What you need is a super reliable daily driver that gets 30 mpg. Have some patience and graduate first. A Z will just take time away from your studies, as it will need two things, that college students do not have, Time and Money. You can be a Z fanatic after you graduate. Do not lose site of the goal...school should be first and foremost your mission in life. All good things come afterward. You will see. Keep the civic, its a fine car...and will serve you well until you get your diploma and get a good paying job. Then you can make good with your Z ambitions.

I would say its either a late 71 - 73, hard to tell, as the hood has been switched out for a later 280Z hood with the dual hood vents.