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Thank you GMballistic, That's a useful contact. Hi Flashback, I'll try and put something together, it will end up being a bit "wordy" I'm afraid, as not realising how much work was required when I started, I didn't take that many pictures as I was going along. Hi Mark, Thank you for your reply. It's good to get things confirmed so at least I know what's normal and what needs attention. Having driven the car for a few more days now, I seem to have got the hang of it, albeit, I still have to concentrate a bit on being very gentle with the throttle, especially for first and second gear. Yes, it did turn out to be a lot more work than I had originally expected. Fortunately though, access is very good compared to some vehicles I've worked on and spares are readily available, albeit sometimes from USA or direct from Nissan Japan. All in all though, a very satisfying project.

Hello Jay84, Thank you. Your comments are appreciated. I must admit, I haven't driven a sports car for about 10 years now, and then not the more modern ones of today, so I'm sure the differences I have noticed are me being out of practice. If I can crack a smooth gear up-change between first and second, I'll be happy. Showing my age now. I started many many years ago with a Ford Mk 1 Escort Mexico, then a Ford Mk3 Capri 3.0 sport and some years later, a Porsche 928 S4. In recent years its been the old Land rovers. Most of the cars and bikes I have restored over the years have been older models, but I've always liked the shape of the 350 and now 370z's and hate to see any icon head for the scrap yard. I will definitely post a few photos as soon as I pull them off my old phone. Meant to say also in my previous post, while I am learning to navigate my way around this forum, I'm more than happy to share what I've learned during the restoration, so please feel free to ask and I'll help out if I can.

Thank you all for your welcome and comments. Generally it sounds as if the points I queried are normal, which is good to know, thank you. Not knowing of anyone closer to my location in South Wales, I had thought of booking it into Abbey next summer just to get it all checked out, including checking the mapping is original factory and not a re-map. I will endeavour to get a few photos of the car on the forum in the up coming weeks. It has been a lot of work, a few pints of blood and I can't say inexpensive, but it's very rewarding to see her back in good condition and out of the clutches of the scrap yard. Once again, thank you all.

Hello all, I am new to this forum, an older driver and keen car enthusiast. I own a 2005 350z GT4 Limited Edition, (rev up engine), which I have recently finished a 3.5 year rebuild on, (spare time), due to excessive underbody corrosion and generally poor or no maintenance over its relatively short life. I felt the car was well worth saving when I originally saw the poor condition it was in, so bought it, and 3.5 years later have now returned it to its former glory. I had virtually no history with it, so have no idea if it has been re-mapped for example. I have driven the car for a week now, and apologise if the answers are already available somewhere on this forum, but I have a couple of queries that you guys will no doubt be able to clarify. 1) On starting the engine from cold the revs are around 1800 rpm before falling back to circa 650 after about 2-3 minutes when the engine warms up. Is this normal? 2) The revs tend to "hang" for a second or so when you release the throttle pedal. It's not an instantaneous drop in revs when you ease off the throttle pedal. Is this normal? 3) Finally, the throttle pedal seems very sensitive, just a small amount of pedal depression causes quite a high response in engine rev increase. Trying to rev the engine to 2000 revs and hold it there while stationary is quite a challenge due to the throttle sensitivity. Is this normal? I would like to thank you all in advance for any feedback you provide. Thanks guys.