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_{Still got mine, just in case i get another bike to restore, looks like we have an old gits club forming here...shal we go down the pub.}

just a non alcoholic beer or diet coke for me gave it up couldn't handle the hangover after a whole 2 pints

ah! I take it I have made a boo boo, goes to show how often I lift the bonnet well if it isn't that then i'm sure it's the flux compacitor. if i'm right you can send your thanks via e-mail to : rocksteady@iknoweverythingaboutcars.com

 

 

Don't take it to heart fella, its was just a bit amusing for some of us, your obviously use to older cars.

 

As an oldie I used to use feeler gauges on my contacts in thousands of an inch, rotating the engine to top dead centre of course.

 

Yes, i too can remember using a fag paper to set the points on my magneto equipped bike, i still work in thou half the time.

today most think magneto is a character from X men....

only threw out my whitworth spanners the other day

I get around 15mpg

i'm glad someone else gets the same consumption as me (or drives as badly)

 

Min 13.31 MPG. Max 20.35...Ave 16.71...

Defo lead foot haha enjoy! You younguns what are you like😱

 

 

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younguns maybe 20 odd years ago at my age it's because i'm in a permanent hurry cause i need the loo all the time

^{Mine does too but only after a run when it's hot. I imagine it's something to do with HT leads or the rotor arm perhaps. Definitely something to do with firing.}

 

Do I still have a rotor arm in my Zed... :scare:

 

 

Yeah could be the distributer cap.................

you two are just being mean

I get around 15mpg

i'm glad someone else gets the same consumption as me (or drives as badly)

 

Min 13.31 MPG. Max 20.35...Ave 16.71...

oh yes another one admits to a lead foot

I get around 15mpg

i'm glad someone else gets the same consumption as me (or drives as badly)

I've briefly considered the GT86 - but the two back seats put me off plus the knobbly badges it seems to be covered with.

 

(One of the things I've always liked about the Zed is that it seems understated for the brute of a car that it actually is)

 

Anyone else considered the GT86?

test drove a gt86 last week (the missus wants one) think it looks better than the z but other than that it's got nothing over it

i like ugly and brutish

Only 9-10 months odd but it feels like longer in a good way ~ best car I've ever owned imo.

Wow for 9-10 months thats a serious amount of posts you have do you live on here ?

Just had some work done on the car, and was advised of some badly corroded areas.

 

Firstly the Stay Assy Tunnel (Stay assy tunnel 74870 cd200) as shown below. Looks like one section is completely missing due to the level of corrosion.

Can someone advise what exactly is the purpose of this particular part?

And if this is a common issue is there's any cheaper suitable replacements available in comparision to Nissan parts?

I assume labour wise, the fix is very easy?

 

 

 

The other area that i've been advised on is a heat insulator (Heat insulator 74761 cd000).

Assume this is an insulator for the exhaust system? Sitting just above the exhaust box?

 

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Hung

whats the corrosion on ? this is the heat shield

and it's ally is it the shield or surrounding area ,could of gone where the mounting studs for the shield are

2 1/2 yrs will probably change in the next 1-2 yrs for a 370z if the missus lets me (yes i'm under the thumb)

we seem to have gone off track here this subject is far from a simple big is good small is bad

a single 3" system on a mildly tuned n/a z will be a good compromise between not being a restriction to the flow and maintaining exhaust gas velocity

in a turbo engine you generally want as little back pressure as possible in the system so big is usually good

you probably can make 750 bhp on a 3" system but that doesn't mean it's not restrictive therefore inefficient

sadly this is not a simple subject and i'm sure someone will tell me i don't know what i'm talking about

3" single pipe is good to about 350 BHP N/A

Just did a stupid parking manoeuvre and scratched the front left of my 350z :blush:

 

Any recommendations for body shops in Essex or Midlands are that I can try to get this fixed

 

Oh have attached a picture... Yep I am that stupid

if it makes you feel any better you're not alone did mine today same spot lower down really high kerb (about 1ft) i hate driving in essex

Haha I've had this a few times at the drive thru, when buying a... Salad.

salad my arse

please tell me your only having the coil pack replaced and not actually paying £600 for someone to drill out the sheared bolt that makes me so angry

if you were local i'd drill out the bolt re tap it and give you a spare coil pack i have for free

My kids walk around with holes in their shoes because the needs of the Zeds come first ;-)

They'll only grow out of their shoes/clothes anyway. As long as you keep them fed I'd think the child protection agency will leave you alone.

yea but you only have to feed them a couple of times a week right ?

usually pat mine when i walk past in the morning to get in the van to go to work

still dont see how you guys do it 15.4 mpg

i do love my Z but would give it up for a De Tomaso pantera or the only ferrari i like a Dino 246gt the dino wont happen unless i win the lottery the pantera i might treat myself to one day if i can find one thats not just a rust stain

a lot of people change these out i had a look at mine when i got this code pulled the connector off and it was corroded

sprayed switch cleaner on it,and it's been fine for the last year so far

Update... The bloke I've left my car with just called. Zed needs a new clutch and flywheel but he'll only get parts from nissan directly and reckons the total cost of buying and importing a clutch and flywheel is... £4900 Is it me or is he attempting to bend me over and apply copious amounts of lube? I could buy a new Zed for that!

 

 

i honestly dont think he was planning on any lube at all, with that price he was going in dry!

my thoughts exactly i don't see any lube at that price

i got a solid flywheel and uprated clutch from the states including delivery payed a tenth of that had to fit it but fitting don't come to £4400

try fuse no 14 10 amp should be some other things not working if it's this, you might not have noticed though

Jeez, some of you are listing 30+ vehicles... Do you only own them for 6 months at a time?... Or are lots of you 85+ years old?! Just don't understand how you can get through so many vehicles?... It'd be interesting to see some of these lists updated with things like length of ownership / reason for getting rid / money lost during ownership...

a lot of the cars i had for years along side other cars the most i owned at one time was 5 and yes i'm old (not 85 though)

I think writing off every FWD car because its FWD is a bit foolish. You can hardly say the 350z is a great handling car and very chuckable. Its been mentioned a million times before, its a cruiser, a GT car, horses for courses. My old VX220 would utterly destroy my 350z on track, but it was hard work on those motorway runs! Having a bit of fun on small B roads, I am sure the Clios of this world are lots of fun, why do you need 300bhp and RWD when most of the time you are turning in and hardly ever using all that power?

 

Given the roads I mostly drive on RWD suits me, but pretty sure as we have seen on here, FWD is the way forwards for others!

I think writing off every FWD car because its FWD is a bit foolish. You can hardly say the 350z is a great handling car and very chuckable. Its been mentioned a million times before, its a cruiser, a GT car, horses for courses. My old VX220 would utterly destroy my 350z on track, but it was hard work on those motorway runs! Having a bit of fun on small B roads, I am sure the Clios of this world are lots of fun, why do you need 300bhp and RWD when most of the time you are turning in and hardly ever using all that power?

 

Given the roads I mostly drive on RWD suits me, but pretty sure as we have seen on here, FWD is the way forwards for others!

 

Shortly after i got my 350 i posted about a trip i took to catch up with a friend, a, b and m roads and was pleasantly surprised at how well it dealt with all of them, personally i feel the 350 is much more than just a gt car, it does everything well and there in lies it biggest attribute for me! Stick in on a track and it will hold its own, of course it wont be faster than a Vx thats designed for that kind of work, but in general its a very very capable car, not just a cruiser imho!

 

Depends on what you have driven. I had a VW Scirocco 1.4TSi better in the twisties than the Zed, my 18 year old R33 is faster in a straight line than the zed. I think the zed is pretty average in the grand scheme of things, its does lots of things 'pretty' well, but none really well. There are cars that sit on the extremes better. For me, of all the cars I have owned the Zed worked really well on big A roads and on motorways with lazy power. Anyone that thinks its a great B road machine clearly hasn't driven something that does b roads properly...

have to agree with this i've had faster cars and cars that handled better and my alfa's had the most fantastic interiors but there is one thing the z does really well it puts a really silly grin on my face when i drive it

Allegro

Cavalier SportHatch (same as Manta)

Cortina 1500 GT

Mk 3 Cortina

Beetle

Bay window camper x 2

Renault 5 Gt Turbo

Supra x 3

Evo 4

Wrx Wagon

Wrx Sti Ra

Hilux Surf

Toyota Estima

Mazda Bongo

Nissan Largo x 2

Mitsubishi Delica

325i x 2

735i

RX7 x 5

Mk1 BBR Turbo Mx 5

Toyota Soarer V8

Mitsubishi RVR

Toyota Bb (current)

350z (current)

 

& probably some i have forgotten

 

Bikes

Honda Vfr 400

Ducati Monster 900

Zx7r

Zx9r

and a host of off road stuff

an allegro that almost beats tatooandys princess