J4CKO Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hi just decided to register after collecting my 2007 350Z GT Convertible on Saturday. I had a nice 944 Cabrio before but fancied something more modern and less labour intensive. its a gunmetal one with one owner and 33k, few dings to sort out, the wheels have soem kerbing and the hood has a little nick in it but I got it for a very good price. Anyway, love the 350Z so far, nice havign all the modern amenities, going to try and leave it standard. I did think about getting a more vocal exhaust but I cant beleive how loud it is as standard, it sounds epic, my neighbour had a coupe for a while, I dotn remember it being as loud is this, do they vary, is mine blowing, guess I need to get under and have a look. The only change I will be deifnitely making is replacing the head unit, I quite fancy an LCD screened Double Din one with memory card support but would prefer to keep the steering wheel controls and it not look too out of place, any suggestions as to what model, has anyone got an Android one, woudlnt mind being able to run ODB apps on it. Other observations other than the loudness, I thought there was somethign wrong with it yesterday, booted it out of a bend and it lost power, did it today out of a greasy juction, I am assuming that this is the ESP/TCS being hyper vigilant, if it is, its pretty intrusive, was driving a Mustang 5.0 in the states a few months back and that allowed a bit of slip before gently reigning you in where this seems to stand no messing whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoker11 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hi and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jonny the mod Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Welcome along J4CKO. Hope the car gives you as much pleasure as my babe gives to me, however, just wait for the dreaded " Zeditus" to kick in. Hope you have a few quid in your bank mate, because once you start theirs no bloody end to it. Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Welcome to the Land of Zed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsybriggs1 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hello there , any head unit are better than the bosa rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 "going to try and leave it standard" :lol: Yep, we all said that. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Welcome along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Not a chance of keeping it standard if you stay on the forum mate Everything is so easily available and worth doing ! ! Some pics would be nice ! you might find your exhaust isn't standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J4CKO Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Cheers ! Have a few quid left in my budget, and should have some spare cash monthly now not saving to buy it. I just drove home very steadily, just to see what it would do, had a boot full of shopping, now I know mpg isn't what you buy one of these for but it claims it was doing 32 mpg, even if that is optimistic by some margin was still doing ok, my old 944 was worse on fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Cheers ! Have a few quid left in my budget, and should have some spare cash monthly now not saving to buy it. I just drove home very steadily, just to see what it would do, had a boot full of shopping, now I know mpg isn't what you buy one of these for but it claims it was doing 32 mpg, even if that is optimistic by some margin was still doing ok, my old 944 was worse on fuel. It's not impossible that 32 was right if you were taking it easy on the right roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hello, and congrats on your new purchase. Trying not to state the obvious, but could you car seem louder than your neighbour's because you have a roadster and he had a coupe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 best colour mate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JetSet Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hello, and congrats on your new purchase. Trying not to state the obvious, but could you car seem louder than your neighbour's because you have a roadster and he had a coupe? Welcome to the forums . I read on here once that the 313 roadsters have a slightly different exhaust note (but of course that could be a load of rubbish ) Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J4CKO Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hello, and congrats on your new purchase. Trying not to state the obvious, but could you car seem louder than your neighbour's because you have a roadster and he had a coupe? Welcome to the forums . I read on here once that the 313 roadsters have a slightly different exhaust note (but of course that could be a load of rubbish ) Pete Mines a 296, single air filter and no bulge in the bonnet, I am just thinking from when he started his it made a nice noise but mine seems louder, not complaining, it sounds wonderful. My commute is only seven miles, cycle it most of the time but obviously, new toy means I can't face the push bike, this week at least, it is more compelling than the 944, mainly as it won't be up on axle stands most of the time like that was, just get in it and drive. Surprised at the mpg, but then it will potter at 1200 rpm in top doing 45 or thereabouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Welcome to the asylum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J4CKO Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 I now know why its louder, the back box has parted company at the flange, so, new back box/exhaust required, any suggestions, dont want to spend thousands, might see if I can re-weld the flange back on but looks like an opportunity for somethign better than stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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