Last night I'm coming back from having dinner with my friends, listening to some tunes, when I see a 350z fly by me, slam on his brakes and match my speed. This is on rte. 290 West in Worcester.

Nice color, electric blue or whatever it is called. It's a guy in his 20's, smiles at me and nods his head. I do the same. I hear him downshift, so I drop it into 3rd and wait for him to punch it.:D He honks 3 times and we're off......

At the end of third I gained close to a car length on him, quick upshift into fourth and I'm still pulling..... we shut down around 100, I roll my window down, give him a thumbs up and take my exit.

To my surprise he follows me. At the light he compliments on my car and asks if I'd like to run again from a stop.

He follows me onto this industrial road in my area. We stop, line up, he gets out of his car and goes into the trunk:mad: Well you wanna play like that, huh? Oh well. I'll lose. Next time get a remote bottle opener :D

I've never seen a 350z on the bottle in action, so I want to race just to compare.

We get ready and we're off. I get a good launch and jump by a fender. Second gear comes and goes; I'm up by a little more than a car, just waiting for it to happen. Third, he hits the fun button and starts pulling. By fourth, he's by my side, starts to pass and BOOOOM! I slam on the brakes not really knowing what the hell happened, I can't see anything.

As I come to a complete stop, I realize that my windshield is broken, spiderweb all over. I get out, just to see the Z a few feet in front, covered in smoke. I run up just to see a huge bulge in the hood, the kid looking at his car, like a child that just dropped his ice cream cone.

He tells me that he juuuuust finished installing the kit and this was his test run. Nice test run.....blown engine, 2000 miles on the car, all thanks to a universal NOS kit and no experience with the laughing gas.

The kid turns hysterical, tells me to leave just in case the cops show up. I offer to get my buddy's tow truck but he declines. I get his name and number to call him today, since he was a good kid and I want to see what happens next.

At least my insurance will cover the windshield at no charge, wonder what the hell it was that hit it.

That sucks for both of you, especially him. Glad no one was hurt. Do I get to say, "Bottles are for babies"? :devillook

Yikes!

That calls for a...

http://members.roadfly.com/4runner/ownedplane.jpg

I was soo loud. I want to take pics, but don't have a digital camera. I don't really care about the windshield. Just glad that's all that happened. What if the engine blew when he was right next to me? That little piece might have gone through the driver's side window.:bang:

You probably got hit by some piece of his universal (LOL) kit.

Did you inspect the paint today in the light, in and around your front end, hood, roof, mirrors, etc for any scratches from whatever hit your car?

There's nothing else, just the windshield. His hood was bulged up with a 1 inch gap on the side. I think the whole intake manifold got blown off. I will try to contact him today to look at it.

My windshield is being replaced sometime today.

that is a shame to ruin such a new car... hard lesson learned.

did u know the kid?

Originally posted by sirtiger

did u know the kid?

No, now I do.

Gee - I wonder if the warranty covers that?

:D :bawl

Originally posted by Hugo
Yikes!

That calls for a...

http://members.roadfly.com/4runner/ownedplane.jpg


http://www.dtmpower.net/ppost2/data/3123/5649owned.jpg

http://www.student.smsu.edu/s/san232s/hardfunnypics/ownedmotorcyclewreck.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/TomNookTrades/kindergarden2.jpg

http://www.kobeatch.com/owned/archive/212375_163_full.jpg

http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=826573

Thanx Chris:D We get the point.;)

As bad as I feel for the kid, the look on his face was priceless.

:D

I got smoked by a smoking Z. Then again if he was smoking while smoking me, then who really got smoked? :D

Crazy talk.

Originally posted by WannaM
I got smoked by a smoking Z. Then again if he was smoking while smoking me, then who really got smoked? :D

Crazy talk.

:eek:
Edit, can't show that pic in the main forums...

To answer your question, you both got smoked. I say he got a smokin' deal on that universal kit. Really.

chris, you have the best pics as usual.

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sorry to hear what happened but hey, at least you are both alright.

Oh, don't worry, I'm fine :evil2

Originally posted by WannaM


At least my insurance will cover the windshield at no charge, wonder what the hell it was that hit it.

Shockwave...

I was thinking the same but he must have been pretty damn close and the Z would have lost allot of glass as well.

It the intake manifold, or anything in that matter got blown off the engine, it could have struck my car.

Must have been a small piece of metal, a bolt or something.

What did you tell your insurance company?

I have full coverage. I say my window's broken - they replace it:D

Windows are free if you have comprehensive insurance ( at least in MA)

That's intense man... poor kid! What does HE have to tell his insurance? They won't cover something like that, will they?

Man, NOS is bad news... even used right... still bad news!!

Please keep us posted with this story... I have to have closure to this anectdote!

Steve

I will somehow try to get pics. Tried to call him at lunch, but he did not answer.

Oh yeah, and even though I really do feel sorry for the kid (and your windshield) this must be said again:

Steve

really, the dude needs a mentor...

"Um, hello Nissan Service Department"

"Yes"

"I've got a problem with my engine, it blew up. W/ only 2000/K miles on it."

"well sir, have you installed any aftermarket engine modifications..?"

"Click"

"Hello, Hello"

:lol:

That $ucks to be him. I can just imagine how pissed he was when it happened. NOS just seems like a PITA to work with and not worth the hassle or potential downfall.

Nice Owned pics by the way.

What kind of mods do you have to your M?

Originally posted by fishpoopy
What kind of mods do you have to your M?

AA gen III exhaust
AA software
Euro HFM
AA CAI
21.5# injectors
Fan delete

track pipe on the way
:buttrock

Man i feel very sorrie for that kid

wow, that blows man. Basically, you just pull the nitrous kit off, and pray the service tech doesn't rat you out when he puts 2 and 2 together after seeing the motor. The warranty and insurance will cover it as long as they dont discover the true cause, *unless engine mods are allowed, in which case he's fine either way*

wow that sucks.


what shot was he running???


i think:

1. He should have broken in the engine alittle more before adding N20.

2. It was not set up right. I know a guy that runs 150 shot twice a week in our 3.0L engine. Granted he's got the 3.5L but I thought Nissans V6s were happy on the bottle.

Originally posted by luckee2bhere
wow that sucks.


what shot was he running???


i think:

1. He should have broken in the engine alittle more before adding N20.

2. It was not set up right. I know a guy that runs 150 shot twice a week in our 3.0L engine. Granted he's got the 3.5L but I thought Nissans V6s were happy on the bottle.

Talked to the kid last night. He was running a 150 shot. Didn't ask what kit, but he told me that the A/F ratio just dropped to the lean side before the explosion. He did not think it was too bad, so he hidn't let off. N00B.

He told me that the car mysteriously disappeared from his friend's shop the same night:devillook Yah, sure, but if it works out then more power to him.

Right, it dissapeared. .:confused:

Guess he needs to call the insurance company and report it stolen. :rolleyes:

Insurance fraud? Good lord, that jackass not only doesn't know how to use Nos, he makes our insurance rates go higher every year. Report his sorry ass.

Well........what would you do? If he has a way to get around it, let the poor bastard do it.

Hugo, he might make our insurance rates go up, but definitely not yours:D

Originally posted by WannaM
Talked to the kid last night. He was running a 150 shot. Didn't ask what kit, but he told me that the A/F ratio just dropped to the lean side before the explosion. He was running a wideband 02 on the street? :confused:

I don't know what the hell he was running or thinking.......

Originally posted by WannaM
Well........what would you do? If he has a way to get around it, let the poor bastard do it.

Hugo, he might make our insurance rates go up, but definitely not yours:D

Oh please, that guy's a f*cking thief. Do not let such sleazy techniques go unreported. I hope he gets caught and goes to jail. After getting owned by his Nos kit, getting owned in the butt by a cell mate should teach him.

:mad:

What's wrong today Hugo?:D:drink1:

My gf's away, I'm pissed at the world and insurance fraud pisses me off even more. Aarrgghhh!!!!!

I'm sorry. Jump in the BMW, it'll put a smile on your face:)

That sucks for the kid.

Man, that's some bad shit. Too bad he didn't know any better about the AFR and NOS. So how does a lean mix blow the intake off? Wouldn't it just detonate until the pistons melt and/or it throws a rod?

Chris, those OWNED pics got me ROFL!!!

damn that sux... i was gonna suggest he get a swap like a rb26dett but he's doing that insurance fraud thing which isn't so cool

Owned! :biglaughb

You know, there's enough info in this thread to get that kid in a lot of trouble.

Where it happened, when it happened, make of car, etc.

Probably not a good idea to post specific road and town names in the Kill Stories section, with just about every state in the union coming down hard on street racing, and with more and more cops and insurance investigators learning how to type a few simple letters, like www.google.com.

The whole thread will be up in the search engines in about two weeks max.

smoke!!!

nos is not bad news if used right... if the manifold cracked it would not blow up the engine... or send stuff flying across your windshiled. cause the hood would block that. i dunno maybe im wrong... whatever

Nice story.

I hope this azzhole kid gets caught with his insurance scam.

Originally posted by Croak
You know, there's enough info in this thread to get that kid in a lot of trouble.

Where it happened, when it happened, make of car, etc.

Probably not a good idea to post specific road and town names in the Kill Stories section, with just about every state in the union coming down hard on street racing, and with more and more cops and insurance investigators learning how to type a few simple letters, like www.google.com.

The whole thread will be up in the search engines in about two weeks max.

really???? you think that cops and insurance people cruise the forum to check stuff out???? probably should be more careful about what i say.

wow... all of us have made our mistakes, big or small... besides for the insurance fraud thing, i feel sorry for the kid, and hope he doesnt have to go through too much trouble. if he has parents like mine... R.I.P.

Any update on the Kid? You should give him a call to see what happened.

Originally posted by BMW M Power
really???? you think that cops and insurance people cruise the forum to check stuff out???? probably should be more careful about what i say. I know for a fact my local authorities do.

yeah sucks for him, but insurance fraud is not the answer, he should knowbetter than to be running nitrous on such a new car, and shouldve considered possible consequences before doing that to his car... not a fan of nitrous, quick and cheap mods with lots of power kind of scare me off, this story does nothing more than reaffirm that fear

Originally posted by Croak
You know, there's enough info in this thread to get that kid in a lot of trouble.

Where it happened, when it happened, make of car, etc.

Probably not a good idea to post specific road and town names in the Kill Stories section, with just about every state in the union coming down hard on street racing, and with more and more cops and insurance investigators learning how to type a few simple letters, like www.google.com.

The whole thread will be up in the search engines in about two weeks max.

:clap:

I hope they catch that jerk and make him pay dearly...

found this pic on my computer, couldnt resist uploading it and throwing it up here, figured it would give you all a laugh

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/pdcada5e21184efe3875bbf0434d735c8/faf462ed.jpg

:lol: Kind of looks like his face when he stepped out of the car :D

no wonder it blew up. Correct me if i'm wrong ,but you said he used 150shot of nos. No wonder the thing blew off. The max they use on new cars are like 50 shot , 75shot tops and it's for under 10secs of holding the button. If he wanted to run really fast he should of saved more money and got a faster car or better mods. Oh well we all learn from our mistakes.

Yeah, he definitely sprayed too much on a stock engine. They came out with turbo kits for those...400rwhp.

http://www.crownvic.us/movies/350z.wmv

wow that sucks for him.

Question.
You said that your winshield was broken spiderweb, but was there a whole or any evidence of something hitting it. I am sure it would not be hard to miss.
My guess is that there is no evidence of it being striked by somthing. And that it was some sort of shock wave from the explosion that broke it. The Z was head of you, so the full force of the wave hit the shield. It flexed and broke.

Please give us any updates as you hear it.

There was a spot where something hit it. It was definitely struck by something. It's all good now:D

I would have taken pics, but no digital camera:( Oh well, just a broken windshield, everybody's seen one. The mark was close to the top passenger side of the glass.

I haven't talked to the kid since the day he told me his car "disappeared":rolleyes:

well there goes my theory. huh.

:)

^^that Z actually is set up right though. he just blew it.. it's a race car. the one WannaM posted about blew his engine with n20 on a stock motor.

thats bad news bears right there. good think you and your car (for the most part) are alright.

nos is no good in my book.

rich