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I have a DE with a K1 (not for sale unfortunately) fit was fine and sounds epic

Standard road going pressures all round

What mods were you running at the time?

You can get into the 12's with the 370z , some in the US have managed it, I ran a best of 13.3 at around 108 in my old one iirc OP what was your 60ft , thats what matters, should be around 2.00 , reckon you are about 2.4 Decent tyres like MPSS , lower the pressure by 5-7psi will make a difference Reaction times have no effect on the 1/4 times much better to concentrate on the launch and get things right 60ft 2.4659 330ft 6.4814 1/8 9.7257 1/4 14.7568 Tyres were losing traction on every change. I got good launches, with decent grip it might have shaved that 0.75 off.....maybe

Reading some of these comments with interest! I've had this feeling of instability at speed, on some relatively smooth road surfaces. And the twitchy back end has become a consistent thing if I get happy in sharp corners which feels like a bike about to high side (for those bikists out there 😉) Recently took her to Santa pod and she was spinning up in every gear change. Now o know she's got a bit of power....but not that much! So, tyres will be getting changed and all the geo set up at the same time, and will see what difference that makes. Thanks for all the input so far ðŸ˜

Had two good smooth starts tbh. Reaction time was 0.3 seconds. She's just a big girl. A friend described my 350z as being like a rotund girl: they try really hard but they're just not that good 😂

I had test pipes.....big fail on emissions!! I simply couldn't find an mot guy who was willing to risk his licence to pass me so, I put sports cats on. I went for some eBay specials sports cats, and these just scraped a pass.

Went to santa pod at the weekend for the classic and retro event,and was great fun! While I was there I thought I'd see what the 350z would do down the timed 1/4 mile Run What You Bring. Results as follows: 1st run 14.75 seconds terminal speed 97.33 2nd run 14.74 seconds terminal speed 98.82 The Z made a nice noise and was consistent but not exactly blistering quick. To put those times into perspective, a standard lardy Merc cdi diesel thing put in the same times as me, and I had my arse handed to me by a tricked out Fiat Punto GT (12.3 seconds!!). I'm getting a Supra 😉

Fair one, though I've owned the car for over a year now so I'm fairly familiar with it. I think i should have said that I've not really pushed the cars limits round the twisties since I've had it. Definitely familiar with high power cars and bikes. My last car was a mk1 Focus Rs with the wrong side of 400hp under the bonnet (can you say..torque steer?!) and a classic scooby running 350 ish prior to that, amongst others. Current bike is a Honda Blackbird which is frankly...a straight line missile. So speed is something I enjoy but the Z is currently the most unsettling vehicle at speed I've ever owned, something I'd like to rectify tbh

I've got Cooper Zeon CS tyres on all four corners, fitted four or five months ago. To be fair, they've impressed me. I had the same on my Mk1 Focus RS. Could possibly be driver error...but I'd say on this occasion, not. It wasn't a sharp bend by any stretch, and I didn't attack the corner like an 18 year old on ten cans of redbull lol! I did get the opportunity to push the limits of the Z's upper speed limit (private road guvnor!) but lack of stability means anything approaching 130 - 140mph is frankly, bum twitching territory. I did wonder if poly bushing just the rear end would have an undesirable effect on handling. The only way I can describe how it feels, is it thought both drop links had snapped! Wheel balancing and geo set up in think will be my next port of call I think

I've not really pushed my Z since I've owned it to be honest, but tonight I had two moments where a little bit of poo came out! First she's definitely not stable at higher motorway speeds. Just didn't feel like it would take even the most gentle bend on the motorway at speed, and just feels...unstable and a bit wallowy. Then on the way down some faster duel carriage ways I hit a bit of a bend at a good pace but not ridiculous. The back end wobbled like a jelly, and the traction control kicked in! This does not strike me as normal behaviour and I nearly poo'd my pants to be honest Anyone experienced similar? She's still on standard shocks and springs but I did change all the rear suspension bushes to White Line poly bushes a few months back, with the exception of the ARB bushes. New standard drop links were fitted at the same time as the bushes. Front end is totally standard. Could this just be worn standard suspension or something more sinister?

Welcome along! Also in Southampton/Bitterne with a gunmetal grey de.

Problem found! It's the sh#tty aftermarket toe arms. Back to nissan standard arms for me!!

Jet pilot was bang on the money! For those still getting crappy reception check that the antenna power cable from the iso connector has power going to it! I had a second cable coming from the amp power cable coming from the head unit. I've just connected that to the antenna power cable and presto!! More radio stations than you can shake a stick at

Someone's on form tonight! 👆

I've got a pioneer head unit and reception is shocking. I can just about get radio one! I have a stumpy ariel Anyone else have this problem?

Hahaha ^^ agreed! BTW my average mpg is currently showing 13.3 but I didn't buy it for economy!!

I keep seeing the same one. Often drives past my house in bitterne

I should mention I've not changed the ARB bushes either. Hmm, could it be those??

Hi all! Right, this is driving me nuts so I'm hoping someone has experienced similar. Shortly after buying the car I noticed a slight squeak from the back end when going over bumps. Over the next few months it got progressively worse and only stopped in the rain. Ah ha! I thought.....it's tsw likely to be the drop links. These were duly changed out but it still sounded like an old victorian sprung bed driving down the road (loud enough that people have commented on it after driving past them) All right, so it's got to be the worn 12 year old bushes then? So I spent the next week or so removing the rear control arms and attempting to press out the various bushes, gave up and gave them to a man in an engineering firm (apparently he said they were a bar steward to get out!) and had White Line poly bushes fitted to all the major moving components, all except the toe arm bush on the hub, diff and subframe bushes. I also noticed the previous owner had fitted adjustable camber and toe arms, which looked like cheap japspeed ones or equivalent so I've fitted standard camber arms (with White Line bushes) but left the after market toe arms in place for the time being. You can probably guess that after all this.....she's still squeaking!! Although I must say it's not anywhere near as bad as it was, but it's still there. Now I will be replacing the toe arms as it has this horrible metal bearing arrangement which I'm hoping is the source of the sound of a thousand tortured mice but if not......? I'm still on standard suspension and this will be changed out as soon as pennies allow. Could it be subframe bushes?? Are they prone to weakness? I'm reluctant to change them out after doing the control arms, as it was not a pleasant or easy job with many bolts seized and snapping, and by the way, those elliptical bolts are especially expensive from Nissan UK! Has anyone experienced this? Any advice or experience of this annoyance would be a great help as I'm going to kill it with fire before too much longer Thanks in advance!

Much the same issues with mine. A local gearbox specialist said it's likely the syncros,and that opinion was echoed on the forum. I changed out 3rd up, including reverse and my 'box is now silky smooth! Don't bother with nissan UK for parts as you'll need a small mortgage. I got mine from Concept Zed Performance in the states. Even with shipping fees it was less than half what nissan UK were quoting me!!

Just in case anyone was wondering.. Bought second hand but unused off ebay.Fitment was perfect on mine but on the MOT it scraped a pass on fast idle. Without looking, I think it was CO at fast idle. The max being 20% and it produced 20% and that was with the technician fettling with the revs. Not sure how the branded 200 cell cats compare

Well she failed, but not on the W brace. Track rod ends both excessive movement. Get those replaced and back on for retest! Oh as an advisory: slight corrosion of components underside of vehicle

I go to Italy quite a bit as the other half is from Florence.....you're absolutely right, the Italians are 'A' hole drivers who's national pass time seems to be tailgating 2 foot off your bumper :/ My other half has been here 6 years now and even she's shocked at how bad Italian drivers are when we go back! Take my zed to Italy? I'd rather crap in my hands and clap

Mine looks rotten tbh but I'll run her through and see what's said. Cheers for the heads up