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As above - looking for a 350z HR power steering pump. Anyone have one for sale? Thanks

Hi all, I'm planning on changing the spark plugs on my HR in next few weeks but I'm very apprehensive about doing it given the issues that can happen if the throttle body butterfly valves are inadvertently moved - and thus causing a high / hunting idle. It looks like for the spark plug change the throttle bodies need to be removed to access 2 of the 3 spark plugs on each bank. Can someone confirm what I should be disconnecting - the battery and the ECU? any particular order? Any tips welcome. I've done the spark plugs on my old DE without issue but didn't need to remove the throttle body itself - just the intake piping. Thanks

Same here - it's normal - my HR can actually take me all the way down to end of my housing estate on a cold start idle

Hi, Looking for a used stock VLSD with pumpkin casing- preferably off a 350z HR (as I'm not sure if older DEs are a direct fit including sensors etc)

Hi Adrian. I was just wondering if there any deals on these whether by group discount or vouchers?

Double post

Just to add to this - it's only illegal to have active airbags if the child seat is rearwards. I wonder how far the airbag deploys in the 350z and if there would be sufficient 'dead space' between the child and bag.

Hi mate are these for a DE or HR?

Very nice. Does this fit both DE and HR models?

So a quick update on this - I've had the spare OEM backbox opened up and the fiberglass sound insulation has been completely removed. It was quite an easy job - the fiberglass is located in the third internal 'chamber' on the right. This was then welded shut and fitted on the car. Unlike the guy in the video in my first post, I did not cut out any of the internal chamber walls to increase flow. Now I can understand a lot of people would ask why I didn't just get a cobra or other aftermarket exhaust but I completely wanted to keep the stock tone of the exhaust and the results are pretty good: Exhaust volume increase of an estimated 15 to 20%. Not that dramatic but it's just about right without being too obnoxious or intrusive. The exhaust tone is pretty much identical to stock - its just louder. There is zero drone and zero rasp. Cold start is far louder. When hot: exhaust pops and crackles on the overrun are much more noticeable and not as muffled! For those interested in performance - there is no noticeable loss (or increase in torque). The exhaust seems to rev more freely with the packing removed, very slightly though. Edit - here is a vertical video taken just after fitting (fully warmed up). Best listened to with headphones. https://youtu.be/3H-IhaKXaRo

Here's an Irish discussion board where you might find someone looking for a ticket.... not sure if sales are permitted... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057677722 Other websites for selling: adverts.ie (connected to boards.ie above) donedeal.ie (lot of timewasters on here though, just a fyi)

Checked mine last night. They both spun in the same direction. Thanks for heads up Chris. As said above - they spin clockwise if you were looking from above.

Any similar kit for the HR by any chance?

Was last pulled 2 years ago. On St Patricks Day in Dublin. It being a bank holiday I believed it was legal to drive on a bus lane. A traffic unit land cruise was going outbound from the city as I was going inbound. I didn't see him but he did a U-turn, and about a mile down the road I noticed a number of cars pulling in to let this Landcruiser pass - I keep left thinking he's going to go past me - nope. Right up my ass..then pulls up beside me. Window down. "YOU - Pull over there now and stay there" He was very irate and I wasn't sure why: Police Sergeant: "License Please. Do you know why I pulled you over?" Me: "No" (I had a few guesses, but I've always been told always say no regardless - don't admit anything) Police Sergeant: "Right - driving on a bus lane: €60 fine and no penalty points. Overtaking on the left: €80 fine and three penalty points. Speeding: €80 fine and three penalty points" at this point I thought - jesus I am going to be a$$ r**ped here. Me, in a calm polite manner: "I genuinely thought it was ok to drive on the bus lane on a public holiday and as for the speeding I was keeping up with the flow of traffic". Police Sergeant: "so you're going to plead ignorance like everyone else, ah right". He walks off - and randomly pulls in a Zafira behind me. After about 10 minutes comes back to my window, hands back my license. Police Sergeant: "now because you didn't give me lip, the fine for you today, is going to be a €60 fine and no penalty points. Now where are you off to?" Me: "just going to Tesco" Police Sergeant: "Well lucky for you, you can drive to Tesco. It's not looking so good for the guy I pulled in behind you there - he has no tax, so he'll be walking to wherever he's going. Now good luck" He steps out into the traffic lane & holds up traffic to allow me off

Car is now sold.

I reckon I'm going to get the backbox mod done in the next week or two. I have a guy that is doing my mates e92 M3 backbox so if that works out ok I'll mine done. I'm going to mimic what the guy in the YouTube video has done - fibreglass out and some baffle removal for free-er flowing. I'll post up videos once done. I'm going to leave the resonator in place. I don't want rasp.

I have acquired a secondhand oem system from a mate as he sold his HR. I have seen some videos of people chopping off the mid-pipe or removing insulation from the OEM backbox and was curious about it.. Mid-pipe resonator A bit of a random question - but regarding the mid-pipe resonator on the OEM system, what exactly is inside the resonator 'box'? I know it eliminates rasp, but was curious how rasp is reduced with this. I like the sound it creates when removed, but I think it may be too raspy on WOT for my liking. Backbox A chap in the USA opened up his backbox and took out the fibreglass insulation and welded it back up - mainly to create more sound. He also took a few sections from inside to make it more free-er flowing. Would such a mod make a huge difference with regards to volume? It's hard to judge from his youtube video, and the fact he has ART decat pipes fitted also. But I think it sounds class. I love the OEM sound so I'm not looking to replace it for a new exhaust, which I can guess most people would just suggest I do !- I am mainly just curious what ways the OEM exhaust volume can be increased whilst not introducing/creating more rasp at the same time.

Having the same problem here. Apparently there is a reset button on the window motor, that requires taking off the door card. However the reset procedure must be done with the door closed, and it's sort of hard to do that with the door card hanging down..

Ah the good ole friendly jap wave! I was cruising on the left lane on the M50 last Sunday morning and noticed a modified S2000 approaching in my rear view. He passes me slowly and gives a big wave, I wave back, then............ BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPP <gearchange> BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

For HR. If anyone is selling or planning on selling in the future. Thanks!

Got sorted here - thanks to a fellow 350z-UK'er! Good to lock it up.

I had Berk decats fitted to me DE for a few months and noticed I was getting mild headaches and some nausea after even short journeys of 10-15mins. Now part of the issue I believe was that the garage who fitted them did so incompetently and I noticed even bolts were missing on the manifold joining point (the hard to reach ones). Also part of the the issue was that I park in an underground carpark, with not much ventilation, and when I got out of the car after parking up there was a very noxious smell of fumes, it was very difficult to grab items from the boot even, it was that bad... the misses said she could even smell the fumes off my clothes when I got back into the apartment That is just my experience though - I know most people who run decats on here do not have a similar issue. But be careful.

Here is a video of a MR2 driver passing out due to a carbon monoxide leak.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxSZg2tFX_U

I am slow off the mark! Yeah it's expensive enough. I remember that original car when it was for sale. Serious amount of work gone into it.

Spotted on an Irish buy/sell website: €20k https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/rocketbunny-350z/14997066