Arran

The Z delivers it's power in a very linear fashion so it may never feel like it's punching but look down at the speedo and prepare to say sorry officer You'll live the switch to a z it's a unique ownership experience Have a listen to some of the exhausts that are available and you'll soon forget the St, mine has a great sounding setup imo if your interested take a look in my journal for videos

Didn't think they were needed after an uprev map?

My choice would be one of those celicas

Ah okay will give them a shout and ask and if there's is 92 degree il get that one as theres no listing for these in merlin a website just the 80 one, I don't see much wrong with the way yours is mounted to he honest maybe small vibrations make it through the bars etc but nothing to worry about

Looking at the Driftworks site Sam the plate you have from mocal at 92 degrees states that the thermostat is fully open at 80 degrees which leads me to believe it's actually the same plate as the 80 degree mocal plate listed on merlin website If that's the case it's the only option bar the silly expensive mishimoto one

Sam that is most helpful fella very much appreciated, I will either use threaded bar or make up a bracket for the bottom and use the rubber at the top, have you got anything in place to stop vibration on yours? I'm going to order the 92 degree plate from mocal then, il edit the post with the list when in on a desktop Just need to find the plate fittings now and a gauge pod and I'm away and done

The oil cooler and rubber mountings il be getting from merlin as per the list but still can't find a thermostatic plate with sensor hole looks like it will be two plates, is 80 degree opening to low a temp to open should be like 85-90 should it not?

I can't get a sandwich plate that's thermostatic aswell as having a temp sensor port in it I've looked everywhere and called abbey, mishimoto and mocal

Right done most of the research and got the list i need from here http://www.350z-tech...l-pictures.html So building my kit so far have assembled this list Oil cooler http://www.merlinmot...oduct_info.html 2x Rubber mountings http://www.merlinmot...oduct_info.html 3m of Aeroquip socketless hose http://www.ebay.co.u...8#ht_1168wt_934 4x 90 degree Aeroquip female socketless fittings http://www.demon-twe...ss-hose-fitting Sandwhich plate adapter for oil temp gauge http://rspec.co.uk/gauge-sensor-adaptors/oil-temp-pressure/oil-pressure-temp-sandwich-plate-adaptor-m20-x-1.5mm OIl temp gauge http://rspec.co.uk/b-gauges-b/evo-digital-lcd-series/52mm-evo-lcd-red-blue-oil-temperature-gauge Just need a sandwhich plate for the cooler lines, 2x sandwhich plate fittings that go from -10 to 1/2 preferably in blue and a possible extension bolt from the block Once the kit is all up and running this could be a good guide for making your own kit in future? Could i just ask the guys with two plates installed did you have to buy an extension bolts that goes through the middle of the plates?

Thats just it the standard gauges then the oil temp one, z1 do a gauge pod for a z but doesn't say if it fits rhd will have to email them Going to get on with putting a kit together today, I've got my auxiliary stuff in the cubby so can't really use that I did think heater vent but that looks a pain

Perfect sounds spot on, looks easy to install aswell Just need to find a suitable gauge pod that fits on the a pillar then I can get cracking with it all Looks like il be compiling a custom kit

Have a relocated your oil filter? You don't have to take anything off when fitting the sandwich plates do you? Looks like I'll be going that way then, so the standard oil filter will fit onto the second plate like standard fit?

So I could run a thermostatic one for the cooler then a non thermostatic one blanked off for the temp sensor? What about an inline sensor in the outlet line?

Would another plate fit into another thermostatic plate though?

Don't really want to have to buy a sump aswell if I can help it, if I run my planned thermostat plate for the oil cooler what plate do I need to run for a sensor only? Apart from the sump plug adapter is there any other options?

Got a question for all the guys running sandwich plates for oil coolers then temp sensors I want to get a temp gauge for the oil at the same time as installing the cooler kit but no thermostatic plates have sensor ports so may need to run another plate? I'm getting a kit which has a thermostatic plate with no sensor port, can I run a non thermostatic one with a sensor port and the inlet and outlet blanked off? Is there any downside to using two plates nothings going to leak etc and will i have enough space for two?

Got my vacuum brake bleeder for sale as its no longer required, its had ATE superblue through it so if your using normal stuff you will need to clean the diapghram no big deal, it comes with all the fittings for universal fitment. Runs on an airline for much easier bleeding To big to post so will need to be collected from Epsom, Surrey £200 PM me if interested Arran

Fair enough

Would you split the TV tuner separate

Yep zaino z8 or just wax it

I just wash it like normal then apply z8 on it

Thats not the rb26 lump though is it? Fair play for having a go yourself it looks alot better than it did before

Why didn't you go for the turbo one out of interest? Looks clean though!

Will order it soon and try it out no reason why it shouldn't be spot on If it's good I could possibly set up a group buy

Yeah the clips just screw into the carpet on the BMW they don't go all the way through so should be fine in the z