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gratz on the new zed

there are 3 versions of the engine, DE, revup (not to be confused with uprev) and HR. The DE is the original, they then gave it some tweekings in 2006 to get a bit more peak power at the expense of less torque outside of the main power band. in 2007 they reworked the engine to get more power again and go back to the flat torque curve the original DE had as it's trademark. the reline also went up with each revision. there are other changes like rays becoming standard in later years and some cosmetic changes but i guess it's more the engine and the tax change that you'll be looking at. the DE and the revup engines are much cheaper to mod. the DE has poor air flow in the plenum, it gets thinner towards the front of the engine which gives an imbalance to the amount of air the front cylinders get. that's a nice cheap mod though. induction in general is cheaper to mod on DR vs HR as the HR has twin air intake and throttle bodies. there is also a lot more options for DE engines as they have been about longer and the modding market is a lot more mature for the larger number of DE cars sold vs HR cars. so maybe give some thought to what you want to do with the zed over the next few years and look into what modding it will cost.

yup, bog standard part of the car, which is just one of the many reasons it's so awesome

gratz on your new zed

just a quick sanity check, before you start moulding your car the way you want (performance and cosmetic) just be aware that if you grabbed the cheapest quote from a compare site then chances are your insurance company won't cover you if you make any mods, even cosmetic ones. so if something happens and they find out as much you'll be treated as never having had insurance in the first place, and that is a road you do not want to tread down! now that said there are plenty of specialist insurers on this forum you can talk to, might be worth jumping ship to a company that will support some modding. one i spoke to said they were quite happy with any mods that stayed below a 100bhp gain, ie any performance mods outside of forced injection. even then there are companies that will happily insure a car with a twin turbo

ere fiddy, is your name based on south park and the loch ness monster?

have you seen any plastic based nismo replicas?

What's RT performance? Nissan tuning specialist?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk more cosmetic mods than performance mods. they are a respected trader on here http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/145-rt-performance/ http://rt-performance.co.uk/

hello hello just in case you've not dived into the stats, but the zed you used to have looks like the 313 HR version, the cheaper tax ones are the original DE versions. so if you do go based on tax then just be aware the older ones won't rev as high as your HR did. well worth a test drive to see if that's important or not to you. well, i hope that was helpful and not a lesson in sucking eggs

Haha indeed I would, would love to drop a 2jz in one, I love the sound of the standard v6 and it does pull well, but I know the 2jz a lot better and the tuning is a little less restricted that vq35. Saw one in banzai...or japenese performnace the other day with 1000bhp 2jz with a widebody kit and it was immense! A mate just bought a gunmetal zed last night which has got me wanting my own even more haha used to work with a guy that founded TKD Power it's just a free forum, though there is some merch to buy if you want maybe after spending a bit of time here you'll find your own 350z parked outside your house

imma just gonna leave this here...

Hey Tkddave, random question, does the tkd stand for tae kwon do?

am i right in thinking a catch can is for turbos? something about having to return dirty air to the intake side for emissions regulations. which then of course clogs the air filter faster than normal. the catch can is put along this route to try getting some of it out of the air stream before it's returned. just needs to be manually emptied every now and then and keeps the air filter a lot cleaner

Sounds like a fantastic experience, thanks for sharing

gratz on finding the one, i'm sure it was worth the wait

question is, would you turn the 350z into a monster too if you got your hands on it?

funny how many links i have to wales. my dad spent a few years living in bridgend before i came along. my brother lives in swansea and is busy raising a sprog there. and finally my zed was living in bridgend before i got her. by the time i was out of wales my face was aching from the smile, such a fun car!

gratz on your new toy make sure she gets super unleaded, she doesn't come with a proper fuel map for regular unleaded and at higher revs the knocking can do damage. also keep an eye on the oil pressure, the HR engine has a crappy paper oil gallery gasket that can fail which results in an internal oil leak. so oil levels can look just fine even though the engine is being starved of oil. rule of thumb is 30 psi when warm at tick over and 60psi at 2K rpm (60mph in 6th). the gasket is in the middle of the engine so replacing it costs more in man hours than parts, but the good news is the replacement OEM part is now reinforced so there is a permanent fix for it. sounds a bit scarier than it is, as long as the pressure is fine then it's nothing to worry about, and if you notice pressure dropping you should have plenty of time to get it fixed before it completely goes. other than that these engines are nice and solid, the engineers were told to design an engine that would run for 200K

ask the doc if there are any tests they can run so you can get back on the road. 6 months is a very long time to be grounded for can have massive knock on effects for many people who rely on daily transport. my friend had a fit in the cinema, naturally the docs were worried it might be epilepsy so they ran a ton of tests on him and strongly recommended he not drive. all in all he was off the road for 8 weeks but he did eventually get the all clear. his work were very understanding and he had most of that time off sick. as more and more tests came back clear he eventually went back to work by getting a lift and did some light duties (no heavy machinery). as much as this is a colossal pain in the arse the last thing you want is to blank out at the wheel and well, you know what the implications of that are. but i'd not just accept waiting 6 months to see what happens, i'd want them to test what they can.

i think tesla opening their tech up to the rest of the world will help with the roll out. sure what they have today might not be in the station just down the road from you in 5-10 years time, but when the whole world gets to tinker with tech then the rate at which is improves and matures is so much faster than big corps can do on their own. while EV's can't compare with combustion in every regard right now i think the fact we have some viable options is the start of EV becoming the norm. sure there are still issues with the rare metals the batteries need, but that too is being worked on by our boffins. EV just makes too much sense considering the global drawbacks to fossil fuels. that said i'm glad i'm living in this era and have a 3.5L V6 to play with cos while EV can clearly perform, it just doesn't sound as sexeh

also a quick sanity check, is the oil pressure fine? about 30 when warm on tick over and 60@2K rpm

gratz on your new baby mine is a similar mileage, got a long list of bits that need replacing but it's all stuff you expect to be worn out by this age. i intend to spend many years with her so i'm going to do a bit each month until she's perfect again. got her for a good price though so i'm quite happy with her, and what a joy to drive!

welcome and gratz on your new baby

welcome and gratz on your new baby

fingers crossed you find your baby soon check out this guide, it's a bogof as there is a 2nd guide a few posts down http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/77426-buyers-guide/