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Dblock

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  1. Ive got the cusco arbs. Not sure what size they are. Id imagine fairly similar size to yours. Im sure all the bushes on my car are going as its a daily driver
  2. I think its subjective though, some people get on better with different tyres, not everyone pushes it
  3. to be honest unless your pushing the car to its upper limits i'll doubt you'll notice much difference. your top 3 choices from what people use on here vredestein ultrac sessanta Falken 452 toyo proxies t1r and i'd rank them in that order. but to be honest i think the toyo's are rubbish; that and they are slowing production of them as well. sessantas are hard to find at times they go out of stock quick falkens good alrounder T1-R's IMO are better than falkens but thats me. I think the gsd3 and f1 assy are great but its hard to get them in the rays size.
  4. Good advice I will be doing some of this soon. Bennet do you know if I should use standard size arb bushes or bigger ones as I got after market arbs?
  5. IMO RWD is better as you will always lose to understeer in the end with a fwd car. Also 172 used as a track only car seems like a waste its more suited to the b roads then a track IMO thats why I havent lowered mine. I would say boxster 2.7 or 3.2 with higher miles.
  6. Ive already got some whiteline ones but I might let you know on the ones I dont have. If you can hook me up that would be great
  7. I do... very rare MOMO optional wheel. ...i'll sell it to you for £250 I was up for buying it then abbey said we can make cruise work on jdm's.
  8. Ive always found winter tyres to be very soft sidewalled but if you over inflate you have got less tyre touching the ground. I personally would start at 35 and then work your way up or down see how you like it
  9. I think marzman has the one in the pic that says a next to it.
  10. Happy birthday
  11. What did you use the o rings for?
  12. The problem isnt with ragging it, its looking after it properly. You need to feed it the right fuel and keep it in tip top condition with the right fluids at the correct level. The most problems I've seen on the 350z are from oil starvation which now it appears may be a byproduct of using the wrong fuel and damagine the engine. Not sure if that holds, but certainly the Zed does use more oil as it gets older. The harder you want something to work, the better you have to look after it. Looking at my push bikes as an example. My commuter gets treated like @*!# but it doesnt really have to take a lot of abuse, just road riding but a lot of it in all weathers. My MTB on the other hand gets beasted whenever it goes out (AK will testify this with our last ride in the lakes) but then when I get it home it gets washed and lubed and all parts checked to make sure they are working. Yes but putting salt in the wound is abit harsh. At the end of the day its him thats forking out the money and Im sure its not nice getting stick on here for it.
  13. Would they not send the TC in to a spaz?...... especially being winter when your more likely to have slippage TCS doesn't really care as long as you drive to your own and your cars limits. If you push past that then you're not driving correctly, so for the purposes of using winter tyres for more grip in the snow then you really shouldn't be pushing any way. For once I wasn't even being sarcastic! Truth be told though if people want to start mucking around with the only things keeping them on the road, and especially in the winter, then they probably will anyway. Personally I don't feel it's worth saving £50 and risking the car, but to others they're happy with that risk. Each to their own, and I genuinely mean that. I've said in the past njthat I'll only give general advice on tyres now anyway, after the abuse I've had in the past. So, in all seriousness, they probably will be okay as long as you don't drive like a tit. The one place I would agree with you is dont mix summer and winter tyres
  14. That's abit harsh. He didn't know it was to be run on super and the zed is a sports car it should be driven hard now and then. Who here doesn't red line their zed once every while? IMO with an attitude like this against the car, along with poor maintenance I`m not suprised you have killed 2cars. I`m not here to argue your points even though you contradict yourself within the same post with reference to "ragging the s**t out of the zed" & "so I do know how to look after an engine and know what can happen if you don't" Clearly you need to adjust your approach to the way you drive & mainain your vehicles
  15. Its the same difference really, if your car is lowered there is no chance you can get to the front or rear jacking points easily. If Im doing it that way Id do one axle stand at at a time like drivers side, then passenger side then rear.
  16. Thank you Alex
  17. Hi guys Im going to be doing my pulleys soon and my car is an auto so the normal put it in 6th and hold the brake wont work. No ive read from zmanalex and other people There should be a cover plate that you can stick something in to stop it turning, which stops your crank turning and then I can bust the nut off and put my light weight pulley on Ive got a nice 1/2" snap on air gun to break the nuts too but ideally I would want to do it without stressing anything. Any one have any idea where this plate is? A picture would be fantastic if anyone has one? All help is much appciated. Il try to make a guide for doing it too
  18. a g35 or skyline v35 with a nismo body kit is just as nice if not nicer than a 350.
  19. Never thought of that might try it I think moral of the story is always try to run your car on super. If you cant get super and your using regular dont take it above 4.5k revs.
  20. any real gain or loss jdm's not having a wide band sensor?
  21. not true, I have heard that both supermarket plus fuels are mixed differently to BP or shell. The additives are literally added in the tanker rather than at the refinery so can be a bit hit and miss and not as well made with less additives. Sainsburys is sourced from BP but that doesnt make it the same as BP ultimate. Learn something new everyday.
  22. Are you selling this or just saying?
  23. Thread revival! I know a few people have fit these now, any tips or tricks. A guide or anything? How did you guys get the other pulleys on? Ive got a nice snap on impact wrench which has got about 700ft of torque Any one got a decent write up or pictured guide? Mine is an auto but could learn from anyone else's guide Im guessing for the crank pulley its bumper off radiator off jam the ring so it cant turn ( need to research which blanking plate) crack off crank pulley lube up the sleeve fit pulley and tighten do the belts? Any help ow much appciated
  24. When the weather isnt great and its cold Im not a great fan of the zed as id rather be in an eaiser to drive quieter car and then I think meh its not that good. But then one day its warm and il take it out for a quick drive and its awesome I fall back in love with it.
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