neo Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Here's three scans from max power magazine of a 350z buyers guide www.maxpower.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 nice article makes me want to go out and buy another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 again with the renault engine story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 and the bollox about imports not suffering from the synchro problem? since when?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 and the carbon propshaft failure.... what Andy from Sumo forgot to say is that his pushed 700Nm of torque when it failed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 and the bollox about the stage 1 BHP gains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 rest is ok I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 and the bollox about imports not suffering from the synchro problem? since when?? no thats perfectly true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 and the carbon propshaft failure.... Is this bollox, then? I thought it might explain a bit of a judder I've got when pulling away with anything more than about 1K revs - or do all Zs do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 32 valve? Thats 5.33 valves per cylinder!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptist Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 What a totally inaccurate guide, its rubbish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 well it is max power lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 and the carbon propshaft failure.... I've never heard of propshaft failing mate, only one I've ever seen (or heard about or read, on the various forums including the US ones) was the Sumo power one, during a drifting session. With 700Nm of torque, imo that's as much as the propshaft can bear tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 and the carbon propshaft failure.... I've never heard of propshaft failing mate, only one I've ever seen (or heard about or read, on the various forums including the US ones) was the Sumo power one, during a drifting session. With 700Nm of torque, imo that's as much as the propshaft can bear tbh. I thought it was a driveshaft not the propshaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driveshaft the one they broke on the Sumo Z is the shaft that transfers the power to the rear wheels. Basically the tunnel you see fron the front of the car that goes to the rear diff. The wiki mentions the "propshaft" term and I think it's the correct one in this case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 from the wiki "In British English, the term "driveshaft" is restricted to a transverse shaft which transmits power to the wheels, especially the front wheels. A driveshaft connecting the gearbox to a rear differential is called a propeller shaft (or more commonly a "prop-shaft") and a driveshaft connecting a rear differential to a rear wheel is usually called a halfshaft. The name derives from the fact that two such shafts are required to form one rear axle." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 from the wiki "In British English, the term "driveshaft" is restricted to a transverse shaft which transmits power to the wheels, especially the front wheels. A driveshaft connecting the gearbox to a rear differential is called a propeller shaft (or more commonly a "prop-shaft") and a driveshaft connecting a rear differential to a rear wheel is usually called a halfshaft. The name derives from the fact that two such shafts are required to form one rear axle." Are you replying to your own posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hey Val I'm not haveing a pop at your words mate In your terms, I though it was a halfshaft (what I'd call the rear driveshaft) or in blackadder speak, one of the short transverse thingys as opposed to the long longitudinal thingys I just had in my mind a picture of someone holding the broken part and you wouldn't be able to do that with a propshaft - honestly I can't recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 the Sumo website talks about a CF propshaft - so it must've been that and the old memory failing ps I can't edit posts in this forum - the old issue; any chance you can sort that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptist Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I know Sumo had issues with the driveshafts (halfshafts), going whilst drifting, didnt hear about the prop shaft. Not to say it couldnt go, drifting is just murder on a car. My driveshafts were showing serious signs of wear when they came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captint Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Bap was that because you were running an S/c or due to normal wear and tear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptist Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 This car has only run turbo's, my last one was Vortech'd. I dont drag the car, and dont do standing starts, but the torque from the kit has obviously had an effect on the driveshafts. New ones are about twice as thick, and much sturdier. No chance of clicking, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Just thought Id settle the debate here as to whether the Sumo car snapped its prop shaft or drive shaft. It was the driveshaft. The shaft from the diff, to the wheels. Not the long carbon shaft running the length of the car. I have a picture of said snapped shaft, in my mitten... Its most certainly the driveshaft (well a drive shaft as I know it anyway). With the torque the pink Z puts out, I could see it snapping a CF propshaft too if pushed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 oops I was convinced it was the propshaft???? so not the carbon fibre propshaft then! why can't they just call it rear axles? (which is what they are, right? just to understand, it's those that cause the clicking noise, right?? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Im pretty sure the one above is no longer clicking but yes, I believe they are the culprits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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