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Old 07-28-2017, 03:01 PM
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^ I've personally have been using imgur for years now, my work has always blocked photobucket.
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The aragostas are the same as the Top secret custom suspension set up right?
Old 07-28-2017, 03:37 PM
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Yeah I've been trying a few services out. I'm in the imaging business so I'm fairly critical of the features and workflow. Right now I'm using postimg.org and migrating everything there. I haven't figured out why my photos are now working via Photobucket. I think it's a mistake on their end.
Old 07-28-2017, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by gill1606
The aragostas are the same as the Top secret custom suspension set up right?
No, Aragota is their own company. TopnSecret traditionally takes off the shelf dampers from the big guys like Aragosta and Ohlins and modifies to their taste with a price increase.
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Old 07-28-2017, 03:46 PM
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I see so you went straight to the source for these parts bypassing the middleman vendor aka Top Secret. very cool!

You know, Top Secret did do a G35 twin turbo build using a VK V8 engine. do you know if they offer that build commercially?? You can try and contact them and see..

They took this guy's G37 and did the suspension work for him: he's somewhere in Texas as well, own Planet Zero Anime Center.




Your car would be end all badass with a VK V8 twin turbo
Old 07-28-2017, 05:00 PM
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Top Secret is not the vendor. I did import them straight from Japan but bought them from a big parts shop called KtS. But many shops sell Aragostas. Top speed buys them and modify a them to their spec.

It'd take tons of money to do a V8TT conversion. I could buy a GT-R for less money.
Old 07-29-2017, 11:13 PM
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yea but G37's aesthetically in my opinion are much more stylish than the GTR, and you'd have a one off or one of the rare one off Infiniti G37's out there. With nice coupe styling and bite to go with it.

The GTR looks really bulky compared to the G37, which looks narrower and thinner in comparison. more of a sleek appearance.

But obviously the GTR is going to be way better performance wise straight from the factory. So i guess you are right in that regard.
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So I did what I should have done a while back....I decreased my tire pressure by 2psi all around. That REALLY helped coming off of a corner. Far more planted. Amazed it made that much difference.

I initially went higher as the tires were so much more compliant and the 370Z's run higher pressure. I feel like I could crank up the dampers a few notches and not suffer any loss in ride quality. Love these tires!
Old 08-06-2017, 03:08 PM
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What PSI did you settle on, Ape?
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I was at 35psi and went back down to 33psi ironically enough.
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Upgraded the rear diff oil to Redline. Never posted images due to the Photobucket debacle. The original oil looked pretty good for the most part, particulate matter on the magnet was nothing more than fine particles. All looked good.


The good stuff...Of note, the pump doesn't actually screw on to the Redline bottles. Bought everything off Amazon and the pump was listed as "purchased together" so I thought it'd fit. Nope, not even close. Still worked just fine. Super easy to pump the fluid in.


Both plugs were very easy to remove. No issues.


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Beautiful car man!
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Old 09-19-2017, 09:41 PM
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Just an FYI, if the Photobucket pictures don't work, there are now add-ons for Firefox and I've heard there's an add-on for Chrome. Up to the end user to install the extension. Here's a link for Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ix/?src=search
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...fixer/?src=api
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Thanks for stopping by and adding those helpful links! Happy New Year Ape!
I added that helpful post here too~
https://www.myg37.com/forums/announc...ml#post4152057



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