Olly350z

Down south this has now become a thing. Luckily the local shell had a delivery last weekend which I managed to brim the tank on but it had run out the following day

Seeing this every time makes me really want to get the Nismo V1 spoiler on my V2. Several bodyshops have turned me away recently saying they don't want to take the risk on the tailgate as apparently it's aluminium and is a pain to weld up. If you ever want a straight swap back to a V2 tailgate, you know where to fine me

Good job on the purchase of a charge / conditioner. I regularly leave mine on for weeks at a time as the Nismo gets very little use, and I went out and bought the wired plugs so now all the family cars are connected meaning if any show signs of getting low, they get plugged straight in! You'll find it will pay for itself very quickly

You can achieve pretty much any look that you're wanting and you can mix and match like I did. Personally feel 350zs desperately need sideskirts to achieve a uniform look if they have front and rear bumpers but the world really is your oyster on these. This was mine with Nismo V1 front, V1 sideskirts, chargespeed rear and V3 rear spoiler

Stick me down for one. I can't copy and paste the list however the forum throws a fit on my Samsung 1. Stutopia x2 2. Kev T x1 3. Harrison140 x1 4. andy James x1 5. HEADPHONES 6: Azurez33 7: StormtrooperZ 8. Hammer67 9. Lyndzzz 10. Matay20 x2 11. Rodgeevans

Put the original exhaust back on and let me buy the invidia 😉 more money in the pot towards the Nismo fund!

Interested, Horsham is only about 45 minutes away

I've met and heard Antz Nismo in person and I hate to say as good as it sounds, it's just too loud for me. I had resonated AAM short tails on before which are very silimar to the short tails offered by Tarmac and Torqen and while the cruising around town bit was nice, the second you tried dropping a gear and disappearing everyone knew exactly what was happening and I personally found it embarrassingly loud. I've emailed several custom exhaust places so will have to see what they come back to me with. So far, its boiling down to either the 1) invidia Gemini 2) Ark DTS 3) injen SES The greddy just seems too loud for me from videos as much as it fits the bill elsewhere. Annoyingly though, neither tarmac or torqen make any mention as to whether the above systems fit a nismo, so it's a £1300 + gamble.

Ideally I'd like to quote everyone but for some reason the forum and Samsungs Internet do not get on Ekona, I have considered this but I worry its more of an unknown then buying off the shelf. I would be so disappointed if I went somewhere and got the car back to only find it doesn't sound like what I want. Can anyone recommend a decent exhaust place on the south coast, I'm willing to travel? Lewis, which system would you say you preferred from the little you heard? I had the injen SES on my 350z and loved how it sounded, but the fitment was absolutely awful. So I'm very wary of that brand? The greddy evolution is another close choice, but I'm very interested in the ARK DTS. But it's nearly 700 pounds more expensive Short Paul, can you confirm if the greddy fits OK, and doesn't sit inside the bumper as you have a MK2 like mine?

I'm sure I noticed on the video torqen put up of a greddy evolution on a MK2 nismo they did seem slightly recessed in on the bumper, which is a concern as there is no adjustment on that. The invidia Gemini is a strong choice Pete. How would you say it sounds? Any drone? I'm after more of a rich sound than overly loud hence the ark grip DTS being

Yes I remember seeing that go up for sale at the time, why I didn't jump on it is beyond me. Must've been a sudden case of @*!# to the brain

I never thought searching for an exhaust for my Nismo would be this difficult. So I'm reaching out for help from people here who have hopefully been in a similar boat. The last few months after parting ways with the AAM short tails, I've spent alot of time looking at various brands, YouTubing sound clips and looking at our main two suppliers, Tarmac Sportz and Torqen. Those who know me personally know I had a right mare with a previous well known branded exhaust from Torqen so they'll understand my "once bitten twice shy" feeling, and as much as it pains me, water under the bridge. But I absolutely do not want a repeat of last time. I want to buy it, get it fitted, and enjoy it. Simple as that The bit that troubles me is the lack of information on both websites about whether "insert brand name here" will fit my Nismo. We all know the MK2 has a bigger diff and longer back end then a GT or MK1 and so far tarmac sports seem to be the only ones reporting that the ARK Grip V2 "WILL NOT" fit the Nismo. I know from someone else that it will not fit without modification. So, what I want is simple, I want a deep and rich sound, I do not want rasp and as minimal drone as possible. So far my list I've narrowed down to is 1) Ark grip V2 - requires modification 2) Ark grip DT-S - no information on nismos 3) Greedy evolution GT - no information 4) Injen SES - this was the culprit last time 5) invidia Gemini - this seems to go on no issue? Does anyone here have any of these exhausts on their MK2 nismos and can help shed some light for me? Does any of our suppliers have these in stock so I'm not waiting a massively long time and can shed light on what fits and what doesn't? I appreciate this probably comes across as a whinge post and in part it is. I just do not want a repeat of spending £1500 minimum on an exhaust for the bloody thing to cause me grief. Cheers all

I would've thought your GT was a HID bulb, and if that's the case most factory HIDs are a brightness scale of 4300K. You could consider upping the brightness up to a 6000k bulb, this will give you a much brighter whiter light for not alot of money. But don't be fooled into these kits that are 8000K etc. Due to the light spectrum and how it works you actually start dropping in light output after 6K. That is the maximum you want to go, I've done this in several of my vehicles and have been pleasantly happy with the difference. Expect a decent branded HID bulb to set you back anywhere between 50-100+ each

As good as a link that video is, that 370z does not have the pedestrian hood poppers which are the main stumbling block when doing this mod

Also interested in an answer to this. Want some for my own Nismo

Too noisy for me I'm afraid 😨 Ideally after an ARK grip, invidia or along those lines as YouTube videos show it being relatively quiet with stock cats. My extreme modification days are behind me now but I do want a little grumble as stock is way too quiet

Given the very few videos I've been able to find on YouTube I don't think it's for me bud. Might be people running decats but too raspy for my liking unless you can show me otherwise? Thanks for the offer though

Still looking for both of these items

My nismo never came with the red stickers, like you I think it looks so much better without! I do wonder what colour coded wing mirror would look like

Its quite possible that the car has not been remapped to support the modifications to the exhaust system and the ECU is trying to over compensate hence it smelling extremely rich. This would tie with the CEL light coming on and having to be reset as getting the car remapped removes the rear O2 sensors The only way I think you could confirm if you have an O2 sensor issue is by what the codes are saying. If its pre cat codes then it could be a sensor, if its post cat codes then I'd say its not been remapped. Depends really how far you want to go. My advise would be to find a reputable Z specialist, Abbey Motorsport, Horsham developments to name two, and get them to check the exhaust system. They'll also be able to tell you if it's been remapped. It might be worth the diagnostic charge rather then throwing hundreds at sports cats etc which won't remedy the issue at this moment

@ZMANALEX

Disappointed I missed you at Beaulieu I wondered who the V1 nismo was 👌

Easy enough job providing you take your time, I used to do mine every couple of years because spark plugs are a cheap way to keep the best performing and running engine. Remove the airbox (two if you have a HR) and make sure not to touch the throttle body butterfly (s) and then simply work your way round one at a time. Do that, follow torque specifications and you'll be fine.

@RDON on this forum is selling an immaculate MK1 Nismo. Youd be silly to buy that ruined MK2 not even consider his.

Definitely 😉