Davectr

13 hours ago, Dave6188 said:

I live in Hull, what about yourself ? That would be extremely helpful thank you. 

I'm in North Yorkshire, Guisborough. I'm sure we can meet in the middle somewhere

On 15/08/2018 at 18:32, Dave6188 said:

I currently own a HR 350z and have been thinking of buying a 370z for a while now, never been keen on the HR's gearbox, always thought the shifts are long, clunky and heavy and both cars share the same CD009 gearbox unfortunately. 

 

How do owners find the automatic paddle shift gearbox ? What is it like in flappy paddle mode and to live with on a daily basis, daily driving ? Seen an article in Evo magazine from a while back saying it's the one to go for as the manual gearbox is agricultural at best ! 

 

Looking at post 2012 models so I don't get stung with the gallery gasket issue again, any other known common faults with the 370z I should be aware of ?

 

Thanks for any help or info given. 

 

 

Where about sin Yorkshire are you?  You’re more than welcome to have a test drive in my auto to see what you think 

48 minutes ago, msitpro said:

Looking around for a reliable and lower lead time source of decent quality carbon GT style wing mirrors, and I was wondering...

 

Does anyone know if the triangle base plates and bolts the same between Z33 and Z34?

 

Z34 compatible carbon GT wing mirrors are far more easily found it would seem.

No, the bolt patterns are not the same, although there’s not much difference. I made some Z33 base plates fit mine (see build thread) but not sure about the ones you mention

I used to have some from Tarmac sportz, good quality and very easy to fit

Hi Jack, there’s too many unknowns to give you a definitive answer here. Could be a number of things, incorrectly wired up, faulty equipment etc etc.  What is your definition of ‘lack of bass’, perhaps they’re all performing correctly but you were expecting more? You should take it to someone local to you who can have a look (maybe someone on here can help with that). The set up you’ve got there should give a reasonable sound if installed correctly 

Have you tried following the wires back to see where they connect into?

Mine does it, it’s a late 2010 

Get yourself a Smarttop controller from mods4cars and operate the roof remotely, much better and easier 

http://www.mods4cars.com/sms/shop/index.php?p=b3JnYT1zbWFydHRvcCZncm91cD0yJmxhbmc9MiZjdXJyPTI=&action=products&cat=209&mode=view&id=108

On 10/05/2018 at 20:23, ZeeZee370 said:

 

And I vowed prior to collection that I wasn't going to spend anything beyond maintenance on this one but you know how it is....

First of all, welcome to the forum Good answer, well presented. 370z life.

Secondly - that’s what we all say . Zedtitis takes hold pretty quickly!

22 hours ago, JackJabba said:

So you had the car on the dyno before and after?

 

Yes, he checked before the clean, after the clean then again after he mapped it

I’ve not had my 370 done but recently had my evoque done (2.2 diesel) and saw quite a decent improvement - 15bhp / 35Nm increase and improved driveability, too early to say if fuel economy has improved much. It’s a friend who does this and he’s getting a lot of local business (North East) through word of mouth as, on the face of it, hydrogen cleaning does appear to work

11 hours ago, SiriusProjects said:

There are certainly some good arguments from both sides. I've only ever owned one car that was an automatic, but it was old and I will admit, the automatic gearbox on it was dire. My view changed though when a friend took me for a drive in their 14 plate Audi TT black edition. It was so responsive and the automatic gearbox was fantastic. Still, all these arguments could be irrelevant anyway. As a couple people on here have said, the Nismo version only comes with a manual gearbox. 

Hence the reason you need to drive both. The dual clutch auto box in Audi’s is light years ahead of the agricultural auto in the Zed! My 370 is an auto, and whilst it is ok in town driving it can be very slow to change (even when being asked to change by using the paddles) when pushing on a bit. I found it so frustrating that I installed a sprint booster which improved it considerably 

I was thinking it was more like that advert off the tv 

On 02/04/2018 at 10:35, Daztardly said:

New to the site, and z cars. I’ve never liked the convertible 370z, that was until now! What an absolutely beautiful job you’ve done, it looks fantastic. Definitely top 5 of all 370z ‘s I have seen. Great job

Thank you very much 

I know they’re not local to you so may not be of any use, but I sent mine off to these guys a few years back and was very impressed with their work

https://www.facebook.com/Headlightretrofits

On 02/04/2018 at 13:09, nissanjuke said:

hi, dave are you still modding that white car for me, my two favourite cars at the moment are my yellow one and yours, maybe I should buy yours for my wife as its an auto?

Hi mate, how you doing? Ha ha, can’t knock you for persIstence . No, not done anything to it for a while, tbh it hasn’t been out of the garage for months, have had other things on the go - including a grandchild which is time consuming! I almost feel like I need to have a drive up to Glasgow one day so you (and your wife) can have a look in the flesh 

Welcome to the club, and it’s nice to see you’ve got Zeditis before you’ve even collected your new car 

Not sure about the Ecutek (sure someone will confirm) but I’ve had software like this on other cars. A ‘normal’ mode, ‘performance’ mode, the one with the Rev limiter is usually a ‘valet mode’ to restrict the revs when the car is in for service etc (to prevent over zealous mechanics taking it for a thrash ) - although 5k is a bit high, normally set around 3k, and finally an immobiliser setting where the engine can start but won’t fuel so won’t drive

I bought a delonghi magnifica after seeing the one at work being used and abused at work  (by dozens of people) for 2 years and not working faultlessly. Great little machine, even has steam facility for capuchino lovers. The only slight criticism I’d say is that it’s quite noisy when grinding the beans, not the end of the world tho

Haven’t been to either of them, Sunday morning’s not usually a good time for me to be driving (if you get my drift ) . I’m led to believe the Melton meet is so busy now that it’s very difficult to park up anyway 

1 hour ago, Ben.B.HR said:

Hey, I've just joined and got my first HR. Is there any regular meets up the Teesside way (as I've just moved up here) or only what's planned on here. Be great to see some more zeds 

Hi Ben, welcome . There’s usually a few meets throughout the year at Falcon Performance in Middlesbrough 

3 hours ago, Ekona said:

And yet, still no. 

Personal choice Dan . Out of curiosity, do you not like GTR’s or just don’t like the idea of a raffle?

2 hours ago, nissanman312 said:

How's he getting on with it ? 

That was a awesome win 

 

I know people that have a go but I'm not into 100 quid raffle tickets myself I'm to tight lol

Am I misunderstanding something here? He didn’t win it, he’s raffling it. He’s only getting rid of it as he’s bought a drag car project and wants to use the funds for that 

8 hours ago, taybo said:

Are these things ever run honestly?

 

100%. It’s my mates car, and Jurgen who owns JM Imports is as honest as the day is long. 

Anyone interested in this?

Fantastic car, meticulously maintained and looked after

7 hours ago, alfa_owner said:

uurrrr did these ever get produced... any chance a kit is in circulation i can??

Yes they did and they are superb! Rickdon is a top guy, he’ll sort you out if you want some