Tricky-Ricky

Hi mate if you need a set i have a set for about 500 pounds

Thanks! i bear that in mind.

Just read this,http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article527113.ece

he really doesn't have much liking of the 350Z does he?

Now i find him quite entertaining on Top Gear, but his knowledge of the

cars is not all that, saying that its a Datsun with a Renault engine just proves it.

dammit stew you beat me to the saga comment

 

do chelsea pensioners do insurance?

Suppose i asked for that one so how are you guys getting it so cheap?

Are you over 80

Sorry DP!

Thanks for the replies, do you guys paying below the £400 bracket, live in the wilds, and keep your car in a garage, which may account for my higher prices, i live in town, but its not a highly rated area.

I also listed some mods to be included, so that also may be a contributing factor.

Also not sure Privilege or Churchill will cover imports or mods etc?

A quick insurance question for those over 40-50+ (old gits )

Can anyone recommend an insurance company that charges sensible premiums

for us more sensible drivers?

My current company Flux want more than my my well modded Supra with its agreed value policy, for a mildly modded 350Z, the other usuals, and the recommended ones here want more,

I realise that this is probably not the best time of year or financial climate for new/renewed insurance, but it just seems to go up every year

Thanks guys, just trying to asses if a certain car might be worth going for, but in view of whats been said, i don't think it will be, due to the extra i would need to spend.

Just how much better are brembos than the JDM brakes that some imports come in with, and are SC Brembos easy to get hold of?

I'm beginning to like this thread - I now know of at least 3 on this forum older than me

 

Anymore grandads out there

Not a Z owner yet! but my daughter keeps threatening me with the grandfather badge, and i'm only 57, its not fair i tell you, especially when your brain keeps telling you that you're 35

Hi Ernie Bought yourself a 350Z then.

 

Indeedy, two years ago lol, as Supra spends its life in the garage and and GTR is a bit precious to take out in this weather

 

Have you still got your Supra?

LOL! thought it was a new acquisition, yes still have the Supra, if it doesn't go in the next couple of months, i will probably keep it for another year and play around with it some more, but try not to spend much money on it.

A lot of big power GTRs and Supras are getting grabbed by dealers from Europe, due to price drops/recession, and then sold at a hefty profit,

Had some cheeky sod string me along the other week making out he was really interested in my Supra, asked for loads of pics, and then made me a silly offer, when i tolled him to take a jump, it turned out he was a dealer in Germany, its not like i hadn't told him my best price, its happening more and more on car forums.

Hi Ernie Bought yourself a 350Z then.

Definately takes time and skill to master a supra. The turbo kicking in can take a person by supprise!

 

Good luck with the sale buddy! You'll soon start your FI project on the zed no matter how much you deny it now..

LOL! Thanks! The turbo kicking in and catching people out, is mainly the std or BPU twin turbo, they can make positive boost as low as 1,500 RPM, it doesn't really happen with a single turbo, unless you have a lead right foot

All the GTRs have four wheel drive, but its like an early version of the proportional system that Mitsubishi use on the Lancers, in that it only sends around 30-40% of the power to the front wheels, which is why they have such great levels of grip.

Yes build quality is better, and i agree about a supercharged Z its funny that a lot of Z owners seem to aspire to an R34GTR Skyline, but after driving R32 and R33 (not 34) i went for the Supra.

The reason being they are way too expensive to make quick, and they are just too easy to drive near the limit, takes all the fun out of it

On the other hand it takes a certain amount of skill to do the same with the Supra, as you have already found that out (no offence intended)

New years bump, Just found a post my BB with somebody wanting a deal with a 350Z to a Supra, and i missed it so you never know.

Nice car, if i manage to sell my Supra soon I'll give you a shout.

Whats with the torque calibration in that graph?

i suppose its like saying you don't want a BMW made for the Germans

Or a Nissan made by the French

I think its all down to the quality of service provided by the importers, my last one took care of everything.

I think the HKS and other delimiter/converter, intercepts the signal from the ECU to the speedo, and modifies that, but the speed limiter is a function of the ECU, but this also can be intercepted and modified pre ECU.

 

I'm not sure I understand that, but I do know that almost all of us with imports have either had to install a delimiter ourselves or make do with the 112 mph limit, just as Sarnie said. It is definitely not part of the SVA for the car.

I think you misunderstand me with regard to SVA and delimiting, it was somebody else that thought it was done at the same time IE part of.

I merely said that most importers will, and do SVA imports when needed and before sale, and that the one i had dealt with had made sure that the vehicle was delimited and speed converted, not that it was all

part and parcel of the same process.

I think its all down to the quality of service provided by the importers, my last one took care of everything.

I think the HKS and other delimiter/converter, intercepts the signal from the ECU to the speedo, and modifies that, but the speed limiter is a function of the ECU, but this also can be intercepted and modified pre ECU.

you will find all your answers and more in the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) section but you car will run on 95 fine (ignition will self adjust) the suspension is stiffer then the uk counterparts I believe (harsher ride but better handling) the fuel tank is a lot larger on the JDMs. Insurance will cost a little more than the UK versions but not much - look at Bell insurance (easy tick box quote) being an import most insurers dont like them although 99% of car indentical - infact JDM version limited to 112 mph (as are all jap cars) but this is removed when its converted to read mph during your SVA.

 

Also look out for when the car was registered (imported) into the UK - needs to be before 2006 to get cheaper road fund licence (dont know exact date )

 

The speed limiter removal is not part of the sva. You need to buy a HKS defender for about £250.

 

 

Thats i bit pricey, you can buy a converter/delimiter from Thor in the UK for about £100 (there are some cheaper versions) also most importers that sell in the UK will have already put the car through an SVA before offering for sale.

 

The delimiters by Thor, are they for Supra's though? Here is the HKS one on Envys site:

 

http://z-store.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseacti ... rentCat=26

 

Not sure what your point about the importers is though.....of course most will have sva'd the car......my point was that removing the limit is not part of the sva....

Sorry was thinking of Supra wen i mentioned Thor for delimiter, but there are much cheaper delimiters available, edited my other post now, what i meant was that most importers will have also delimited the car as well as SVAing before sale in the UK.

high det ignition map pulls around 5 degrees of ignition timing in relation to low det map , also running 95 octane in a high compression motor is a no go I am afraid. Car will self learn the ignition your see around -30 bhp on a dyno run running 95 octane.

Mapped a few cars to run on 95 octane thou , they run around 260ish bhp after setting up.

Mark

How does it affect torque Mark? I think most of us on the here go for the thrill of acceleration on the road (attributable to torque AFAIK) rather than top speed (where you need HP). I'm not trying to be clever but I just wondered if that's the reason why we daily drivers don't notice an appreciable difference with the higher octane fuel.

As BHP is calculated through torque produced, any drop in BHP will inevitably be due to a drop in torque, however at lower RPM it will not be as noticeable due to the larger motors higher reciprocating mass etc, if it was a 1.6 or 2lt it would be much more noticeable.

you will find all your answers and more in the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) section but you car will run on 95 fine (ignition will self adjust) the suspension is stiffer then the uk counterparts I believe (harsher ride but better handling) the fuel tank is a lot larger on the JDMs. Insurance will cost a little more than the UK versions but not much - look at Bell insurance (easy tick box quote) being an import most insurers dont like them although 99% of car indentical - infact JDM version limited to 112 mph (as are all jap cars) but this is removed when its converted to read mph during your SVA.

 

Also look out for when the car was registered (imported) into the UK - needs to be before 2006 to get cheaper road fund licence (dont know exact date )

 

The speed limiter removal is not part of the sva. You need to buy a HKS defender for about £250.

Edited:

Thats i bit pricey, you can buy a converter/delimiter from Thor in the UK for about £100 (there are some cheaper versions) also most importers that sell in the UK will have already put the car through an SVA and delimited the car before offering for sale.

Pistonheads add says its now sold?

 

................... mine looks like this one,

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1299952.htm

Sorry wasn't paying attention

I think you will stand more of a chance of a deal with the Evo than i will with my Supra

I put optimax in my import for the first few months but then switched to 95 pretty much all the time as I found I got better mpg with the 95. It also felt better with 95 in rush hour traffic.

 

You're right about the spec-it depends which one you go for. St is the highest and basically the same as gt but no cruise, but you can get some nice extras such as auto folding mirrors

I imagine that the ECU in the import is capable of switching maps if it is continually fed with 95 RON, it will just keep pulling timing until its forced to use a default map by the det sensors going all the time.

It probably will feel better in slow stop start traffic because it will be running retarded ignition timing, but it will not do much for the high RPM band.