Whatever became of your transmission issues??

 

so those of you who are switching to winters when are you guys planning to throw em on?

I still need to get some tires

 

I usually do it during Thanksgiving. These are Bridgestone Blizzaks, LM-60 High Performance Snows (), in OEM size on OEM duckfeet. This will be their third Winter.

I have some 15mm spacers showing up any day now this week, so the drop with duckfeet doesn't look so bad.

Took this picture a few days ago, because they were there.

And I really, really dislike winter.

 

Long story short, they covered parts and I covered the labor. I ended up paying about $1100 out of pocket but that doesn't even add up close to the cost of the trans and everything else.

It happened this way because I've reported issues before my warranty expired and the dealership didn't do squat about any of it. Once I placed a call to Infiniti USA, my dealership decided to suddenly start working with me.

 

So are there any good replacements for our sedans for the rear bumper? My car has had some clear coat bubbling issues on the rear bumper, so I was going to replace it anyway. Figured now would be the time if I would go with something else.

I have seen several rear apron style bits, such as Tommy Kaira (ugly and expensive) Impul (kinda chunky looking and expensive) or Wald.

Also have seen the Autokits X kit (which is rice-tastic). And Kenstyle makes some rear spats. And there is always Access Evolution.

I may just end up with a new rear OEM bumper, but figured I ask if anyone knew of anything else that is out there.

 

I have the decel hiss. It's much more prominent with an aftermarket CBE. Probably most audible around 3k to 3.5k rpm about.

As for that cross-brace on the mid-pipes you're talking about, I had a plate that looked like a flattened dog bone. The shop threw it away and told me it wasn't necessary. It could be easily bent and as Rochester stated there is won't fit with any aftermarket.

 

Hmm, wonder if i should give this a go.

 

No, that brace I was able to keep. I'm talking about the one under the cats and due to the design, it can no longer be used properly.

 

I swear to god I recommended this to you at least once before. Don't know where and in what conversation, but...

...damn. LOL

 

Rochester, my Ark setup never scrapes. I wish I could show you my driveway and you'd tilt your head sideways trying to figure out how I get in every night. Its a matter of driving style that changes once you go dropped, which you have the experience of doing so.

I have on a few occasions scrapes the tips due to having a car full of passengers and being careless but otherwise I scrape my front lip more than anything from being dropped on Swifts (and that's a mild drop compared to other springs).

Ark, paired with my hfcs, does an amazing job of low end growl and a nice tinniness on wot. Definitely had countless number of people say wow and ask about it.

GT-Haus is a different animal. Its not for everyone and it is most definitely louder. Only reason I didn't get it was because it hadn't come out for the sedans when I was in the market for an exhaust. My friend an I constantly swap cars (he has a 370z with the GT-Haus setup). He enjoys my exhaust more than his own and vice versa.

Its a strange thing with exhausts. Find one that you truly love and just stick with it. You're not on coils or anything extreme so you'll fair fine. If you scrape I guarantee you'll find a way to no longer scrape.

Good luck.

 

what kind of HFC do you have Miata? i m assuming its the Non Res HFC from FI? and are they 2.5" in diameter? just asking cause i m seriously considering adding HFCs to my ARK

 

^^^
Albert has the full ARK setup, cats to tips, with helmholtz resonators at each end.

 

Nov 24th is my apt, I needed to get new tires ,I'm swapping the rims and tires over Saturday the 22nd.

 

I'll be switching to winter tires, on my coupe 19's, at some point shortly after thanksgiving.

 

Anybody see the new consumer reports reliability article?

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/consume...164529371.html

Nissan’s luxury brand, Infiniti, fared even worse. Reliability of its new products has plummeted. The new-for-2014 Q50 is meant to phase out the super-reliable G37 (now Q40), but the Q50’s first-year reliability is abysmal. Its new InTouch infotainment system is even less reliable than MyFord Touch was in its famously troublesome first year. That takes some doing. The QX60 SUV (formerly JX35) is also unreliable, even without InTouch.