Stutopia

Cool to get a bumper pack of goodies like that to go on, exciting times!

Looks cool, nice and glossy.

We did a loop, SF > LA > San Diego > Flagstaff > Grand Canyon > Vegas > Yosemite > Fresno > Sacramento > SF in 2011, loved it and immediately decided to go back to the US in future. I'd love to do a cross country but it limits the cars on offer and there's a penalty to pay for leaving it somewhere else, so looking at another loop. I'd like to get out of state check out the UFOs in New Mexico if we're going to fly into somewhere in Texas.

Machine guns and rotate licence plate?

Probably September hopefully there'll be some everyday Jazz going on

Sounds like my kind of activity, thanks!

Not so much checks and maintenance, more obvious behaviour, don't' thrash it until warm but make sure you blow the cobwebs out on a regular basis! Doesn't hurt to check the air filter is nice and clean every now and again.

I've talked a few mates into a road trip in the US, but I want to go: In and around Florida; Miami, The Keys, Everglades, Cape Canaveral, Orlando, Tampa, New Orleans. Another wants to go: In and around Texas; Dallas, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Cows, Horses, Fat People. Anyone been to one, or ideally, both states? Got any advice or suggestions? Any MUST SEE places or MUST DO activities? Thanks, Stu. PS - I realise that New Orleans is in neither state, but we would do a drive out, also if there's something amazeballz in a neighbouring state, please do tell.

along mate, show us the Beast!

Exactly, allow Homer to explain. Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away. Homer: Oh, how does it work? Lisa: It doesn't work. Homer: Uh-huh. Lisa: It's just a stupid rock. Homer: Uh-huh. Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you? [Homer thinks of this, then pulls out some money] Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.

I'm confused, that's all kinds of wrong.

I have seen that but never actually known anyone to have done it successfully. Bit full on for such an awful HU. Totally, I wouldn't go for another Bose one if it was free. By the time you buy one then get stealer/specialist to sort out, you could have a good unit.

I believe the headunit is married to the ECU, but it can be divorced and married to a new one. http://www.350z-uk.com/index.php?showtopic=19459 I'd go aftermarket though, it'll be so much better whatever your budget, especially if you are prepared to shell out a few quid.

So you're a highly talented automotive engineer with a perfected Zed, a budget and the urge to work on something? If it was me, I'd leave the Zed as it is and if I had your skills there's literally only one thing I'd be doing. I'd buy this: and turn it into this: and then I'd let me come round of a weekend and touch it.

I love this, it's brilliant, great purchase.

Someone recently recommended fatmat to me, which I believe is from the maker of dynamat, but is a cheaper alternative. Not tried it yet myself though. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-sq-ft-FATMAT-XTREME-Sound-Deadening-UK-Seller-Dynamat-Roller-Available-/290643812702

2004, 44k

Congrats mate, get som pics up of the beast!

It's on a logarithmic scale so it's a PITA to work with. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic_unit#Logarithmic_units If anyone's interested the scale in the table on the right hand side of this page shows how it works. Note the entry for 3db and it's power ratio of 2, as per Jetpilot's post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel#Acoustics

Snow foam is the most fun part of washing the car, other than standing back at the end a taking a pic to whore on here Other things that can* be snow foamed: - neighbours gardens/walls/cars within about 15 feet - yourself if it's windy - yours or someone else pets that think it's acceptable to walk over your paintwork - gulls which thinks it's acceptable to sh!t on a Zed *can should say MUST NOT

If you keep the tip well away from the paint and also use it at an angle (not straight on) it should push most big stuff off, without doing any damage. Not for engine bays for me, unless you know exactly what electrics you're covering up and have some brave pants. I've got a K2, it's ace. I use it on the Zed mostly, but also on the patio (without attachment, just blasting away with the jet) does a great job, even done the windows with it. Only negatives for me, the supplied hose (from unit to lance) is a bit short, so I bought an extension. The karcher foam thing was rubbs, unless it's thrown in for free, get a proper one from polished bliss or similar for snow foaming. Quite tempted to try the underbody attachment and see if it will a) go underneath my sidesteps and 2) help keep corrosion at bay.

Yeah, defo keep it subtle! I want to say it's a beautiful car, but it's simply too aggressive to be beautiful, it's just so goddam mean looking. I love it.

New slave fixed the no-resistance-for-inches-then-low-bite issue. But as above, if it's just been done, isn't the most likely culprit some air in there?

Guilty, 30 minute speed clean at 8am. Well I had to, I was seeing other Zeds today

& great choice