Toon Chris

Hi folks, I'm MacDaddy's other half!

 

This is my new car, sooooo looking forward to picking her up on Saturday morning!

Ya, another Sprinkle. There's actually quite a few of us here now.

I had to look 'Sprinkle' up and I sincerely hope that it is item two on the list, although even that is pretty dodgy (ps. it's a bit rude so you are warned!) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sprinkle

My comment was ambiguous.

I claim the 5th.

I'm going to have to say Ian, because he has an Azure and everyone knows that Azure is the fastest.

That has to be a +1

Thanks Matt, that looks pretty convincing

Gosh, that's a bit heavy duty isn't it?

It isn't LSD either by the look of it, I thought the Z needed the special friction additive style diff oil?

 

I don't know what you mean by "a bit heavy duty", but it has to be able to widthstand the shock forces generated in the diff which are much higher than in a gearbox. It's the correct viscosity and is intended for use in LSD applications. You only need an LSD additive if the oil isn't desigined for LSD use and needs to be boosted.

 

Here's the blurb from the link I attached:

 

"Recommended for use in differentials, manual transmissions and other gear applications requiring any of the following specifications: API GL-5, MT-1, MIL-PRF-2105E, Dana SHAES 234 (Formerly Eaton PS-037), Mack GO-J, or the differential (hypoid) gear oil specifications from all domestic and foreign manufacturers such as GM, Ford and Daimler Chrysler. Can also be used in axles where an API GL-4 lubricant is recommended."

Sorry Matt, I don't mean to be thick, I just can't help it

By heavy duty I mean that this oil is call SEVERE (in capitals!) gear oil designed for use in very heavy situations. I read the blurb but the specs mean little to me so is one of those a spec that says it is designed for LSD use.

I've never had an LSD before so it's a bit confusing for me!

Gosh, that's a bit heavy duty isn't it?

It isn't LSD either by the look of it, I thought the Z needed the special friction additive style diff oil?

I have a Q!

 

What gearbox and diff oil would you recommend for a 350Z (53 plate if it matters)? Assume the car gets driven hard and I want the best oil available!

Bump on this one

Can you recommend a diff oil for me please, Simon? 04 GT, no track use, just normal Z driving which for me is lots of motorway and the occasional blast. In other words, standard diff oil rating for the Z but a good brand I've already got Millers going into the gearbox but Millers don't seem to do a diff oil for LSDs.

Oh, and do you do those fancy oil filters with the magnetic bit in the middle?

Cheers

Chris

God but it's true

I pulled out of my road a couple of weeks ago, and no joke, at the traffic lights there was a 911 infront of me, one behind me, a cayman along side me, and another 911 came the other way! And they were all looking at me!

That's because you were staring at them

Actually they probably all wondered if it was a new Porsche and better than theirs. It's very competitive in the Porsche owners world (pour souls).

As someone who imported a few of these, that isn't a bad price Gaz.

You can shave £10 of that by importing but they aren't a branded name and the hassle is, well, a hassle!

How is it for smudgy fingerprints?

eBay trader sheridan3001 is very trustworthy and competitive.

She isn't listing at the moment but I'm sure you can contact her. Price is £12 inc post

Thanks Guys, and thanks Alex, I wish a chat could have been at a slightly less fraught time.

I know of many Fidanza flywheels which have not fitted correctly by less than 1mm (common issue with Fidanza). It is very simple to re-hone the holes, and it makes no difference to the balance what so ever! Tell them to stop moaning and just do the job. It will be fine.

I think they think if they do it wrong by hand the fly will be off-centre and so off-balance.

Just wondered peoples opionion on the above...

 

In the space of a week in and around Newcastle Ive seen 2 Z's with the nissan burger on the back repalced with a GT-R badge

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I'd just like to say that it isn't me... I have silver Z badges instead of burgers.

I probably don't even know what a GT-R looks like

I'm nervous enough at the best of times when my car goes into the workshop. This time the nightmare has become real.

I've got a new Fidenza fly and Excedy clutch from Zmanalex and have been sitting on it for a month or so waiting for the cash and suitable time to have them fitted. I drive a lot for work so can't be without my car for too long. The car is at a local sports car specialist who were hopefully doing the change, plus gearbox oil, plus aux belts all in on day. Lunchtime the phone goes and the flywheel wont fit on the crank!

Full credit to Alex who has done what he can to help but by the garage measurements the crank boss is .45mm too large (yes, less than half a mm). This is not something Alex has seen before as all his cranks are smaller. To cut a lot of too-and-fro short, he recommended careful opening up of the centre hole (as per the Fidenza supplied instructions) but the garage refuse to do this on the grounds that they could throw the balance off.

So the upshot is that it isn't Alex's fault (he has been more than helpful), it isn't the garages fault as they understandably don't want to take the risk of knackering things (although they are probably being over-cautious), so the upshot is that the car will sit in the garage for up to a week, maybe more, whilst they take the fly to a local engineering firm and open it up by a gnats whisker, then put my car back together.

To be clear, there is no winging here about anybody, I'm just really hacked off that my car is off the road whilst all of this is up in the air. Never mind the inconvenience, the cancelled meetings, the rearranging of calendars, I hate not being able to control what is going on and being without my car! If everything goes well then it is only a delay and some more (!) money. If not, God only knows what the next step is. My last car took a week for a clutch change too. I must be cursed.

How I miss ESR

The Rapture - Echoes

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz

FabricLive23: Death in Vegas

Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies

Guano Apes - Don't Give Me Names

Some ministry of sound thing banging techno-tunes.

I keep forgetting to plug in my mp3 player!

Totally illegal and incredibly stupidly offensively.. loud.

Now you have made it sound interesting

I had a stage2 tuned ford engine in my youth, all nicely lightened and balanced and hand-built. I used to take of the exhaust at the manifold for Santa Pod runs. I also had to remove a section of the bonnet and use a fire blanket to prevent under-bonnet incineration! It was only a high compression 1.6 but the noise was huge (with an odd glopping/popping noise at low revs), but the 6 inch blue flames shooting out of the head made it all worthwhile. I can't even begin to think what the Z would produce. Birds would fall stunned out of the sky

hahaha, i think he needs a bra!

yes, for his chin!

Jealous nixy? They are pretty impressive

Also didnt louis have one of these for a few months??

Not an arbarth, just the standard - and he hated it...

Fantastic! I'd watch that (on DVD)

Sorry mate, another negative. Personal taste is always the most important so you do what you like and be happy, but for me it looks a little home-made, a bit like the corsa/saxo brigade.

 

We will have to agree to disagree on this one, I think the Zunsport kits looks very professional and well made.

http://www.zunsport.co.uk/

Looks like top notch stuff to me unlike the chicken wire kits you get from Halfords and the likes.

 

R

yeah it's probably the chicken wire ones I am visualizing

Welcome

You won't get any complains from me if you mod with the same level of taste you used with that Fiesta. When I first starting reading this I though 'oh no, a modded fiesta, how bad is that going to look!' as you see some absolute howlers in the small car arena, but I was very pleasantly surprised that you have produced something of such high quality and subtlety (relatively speaking ).

You and a Z shoudl go far, but be warned that there are some seriously beautiful Zs out there so you will have stiff competition. Oh, and you may need quite a lot of money too!