PAK999

Having spent too much cash on refurbishing my wheels, new tyres and a new Y-pipe back exhaust, I now find I will shortly need a new clutch.

Having looked around I found this item on ebay and was wondering if anyone knows anything about this product.

I looks like a decent piece of kit.

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1423.l2649

Thanks in advance,

Just bought a JapSpeed K1 off ebay, brand new with 24 hour delivery for £210.

At first looks the quality is quite good.

It came complete with gaskets and bolts.

I will be fitting it this weekend, weather permitting.

Nissan 350Z 52 Plate, approx 100 miles per week.

Date..............Petrol......................Cost.......Litres...Price/Litre....Gallons.....Price/Gallon...Milage...Miles/Gallon

29/02/2012.....Tesco Momentum99.....£50.01.....35.49........£1.409.......9.38........£5.33.........200..........21

15/03/2012.....Tesco Momentum99.....£25.01.....17.50........£1.429.......4.62........£5.41..........96...........21

21/03/2012.....Tesco Momentum99.....£50.02.....35.00........£1.429.......9.25........£5.41.........202..........22

03/04/2012.....Tesco Momentum99.....£50.01.....34.75........£1.439.......9.18........£5.45.........187..........20

16/04/2012.....Tesco Momentum99.....£25.02.....17.15........£1.459.......4.53........£5.52...........91.........20

Kinetix Discs And EDB YellowStuff Pads.

Out of the box the discs look very good quality, I checked all the stated tolerances on the size of the discs and they were all fine.

I fitted the rear discs with EBC Yellowstuff pads Saturday 16th July before being rained off Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday.

I fitted the front discs and EBC Yellowstuff pads on last Saturday, I checked the run out with a DTI and found them both to be within 3 thousandths of an inch (0.003") which is within the specification in the manual.

I took the car out for a run to bed-in the new discs and pads which removes the coating on the surface of the pads and beds-in the new pads.

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedinstock.shtml

The new discs and pads worked great, there is a very slight noise from the slots and dimples when braking hard but you would have to have you windows open to even notice it.

Overall I think they were a great buy for the price.

PAK999.

Just bought these from ebay, Kinetix discs with EBC Yellowstuff pads for 350Z with Brembo's, £399 delivered.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRONT-REAR-BRAKE-DISCS-PADS-NISSAN-350Z-03-BREMBO-/330497004710?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf32814a6

Kinetix website:

http://www.kinetixbrakes.co.uk/index.html

They look very good quality wise and I think they are great value for money.

I am going to fit them this weekend, I will post my evaluation of them next week after giving the a thorough testing.

I am after a new set of brake pads for my 350Z with Brembo brakes.

While searching the internet I came across these on eBay;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290504714170&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Has anyone used them, they look good value for the money.

PAK999.

It look's quite good.

This Spyker is the uglies car ever,

I thought the government was trying to encourage people to get rid of their old cars

and buy new with the scrappage scheme, this seems to encourage the exact opposite.

Typical, give with one hand take with the other.

I have just fitted a new set of Denso Iridium Power Spark Plug IKH16 spark plugs,

(bought from OPIE Oils for £43.85 including delivery and club discount).

Everything went OK and the engine is running fine but the engine management

light came on. I double checked all the electrical connectors and air intake tubing

and still the engine management light is on.

Has anyone had a similar experience to this, I have found the thread on the forum

to reset the light but I would like to know what it is first.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Nissan 350Z (Z33) HKS SLD Speed Limit Defencer Type III-N2 for JDM manual transmission cars.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nissan-350Z-Z33-HKS-SLD-Speed-Limit-Defencer_W0QQitemZ280435288794QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item414b3eeada

I have a black 2002 JDM with the following spec;

18" V1.0 touring wheels

Brembo brakes

Bose 7 speaker system (replace JDM head unit with a Kenwood DNX-7200 CD-DVD-SatNav)

JDM SatNav (removed from car and changed to a cubby hole)

HID headlights

Heated leather seats

Auto folding mirrors with reverse tilt action

ETC electronic toll collection system, only usefull in Japan

Electric seats

VDC

HomeLink universal transceiver (transmitter ariel above the rear view mirror)

The car was a new import in November 2007 and had the UK style rear bumper fitted

and the oblong number plated surround on the front bumper.

You can not improve on perfection, the original is always the best 2002 JDM.

Kuro black, 18" V.1 touring wheels, Brembo brakes, HID headlights,

heated leather seats, factory fitted car mats,

BOSE sound system (JDM head unit replace with a Kenwood DNX-7200).

I am not a trader but have been looking for a new set of brake pads for my 350Z which is fitted with Brembo brakes.

I have read alot about cheap non genuine EBC pads on ebay and decided to try to get as good a deal from genuine brake pad suppliers.

After a lot of research I found http://www.ebcbrakes.biz who offer all EBC pads at 10% off EBC listed price.

I contacted ebcbrakes to try to get a better deal and they were very helpfull and offered a further 10% discount to

the 350z-uk owners club by quoting the following discount voucher code when ordering online: NTFZOC20

The following is a copy of there email:

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Hi Patrick,

We have now added the following discount coupon ' NTFZOC20 ' which will entitle you and members of the 350z-uk owners club to a 20% discount of RRP.

You should be aware that the prices listed on our website currently have a 10% discount already applied, use of the coupon will apply further discounts on

top of any other discounts already running during the same period.

There will be a minimum order amount of £100.00 before the coupon can be used, also the coupon cannot be used during the weekend or in connection with

any other special offers, during this period the coupon will be disabled.

We reserve the right to revoke the coupon at our discretion without any justification or notification.

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I have ordered a full set of EBC YellowStuff pads for a 350Z with Brembo brakes which cost £114.30 including VAT with free delivery, not a bad price and they

are not cheap imitations, http://www.ebcbrakes.biz deal direct with EBC.

http://www.ebcbrakes.biz

Hi Tim,

I called Chris Knott last November to renew my insurance on a 2002 JDM coupe and you would not

even give me a quote, my postcode is OL10, so I went with direct line.

I have a clean licence, three years NCB and the car is standard.

The Kenwood DNX range have direct iPod input (requires additional iPod connecting cable) and USB input for other MP3 players.

I fitted the DNX7200 18 months ago and use my iPod all the time, it has a touch screen iPod style interface so you can hide the

iPod away out of sight.

Have a look: http://www.kenwood.eu/products/car/navigation/navigation/

Selling a new set of BR Series Coilover Kit From BC Racing;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=280365333608

Absolutely great racing definitely the best I have seen to date.

Previous to this it was last year at Laguna Seca when Rossi passed Casey Stoner on the

corkscrew.

Great racing!!

Just got new FALKEN 452's fitted on all four wheels, 245/45/18 rear and 225/45/18 front on standard 18" Touring v.1 wheels.

I got them fully fitted with wheels balanced and new valves for £489 at a local garage (EQUIPE in Heywood, Lancashire),

they were very friendly and helpfull and matched the best fully fitted price I found online.

Immediate first impressions from the original Bridgestones is the reduction in road noise, very noticable.

Haven't had a chance to gauge the performance fully in the wet yet but they do seem very grippy.

Are you going to fit them yourself?

Spotted a bronze 350Z travelling south on the M66 near Haslingden.

Hi,

Has any one had any experience of BC Racing's BR Series Street and Circuit Coilover.

http://www.bc-racing.co.uk/br-series-coilovers.asp

They have a good spec at a reasonable price @ £619.

Hi Marzman - thanks for the heads up on the Wolfrace Sharks, anyone else had a similar experience.

I am still after a decent set of alloys and do like the deepdish look, any recommendations?

Fine spacers it will be, any recomendations? (must be hubcentric).

I have contacted Wolfrace again an the said the offsets are +25 front and +35 rear.

Getting back to my original request, what would be the best size of tyre to suit these wheels.

I am buying them direct from Wolfrace, I think the offset is +35.

I contacted them on support@wolfraceaccessories.co.uk and asked if they would

fit the 350Z with Brembos without using spacers and they have said they do.

I am getting the Wolfrace Shark 18" staggered wheel package and will be buying

a new set of tyres either Falken FK452 or Toyo Proxes T1-Rs.

The wheel sizes are 8.5" x 18" front and 9.5" x 18" rear, what would be the best

size of tyre to suit these wheels.