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Don't know about the occupants. Wife works at Cov Uni. There're a couple of car nuts in the same building who spotted her big 350z poster on the wall. Apparently the z in the pics had been roled somewhere near to one of them, and he'd popped out for some pics which he brought in to show her!
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/andy: 'yeahIknow'
We're going to have a leisurely drive down on Friday, spend the night in a local B&B and have a fun day.
Anyone got any recommendations for trackday insurance?
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tempting... difficult without knowing how much damage there really is though. Get it plus a stroker kit... could be a nice basis for a super engine...
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Well, I'll take it no-one knows then. Rats.
I'm going to order:
Sonus SFX Polisher Kit
Sonus DAS Buffing Bonnet, Pkg/2
The Perfect Shine Detailing Clay Intro Package (2)
Meguiars Water Magnet Drying Towel
303 Aerospace Protectant, 16 oz. (2)
Comes to around 170 quid with shipping and discount - not bad as long as Mr customs man doesn't nab me!
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Aaaahhhh!
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oooooh....
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Ouch... not far from us...
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What's the spec of the audi?
And on a bit of a tangent... are you keeping the RX8? If not, why are you changing to the Z?
I ask because we had multiple test drives in boththe Z and RX8 before choosing the Z - I love the RX8's interior and that dash - especially the rev counter!
In the end, the oil guzzling put us off a bit (it's the wife's car), and the fact that the Z had more torque so more driveable in traffic (?) and had better brakes swayed us to the Z.
In terms of buying spec - just get as much as you can for the price! Std cars are likely to be more difficult to sell on...
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I take it that they didn't do curtious thing and leave their details....
Bat reversed out of her space into the car when my wife was driving into the car park, so there was no escaping. It'll all be covered by their insurance, so there shouldn't be a problem there - it's just the hassle of organising the repair, getting it approved, getting a courtesy car etc.
We've waited a long time to buy the Z - my wife has had her hyundai for 6 years, so she's gutted.
As I said, nothing to serious, fortunately - should be grateful I suppose, but...
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The wife usually teaches dancing on Tuesday evenings. Needs to cart a load of equipment, so she usually has the VR4 for the day, and it's my day out with the Z.
'Need my car today, darling?' sez I this am
'No - no dancing tonight' sez she.
So I'm off to work in the VR4.
Get a phone call at around 9am from her.... some daft old bat has reversed into her pride & joy in the carpark
FFS.1400 quids worth of damage - cracked front bumper and nismo front splitter, headlamp washer jams open. Nothing major, but a pain in the bum to sort out
:(Curses.
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Teach me oh wise one.....
My concern is that the FI route puts extra strain on the engine and there is lots of (possibly hearsay) info floating about that the VQ has weak pistons, and open deck, weak con rods etc. This makes me very nervous about going FI. BUT I WANT IT!
So my thoughts were, if the engine is bulletproof to start with then it is more capable of taking the extra FI load????
Finding it difficult to find any info about peoples long term experience of FI, is the engine reliable? What are the issues? I have read the "tuning 101" guide on here that says FI needs frequent attention to keep the engine in tune but what does that mean?
Trips to the dyno every 4500 miles? or every 500?
Some of my concerns there too. Basic is that NA engines typically run higher compression ratios - 10+:1 whereas FI tend to be around 8:1. Bolt a big blower on to your Z, and it's a lot of air/fuel mix being pumped into that tiny space. There are mutterings about the pistons used in the std engine being weak around the ring area etc etc. As you say, it's quite difficult to get straight answers...
A stroker kit will set you back $5000 - without fitting and machining... then add your turbo... big dollars, but I suspect the only way to do it reliably. Depends on how much boost you want to run, and how long you plan to keep the car....
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dirty boys.
Alters the stroke of the engine (ie how much up-down distance the pistons travel) to increase cubic capacity.
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Does anyone know the real difference between the porter cable DAS (Dual Action System) and SFX pads? Trying to decide which to get, and can't see what the difference is.... ???? Most people seem to go for the SFX kits...
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Watch no one tells you off for going over 70!!
Bl00dy hooligan! Personally, I never go over 20.
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Thor's not far from me, so if you do get a bunch togetrher I'll come down for a chat and an ogle.
No plans for an ECU for the Z at the moment myself.
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What a coinicidence... driving to work this morning, and who should pop up in front of me (cue jaws music
)........I was in the VR4 this time, and in no mood to mess about. Greasy wet roads, so I just overtook him and disappeared
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I have a great drive to and from work - 20 miles of windy country roads each way... best part of my day
Took the Z today - wife was concerned that the clutch seemed to be sticking (didn't have any problems so not sure what that's about). Anyway, came up behind an S2000 on the way back. Now these are quick cars, particularly through the twisty bits. Any half decent driver should be able to make mincemeat of a set of country roads.
I'm not aggressive towards other people on the road - I don't drive up people's bums trying to egg them on or anything like that - I like to sit back a resonable distance and have a play if the other guy/gal's up for it. So no pushing, weaving or similar lunacy.
Pottered behind a van for a couple of miles when the honda driver decided it was time to go for it. I followed - felt we were doing moderate speeds - nothing like what I'd normally do in the VR4 as I'm not used to the Z yet.
But the S2000 driver must have been near his limit... started using all of the road - even around blind bends. Why do people feel the need to do this on public roads? I was sitting a good 5 car lengths back, keeping in my lane, and keeping up with him easily. In fact, I started hanging further and further back when I saw the way he was driving.
The inevitable happened - on one of his jaunts across into the oncoming lane around a bend, a car popped out of a side road and turned towards him
Oh f*** I thought... now there's going to be trouble.. he slammed on his anchors - snaking and fishtailing all over the place towards the curb, huge cloud of dust billowed up, and something silver came flying out and into the bushes.
Thank goodness I'd allowed a safe distance to build up - I had plenty of time to slow and watch the action.
I thought he was a gonner for sure, but the lucky sod must have a guardian angel
- he'd just clipped the curb, raised up a cloud of dust, and kicked up an empty plastic bottle! Poor driver in the other car was a bit pale! Stupid bugger didn't slow down though - just kept hammering it until lorries stopped play - fortunately only about a 100m on! You'd think he'd have got the message.
The thing that amazed me was that I didn't feel we were going that fast, so to get into that kind of trouble, he must be one lousy driver! I've been driving without ESP, so have been tiptoeing fairly gingerly - the Z's fat back end is not afraid to bite - so I genuinely was being conservative. Throughout it all, there was never a moment where I felt the Z was getting a bit lairy, or I was pushing things a bit.
Stupid 4rse!
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its split mint id love it, finance says no though lol
wtf is 'split mint'??? Something like a polo?
I must be getting old.
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centre box sticker (silver) - not avail in brushed?
sunglasses/light switch panel (loomininim).
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Looks very good... any chance of pics of the looominiminuminum? I fancy some of those...
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If you read through the setailing section of the site, most of your answers should be answered.
Nissan uses Supaguard - which even some of the dealers don't rate as any good!. It's way overpriced.
The various polish/treatment systems will give your paint some protection (I use Zaino), but nothing apart from a physical barrier will stop stone chipping - do a search here for 'Paint Shield'
Porter Cable DAS or SFX
in Car Detailing
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Well, can't fault autopiafor service
. Ordered Monday, arrived Thursday - that's from USA 
. Customs forms stated cost of each item as $5 - total of $25, so no VAT or import!
I bought a 3.3 KVA 110V transformer, 14m lead and a 110V plug from screwfix for 67 quid. You can get cheaper .75 KVA transformers (fleabay for eg), but there's very little difference in price, and the extra socket means I can run other 110V tools now.
I ended up getting some clay, interior cleaner, cloths and towels from autopia too - they're cheaper than uk, and several products were on special offer. All in, $305.11 - GBP164.01, paid by paypal (another plus for autopia!).
So grand total of GBP231ish.
If you just wanted the porter cable SFX kit, after shipping and discount (pm bluffy or me), it would set you back $223.74 - around GBP118 on your doorstep. Add 67 squid for the transformer and bits, and you're looking at GBP 185 delivered. Around 40-50 quid less than UK prices.
Of course, you run the risk of having to pay postage back to the US if you need to make a warranty claim. You pays your money and you takes your chances!