Dicky

Starting to loose the will to live reading this lot and still none the wiser. MPS seem best but far to expensive . Think Im going for Fredy Stine’s

The MREV2 is only needed if you have the 296 bhp 'rev up' engine and is used in conjunction with the plenum spacer. If you have the 276 bhp engine then all you need is the spacer. Cheers young man, one more down, god knows how many more to achieve full understanding. You'll know when I do though cos I'll be asking for directions to RS Tuning

Been doing a bit more research and hit my next confusion rung on the ladder to full understanding. Here it is - noticed a post about a MREV2 lower plenum mod. Is this mod better that the plenum spacer mod, can it be additional too the spacer mod or is it an either or option, if so which would you recommend.

Cheers Mr Cragus Ive pm'ed Neilp No,you PM`d me Ooops! what a tit I am . Never understood spulling u no. Watch out everyone I,m going to try again

Cheers Mr Cragus Ive pm'ed Neilp

Once again thanks for taking the time to give your advice.

Hello Interested in buying your plenum spacer kit but have just watched the Motordyne video on You Tube and noticed that they also fit what looks like a small valve of some kind in one of the hoses to the side of the plenum. What is for, is it required and do you supply it? Cheers Dicky

As far as I can tell from by research they won’t pass mot emissions so I'm now looking at just doing the pleum spacer, 06 air box and already got the K&N high flow filter. Can anyone advise, if I dont fit the de cats would it still be worthwhile fitting a Y pipe or just leave the existing oem exhaust. Dicky

Thanks a lot guys, Isn’t knowledge a wonderful thing, I now almost understand Abbey’s post, in fact I feel so smart I might open my own garage

Oops missed yours Sam, Im almost an expert already!

Cheers that’s a good start Im now nearly 17% more cleaver than I was 5mins ago.

Hi all Considering spending a bit of dosh improving the performance of my 2004 car prior to having it tuned. Been reading some of the performance posts especially the “Best Tuning Mods†list from Abbey Motorsports. Problem is I don’t know what some of the terms mean so could do with a little help if you have the time. 1 What is a DE car (Abby refer to a DE 276 bhp car) 2 What is a REVUP car (are these cars that have had the Up Rev tuning done) (Abby refer to a REVUP 296bhp air box) 3 What are De cats 4 What are resonated cats 5 What is a Revup lower collector 6 What is an HR motor Cheers in anticipation, Dicky PS There may be a few more later if you can bear it

It’s about 40yrs since I studied electronics and things have moved on a pace since then so I hope this will still be valid. Led’s are a dc devices with +ve and 0v connections, so a step down transformer on its own wouldn’t be sufficient as the lower voltage output from the transformer would still be ac. You would now need to convert it to dc by rectifying it with a bridge rectifier. Something in the order of a 9v ac output from the transformer, when rectified, would give approx 12v dc. Before connecting the led to the dc output you would need to know the forward voltage and current of youre led in order to calculate the correct size of resistor to protect it (by connecting the resistor in series with the +ve connection of the led to limit the current that would flow through it) Hope it helps and is still current

Don’t really know what a short shifter is although it looks like a gear lever. Can someone tell the uninitiated, like me what its for and what the advantages are ?? cos I might want to get one (or even a couple if the car goes faster

Here's a picture that might interest you, but be warned, I wouldnt use the same paint sprayer if I were you

No noise difference on mine either and the original filter was clean also. But I still can’t get over the difference. At first the car just seemed to feel a little bit more responsive but on the last two week ends (don’t use the car every day) I’ve driven to my mates place about 20 mls away, all motorway and have given it a go each time. The mid range power seems to be a lot better in that car just seems to want to keep on pulling. The only time I’ve noticed such a big improvement was when I first fitted the engine earthing kit I made.

Funny you should say that because I was just considering reporting the same thing . Mine’s been with me from new and although it doesn’t do it every time I do get a sort of rattle sound coming from what seems like low down on the left hand side of the engine when I start up from cold. Don’t believe its oil level related as it doesn’t happen every time but it’s got me thinking what it could be. I’m starting to monitor just when it happens to see if I can get to a point of recreating it when at will so I can demo it to the garage.

Bought it from a local dealer in Gateshead Tyne & Wear called Euro Car Parts but I believe they’re a common part and could probably be got off ebay.

Fitted one last Saturday and eee by gum what a difference. The car seems far more responsive and eager. The mid range pulling power also seems to have improved. Got no data to prove anything but even if it’s not real and I’m just imagining it all it was well worth the £40 paid for it. My mate has a BMW 330 diesel and he put one in last week and he cant believe the difference either. For those who haven’t done it I can recommend it.

Been looking for tyres myself. I was thinking of trying Vredestein Sessanta tyres (never heard of them before) after seeing them on a comparison table at - www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Nissan/350z.htm where they are rated nearly as good as Michelin Pilot Sports. Anyone tried these and got a bit of feedback?

Any chance that a remaped can damage the engine.

I had my car tuned at Abbey Motorsport and you will definitely notice a difference in the way it drives. Even though I have got mods on my car you would still notice the difference on a totally stock car. The car runs smoother and is far more responsive. You should also ask that RS ensure you get 100% throttle in the first 3 gears, makes a difference as well. I didn’t know that about the throttle. Why is it limited in these gears as standard??

Apologies for not replying sooner but I’ve been a bit ill lately. I live in god’s own country Newcastle upon Tyne. I rang RS tuning who quoted £395 + vat for a remap. Apparently this should provide an additional 10BHP and 20ft lbs and would be most noticeable in the mid range power band. Anyone had this done or can anyone tell me if this would be at all noticeable.

Many thanks for your input, think I'll give RS Tuning & Abbey Motorsport a call for further info. Cheers Dicky

Can anyone tell me if I’d notice any difference if I had my bog standard 04 Z tuned at a car tuning clinic or would I just be wasting my dosh? Has anyone had it done?