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Externally, the only modification on mine is the badge having been changed - "Fairlady" doesnt exactly conjure images of manly sports cars and stuff does it??

Good, but its not run by anyone I know of, which would suggest its not actually a drifter doing it .......... anyone can teah you to power over out of a corner, but to initiate at 80 mph without slowing down is a little different My advice would be to look at drift academy and drift school (botyh online, both supply cars), as these are run by guys who really know what they are talking about and will teach you the basics of weight shift, initiation, holding a drift and getting out of trouble when you **** it up (you will **** it up, believe me) The alternative is to go to one of the practise days at Knockhill, Santa Pod, Silverstone, Matchams etc. with your own car and use some of the guys there to show you the basics .............. ............. but bear in mind that with 3/4 years drifting under my belt I havent used the 350 in anger yet and probably wont - it kills engines, clutches, gearboxes and just about everything else on a car. And thats assuming you dont slide into something solid: Ouch. Or your engine doesnt throw a bit of a hissy. Also ouch.

Thanks, but they dont seem to list whats involved in the actual service - if a P3 is just filters and fluids then thats cool, but how does it differ from P1 and P2?? I need to know what to tell my mechanic to do in order that the car has a service as Nissan intended, so Im really looking for a list "do this, do that" style Interesting that there is so little time difference between each though - maybe they do just spend longer looking at the car??

Hi all I recently bought an Import 350 which has now done 80,000 kms (about 50K miles). Its last service was at 40K miles so its due another, but as an import Ive got no history prior to this. I imagine it should be on a P3 now, but Im fcukered if Im taking it to the local stealership (the same one that told me Nissan didnt make a 200SX when I had turned up in one, and then tried to charge me £320 for an aircon regas) so Im looking at taking it to one of my local trusted folk instead Q is, whats involved in a P1, P2, P3 service?? The last one was oil, oil filter, air filter (P1 I guess) so whats in a P2 or a P3?? None of my local garages can tell me so I thought Id ask at the font of all Zed knowlege

I think you mean hydraulic The handbrake IMO is only for relatively advanced circuit drifting, if youve got a high speed approach and need to scrub some speed off while initiating at the same time - shift lock (changing down a gear too many) will do it as well but isnt too kind on the gearbox, so the handbrake is a good option. Clutch kick or powerover will work much better for most situations, including private roundabouts Ive only tried it once on my Zed and decided the handbrake was rubbish so didnt bother anymore Handbrake turns are relatively easy to practise though - just clutch down, turn the wheel 90 odd degrees while pulling up the handy and see where the back end finishes up. Make sure the handbrake works or you will drive straight off the side of the road though. Also something thats never happened to me

You can do it off the power, but its actually more controllable using "clutch kick" - load the suspension up (i.e start going round a roundabout) and then just kick the clutch in enough so the revs rise up - its literally a stab rather than a kick. This will cause the rear wheels to lose traction, so you need to be ready with the opposite lock Its actually easier to let go of the wheel and just feed the opposite lock in by letting the wheel pass through one hand - the car will apply its own op lock automatically. Then its a case of keeping it sideways by balancing the throttle against the weight - its difficult to do this without practise on a constant throttle so blipping it is probably best to start with With a little practise, you can quickly reach the point that you can do a 2nd gear (private) roundabout consistently until you run out of fuel. Faster stuff takes bigger balls, and is more likely to end in tears when you hit a kerb and fold the wheels up under the car Not that Ive ever doen that you understand. S'funny - as you practise drifting more you find you are doing less and less - it goes from wild jazz hands type steering motions to never actually moving the wheel more than 15 degrees, then letting the car do the work. Everyone should buy a driftcar and practise IMO

This is the kind of thinking that made this country great Two B-E-A-U-T-iful cars. Im jealous.

Hands are still shaking from coming to work this morning

Ive not yet - been very busy and away in europe last week, but the car has mysteriously stopped doing it The car has done 80k kms and other than this is fine - Im wondering if its a suspension thing because I really cant see that this is a) clicking or the rear axle. I did notice it wandering a little when I drove to the airport on Weds, but it was a windy day so just put it down to that - other than that alignment seems to be fine. Just as a suggestion, is it worth getting a sticking in the tech sections regarding this rear axle thing - Ive not found much info here that says "It does this when you accelerate, but not when you brake. Check these things first, and if it is the axle you'll need to do the following" which would be handy if its aknown issue

My business partern bought a 159 when I bought the Zed - hes got kids, see Its gorgeous, far prettier inside and out than a Mondeo competitor has any right to be. But his 1.9 Denzil is underpowered and surprisingly boaty for my taste ......... Ill update this post in a year when it catches fire as well

Double post. I meant what I said above, but not that much

Hard, very hard if Im not going to work or back. Ive got Nankang tyres on it as well, and if its at all wet I leave the traction control on, apart from the odd roundabout It will still slip, but you have to be driving like a complete tool to actualy spin with the TC on In the dry TC is off, and the back is quite easy to lose ........... but Ive got a couple of drift cars and practise regularly so its not as hairy Its excellent advice though - when I got my first 200Sx I didnt give it full beans for about 18 months

Nice one - some really useful stuff there Id start by saying that this is my 10th Nissan coupe and I own another two so Im kinda used to weird noises and the like Gixxer - The clunk seems to happen totally randomly on jerky acceleration or when going over a bump BUT NOT EVERY TIME - I drove 35 miles to work this morning and it didnt do it at all, but on the way home the day before it must have done it 5/10 times (with provocation). Its seems to be bumpy left hand corners that are most likely to make it happen. Obviously this is a known problem so the Q Id ask is does it do it just once, or twice every 10 seconds, or constantly - Im still wondering if its as suspension arm that has come loose or something

Ive looked, but its a clunk - like the exhaust knocking into the bottom of the car. The car has also only just started doing it after 50K miles, and I thought the axle problem usually manifested itself after around 10K??

BUMP! Mine has started making a clunk from underneath - sounds like the rear suspension area or maybe even the diff Just check the rear TC arms and they seem to be pretty solid, the exhaust is not moving either - did space cadet find out what was causing his clunk in the end?? Anything else it could be?? The car is a 50k mile import from 03/04 with Rays on it and Ive only just noticed the clunk in the last two days

My import definitely has an 80 litre tank - its got 80 on the gauge and I put 70l in it this morning Surely that isnt an option is it??

The missus thought it was some kind of low flying biplane to start with At least i'll be a biplane with no speeding ticket Ahh, touche

The missus thought it was some kind of low flying biplane to start with

Seriously - I must have had 20/30 cars go past me on that section. Maybe they know something we dont??

That would have been me then - my missus saw your car but I didnt She noticed your car was somewhat modified as well I hadnt actually realised that bit was average speed - people were still overtaking me but shortly after I went past you I slowed right down - I doubt I was doing much more than 60 at any time so hopefully we are in the clear even once Id slowed down there were still cars going past at 70+ - are the cameras definitely working down there then??

Do they seriously sell on for that kind of money when bent?? I paid less that that for my entire, working, 40k old car

Not used them personally, but not heard anything bad either They will get it through an SVA and I know they are competetive on price and get the job done - know of a few S15's that have been through there recently

Dont listen to all these naysayers - a sorted S14(a) is faaar better than any of this BMW/Lotus/AE86 rubbish. Ive had an S14, 2 S13's and 2 S12's and Im a moderator and 15K+ poster on SXOC so I kinda a know a bit about them S14's as standard cars are pretty much grand tourers - they are pretty good for cruising, but are a bit soft and tuned for the more mature driver, if you know what I mean Boost upgrade, FMIC, exhaust, air filter, decent suspension and wheels are all a must and Id add in a good race seat if you are going to track it up. Go for the next stage of a new turbo, chip and some brakes and you are looking at 350bhp, 13 seconds on the quarter and handling that will embarass a 350 as well My advice would be to get one that has these things doen already - there are some beautiful cars on sale at the moment for relatively little money. Check out: Stokesy car - RB25 powers and in gorgeous condition: http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=318074 Si Roberts car - although a bit expensive this is generally reckoned by those in the know to be one of the best in the country: http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=317910 These two I dont know but are worth a look as well: http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=321784 http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=319308 www.driftworks.com is a decent place to have a look as well Any Q's then just ask

Im not sure that it will affect your performance but I have heard that combined with a palomino dashboard and some muffler twins, the chicks will "cream", which sounds pretty good to me

Cant say how they work on a 350 yet, but Ill be using DS2500's when time comes to change - they are very well thought of on the SXOC board Why are you changing the discs though?? My brakes are excellent as they are .........