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I wouldn't worry about that Charger six pack. It's a horrible, horrible machine. That engine has a 13% catastrophic failure rate in the FIRST YEAR with the Wagoneer. They're putting that engine into a flawed vehicle. It's got the same bad body panels, an infotainment system that routinely bricks...

Yep, same here. I've always been a domestic V8 guy most of my life, but I test drove the Z and fell in love with it. Got this 2024 Nismo Z brand new for $58k 3 months ago. MSRP $73k. Loaded with every option.

What you're saying definitely has merit. I've been traveling for business this week and just got back a few hours ago, hence my delayed reply. I'm going to have another go at tuning it, but I do agree that it likely needs a second amplifier. I can isolate the speakers to tune them, but the...

Yep, and in the case of the S550 Mustang, the oil pump gear is driven by the crank snout. Under heavy load (as in, higher than stock via boosting, usually), the crank snout can shift forward and break the OEM oil pump gear. Every video I've ever seen of someone blowing their OPG was done while...

The S550 Coyote V8 went through a similar rash of alarmist warnings about the oil pump gears. They could fail and cause the engine to drop to 0 oil pressure, thus wrecking the engine. It was so pervasive, that you almost can't find even a slightly modified Mustang that doesn't have a billet oil...

I might also be a bit spoiled, I admit. For the past 8 years, my dailies have been Hellcats, C8 Corvette, and a 1300hp S550 Mustang. I didn't modify any of the Hellcats because I don't have $30,000 to replace a blown Hellcat engine or $18,000 out of pocket to fix a C8 transmission. It's...

Cars are built and designed by men. They will never be perfect. For those that have followed me on the C8 and Hellcat forums, they might be familiar with me having a lemon law return on the C8 for 4, count 'em, 4 blown transmissions in 8k miles, and how my Redeye went down with multiple...

The shop that did my Focal system install used almost 30 pounds of 4mm thick Sound Shield mat. They removed my entire interior and put it in the doors, under the headliner, around the rear hatch, trunk, even on the back side of the license plate. You almost can't hear people talking outside the...

One point of contention here. If a manufacturer does an engine replacement, it starts another powertrain warranty period for that item. So, if you blew your engine at 30k miles, the replacement should have another 50k mile powertrain warranty. Not really an issue for me, as my selling...

Sadly, these are all good questions for the shop that did the work. I can't answer most of them. What I can say is that the bass pods are indeed fiberglass, but I'm unsure of the volume. If you look at the picture, that small middle section between the two locks in the two pods on either side...

The Firehawk Indy 500 is a great tire for the money. I'm a diehard Michelin fanboy (dad was a Michelin tire regional exec back in the 70s/80s). But as a driver, I've used lots of different tires. The Indy 500s don't inspire me in the wet at all. In terms of handling and launch grip, I'd put them...

This is a bit of a loaded question. I would say that you should probably start at the car's factory recommended cold tire pressure that's printed on your door jamb. That should say 32 front, 29 rear. The tire compound or manufacturer itself shouldn't factor in too much unless you have a drag...

Sorry for the delay, got called out of town on business. This is a couple images of the subs. You can't see the rest of the install, as I had them install the Focal Utopia M component speakers behind the factory mounting locations. I wanted a very clean and unobtrusive an install as possible...

"...higher than actual power gains that trace directly with increased noise volume and COST." :)

I picked up this new Nismo about 4 weeks ago for 10k off MSRP. This one is max loaded at $72k MSRP, I picked it up for 61k + tax/destination.

Yeah, my cost was certifiably mental and obscene. I've bought entire cars for less than what my sound system ran me... but I did have an extreme audiophile system installed. I'll just say that it was north of $10,000 and leave it at that.

All Bose sucks. As the saying goes, "No highs, no lows, must be Bose!" I've literally never heard a Bose system of any kind that didn't sound like a sex crime in your ears. But, you can tell the audio shop that the setup is similar to the prior model 370 Zs. Same chassis, same holes in the...

I did a very similar upgrade to my Z. I like the OP's arrangement better than mine, but I don't think the setup I went with would fit under the mat anyway. I went with: Focal Utopia M 2-way passive component kit 2x Focal EVO 10" 300 watt RMS subs D-5. 1300 5 channel DSP Matrix amplifier 2x...

You can't exactly expect one brand's engine (GM) to behave like any other brand. For example, Ford Gen II/III Coyotes are mostly forged from the factory and can handle 800hp on the stock internals. Built hundreds of those over the years. Take the Dodge Gen III Hemi engines. The 5.7L can handle...

In the past 4 years, I've owned a self-built 1,300whp S550 Mustang GT, a 1,200whp Hellcat, a Hellcat Redeye, and a ProCharged C8 before this Z. The Mustang was actually an SCCA 800whp car for 2 years before I went big power on it and used it for mostly daily use and top speed runs. The C8 was...