Tricky-Ricky

You guys really need to find yourselves a hobby......oh wait maybe you have

You really don't get sarcasm do you? :lol:

Err I think you miss read my comment, "Because its in a hot rod magazine or posted on the internet... it must qualify as a hot rod even if its a near std jap car with an engine swap right! I have had it wrong all these years, next hot rod show I attend I'll ask the guys for their take on the subject...and after I recover from the bruises I'll get back to you. " So my sarcastic comment that criticizes StevoD for using Hot Rod magazine and the Internet to justify and back up his ideas and comment's was ironic? so where did I use the Internet to try and justify my comments?? and my reference to Hot Rod ||Magazine was mealy that I used to read it and they used to feature drag racing.

Oh! the re editing skills are strong in this one.....might want to work on the humour skills though.

It's not so much lack of confidence, I'm just very aware that an over confident attitude towards jumping into one of these is probably what accounts for many being wrapped around trees etc. I've had the occasional skid in a FWD in snow before etc and that doesn't bother me. The thing that prompted me to post this was that I've seen a fair few videos / pics of Zeds that have completely lost it, and also read that safety report. It made me wonder if the drivers were usually at fault or whether the cars can be unpredictable and get you when you least expect it. Having said that I'd deffo like to take a skid pan lesson or something, a valuable life skill to have I'm sure for if something does happen. I wouldn't worry too much about the stats in the US...I am sure you could find equally worrying stats about other performance orientated cars, and remember that US drivers are not known for there safety records LOL! Don't forget car often get a bad reputation from there drivers. Like you say find yourself some kind of fun driver training and I am sure you will get a big boost in confidence and feel safer.

Sounded to me like the OP (not being rude here) is a little worried about his Zs power and handling, and finds it a little intimidating, and he is used to a low powered FWD, regardless of whether his Z is set up correctly or has bad tyres if he feels he lacks confidence in it, his best bet is to take some form of training that will boost his confidence and abilities.

Yes definitely need provoking to get itself unsettled, not quite sure what the OP means, my best advice would be to sign up for an advanced or track based driving course to get the feel of handling a car on the edge.

No just had a look which one it was and it was from PHR http://www.powerhouseracing.com/p-4421-phr-modified-oil-pump-for-1993-98-supra-tt.aspx which is pretty similar apart from the porting, which I am not convinced about, interestingly neither mention opening out the drain....which is key in preventing front seal failure when the pump becomes slightly worn.

Cold start is not so much of a problem these days due to modern oils and the cling abilities, however its idle that put a lot of extra stress on an engine, the stress on the valve train is considerable at idle, so leaving an engine to warm up is likely to be doing more harm than good.

Hmmm! interesting, pretty much the same blurb that I got with mine, and after dismantling it I found nothing that differed from the std unit other than the drain being opened up to 6mm as opposed to the std 4mm...and they charge a fair bit more than a std unit.

You could probably pick up a nice singe turbo Supra for 14-16K and have a minimum of 600BHP which will see off most things.

Give Joe Garver TA Jeff Sutton Mechanics Wellesley Street, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1QD 01553 765224 a call. He is not a 350Z specialist, but a dam good mechanic and really knows his stuff, and knows Japanese cars, and wont mess you about. Just tell him Dick from across the road recommended him.

Because its in a hot rod magazine or posted on the internet... it must qualify as a hot rod even if its a near std jap car with an engine swap right! I have had it wrong all these years, next hot rod show I attend I'll ask the guys for their take on the subject...and after I recover from the bruises I'll get back to you.

Just out of interest what you take on whats supposed to be different/better about the Titan oil pump? I notice it has the Toyota std case, I bought one of the American Supra tuners pumps for my Supra, which was supposed to be better/uprated but found that it wasn't either....just a std pump, I even had to rebuild it as the rota wouldn't turn when I got it.

I give up, have it your own way, I am happy with my own definitions , and I am sure the likes of Chip Foose, Steve Mole and Boyd Coddington are/where too.

Since its filled with coolant I don't think the Mpemba Effect would even be a consideration, but anyway I seriously doubt that the heater would get things hot enough to make a significant difference, leaving an engine to idle is also not a good idea, so the push bike gets my vote.

LOL! Hot Rod magazine use to feature the drag racing scene heavily when I used to read it...but that doesn't make them hot rods Not quite sure just why your trying to define the term "Hot Rod" and then then try and apply it to todays cars, you started off with some pics of some 200/180SXSilvia'ss and somehow try and apply the term Hot Rod to the whole thing, and then go on to say if you think a Hot Rod is a car that looks like the 32 Ford in the pic your wrong... apart from that statement being sacrilege to any real Hot Rodder, its just wrong and like I said it doesn't really work, even the Japanese realise this and use Pre 40s American cars when they build a hot rod.

Sorry but to me and any real hot rodder anything after the 40s would be classed as a classic, led sled or muscle car, regardless whether its was given a supercharged engine and received pin stripes or a flame job, a real hot rod will always be something like a model T or a 32 Ford chopped, channeled and fitted with a tuned flathead or OTT supercharged lump. I was brought up on Hot Rod magazine and built all the American hot rod kits when I was a kid, so you will never convince me otherwise no matter what Internet definitions and arguments you dig up.

Unfortunately due to the plug configuration you would be best off just removing your original headlight and plugging it in to test, however if you have the manual with plug pin configuration you could test with a couple of wires and a battery.

Sorry but to me a "second hand Bi-xenon" would indicate a bulb and not a complete headlight terminology makes a big difference. Apologies to Ceejay29 for the confusion, But to reiterate then if its a complete unit then yes hook it up to a battery.

A bulb wont come with a ballast, unless you bought them both new or used,Just so you know what they look like..

Bit of a contradiction in terms really, although in the states the term "hot rodding" something refers to making it faster and maybe chopping about, you just cant really apply it to a modern car, as it just doesn't work....a hot rod has to be a pre 40s car that had the bodywork and engine drastically altered in an attempt to make it faster, the styling bit came a little after as a offshoot, The same applies to the term chopper when it comes to bikes, it has become synonymous with bikes with long forks and no suspension, but the origin was just the same, IE the old lardy Harley's where striped down in an effort to loose weight, and the engines tuned, giving rise to the term "chopped hog".

No! it needs to be connected to a ballast or it will end up useless.

If your determined to go for a side exist why not have a slash cut tail pipe coming out of the bodywork just in front of the rear wheels? slightly more descrete........ and side exit flames are a nice surprise for the people you pass.

Looks good! nice contrast.