JimmyWhite1

Just saying my thanks to the guys at Horsham. They did a remap for me yesterday and I'm over the moon with my results. The team are very friendly, informative and a pleasure to deal with - Hopefully I'll be in soon for some powder coated exhaust tips, and my brakes

PS - I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I've read multiple threads asking whether it's "worth the money" having their Z remapped. I'm going to say it's a bargain, you get a print out of before and after, multiple dyno tests, and a damn good remap, so if you take into consideration the amount of dyno runs you have, and the remap, it works out an absolute bargain .

I also love my exhaust pops  

4 hours ago, Adrian@TORQEN said:

Did you message the Admins on that page regarding this transaction? They could try to speak to the guy on your behalf. 

That's a really good idea, I'll do that now. Thank you

18 hours ago, davey_83 said:

Pretty sure the same set were selling on gumtree also line the lines of used for a week before fitting decats. £400, then a couple weeks later down to £300.

Quite possible it's the same ones, or maybe people are selling them because they are unreliable! It's a shame because as I said before, I've only read positive things about them, but it seems a lot of people go down the decat route.

12 minutes ago, Adrian@TORQEN said:

Is this guy on any of the Facebook groups? 

Yes, I purchased them from him off of the 350z & 370z UK Owners Club Selling Page - Was hoping everything would be fine considering!

Thanks all.

There's not much I can do about getting my money back, but I'm working on it, seeing as the person is ignoring all of my messages!

Thanks Adrian@TORQEN, I'll keep you posted, I can't do too much until I've sorted this mess out, but I'll keep you posted

Thanks all

I've heard good things about Berks, but I suppose anything is possible like you say! I will contact parcel force and see what they say, I'll also speak to someone who does welding and see if they might be up to the job - failing that, I'll have to sell one good HFC

Hi all,

I have recently purchased a set of Berks from someone off the 350z UK Facebook page. The person who sold them said in his add they were only a few months old but went back to decat. I hadn't taken the Berks out of the box until now because I was waiting for my mechanic to fit them, unfortunately though, one of them has a rather loud clunk when you move them, my mechanic seems to think the baffle has come loose or something. The person said they were fine when he shipped them, and unfortunately I paid through PayPal (not services). Is there anything I or my mechanic can do with them? There's a chance the courier (parcel force) was heavy handed, or perhaps the person wasn't telling me the truth, either way I'm now sat with one good HFC and one rattly HFC .

Thanks in advance

Problem solved - It was indeed the transmission mount. Purchased a new one from Alex and everything is sorted. If anyone has any similar problems like I did, I would highly advise you to check your transmission mount as it's quite an easy job. 

7 hours ago, Ebized said:

Maybe you two could meet up being the same part of the world, and given Chris (Keyser) has had more than his fair share of experience with 350s

 

Very difficult to tell from those vids what the noise you are concerned about is, but given the idle noise you mention and not saying if the release bearing was changed - a notorious issue for 350s, maybe that is part/the problem you are concerned with??

Not a bad idea at all!! I welcome anyone's experience so I can take on board what to look out for

Regarding the noise though, I'm 99% certain it's the transmission mount as the performance is still there. I did have a new bearing fitted with the clutch and flywheel, sorry, I may have forgotten to mention that. I'm going to buy a transmission mount from ZMANALEX and hopefully that will be my problem solved

1 hour ago, Keyser said:

Did you switch to a lightened flywheel and replace a dual mass one?

The lightened ones are more noisy and make the car rev quicker.

 

Keyser

Thanks Keyser,

I replaced with another dual mass, but I know they are typically noisy.

I think I may have an idea of the noise now. I have had a browse through the vast history that came with the car and notice that there was an uprated transmission mount installed not long ago, it's only an eBay invoice so no make on it. Judging that I am not losing any performance and it seems that the car is slightly more responsive, I'm guessing that's my best bet at the moment. My guess is that because the clutch was fairly bad before, it muffled out most of the noise, because as I've said before, everything is better now. I will check other sensors though and have a good look over the car, just incase. 

FYI - Not sure if I mentioned before, but the car is only noisy in the cabin, when letting it idle and listening outside, it just sounds normal!? 

Thanks again

4 hours ago, jdm2003 said:

yes . that's why i thought about the plug on the bottom.. but mine had problems starting as a result of the loose sensor .. Camshaft Position Sensor

Yea, I've got no warning lights at all and it drives spot on, so the sensor is a really good shout. I'll jack the car up and have a good look, when the heavy rain has stopped

Thanks for the help

1 hour ago, jdm2003 said:

I think you have a coil pack out.. also try the fly wheel position sensor. its on the bottom of the gearbox (out side) .  check if its connected firmly..

Good luck

Thanks JDM2003.

I am going to get someone to plug it into a diagnostics reader. I'll have a look under the car as well, as I didn't know about the sensor.

Just a thought, wouldn't I have an EML on for a bad coil pack or misfire? 

Many thanks

Hi All,

Me again, sorry

As many of you probably know, I am very new to all of this, so any help is always appreciated.

I have a 53 plate 350z. I recently had my clutch and flywheel changed, and am very grateful to ZMANALEX for the advice he gave me along the way. Whilst changing my clutch, my mechanic said the oil from the gearbox wasn't great so decided to change that which I didn't mind. He used 75w90 Semi Synthetic & Molyslip. Since having the car back the difference is unreal, power, smoothness, and I personally think the throttle response is a lot better (I might be imagining things) 

The only thing that has somewhat got worse is the noise coming from the transmission ( I believe). Here are two videos I have uploaded for you to hear, apologies for the poor quality but it's horrendous weather and I'm not an owner for an expensive phone. The car still pulls, it vibrates a bit more from what I can remember, but it's really really noisy, kind of sounds like an old V8 (sort of) which isn't bad, but it's not an old V8 . I'm hopeful I don't need a new gearbox, but... neither myself, or the mechanics involved know what this could be.

If anyone has any advice, thoughts or has experienced the same issues, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Great stuff, I'll pass all of this on to my mechanic and see how we get on tomorrow.

Many thanks

4 minutes ago, ZMANALEX said:

This is what you want: Part number is in last post.

 

Thanks again.

That bearing doesn't look like my old one, I'm guessing it's for display purposes only? I'll do some more thorough research tomorrow and buy from a more reputable company.

Really appreciate the help.

Many thanks.

Seller was Ziggy-a2z - feedback is good, but I'll take your advice and do exactly that. Tarmac Sportz do the clutch, are they good to buy a kit from? 

Thanks again 

Just spoke to my mechanic who's asked my to say "clutch press plate is a lot thicker than the original one that was fitted, 6 bolts secure the new and 9 bolts secure the old, but every clutch kit i can find is the same as the new one we've got"

6 minutes ago, ZMANALEX said:

The fork connects to the bearing carrier and not the bearing.

 

Use a new Koyo bearing similar to your old one.

 

You will have to press the old bearing off the carrier and then press a new Koyo bearing on to the old carrier.

 

I am not aware of Exedy supplying that type of new bearing/carrier that came in your clutch kit.

 

I think I know what the issue is.

 

Who did you buy the clutch kit from?

 

Thanks for the reply. I purchased the clutch kit from some Exedy seller from eBay - went for a reputable one and paid £260. I've had multiple mechanics check it over saying it's correct, the only thing they questioned was the bearing issue, and the fact the pressure plate Has 3 bolts instead of 6... If that makes sense. Sorry if it's a little confusing, I'm trying to pass on as much information I've had without making mistakes.

Hi Jay84.

I've checked online and had the seller confirm I was buying from. I currently have the 2003 model so maybe I do have the wrong one?

Hi all,

My mechanic currently has my car on the ramps trying to fit the new Exedy 3 piece clutch + Flywheel. Unfortunately, we have stumbled across rather annoying issue which has baffled quite a few of us. The bearing that has been removed is different to the bearing that is with the new kit, and as far as I can find, the new bearing is the correct one. My mechanic is saying that the fork won't fit the new bearing but the fork I have is OEM Nissan and the same that you can buy from Torqen & Nissan. Has anyone else had this problem, or are we being completely stupid and missing the point? 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

New bearing

Current old bearing

Hi Jimmy,

I'll have diffuser if it's still available.

Many Thanks

3 hours ago, Wayne370Z said:

Tesco Momentum for me too.

Cheap, convenient and, more importantly, clubcard points for a free meal at Prezzo`s every 3rd month.... 

+ For this - Although, my preference is Pizza Express

I've opted for the Tesco momentum which to my surprise was relatively cheap. I did however pass a Shell garage on the way, Tesco garage is about 10 minutes further on from Shell, but you don't get clubcard points with shell. Is the V-power proven to be as good as momentum? - sorry if the answer is already listed here, I have only just got back and haven't actually looked.

I'm going to give the Z a good drive to drain as much 95 as possible, that way I can keep topping up with 99+ and knowing that I'm putting the best in.

Thanks again guys

2 hours ago, davey_83 said:

Thing is when buying from a garage/trader and they send a driver to go put £10 worth in for road test, do you reckon they'd have put the more expensive super unleaded in? errrr no

You're absolutely right, and what's more scary is think how many people want a test drive and eventually don't end up buying!

Thanks for all the replies guys, great help!

Thanks for the advice guys, really appreciate it!

My nearest would be a Tesco, which isn't too far, 15 minutes or so and on top of that you gain the clubcard points, so it's a win win

Regarding the fuel in my tank currently though, I have no idea what it is, is it silly to drain it and just top it up with fresh, or can I put 98 octane on top? As stated before, currently there are no obvious noticeable problems, but I've got 127 miles or so left in my current tank so if it causes engine knock then I want to avoid that as much as I can.

Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply Jay84.

Great advice, I didn't think of it like that but when you do the maths and display it like that, it really isn't much different using the higher octane. I have read multiple reviews on mixing fuel too, I currently have about 1/4 of a tank from the dealer left, I have no idea what fuel they have used. It won't harm putting in higher octane on top of that will it, or would you wait until I'm pretty much empty and then just put fresh Supreme/Premium in?

Many thanks