Carbon Fiber Z-Tube / JDM RHD Battery Cover Review, Pics, and Tips..!!!
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Carbon Fiber Z-Tube / JDM RHD Battery Cover Review, Pics, and Tips..!!!
this is the CF Z-tube from the z-store, http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/350z09b/11-2961
looks impressive and still smells of resin... i tried to get a shot of the inside there, it's rough and just has to be wiped off b/c of little plastic-resin pieces, no biggy.
here's the RHD Battery cover...
note: this is the UNmodified JDM cover, don't spend extra money on a modded one, all you do is cut a little piece off!!
very little modding was needed, only a pair of scissors and 10mm socket needed for this install.
so the Carbon fiber tube has a terrible fitment with the silicon connectors they give you..
one of them is useless,
so make sure to keep your stock rubber elbow connector, the one that goes onto the plenum. if you use the engine cover, it will be out of sight.
it's the only way to make it fit...
still not perfect on the airbox, but you can make it work
nice
on to the RHD Batt. Cover....
stick it on there and notice toward the center of the windshield where a little downward flap of plastic is touching a flap on the car that has a bolt screwed into nothing..
cut the flap off, or maybe just cut off about a 1/4 inch, and unscrew the bolt most of the way out, so that you can wedge the piece behind it, like so..
don't tighten the bolt down until you have fastened the 1 plastic fastener that actually does anything right here..
then tighten the screw down and you should have a good tight fit... now you can plug all the holes with the poointless fasteners...
now the engine looks sick
painted my engine cover
now i just need to clean it
looks impressive and still smells of resin... i tried to get a shot of the inside there, it's rough and just has to be wiped off b/c of little plastic-resin pieces, no biggy.
here's the RHD Battery cover...
note: this is the UNmodified JDM cover, don't spend extra money on a modded one, all you do is cut a little piece off!!
very little modding was needed, only a pair of scissors and 10mm socket needed for this install.
so the Carbon fiber tube has a terrible fitment with the silicon connectors they give you..
one of them is useless,
so make sure to keep your stock rubber elbow connector, the one that goes onto the plenum. if you use the engine cover, it will be out of sight.
it's the only way to make it fit...
still not perfect on the airbox, but you can make it work
nice
on to the RHD Batt. Cover....
stick it on there and notice toward the center of the windshield where a little downward flap of plastic is touching a flap on the car that has a bolt screwed into nothing..
cut the flap off, or maybe just cut off about a 1/4 inch, and unscrew the bolt most of the way out, so that you can wedge the piece behind it, like so..
don't tighten the bolt down until you have fastened the 1 plastic fastener that actually does anything right here..
then tighten the screw down and you should have a good tight fit... now you can plug all the holes with the poointless fasteners...
now the engine looks sick
painted my engine cover
now i just need to clean it
Last edited by UR2EZ; 03-30-2009 at 09:24 PM.
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Originally Posted by Skaterbasist
What "part" are you talking about?
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when i bought this car from my sister, her filter looked like it had never been changed, and there was a big black circle in the middle closer to the top... it was obvious that all the air was being directed into that one area.... so by pulling off the 'power-duct', seems to have evened out the area to which air enters the filter.
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Originally Posted by UR2EZ
he's talking about the 'power duct', well here's my thing about that...
when i bought this car from my sister, her filter looked like it had never been changed, and there was a big black circle in the middle closer to the top... it was obvious that all the air was being directed into that one area.... so by pulling off the 'power-duct', seems to have evened out the area to which air enters the filter.
when i bought this car from my sister, her filter looked like it had never been changed, and there was a big black circle in the middle closer to the top... it was obvious that all the air was being directed into that one area.... so by pulling off the 'power-duct', seems to have evened out the area to which air enters the filter.
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this is the CF Z-tube from the z-store, http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/350z09b/11-2961
looks impressive and still smells of resin... i tried to get a shot of the inside there, it's rough and just has to be wiped off b/c of little plastic-resin pieces, no biggy.
here's the RHD Battery cover...
note: this is the UNmodified JDM cover, don't spend extra money on a modded one, all you do is cut a little piece off!!
very little modding was needed, only a pair of scissors and 10mm socket needed for this install.
so the Carbon fiber tube has a terrible fitment with the silicon connectors they give you..
one of them is useless,
so make sure to keep your stock rubber elbow connector, the one that goes onto the plenum. if you use the engine cover, it will be out of sight.
it's the only way to make it fit...
still not perfect on the airbox, but you can make it work
nice
on to the RHD Batt. Cover....
stick it on there and notice toward the center of the windshield where a little downward flap of plastic is touching a flap on the car that has a bolt screwed into nothing..
cut the flap off, or maybe just cut off about a 1/4 inch, and unscrew the bolt most of the way out, so that you can wedge the piece behind it, like so..
don't tighten the bolt down until you have fastened the 1 plastic fastener that actually does anything right here..
then tighten the screw down and you should have a good tight fit... now you can plug all the holes with the poointless fasteners...
now the engine looks sick
painted my engine cover
now i just need to clean it
looks impressive and still smells of resin... i tried to get a shot of the inside there, it's rough and just has to be wiped off b/c of little plastic-resin pieces, no biggy.
here's the RHD Battery cover...
note: this is the UNmodified JDM cover, don't spend extra money on a modded one, all you do is cut a little piece off!!
very little modding was needed, only a pair of scissors and 10mm socket needed for this install.
so the Carbon fiber tube has a terrible fitment with the silicon connectors they give you..
one of them is useless,
so make sure to keep your stock rubber elbow connector, the one that goes onto the plenum. if you use the engine cover, it will be out of sight.
it's the only way to make it fit...
still not perfect on the airbox, but you can make it work
nice
on to the RHD Batt. Cover....
stick it on there and notice toward the center of the windshield where a little downward flap of plastic is touching a flap on the car that has a bolt screwed into nothing..
cut the flap off, or maybe just cut off about a 1/4 inch, and unscrew the bolt most of the way out, so that you can wedge the piece behind it, like so..
don't tighten the bolt down until you have fastened the 1 plastic fastener that actually does anything right here..
then tighten the screw down and you should have a good tight fit... now you can plug all the holes with the poointless fasteners...
now the engine looks sick
painted my engine cover
now i just need to clean it
This would fit the 03 coupe right and would pair up will with the "STILLEN Hi-Flow intake" right?
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