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Just joined yesterday and took delivery of my 350z convertible Sunday so will be there with my fresh mot and pish poor cooling system (hopefully get the fans fixed by then lol) Looking forward to meeting some of you and having a cuppa, natter and licking up some useful knowledge. Bongo.

Looks class, big fan of keeping the boot useable, like you've done here

Lovely car, a steal at £2500. I genuinely would have bought it myself for that as a second toy. I had mine mapped at Horsham. Being an NA there isn't tons of ultimate power to be had from a remap, but I found a noticeable increase in torque and the car comes alive through the mid range, way more eager to get up and go. And no you're not the oldest fart in here! I'm guessing that could be me (56). Been customising cars since 85 and have no intention of ever stopping and acting my age! Ah raves... the days of meeting at scratchwood services to convoy to a field or an empty warehouse...

Lovely car ! Nice to see a clean example. As for upgrades, a plenum spacer (i think anything over 5/16'' wont fit under the factory strut bar), high flow cats (im sure decats will do the same if not better), and a drop in filter all with a tune from horsham has got my car to 285bhp for reference, so around 9bhp increase from factory new standard and this is the increase ive been seeing on most zs with the general bolt ons, some with a little more. Ive hardly ever heard anybody mention throttle body spacers on really any platform at all. Seen them discussed here and I think the verdict was it'll not do much ? Could be worth a go ive got no idea 🤷‍♂️ I have not had brain surgery (its stock so far) so cannot talk on the bhp gains from that. As for confidently over 300bhp im not 100% sure itll be pushing that but what do i know. Enjoy your new car !

OK so just scored my first 350z aged 53 n half! Pretty damn chuffed as its convertible, blue, fast and very cheap. God's were shining as managed to get it for £2500 and was convinced I'd have to bosh a shed load into it as hadn't been motd or used since 2014. As it happens it's just passed MOT TODAY the day after I bought it and with only advisory being the flex in exhaust so will soon wrap and bubble gum this up. It's totally box fresh, 2 owner (last owner crying cos I stole it) 61,000 miles, fsh, completely unmolested-standard with zero rust, couple stone chips on bonnet and an easy weensy scratch on rear bumper. Blummin thing is overheating due to cooling fans not working so whipping them off in the morn for a strip down and rebuild in my lunch hour lol. Quick question, heard plenum and throttle body spacers, cheeky performance panel filter, even cheekier decat n full exhaust wrap followed by a tickle of the frontal lobe via the local brain surgeon can squeeze a shade over 300bhp on a good day (with freezer blocks under the panel filter lol). Really don't wanna go down the butcher mod route and get silly bit would be nice to give it a subtle tickle and the illusion of being unmolested with an extra 15bhp or so. I'm guessing you guys in here will soon put me straight if I'm pishing in the wind and farting in the face of purity so all berations welcomed with aplomb. Cheers crew (and please tell me I'm not the oldest fart in here or I'll start learning you about how we started rave culture, which I believe you lot still do when our grandads were bopping at the dance hall doing the jitter bug when we were your age). Have fun and go easy on me or I'll have a zim-zimmer frame wobble. Bongo. X

Yes this old chestnut. I got my hands on a set of Cobra HFCs today and thought it would be interesting to compare them to a set of OE cats and and a set of HFCs I couldn't get through an MOT despite a remap and getting them cooking. Firstly I'm not trying to pick an argument with anyone nor run down any manufacturer - please don't take offence it's not intended. The 200 cel cat brick is ~4" dia and the substrate is ~4" long. Assuming a substrate surface area of 75"sq/inch, the total surface will be 3605"sq. The 300 cel cat brick is ~4" dia and the substrate ~2.3" long. Assuming a substrate surface area of 110"sq/inch, the total surface area will be 3170"sq. About 13% less area. I've never pulled an OE cat apart, and unfortunately mine are back on under the car. If anyone happens to have a set kicking about perhaps you can let me know the dimensions, but if I recall the front down pipe bit has a 400 cl ~4" and ~2" long substrate, and the rear part has another bit of oblong substrate maybe ~4" wide x 2" tall and ~2" long. Assuming a substrate surface area of 150"sq/inch, this makes the total surface area approx 5600"sq. I'm going to see if its feasible to get a local friendly garage to do back to back emissions tests (I'll swap the cats). Seems to me there should be a linear graph of substrate area v performance that can be used to help choose an optimum substrate type and size. I found I can can buy bricks online and I have a local custom exhaust fab who can cut and weld my HFCs with new bricks. I'll keep people posted.

Lovely looking car. Welcome !

Ok, thankyou for the reply ill keep checking 👍

The organisers haven’t released ticket sales yet. keep looking on Facebook etc.

It’s got aftermarket intakes and Nouvalari exhaust. 7-speed Auto and AWD make it fun! Thanks Kev

Hi All, here are a couple of pics

Spent the day mocking up the airlift boot build. Pretty pleased with the outcome. The whole lot will need to come out again for finishing / trimming in acoustic cloth. Kept the Bose for now, that will be another project.

Hi all Just wondering what happens/ whats the process for showing your car at japfest within the 350zuk area ? is it a selection only or first come first served ? When do the tickets go up for grabs ? any info is much appreciated. Thankyou 🫡

Not long now folks......... Don't forget your Christmas jumpers 🎄☃️🎅

A bit dusty visits been inside this greenhouse for 12 months.

Thanks. Contacted them. Ta Andy

Another one for Carhood Warehouse

Sounds like one of the fuel dampers

Hi buddy, It depends on where you're based. There is a great company in Sevenoaks called Carhood warehouse. They did my wife's in 2020. Awesome place.

I bought this car about 3 months ago and it has always had a tick, the engine works perfectly and has no other issues. The car also has full service history from dealers, The oil pressure is where it should be and had a service around 3000 miles ago. I searched the topic and looked through a few forums and people usually mentioned the fuel dampers. injectors being loose or loose cam chain tensioners. But they say that if you rev the engine it should tick quicker however mine doesn’t seem to do that. I’ve attached a link to a video of what the engine sounds like (YouTube has compressed it so it sounds a bit deeper than it actually is) Link to video This is while the engine has been on about 5 minutes. Any opinions on what I should do next to diagnose or any input would be appreciated. The sound is loudest above the heads at the top of the engine.

Hi all, Done a quick search and most results seem to be several years old. i have decided to replace the roof on my 2005 roadster, looking for recommendations for a company that can supply a new roof / hood in standard black. TIA

Bump! Black Friday is here and our discounts are being put to good use ❤️ As mentioned, something you can't see on sale? Drop us a message and we'll do our best to see if we can offer any personalised discounts for you.

Welcome. G37x isn't plain.

to the forum Kev.

Hi and welcome along buddy. Lets see some pictures of your car then??