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Wow, Bournemouth is a hell of a long drive away, but that is a cracking deal, assuming that proper prep work is done and this isn't just a blow over type job, otherwise it wont stay looking good for that long.

This. Last time I had an MOT, I kicked up a fuss as they refused to honour my request not to stick it on the rollers. I later found that the section of the MOT manual that mentioned LSD cars should not be driven on brake rollers isn't in the new version of the testers manual. However, now its so low, it wont fit on the rollers, it would definitely get beached on the front end

I have these fitted to a 2004 UK Z, There is no issues with fitment, they were designed to fit the cars. Good quality as far as I'm concerned.

Personally, nothing I can think of, aside from the usual Z party trick of shearing bolts! Just make sure you lube them well before, should be relatively easy on a proper ramp! Good luck!

Agreed, my N1 needed an ASBO when it was first fitted!! Its still loud now mind, but it has softened a bit.

Is that the rear of the car? Yeah I just used some side cutter plyers and cut away the little bit that interferes with mounting that last screw. Not mentioned in the instructions however. You could just remove it, not 100% sure why its required TBH.

Thanks mate Yeah I think they work very well together. I've not had one negative comment on the wheels so far so must be a good choice. The 10.5j wide rims in that offset caused me SOOOO much pain to get them to fit right, and a lot of expense, but worth it in the end. I would recommend the 9.5j wheels to anyone else though! They should just bolt straight on, may need some small spacers though, maybe 5-10mm

I love them, if they're done well. I don't know which cars had these on, but they're actually proper Nissan/Nismo items (mine are of course copies). I like the side stripes, just not 100% on the bonnet one... lol The car gets loads of looks now with the stripes and the exhaust I think causing most of them. The problem is, I don't know if they're thinking "nice car", or, "what an absolute tool" hahaha.

SO, after a bit of a delay due to other life things getting in the way, last weekend I managed to get a few bits installed Namely, this was the Tarmac Sportz side steps, and a rear diffuser. The instructions with Chris's side steps are spot on. YOu just need to drill 6(iirs) holes at set points along the steps which measurements are provided for, then unbolt these and fix them up! Next was the rear diffuser. I tried using tigerseal for this, but theres actually very little of this that contacts the car... I ended up using tiger seal around the edges (like you would silicone round the edges of a bath tub) and then two pop rivets in the centre element underneath the car which you cant see. Yes, its a crappy picture however. This bear in mind is teamed with the Invidia N1 exhaust. Word of warning, if you have to make ANY enlargements of the exhaust gaps on the standard bumper, this diffuser wont fit. The Invidia 100% fills out these factory made holes, and this JUST fit in place. Lastly, for now, I caved and bought some graphics. I'm not 100% sold on them TBF, maybe 80% sold, but regardless, I need to buy them again and have someone actually good apply them, there's bubbled etc up close! Guys, let me know what you think! (for those that don't know, its the Nismo side striped and bonnet stripe.) I do have some G35 rear spats which I'm trying to paint, and a front lip which I'm trying to find time to fit, its not as "plug and play" as all of the other parts, looks like its going to need some tender love from the heatgun, some pop rivets and some plain old luck to make it fit correctly. Not that this is a 'fault' of the part, or the manufacturer, its just a fact of life when typing to fit Urethane parts, especially complex shaped ones such as a lip. I'm thinking I may actually paint this item once fitted to the car. Just mask off well and all should be good, or I may not paint it, we shall see! More next time!

Sorry guys, we have now had a large project come on at work so I cant get time off around here, freed up my spot for someone else. 1. DDay - CF54 VGL - Blue - parade. +1 2. Darkside- DK51 DEZ - GM - parade (If not too low) - +1 (maybe) 3. Rich260 4. Payco -PA04YCO - GM - Parade 5.Zippypooz - N44SSN - GM - Parade (if not too low) +1 maybe 6. terry06 - FX05 PVT- Yellow - parade +1 7. Chippychip123 - UK04 ZED - Brickyard Red 8. Edd20022 - GU56 AZO - Kuro Black - parade - +1 9. Dunks - PHZ 4136 - Sunset Orange - Parade (if not too low) +1 10. Pritchard 11.GizmoGold -G15MO V - Blue - +1 12.nismoandy - WP06 FNX - Silver - Parade (if not too low) 13.Rs200 -X5 HPL - GM - Parade 14. Jamez87 - vlz 9272 - gun metal

Yeah, also not a fan of either, id choose Hyper Black if you wanted black to be honest. If I had to go with a choice from yours however, Gloss

This is one of the things ive noticed, a cold start is so loud and raspy now! haha FYI, this, a exhaust system, intake and plenum spacer netted me 16 BHP IIRC and about 20lbft of torque after my remap at abbey.

Id like it too!

Me too, and I do feel bad about it, but if he hasn't ever seen any examples of it done "properly" then he may well be happy with it, theres so many issues with it, its not even funny! It must be a crazy difficult job to do, but Jack at Royal Steering wheels seems to get it spot on every time TBF... Agreed, they may look a little strange, buf after holding one all the weird looking-ness was put aside in my mind. Hence why I went for one. OP, id seriously try to get thjat returned. You can pay less and get it done properly from a forum trader, or Royal Steering Wheels and know the result will be a good one.

Quite fancy this, I'm in. Il add +1 for now, but this may not happen depending on if shes working or not. 1. DDay - CF54 VGL - Blue - parade. +1 2. Darkside- DK51 DEZ - GM - parade (If not too low) - +1 (maybe) 3. Rich260 4. Payco -PA04YCO - GM - Parade 5.Zippypooz - N44SSN - Colour? - Parade (if not too low) 6. terry06 - FX05 PVT- Yellow - parade +1 7. Chippychip123 - UK04 ZED - Brickyard Red 8. Edd20022 - GU56 AZO - Kuro Black - parade - +1 9. Dunks - PHZ 4136 - Sunset Orange - Parade (if not too low) +1 10. Pritchard 11.GizmoGold -G15MO V - Blue - +1 12.nismoandy - WP06 FNX - Silver - Parade (if not too low) 13.Rs200 -X5 HPL - GM - Parade 14.cs2000 - OO04 MyZ - Silver - Parade (If not too low) - +1 (maybe)

Don't forget the rasp that you will get at around 3500 ish RPM, it bugs the heck out of some people, I like it though. But yeah, without a remap you just get more noise, you need a remap to get the best out of all your mods.

Sorry but I have to agree with this mate. My wheel looks exactly the same (apart from the colours) and it cost 195 from jack at Royal Steering Wheels It could be the picture, but the left thumb grip looks wrinked or mis-shapen somehow. The bottom leather part on yours is also wrinkled and the top stitching around the 12 o clock strap looks a bit odd. Sorry mate but id be asking for my money back and going to Jack.

Just an UpRev remap mate They run the car on their Hubpack dyno and then modify parameters in the ECU to get you more BHP and torque. They recommend of course that you perform all the basic breathing mods, ie plenum spacer, intake, exhaust Anyone notice Mark had the computer in the Dyno room set to the wrong correction method. With SAE I was showing over 1000 Nm of torque! haha. This was corrected on my printouts though

I've started reading up on these this week. Looking for mid range - if you find anything interesting please share Matt, i have recently upgraded to the MiVue 518. Theyre refurbished on ebay for something like £80.00 iirc. Good little units, cant fault it so far and comes with GPS embedding into the video.

So were only allowed to post 2 videos in one post, so here is the continuation of the above This video was taken today after putting around 500 miles on the new system, and having a remap done at Abbey Motorsports. The popping/banging noise was added in as part of the tune and happens on slight throttle application under low loads Lastly, for comparison, this is the original Powerflow catback system that was on the car.

OK, so video 1 here is the Z with a freshly fitted Berks HFC and Invidia N1, just leaving Kaizer motors Again, on the way back after having exhaust fitted, making some noise under the Thames Estuary (Dartford)

Haha yes mark just a bit! The torque improvement Is definitely noticible, plus j was running winter tyres Gear 3 and 4 feels so quick now, loving it. I am very impressed with marks work at Abbey, but I forgot to ask if they had any abbey Motorsport stickers

This. Sound? Probably not the one that will get you the most power. (e.g Pop charger) Power? Probably doesn't look that good (e.g Stillen) Looks? Probably wont sound that good (e.g any old eBay tat) Personally I have the stillen intake. You get less noise than the pop charger, but it gives decent returns if you are going in for a remap.

ZLED's do some good ones, probably the best you can buy, but they dont come cheap. I did put an order in, but canceled it due to the cost.

Next instalment! Today was ANOTHER early star meeting the boys from Abbey down on their farm, I think we all know where this is going! Some pics from the day are below. Who is that peeking from under a rather sorry looking Skyline shell... The patient is on the table Errr, yeah that's good right... lol (just a random picture from one of the dyno runs) Panorama of the dyno room. Pro tip. If you're going to stand and watch, make sure you have a coat! those fans move a LOT of air! Final dyno sheet, power was pulled back in a bit in the end from the picture I showed earlier. A package also turned up on Friday from Jack @ Royal Steering Wheels, My old wheel was functional, but it just didn't look much, and was starting to wear in a few spots, but come on, the car is 12 years old :shock:. I went for the following from Jack. Re-profiled + Flat bottom, Perforated leather on sides, Nappa leather top/bottom section + White centre band at 12 o'clock, BLACK stitching. The total cost was £195.00 plus £100.00 deposit as I went for the exchange option, I just need to return my old wheel to him, and he will refund me the deposit. Very please with the new feel! The journey still isn't over, next order has been placed with Chris at Tarmac, so more next time.