brillomaster

well, its kind of a catch22 here... as CPR is sposed to keep the blood pumping round the body, but watching that all mine seemed to accumulate in one place

lol i said don't! if you do it wrong and don't match revs to the new gear its called shift locking, as for a brief second the driven wheels are underotating relative to the roadspeed before the revs rise. Its a technique that can be used to initiate a drift, works like pulling the handbrake, except it wears out the gearbox and the clutch, rather than the handbrake...

awww that was awesome! she looked like she was having fun! to me looked like he was doing some third gear pulls on a dual carriageway, cant see a great deal wrong with that personally...

Ken and I have a day booked at Snetterton on the Sunday 23rd March - few spaces if left if anyone wants to come along, organiser is Javelin Trackdays. One 350z is already registered, anyone on here? We'll be in the dark green beemer

try NOTdoing if a few corners, then see how much she likes being lurched around when you downshift! warning - dont try this if you're about to or already turned into a corner, unless you're a proficient drifter!

my question is how wide are the wheels on whatever that is in that photo? thats a redonkulous amount of stretch going on!

i wish more people went for the frost grey seats, rather than the nasty (IMO) alezan Orange... one of them i really really like, the other i really really dislike...

pops and crackles are fairly easy to come by, you've done all the right things by decatting and fitting a sports exhaust. full on flames are a little trickier. however, i do agree that full on flames are cool in my opinion - following both a R33 Skyline and a turbo'ed Lexus Altezza on track, which were both making huge FLAAAAMES under braking and downshifting for corners. but as said, its a lot easier with a turbo - save up for one of them!

but admittedly it has been over a year since i originally posted it... but definitely worth another watch!

think you mean this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Nissan-350Z-DC-SPORTS-EXHAUST-SYSTEM-/181325699215?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a37da988f was on ebay a few weeks ago, must have not hit the reserve. I was tempted, but wondering if this is an older design as the ones i've been looking at all have an X pipe crossover, but this one doesn't.

Errrm, i'm pretty sure the paper ones actually offer the best protection.. a filter is designed to stop particulates getting in the engine, and paper does that best. I'm sure a lot of so called 'performance' filters are actually worse for an engine, as while they let more air through, they also let more particulates through - its up to you where your trade off between airflow and filtration level is. This is the last page of a 9 page test that Fastcar did with all the main brands of filter - theres a big difference in the level of restriction that each offers. http://www.fastcar.co.uk/2012/05/04/performance-car-air-filter-test/9/

post up the date and we might join you in the beemer

sounds normal to me - whenever i get back in my zed after driving something modern and VAG-ish i immediately think i have four flat tyres as the steering is heavy, i nearly stall pulling away as the clutch is heavy, and then i find I need a bigger stab on the brake pedal as they arent massively overservoed like a lot of modern stuff. it can be a bit of a tank around town, but once you get on a fast A road it starts to make sense

Pah, we chased a 350z round bedford in our 17 year old 328i, and he wasnt pulling away over a lap faster in a straight line yes (276bhp plays 193) but too heavy through corners and not good under brakes - if you want to make a zed faster round a track, it needs to be lighter and with better brakes. yes, a 400bhp zed would get you to the next corner faster, but then the lighter, less powerful car behind you will close the gap under braking, and carry more speed through the corner.

me with my mate the stig. some say hes a short arse... and i agree.

me with my mate Roger Moore. good times.

looks like a great purchase, congrats!

Mmmm flames from the exhaust is about the coolest thing a car can do... even better if your mpg has gone up!

weather better change back to being good in a week, off to lanzarote then! although we're taking the train to the airport, which is a shame, as nothing gets a holiday off to a better start than a 4am blat along some dual carriageway to the airport just as the sun is rising!

Well well well how the tables have turned... just as BMW drops the ball with a FWD people carrier, Renault picks it up again with their next twingo, deciding on a rear engined, rear wheel drive layout Admittedly the engines won't set your hair on fire, but refreshing to see a small car manufacturer switching to rwd - could be a real drivers gem!

Mmmm shiny! reminds me of an old skool ferrari gear knob, just need the open gate to go with it!

not in any way influenced by a certain succesful movie franchise of the last decade? but seriously though. that is very big. and very yellow. i fear if you drive that through urban areas small dogs will have heart attacks! Any plans for mods? might i suggest an exhaust, just to make sure that EVERYONE on the high street turns round to look at you drive by!

fair point - i've got a stubby, but seriously, a tenner to replace the fishing rod is a no brainer! nothing else planned though, i like it just the way it is

and for car enthusiasts everywhere. BMW have announced this: The 2-series Active Tourer. The first ever BMW with front wheel drive. as far as i can see, it has nothing at all to distinguish it from the multitude of other short wheelbase yet tall car mpv-cum-hatchback eco dieselbox things made by every other car manufacturer. sad times BMW, you used to have morals and make cool cars for real drivers, but now you've sold out and made a car exactly the same as everyone else to try and get some more markets share in a sector you have no business being in.

i'll be honest - my car is 11 years old now, its hardly brand new. it only occasionally gets washed anyways - i bought it for the way it sounds and drives, not the way it looks. if i do steal and admiring glance, its from 6 feet away, rather than 6 inches away, and its hard to notice swirls at that distance besides, i've never had any problem with my local automatic car wash, seems to wash just fine. i would worry more about giving it to the local handwash place, nothing to say they havent used the same sponge to wash the last 20 cars and dropped it on the floor a few times in between. if i notice the automatic car wash starts giving me problems, i'll stop using it - but until then, i couldnt care less if someone puts there nose right next to my car and notices a few swirls - i'm sorry but i've got way bigger fish to fry! In my opinion cars are to be driven, not washed. its just gonna get dirty again anyway