Dicky

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?

Got same offer from my main dealer (Vic Young, South Shields) their service £133 (exl vat) & £27 for the MOT.

Had the same problem myself a couple of years ago.The main dealers response was much as you’d expect, saying with their fingers crossed, "Problems with the Bose unit"! "we’ve never heard of any problems with the Bose unit mate" and "oh by the way, we notice youve paid in full for the car, so please bugger off and stop messing up my forecourt". Contacted Bose who said they didn’t make the CD unit and bowed out. Discovered that Clarion make the CD bit so contacted them but of course they get the CD units from Japan so it wasn’t their fault either. Eventually got in touch with Nissan who offered, as gesture of goodwill, to bear 75% of the repair cost (it cost me £85). They said they had fitted a brand new CD unit which they said replaced "THE EARLIER LESS RELIABLE CD UNIT".

At first I thought it had to be software problems with all of those strange happenings, given that the car computer appears to take the signal from all switches as “inputs†to the computer from which it then turns on the relevant output, be it indicators or headlights etc. However if everything went back to normal again then it couldn’t be a software corruption. With my limited knowledge of modern day electronics I do know that any unused input to a computer should not be “floating†(must be connceted) as electrical noise in the engine will be seen by the computer as an input and can cause such spurious events. Even legitimate inputs, which for some reason are not making contact in their plug/socket/other (poss loose plug/socket) will be subject to the same noise problems. Poor earthing around the computer can also have a similar effect. I know this isn’t of much help as you probably (like me) have no idea where all the relevant plugs and sockets are but I’m sure the garage should be able to find them and give them a wiggle to try to recreate the fault. GOOD LUCK

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Noticed this very cheap cold air intake on ebay (don’t know how to attach a short cut to it, sorry) anyone know much about them or have fitted one. Cheap I know but cheap isn’t always bad (I think)

Its quite obvious your dreams carry hidden meanings. The car, I would suggest, represents a suppressed lust and a need to make mad violent love. This would be consistent with your horror at loosing this object of your desires in your second dream. Now the chalk (is it white or coloured by the way) I would suggest, represents a phallus with which you feel predisposed to use in a most horrid and demeaning way on this object of your desires . Now the brillo really worries me cos I believe your subconscious is telling you to use this to “rub†away this dirty, dirty, phallus and as tempting as a nice soapy brillo, might sound to you, I can assure you that you don’t want it any where near it . Lets face it, this is sure way of giving anyone a severe headache. Heed the warning young man and get rid of all your brillo pads from your house NOW.

It may be that in beetle land they too appreciate the Z, especially a nice clean one and were just gathering around to admire it, as you would. They were probably just saying to each other how they wouldn’t come out on a winters to admire any other sports car. When they saw you come back out they probably started shouting Hey you Gnats, there’s that lucky bastard who drives the thing, and your complaining -------- well there’s just no pleasing some people

There are no tyre tracks in the snow or any mounds of snow you’d expect to get from moving/sliding tyres. I go for FAKE, but hey it’s a good laugh . Where is it anyway cos I could do with another exhaust .

Thanks for your replies chaps, apologies Mr Husky. So it’s a good primer suitable for use on plastic to provide the key, followed by ordinary cellulose paint then. It’s just that I’ve seen pictures of under bonnet painted plastics bits and been a bit nervous to have a go in case the paint flaked or cracked as the plastic flexes. Cheers

Can someone tell me if special purpose paint is required to spray the plastic bits on the car and if so what’s it called? Cheers Dicky

The only smells Ive had are, If the air con has been on it smells when turned off and the clutch sometimes if I pull away fast.

HOWWWWW OW OW MUCHHHH ---"cough cough splutter choke" --- Im more your £30 quid for two type of guy. Thanks anway young man but

Can anyone recommend a supplier of good quality waterproof seat covers suitable for seats with side air bags ??

Thanks for your input chaps . I’m determined to get them to sort it out even if it means they get the main dealer to sort it and for them to bear the cost of any new ABS if required. I’ll also tell them I intend to get the main dealer check it over, even if they say its ok.