Mctwist

Interested in a p/x?

2007 golf gt TSI 170 with 18k miles?

Best wishes to you Buster.

Hope it all gets sorted soon & look forward to a speedy recovery

Hope you had a good one Anders

All the best!

Student of electronic engineering - can 'outgeek' you any day

ah you work in PS, it gets confusing on here sometimes, many quote PS as the BHP on here. i've always worked in BHP, throwing in PS just gets confusing

 

as for the car it did have alot of improvements, engine suspension etc, it is the better car, but it isn't miles faster. you need alot bigger BHP difference to see a wooping.

Sorry i wasn't trying to be awkward, when i relate to the models of the 350z refer to PS - so i guess the models would be, 276, 297 then 308 bhp??

But I do think around a track the HR would do a lot better, revised suspension and engine goes a long way.

obviously that gap would be closed with an uprev, ARBs, chassis stiffening, shocks etc

And i completely agree, anything upwards of at least 30bhp is noticeable.

And the early DE dispstick is the WORST in the world... well its not worse than having no dipstick *BMW ahem*! - STOOOOPID!

Damn, sorry to hear that mate.

In response to your PM - your most welcome. I know you want a zed for the show, but have you considered perhaps donating the bottom end from Zed 2 ?

Hang in there, a resolution will materialize

Forgive me but, i thought we got a standard DE (280ps), then a rev up(300ps), then the HR (313ps) engines?

Also, i was informed that the HR zeds were completely revised, suspension, steering etc - despite minimal visible changes, perhaps i was mis-informed, perhaps its just 80% new engine and that' it? need to stop watching old fifth gear and listening to nissan dealers! lol

Interesting thread, because my plan was to potentially "upgrade" to a minty low mileage 08 next year, when I have a bit more cash. Need to figure out whether the extra £4-5k would be worth it. And not only that, but also have to factor in slightly higher depreciation, insurance and VED as you say.

To be honest if your not worried about the tax thing. Go for the newer one, purely because its newer and the best of the breed: engine, suspension etc.

With regards to insurance and depreciation - its fantastic compared to an M3, Rx8 or Scooby.

With respect to the power issue... not in a straight line. HR - stands for high revving. What it really means is: high maintenance

in the real world on real roads, your only going to notice or feel horsepower differences of 30bhp.

Around a track the 313 would trump the 276.

If i was in your position. I'd be looking at an 04/05 model - cheaper tax and +300 bhp.

Then exhaust, panel filter and uprev.

job done

399 at the wheels on the first run.... *jaw drop*.

Great news dude

I think i can speak for all the fans of the Zee when i say; hope you get some good news over the phone this week.

Literally cannot wait to hear some results!

All the best

I was looking at that.

You could end up spending forever trying to shim it up correctly =/

Hope everything went well today dude!

I would have said good luck but you don't need it. This is by far the most impressive and inspiring build thread i have ever seen.

Can't wait to hear the results, fruits of your labor etc etc.

I'll have my congratulations prepared

I have an OEM y pipe of a 2002 350z had only done 23k when it came Off the car, £60?

Hi and welcome

Best of luck! The zeds are really reliable all round.

Don't let people who don't own Zeds put you off with the fuel economy criticism.

Mine is a daily and it only does 3-4mpg less around town than my leon cupra R did.

Tyres will be very expensive, so make sure you check those when looking at a potential purchase.

In any case, you won't regret it

You know you want to swap the Nismo diff for mine

I went for the kaaz because i've sourced a nearly new 2nd hand item for a great price.

Thanks for recommending me to Z1, thats a great help. They have fitting kits for some of their clutch type LSDs for installation into the open. It looks like the OS-Giken will bolt straight into an open diff.

Yeah your right, the quaife unit will bolt straight into the open diff.

Thanks again, i'll drop them a PM and see if they can hook me up with a fitting kit

Sorry, full link here:

http://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-driv ... -trim.html

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to convert my open diff to accept a 2 way LSD. Ive put up a wanted thread for VLSD stub axles so if you've got a pair spare, let me know

From this thread:

http://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-driv ... -trim.html

it seems that i need: The stub axles, and new oil seals from the VLSD. The kaaz LSD comes with new bearings. Can someone confirm that this is correct or if anything else is required?

Perhaps i'm being silly here... if the kaaz kit comes with new bearings do i still need to order O.E bearings from the stock LSD?

Many thanks and please forgive my dumb questions

Bit of a weird one...

I'm looking for the stub axles from the VLSD. The reason being is that I'm trying to convert my open diff to accept a 2 way LSD.

From this thread:

http://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-driv ... -trim.html

it seems that i need: The stub axles, and new oil seals. The kaaz LSD comes with new bearings. Can someone confirm that this is correct or if anything else is required?

Thanks for looking

Have a chat with Jez at Horsham Developments. Does the entire kit you're looking for and alignment all under one roof.

 

See Horsham under proffesional traders.

Nice one, thanks. I'll drop him a PM :-)

Hello!

I've heard a few good things regarding superpro's front suspension bushing kit for curing some of the cars natural understeer.

I'm looking at doing a tyre, suspension & alignment type thing to my car. Since i've been thinking about doing bushes anyway i was wandering, what is the alignment correction kit all about?

And, do they do this kit for the 350z ??

Thanks

I've been quite keen on the maxis ma-z1 drift tyres for a while now but they don't come in stock sizes. Reason is based on my driving style

So I'm thinking about 245/45/18 on front and 265/35/18 or 275s on rear.

Am i looking at a huge combined rolling error with this setup?

Will it muck up the handling?? (something I'm more concerned about)

Or would people recommend keeping stock sizes and going for the ultracs or 452s?

Many thanks!

Hey, sorry to bump an old-ish thread but,

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of quotes did you get from soton and winchester with regards to your P2 service?

Cheers

Personally the only clay bar products i've ever used is turtle wax ICE liquid clay bar and Bilt Hamber Auto Clay.

The reason is, i used to do a lot of detailing by hand and to clay, polish and wax a car would take all day.

Leaving the car wet saves so much time, so i wash, clay, then wax (all when the car is wet). Personally, i've found no benefit to polishing before waxing, unless you're using compound with a machine to remove scratches.

Since its cold out, i use the Bilt Hamber Soft Auto clay. The Auto Clay is designed to work with only water as a lubricant. It works brilliantly and costs about £12.