Olly350z

It's my personal view that it's a compatibility issue between the injen and the new cats. Sadly I'm well aware of that, that and voiding the warranty has made me very unhappy about the whole situation. The issues with fitment happened AFTER the new sports cats were fitted. Prior to them, I had japspeed HFCs fitted and there were no issues at all. It was tight, but didn't touch anywhere. The reason for changing the sports cats was that they had failed The exhaust was fitted by the head master technician at my work (I work for Honda) who has some 40+ years in the trade and I checked it over with him, he had followed the instructions to the letter. Being a duel system it can only be fitted one way with over and under pipes for the anti roll bar. Those photos were taken by Olly at Owens Garage after I had fitted the new cats. I had taken the car to them to get them to rehang it all for me to see if anything could be done. He rang to say that basically it was impossible due to the amount of places it was touching, and that the issue was being caused by the angle of the flanges on the HFCs and the injen. In effect, rather then being >| |< it was more of a >\ /< which was lifting the entire exhaust once bolted together. You can see that angle in one of the weld pictures. And yes, the drive up there minus one back box because the system was too tight, was hell. Imagine being In a washing machine filled with stones? I know bud, was gutting to say the least. Thing is, having spoken to other people you're not the only person to say that, which makes me think it was a compatibility issue between the injen and new cats. And I'm inclined to say that I got unlucky which I'm happy to accept. But with the cost of parts involved that's what really stung.

As you can imagine I wasn't and still am not best pleased. As you say there was no fitment issues with the cheaper HFCs. I do think you're right about the wheels. I really think it's time for something more aftermarket, and shiny. Issue I have Is I need some fun around wheels so I can sell these!

Time for a long overdue update, not all of it good. I've been quiet for a few months now as I was having no end of issues with the Z. The new exhaust didn't cure the engine light as hoped, and at MOT time it became painfully obvious that my current sports cats had failed, with emissions being through the roof. Bugger So as mentioned above I had purchased a set of Torqen high flow cats Attempted to fit them and yet another issue reared its head, they wernt compatible with the Injen. The injen was miles out meaning the car was yet again off road. Talking to Steve, he recommended Owens Garage in Haywards Heath, and Olly to take a look at it. So a trip booked up there and it soon became glaring obvious that there was no hope in hellit was going to fit without welding. Brilliant, brand new exhaust not even a month old and the warrant is voided I left Olly to do his work while me and Steve met up with Martin for lunch. I'll let the pictures talk And three hours later the end result was this. Can't recommend Owens Garage enough, great honest guys with no BS. I'll be back for sure So with that it was back for the MOT, and to see whether it had cured the engine light. I can report that 1200 miles later I am engine light free. Now that it fits I'm happy with the exhaust and cats however the near 2 grand price tag stings, especially as it was far from easy or perfect. You shouldn't have to weld something that costs that amount of money! So as of late I've done nothing but enjoy the car, something I've not been able to do in nearly a year. Treated her to a complete wash down last weekend Next on the mods list will be an oil cooler and a catch can. The Nismos will be refurbished hopefully next month as I am getting a tad bored with them. Also, just in case anyone has ever wondered, the hat that Steve (zippypoos) wears is actually removable! Luff u Steve x Till next time!

Payco - lunch zippypooz - lunch HoundDog - lunch Nissmoandy - lunch Ebized - lunch(s) to be advised Adrian @ TORQEN - no lunch Darren-B -lunch Paul - lunch Seb - lunch Olly - lunch (Maybe bring Skyline too)

You're making me regret not buying them

Brooooooooooo I nearly bought these, so lucky I had a change of heart last minute haha. Looks sick, default choice or not they look great on yours

Payco - PA04YCO - Nismo 370z - PAID Panman - P44 AAN - bagged 350z - PAID Olly350z - KD53 DGZ -Facelifted DE - PAID Louis350z - HR - PAID

Cheers bud! This was the day after I bought it, looking back I might have gone over the top So more updates, as I said previously the car went into the bodyshop on Wednesday to have the HR bonnet and front bumper painted. Very happy, really shows how battered my bumper was, no more tailgating for me! I've ordered a set of Adrians new high flow cats, as that will mean every part of the exhaust is new. The Injen exhaust sounds absolutely perfect, so quiet on normal running but once opened up it sounds heavenly. More to come soon

Does that sound like something I'd do haha. It's been washed regularly, but it's not seen rain in a while! So updating this, I got David the mechanic at work to fit the Injen exhaust for me on Friday. Went all ok, does require some tweaking as it touches in one place but that's down more to my sports cats being an odd design. Holy smoking batman does it sound good. Very very deep with no rasp, no drone but loud when you put your foot down. Under normal driving I'd say it's only marginally louder then stock. I love the look of the titanium tips as well

Right, time for an overdue update! I attended Japfest at Silverstone, which honestly has been my favourite show to date. Finally managed to put some names to faces, was awesome to meet you all! Big shout goes out to Stuggerz and Steve, was great to finally meet you guys. I also ended up getting some major sun burn Next up I attended Motors by the moat in Maidstone, leads castle. What a great little retro show it turned out to be and was great to meet up with Steve and Martin again. Steve lowered the tone by squirting his sausage over a yummy mummy but that's a story for another day New album dropping 2019. Now, onto modifications. The car is booked in next Wednesday to have it's bonnet and front bumper painted, pretty normal for those who know me. BUT MY NEW EXHAUST TURNED UP!! Introducing the Injen SES true duel exhaust. Some will know that I had ordered an ARK grip system, but they turned out to be completely useless and even lied about it being shipped which resulted in 6 weeks waiting for no reason. This was around £150 quid cheaper so not alot in it, and was purchased on Adrians recommendation. It's absolutely beautiful, weld porn! Here's hoping for no issues! With the wild rain we've had my garage decided to flood which sucked, but what can you do. First time my Zs gotten wet in a year haha. I will be at JDM combe this weekend although it looks doubtful the Z will be. Hopefully see some of you there!

Reasonably strict yeah. It's a big event with huge crowds, they don't want people driving at peak times

Pls come JDM combe miss your face already

Scorch level = Godly Japfest at Silverstone was the best show I've ever been to. Looking forward to JDM combe now, which isn't that far away!

300ZX.co.uk 1. Bigh 2. Alic 3. Craig (am staying in Romsey Fri&Sat night, so can do a club drive out/Haynes/Bovington meet on the Saturday if any interest?) 4. tom1990 (if im loud ) 5. AndrewG 6. kgonzokia 7. nickz32 +2 8. funkysi 9. Therealnips (poss x2 cars) Z Club 1. Farmer 42 2. Huw 350ZUK 1. Panman 2. Stuggerz 3. Olly350z 4. Louis350z

Ready for Sunday. See you there!

No passes here however I do have a confirmation email from Frankie two weeks ago so will use that to get in. Paid for two cars so I'm not going to take any B.S. lol

We've booked the Travelodge at Newbury Chievly M4 for Saturday night as it just breaks up the journey for us. We'll be leaving about 5:45 Just to give enough time to hopefully avoid the queues to get in

Has anyone received there passes yet?

What's happening convoy wise? Are we all meeting somewhere and going in together?

Has anyone received there passes yet? With a week to go nearly it's getting a bit close no?

So a successful weekend spent completely de-contaminating the car from the rather bleak winter we had. Started by washing it off twice, followed by snow foam, then washed twice with the double bucket method before then being polished and waxed. Wasn't completely without mishap, managed to loose an arch liner down the duel carriage way. Lowered Life! I also started the process on a order for a rather large, and special item. Hopefully be able to tell more once I know more As always, picture whoring Japfest is so close, I can't wait!

Price reduction £300

Ironically I dreamt that my Z got written off last night while parked outside my house Pretty sure I've got Japfest on the brain

I looked into it, but depo headlights are for LHD cars and even for £600 quid, the thought of headlight aim MOT worries put me off. I wanted zero issues hence going OEM. Luckily for me both of these are in great condition so when I sell the spare, I'll be close to breaking even

Yes guys, the ARK grip is now on my shopping list after lots of research. Loud enough when I want it but none of that V6 rasp. Best get saving! Martin, I might see you at Japfest If you're going, if not then Motors by the Moat