You know, it was only a few years ago that I discovered that best-practice, and have been doing it ever since. Never to old to learn something important, I guess.


IDK. You'll have to research. It's just a vague memory, people b1tching about the aftermarket CSC. I don't think Z1 is the only game in town, either.


It's a fantastic idea. Honestly, I just assumed you had it. You're way more into the qualitative details of driving your car than most of the fanboys on this site.


I had a mechanic friend install it a couple years ago. Took a few hours, on his back in the footwell. We didn't remove the seat.

RJM has since come up with a one-piece which is easier to install, IIRC.


I mean exactly that. Ryan = RJM. If he falls on hard times, gets whacked by a bus, or just decides to shut down this business for whatever reason... then the entire G/Z community loses access to a truly fantastic product. Like your warranty questions, odds are the day you decide to buy the RJM Pedal will be the day Ryan shuts down RJM.

 

Rochester, after seeing the Engineering Explained video I also thought to myself "hey, you can teach an old dog new tricks after all."

For some reason I thought this part was a lot more expensive and the pedal feel was not that different than the Jsolo spring. I should have just gotten the RJM pedal. I believe that replaces the Jsolo spring anyway, right? Did you see any need for the master cylinder or just the pedal?

The newest version of this pedal does not look bad to install at all. Now will you stop recommending parts for me to buy because I seem to be spending plenty of money on this car on my own. All kidding aside, I appreciate your advice and you have not steered me wrong yet. And if I had it to do all over again I probably would have bought almost exactly the same parts.

The only bad thing about Ryan being a 1 man operation is that if he closes down and we need parts we are SOL.

 

I have a lot of trust in it. I think the problem is exaggerated on the forums due to a higher than normal % of 6MT cars. Nobody signs up to say they don't have any issues. That being said, I've taken precautions to mitigate it.

If it goes, well, my extended warranty will cover the replacement


I believe you. That's why it's on the list. I've also been waiting for it to cool down for a bit. Turning wrenches on a car in 90*+ weather sucks


I know, but my wife was between consulting and getting back into a corporate job for ~6 months and it was a huge hit to our savings. I'm trying to be responsible and build our reserves back up



That's not me, I just used my mad interweb skillz to research ways to mitigate CSC failure

 

4DRZ, I bought the RJM pedal last Christmas, definitely worth it. I had bought it primarily so I could get out of 1st and 2nd smoother, didn't realize the added benefit it has on the CSC.

I think what Rochester is saying about Ryan being a one-man shop, is that he's designed this bad *** clutch pedal assembly on the side and manufacturers them only when he has demand. Definitely doesn't seem like his primary source of income so there's always a risk to him closing up shop should work or life, in general, take over the time he's dedicating to it. There was a guy on the Maxima forums, called Matt Blehm who made some quality components to address a braking issue. Great guy, great product but he ultimately ended up closing shop due to his job moving him. sadpanda

 

Right, it replaces the spring. It replaces everything.

Last I gave it consideration, the MC seemed more of a road-course consideration than DD. Probably right up your alley, but IDK really.


You OK?


He had a good rep for good product, no doubt. But he could also be a serious douchbag, although I think that was towards the end. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else... that's possible. But if it's who I think it is, he'll probably create an account here just to flame me like the Johnny Storm hot-head he was. LOL

You know who was awesome? The guy running NWP Engineering. Another one-man-shop, but super professional and helpful and freaking brilliant, IMO.

Another vendor from the Org with a stellar rep: Brian Catts. Those Cattman products were top-shelf.

 

Careful. I was trying to be, oh what do they call it, "nice."

 

 

i managed it myself with basic tools and mechanical knowledge. the work is simple and straightforward. by far the most challenging aspect is the cramped working environment under the dash. my rib cage is finally close to what it was before the install. it took me ~3 hours and several beers/advil. i'm roughly average sized at 6' ~195lbs, so if a guy is smaller that must help. not sure how bigger guys do it. i didn't remove my driver's seat. some people say that helps but i didn't want to screw around with the seat..

my wife borrowed my car a while back and came home saying how much easier it is to drive. she never came close to stalling or any rough starts or 1-2 shifts. that's proof enough for me that the RJM pedal is legit. issue here is that she may ask to borrow my ride more often now...no bueno.

 

Yes! I had his SS Y-Pipe and True CAI. Rochester, did you have a Max build thread?

I'm embarrassed to share my CarDomain, yes, CarDomain page for my 00 Max
626dx 2000 Nissan Maxima Specs, Photos, Modification Info at CarDomain

 

No, not a build thread. I joined the Org in Feb 2009. At the time, I had a 2003 Maxima SE 6MT that I bought brand new six years prior, and I was at a crossroads... should I get a new car, or spend the next few years modding the one I had, while saving up for the G37? Go look up "Rochester", same SN. I was pretty active from '09 to '12. Started lots of threads, made a lot of friends... some I'm still in touch with today. Oh, and go look at the bottom left corner of the site's banner image

And here we are whoring the OP's thread, dammit. I'm afraid he's going to stop being nice to me now.

 

I'm planning to take the seat out so this shouldn't be too bad.

I would expect nothing less from you. Oops, there I go being nice again. Don't get used to it.

 

Just joined the 30k club yesterday. I started reading this thread early in the week in anticipation, didn't realize it had derailed into rjm pedal discussion. I did that last year, had no idea it was beneficial to the csc. Now I'm going to start researching the fluid change before winter.
Oh, no extended warranty for me. Reliability of the Japanese is one of the main reasons I bought the G.

 

Crossed 30k last week on my '12...work from home life.

 

Nice! I don't work at home, but very close to home so I am already over 33k in my '13. I see you are in Chicago. I would say, "let me know if you are ever in northern WI, but from your low mileage it looks like you will never drive this far.

 

I'd be down for a meet up in the middle somewhere if we can rally some folks once the weather warms up. I have one more weekend on my snows and then I'm back to summer tires. FWIW, I'm sitting pretty stock compared to you so my car doesn't have much wow factor.