WhackyWill

Just got this in may be a worry. 'Cooling' will be the buzzword in Malaysia, according to Mercedes. The German marque dominated in Melbourne, but Sepang is always among the very hottest destinations on the F1 calendar -- and the new 'power unit' rules for 2014 are posing much greater cooling problems for the teams. "New GP, new problems," Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda told Osterreich newspaper. He also told German broadcaster RTL: "Malaysia will be more difficult (than Melbourne). "In Sepang actually we are starting from scratch because of the high humidity and temperature -- I doubt it will be below 35C. "In such circumstances, effective cooling of the power unit would indeed be a problem. We will have to make changes to the car to resolve the issue." Lauda's Mercedes colleague Toto Wolff agrees: "I think all the teams are seeking to create the most efficient cooling system. "Every test or race weekend has been more difficult than we expected, so it will be difficult to cope with the heat in Malaysia," he admitted.

That's a serious milestone in your contributions to the 350Z Forum. Think the Mods should give "gold" silver and bronze stars for post's and 10,000 is definitely Gold.!!

:lol: Ye right..!

DONT MISS BRANDS THIS WEEKEND. A record 31-car grid is set to blast off at Brands Hatch next weekend (29/30 March) for the opening three rounds of the 2014 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. One of the most eagerly anticipated seasons in the championship's illustrious history boasts a line-up that includes seven champions, a further half dozen BTCC race winners and a significant batch of rising contenders. The appeal of Britain’s premier motor sport series is not just about driver talent, however, as 14 different flame-spitting models of car – based on popular road going family models – represented by 11 of the world’s largest car manufacturers will take to the track throughout the 2014 season. What's more, the battle will be played out in front of hundreds of thousands of trackside spectators over the course of the campaign and millions more who will watch every race live on free-to-air television. As in recent years, the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent will bookend the season with the final event of 2014 taking place on the legendary Grand Prix layout in October, but first up is the challenging 1.2-mile Indy configuration. Circuit owner MotorSport Vision is expecting one of the biggest crowds for a season-opener in recent history, with fans making their way from London, the South East and further afield. Talking point: Seven wonders of the BTCC The BTCC line-up features an unprecedented seven champions in its ranks, headed by reigning supremo Andrew Jordan who took his maiden title during an unforgettable 2013 season. Jordan fended off four former champions in the last race of the year, also at Brands Hatch, and the 24-year-old will be looking to get his title defence off to the best possible start in the Pirtek Racing Honda Civic next weekend. Honda Yuasa Racing duo Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden 2012 champ Gordon Shedden fell short of retaining the crown by just seven points last season after a stellar last gasp effort at the Kent venue. The Scotsman and his three-time champion team-mate Matt Neal both remain with Honda Yuasa Racing for 2014, but the duo will be piloting the all-new Civic Tourer model. Jason Plato has won more BTCC races than any other driver in history and produced a sensational performance last time out at Brands Hatch. The MG driver won two of the final three races of 2013 and came close to scooping his own hat-trick of titles, which will now be his aim for the year ahead. Colin Turkington returned to the BTCC in 2013 after a three-year hiatus and produced a stunning effort. The Ulsterman remained in title contention until the final day of the campaign, despite his BMW 125i M Sport only breaking cover on the eve of the season. His eBay Motors squad has a year with the car under its belt and a strong pre-season behind it, so Turkington is confident of contending again. The biggest announcements in the off-season proved to be the return of two double-champions in Alain Menu and Fabrizio Giovanardi. Menu, a legend of the much loved Super Touring-era will be driving a VW Passat run by Team BMR this time around, whilst Giovanardi will spearhead the challenge from local team Airwaves Racing. Local heroes: Season to start with a home win? Wrotham-based team Motorbase Performance has an international touring car star in its ranks this season, plus a BTCC race winner and a local rookie who will make his tin-top debut next weekend. Alain Menu and Fabrizio Giovanardi Italian Fabrizio Giovanardi is hoping to bring the squad its first drivers’ title and he’ll be joined by Mat Jackson in Motorbase’s Airwaves Racing line-up. The team will also run a new entry for Crabbie’s Racing which has Surrey-driver Jack Clarke piloting its Ford Focus. Clarke has won at Brands Hatch during his single-seater career but this event will represent his BTCC baptism in front of a huge home crowd. West Surrey Racing will bring its trio of eBay Motors’ BMWs to Brands Hatch next weekend, looking every bit championship contenders. Multiple race winner Rob Collard and podium visitor Nick Foster have both made huge strides during winter testing, but the team’s biggest hope lies arguably with the aforementioned 2009 champion Colin Turkington. Thurrock’s AmDTuning.com will add a fourth Ford Focus to the grid with its new signing Dave Newsham looking to repeat his race winning form of 2012. One man who is no stranger to winning is BTCC debutant Marc Hynes, who brings with him a fascinating story. Back in 1999, London-based Hynes became the British F3 champion – a series famed for promoting drivers directly to Formula 1 – when among others he saw off the challenge from a certain Jenson Button. The rest, as they say, is history as Button went on to grab F1 glory while Hynes failed to get the breaks he deserved to reach the highest level of single-seater racing. After a lengthy sabbatical, however, Hynes has chosen the BTCC to make his long-awaited comeback and he’ll pilot a highly competitive MG6 run by multiple champions Triple Eight Race Engineering. “I’m loving it so far – the cars are great to drive and I can’t wait for the racing to start,†said Hynes after completing his pre-season testing programme. “The championship provides great racing in front of lots of spectators, who always create a fantastic atmosphere. “I’m competitive and I’ve won races throughout my career, and clearly I want to do so again in the not too distant future. This will be a different challenge altogether, however, as first I’ll need to get on the pace and then I’ll need to establish myself in the hustle and bustle of the action. I’m just really excited about the whole thing and I’m really looking forward to getting underway at Brands Hatch.â€

Update on this weekend. Adrian Newey's pre-season fears about 'submarining' Formula One cars may have been realised. Red Bull's criticism of F1's all-new era had to be heard amid the depth of the reigning world champions' winter crisis after four consecutive seasons of dominance. Designer Newey, however, had expressed alarm about the new, low front noses, arguing not only that they are ugly, but they might also be dangerous. The damaged Caterham CT05 of Kamui Kobayashi, Caterham The reduced height minimised the risk of cars being launched into the air, but "I am concerned the opposite may now happen, that cars now (will) submarine effectively," the Briton had said. Indeed, an alarming image of the crash involving Kamui Kobayashi and Felipe Massa at the first corner in Melbourne has now emerged. The photograph depicts precisely what Newey had feared -- the low front of Kobayashi's Caterham 'submarining' under the diffuser of Massa's Williams, which is lifted perhaps a foot off the Albert Park tarmac. A similar incident at a higher speed could foreseeably result in contact between the elevated rear-end and the head of the 'submarining' driver. Not good. A controversy has erupted after relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia airlines flight had to change hotels when the Ferrari team touched down for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. The media reports, including by the German newspaper Die Welt, said that because Ferrari had reserved the rooms at the Cyberview hotel, the grieving relatives of those on the missing flight MH370 had to move out. "When the first Ferrari employees wanted to check in, they were told that their rooms were occupied," read the Welt report. "After heated discussions, the Italians prevailed." A hotel spokeswoman confirmed: "It is true that the Chinese families were here, but they are already gone as we are fully booked because of the Formula One race." Welt added that the hotel arranged alternate accommodation near the Kuala Lumpur airport for the passengers' families. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone commented: "I feel very sorry for the families of the passengers, but ultimately the decision lies with the hotels. "Imagine what would happen if hotel bookings suddenly become invalid?" he added. Welt newspaper said that hotel rooms for F1's vast travelling circus are booked "months, sometimes even years in advance". Mercs advantage. Mercedes' advantage over its 2014 rivals might be bigger than is currently thought. Nico Rosberg won the Melbourne race with a half-minute advantage, but Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was quoted afterwards by Auto Motor und Sport as suspecting the German was "playing with us" on the roads around Albert Park. Indeed, Rosberg's best lap of the race was set on lap 19, with a still relatively high fuel load, while most of his rivals had their best pace in the last 20 laps, with lighter tanks. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner suspects: "I think Mercedes were simply maintaining a pace without pushing hard. "Probably they have some more tricks up their sleeve, so we have a lot of work to do," he is quoted by Italy's Tuttosport. Horner said he thinks Red Bull is currently in a group behind Mercedes that also includes McLaren and Ferrari. And he thinks Williams has the edge on that group. "I'm sure they did not give their best and that they are at least second best at the moment." It is clear that Red Bull's biggest handicap is with its Renault powertrain. "90 per cent of the problems are associated with the software and how the ERS and the engine work together," Horner is quoted by Germany's Sport1. Daniel Ricciardo, although disqualified, finished second behind Rosberg in Australia, but Horner doubts Red Bull is ready to challenge for outright wins. "The break after Australia is just too short (to win in Malaysia)," he said. Worse still for Mercedes' rivals is that the Brackley based team is not resting on its laurels. The team took an updated front wing to Melbourne but decided not to use it. "We only had two, and we didn't want to risk damaging one and then running one car with the new wing and one with the old wing," said Mercedes designer Aldo Costa. The other issue is that the new, radically-short nose that goes with the new wing design reportedly failed the mandatory FIA crash test.

Just thought I would post this vid from the BTCC from Brands. Don't forget to watch this weekend on ITV 4 live on Sun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XKXK_FyjAis

Not that many more miles than the blue one.

That would be awesome, should we all detail the amount as above, I've added my product code.

None of them...my mate just bought a Corvette C5 for around that figure, what a lovely sounding V8 and 0-60 in 4,4 sec and 175 MPH..!!

Thanks CS, Didn't realise it was extra for the puck. No worries, not that you need it really if you jack in the correct places. Just for the sake of £4 + I'll have a puck as well, don't want to "puck" it up by jacking in the wrong place..!!

Welcome to the Forum all you need to know here. http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/18-350z-faq/

Thanks CS, Didn't realise it was extra for the puck.

What's wrong Will? (I've got a puck in my figure too) Ah ! So the puck is extra, it doesn't come with one. ? Sorry mate. How much extra is a the puck ?.

UK 350Z for parts or can be bought complete, new on eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-350Z-GT-UK-Spec-3-5-v6-Breaking-Parts-suspension-Brembo-Brakes-350gt-/331156936410?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4d1a7dd6da

Something wrong as the 2 Ton Jack is £27.91 on their web site with delivery and vat its £39 - 85 delivered, before any discount. ?. 2 Ton Low Profile Trolley Jack 1 £27.91 Subtotal £27.91 Delivery £5.30 VAT £6.64 Grand total £39.85

Use a bit more elbow grease and buff it..!!!

Welcome to the Forum.

Should roll it back providing you haven't manually deleted the older version

Happy Birthday Boys..Enjoy.

Nissan 5 -30W Fully Synthetic from Clark Motorsport They also do full service kits.

Great price, that wont hang about.

Welcome to the Forum.

The person who designed the dipstick for the 350Z is a dipstick...

A few members on here own one..

Maybe its because of their rarity, I'm sure you must have worked on other Nissan's.