Jetpilot

Oh dear, think you may have just shattered my dreams

Mmmmm, i like the concept of flat white, not sure i like the pearl concept, thats why i would like to see one in the flesh. In my newbie post in the welcome section i put up a photo of an Rx7 i had sprayed in Lamborghini Ballon white, it wasnt as nice in the flesh as i thought, £1800k later, lol

Personally i think thats strong money for a Cat C

Keep me posted, i might beat you to it Think i have seen the ice white one advertised, Cat C one, is that it?

Is it the original white buddy, would you mind if i swung by once you have it

Anyone in Dorset/Hampshire with a white one i could take a look at please, very curious about the colour (mainly the pearl aspect) to see what outside of the photos i have seen. Thansk

Great info, i have read the rev up's have stronger rods, or will this not really matter around the 400hp mark Im not sure about the rods etc, hopefully someone on here knows. I read on a yank website there was a guy running over 500hp with stock fueling and internals!! probably not running anymore though Rods are destroyed by torque, not HP OP, I know of a nice ginger one for sale that someone is selling cheap Would have to be cheap if it is ginger Pm me some details please. You can't recive PM's at the moment mate PM me your email addy if you like. I thought i could, i got one from a mod, maybe its because they are special jontywright@gmail.com Thanks

Great info, i have read the rev up's have stronger rods, or will this not really matter around the 400hp mark Im not sure about the rods etc, hopefully someone on here knows. I read on a yank website there was a guy running over 500hp with stock fueling and internals!! probably not running anymore though Rods are destroyed by torque, not HP OP, I know of a nice ginger one for sale that someone is selling cheap Would have to be cheap if it is ginger Pm me some details please.

Lets put it likes this, i probably wont find a Zed on here for what i "want" to pay, lol Personally from looking about i can pick a sound one for £4k

Thanks, good advice (i hope), really was wondering if i would miss the advantages of a rev up engine. No way do i plan on going more than 400hp, been down that road many times before and 400 is absolutely enough for the road and some track fun, anything more is overkill i think, fun, but overkill

Where did you get that info from? I can't see the rev-up weighing 90kg (~6%) more than the non? My350z website, that weight is over the entire car, not just the engine, sorry, badly worded on my behalf! Im pretty sure all the zeds weigh roughly the same, regardless of which year. The only ones which weigh a lot more are the roadsters. Apparently: Copied and pasted 03-05 Coupe: 3,188 lb (Base) 3,197 lb (Enth) 3,217 lb (Perf) 3,247 lb (Tour) 3,225 lb (Track) Roadster: 3,428 lb (Enth) 3,462 lb (Tour) Coupe: 3,339 lb (Base) 3,346 lb (Enth) 3,400 lb (Tour) 3,404 lb (Grand) TBD (NISMO) 06-07 Coupe: 3,339 lb (Base) 3,346 lb (Enth) 3,400 lb (Tour) 3,404 lb (Grand) TBD (NISMO) Roadster: 3,580 lb (Enth) 3,600 lb (Tour) 3,602 lb (Grand) Obviously from the US so they have different trim levels, but base to base or tour to tour etc, roughly 150+ lbs difference!

Where did you get that info from? I can't see the rev-up weighing 90kg (~6%) more than the non? My350z website, that weight is over the entire car, not just the engine, sorry, badly worded on my behalf!

Out of interest were does the 200lbs of extra weight come from, thats a fair chunk

Thoughts are with you and your family and hope for your brother to make a full a recovery as possible.

All good replies. But more interested in the amount of this model that have come up in my searches.

Great info, i have read the rev up's have stronger rods, or will this not really matter around the 400hp mark

Really not worried about Brembos etc, things like that can always be added if its a jdm etc I could not justify the cost of an hr to then fi it

Maybe a question that has been asked before but cant seem to find the answer. Looking my first zed, my budget will only go from standard to rev up, not hr. However, i plan to go fi at some point, so, will the rev up have any gains in the long run? Is it worth the extra weight associated with that model? Should i be concerned about the possibility of weaker rods with the non rev up? Oil consumption on the rev up? Is the six speed box better than 5. Views welcome

I was more curious by the amount I know cars are often written off for very little these days though. I almost bought a Cat C (by mistake) not a 350z by he way, it was only because i did a reg check that i found out. It actually wouldnt bother me too much buying one, but from that experience unless you were very lucky you could not find out why it was written off, so although they are checked to come back on the road, unless i personally knew what was damaged and repaired i would never feel comfortable.

Been doing some thorough searching for Zeds this last week or so and surprised by the amount of Cat c & d's on the market, some even trying to command not much less than not written off. I havent really searched for anything else so not sure if its a common theme of the market.

Well this might be coming sooner than later. The Rx7 went for a health check before paint as i had some suspicions which were confirmed, water seals are gone (comparative to head gasket), not bad though, it did 20k miles at anywhere between 400 & 500hp. So she is being broken for parts and soon as i have the cash in my hand, will be searching Looking forward to a change, although i know it wont be the last 7 i have

Can I be the first to congratulate you ........ ;) Sorry for the hijack, but i recognize that avatar, are you on pwc.com?

Was that off Driftworks?

Already there, lol

I have put so much money into Rx7's, which i have thoroughly enjoyed to be fair, but now i just want a car i can get in and enjoy perhaps with some light fettling over time. I would imagine with all my projects there has been a 50/50 split with time spent doing and time spent driving and appreciate you will never get your money back. The sad truth with Rx7's at the moment is they hold a higher value as parts than as a whole, they are often returned to standard and the aftermarket parts sold on. Perhaps this is a sign of the economic times or perhaps a sign of the popularity of the car, its been discussed a lot in that community. I would certainly not be spending £5k ish on a new supercharger kit and then fitting for example. If i were to buy a base car i would be looking at 2nd hand fi parts. I know many importers who are bringing in from Japan with the sole intention of breaking and that seems to span the whole jdm model range, skylines, supras etc etc I have seen that and hopefully not to upset any Zed owners, if i had £18k burning a whole in my pocket it wouldnt be spent on one. I appreciate it is an awesome car and must have had 1000's and 1000's spent but it wouldnt be for me