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25 minutes ago, Ekona said:

True. However you’d have to be an absolute numpty to expect to walk into a pub full of locals and shout at the top of your voice that the local ale they’ve been drinking for years tastes like arse and is brewed from the excrement of roadkill badgers, and not expect people to point out you’re wrong. Which is pretty much what you’ve done here.  

From that anecdote, you would be the one full of @*!#.

27 minutes ago, Ekona said:

That’s probably because I am. However, that doesn’t make what I’m saying any less true, like it or not. 
 

Running such huge wheels on the front in comparison to the rear is not only stupid, it’s dangerous to yourself and other road users. The fact you’re doing it willingly and cannot understand the simple physics behind why it’s causing you massive grief on top of the mod it’s staggeringly daft. 
 

If you’d done that to get you home after a puncture, that’s fair enough. Life happens. To carry on doing it whilst having your car in such a dangerous condition is… well, insert your own adjective here. 

Swapped the rears to get through MOT. Passed MOT so I don't see the problem here. I'd still be running mismatched sizes even if the fronts and rear were swapped and I'd still have the same issue of ABS preventing me from braking while running the module.

I didn't know there was an issue with the setup until the brakes would not apply. When I found there was I problem I fixed it and thought I would share my experience.

Sounds like you just like an arguement on the internet.

What does post count have to do with anything? Am I meant to sit and chat @*!# on here to build up 1000's of posts? Post count doesn't equal credability. Sure I could have 1000's of posts, not drive a Z and still be a ****.

40 minutes ago, RobPhoboS said:

https://www.350z-uk.com/topic/121590-350z-370z-full-tcs-vdc-disable-with-memory/

It's the mis-matched wheel sizes on his car that freaked out the wheel speed sensors.
The module disables tcs/vdc.

 

The wheel speed sensors freaking out combined with the module bypassing this behaviour is a danger, this is all I was pointing out.

7 minutes ago, Ekona said:

Well, in fairness I was giving you a chance to say “whoops, made a mistake there, that should’ve read 19” at the back instead”, which then wouldn’t have made you sound like such an utter berk for driving your car in a consistently dangerous state and then wondering why it wasn’t working properly.
 

My apologies, next time I shall assume idiocy rather than typo. 

What exactly is your problem? Why would I say I had 19s on the back when it wouldn't have been true?

You are coming off as an absolute ****.

The post isn't redundant; simply posting for a bit of exposure on the topic.

10 hours ago, Ekona said:

Not just me that’s reading that this guy is running 265/35/19 on the FRONT and the 17”s on the back, then?

Did this guy reply to my post twice and still doubt what he read in the first place?

The fact is, the burnout module allows the car to be driven with this setup and it jepordizes the braking system at times.

Straight to the point with this one.

If you are running the CS2000 burnout mod with mismatched wheel sizes, it can cause the ABS to prevent you from braking.

I was running 265/35/19 up front and 205/55/17 on the rear; temporary solution for a couple of weeks.

A number of times I had experienced the ABS catching while slowing down.

The worst was when approaching a junction, I tried to brake and the ABS system was engaging, preventing the brakes from actually stopping me. Car felt like it was on ice and I couldn't get stopped at all, was going slow enough that it eventually did stop.

But this isn't ideal at all, if somebody was infront of me I would have hit them.

Just a PSA more than anything, running mismatched wheel sizes with the burnout module is not safe.

Not trying to bash the module, I still run it in my z.

Have you pulled your coilpacks and checked for oil? Could be the culprit for your oil use, especially on the DE. I'd even swap or clean your PCV valve.

You are right, no super unleaded in the south of Ireland. If you are up north you can get 97, 98, 99 RON. Your closest location would be in Newry which is by the border. If that's too far, then octane booster will probably be your best bet.

If you want to go the ECU route, then there are a ton of Jap part suppliers in Ireland.

Looks like 2 dying coil packs are to blame.

So I've done all the work last month, changed both valve covers, gaskets and all 6 NGK spark plugs. When I first start the car it's can sometimes run rough and will sound like a misfire, but it clears up if I rev the car hard enough. After that the car is running fine and will continue to run fine until I turn the car off again and start it a while later.

I've checked everything over and it looks ok, everything is all tightened up and connected. I'm thinking of checking all the coil packs. But also thinking could one of the cats have been damaged when it was running hot.

Looking for a set of decats for a 2004 350z.

Took a stab at it being the valve cover spark plug seals and I was right. Pulled the coils on the passenger side, 1st was dry, 2nd had a very light oil residue and the 3rd made an audible pop when I removed it. Coil was absolutely soaked in oil and the spark plug well had a large amount of oil.

Fitted a new cover and gasket and just need to do the coils and plugs.

Hey guys,

Over the past 80 miles or so, I've had 3 instances of the car sounding really rough like a V8 noise. Usually it has gone away after a blip of the throttle. Tonight I drove a couple of miles, parked for an hour and came back to the car. Started it and it was running rough again, drove it home and it ran very rough the whole way. At one point the CEL was flashing but went away. I put some fresh petrol in and finished my journey home. Looked under the car to see if there was anything obviously wrong with the exhaust. Noticed the driver side cat was glowing red hot under the remains of the heatshield.

Planning to check the spark plugs and coil packs tomorrow, but wondering if anybody else has had this before.

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Wonder if they'd do it any cheaper if both of us got a remap.

Hey man, I'm in Belfast also and my car is nearly identical to yours lol. Think the only place is down in Wicklow.

Do yourself a favour and order from somebody reputable like tarmac sportz.

@Lewis2298 You haven't seen a proper photo of mine, the gaps bad enough but the sun was coming down to strong yesterday so I thought screw it, the tigerseal is going on and I'm finishing up/

Yours looks great though, is that a matt finish instead of the gloss?

Got it fitted, still have gaps as I got tired of taking it off and on again to make adjustments. Looks grand now that it's on. Next up will be the side steps next week.

Sorry to hear your having the same experience. I've bought myself a dremel and plan to cut the middle bit down to help the fitment. I even managed to scratch my bumper a few times test fitting. Hoping this comes out when I do a full compound and polish on the weekend.

Really expected more from the lip, but re-examining the photos they use on their website, you can tell the fitment is crap and they have blurred the bad bits with photoshop.

Here's a few photos from my test fit, (excuse the dirt :D ).

Get what you pay for I guess. Any idea if these can be made to fit with a heat gun?

Yea, I ordered the pre-facelift to fit my 04. Had seen some mixed reviews on their products.

Has anybody fitted one of these front splitters before from grams styling. Got round to test fitting mine today and the fitment is awful, very tight to get on, middle bit fouls on the grill and so many gaps as it doesn't seem to match the bumper at all. I'll post some pics shortly.

Thanks for the quick reply, that gives me some peace of mind for now. I'll give it a look over when I get the car back and if it's bad I'll be in touch.

Hey guys,

having my arches redone on my Z at the moment. Body guy sent me a video of some more rusty stuff he spotted. I'm pretty sure this is the rear subframe, could somebody confirm this for me before I order a replacement. Also how much are they new from dealership if anybody knows? (2004 model)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A895wQULZzWpOYwXwCfKuOyVb-NqM2Zu/view?usp=sharing

Cheers