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Ah yes Nic.... We are going to buy our place, all being well.

Seconded. Mine had the 19" wheels on standard suspension and it was a right pig on our roads. They brought nothing to the party apart from bling and cost!

That's my plan! If the motor ever lets go then it will either be forged and TT or... Or something totally crazy like a Tesla powertrain (if that's even possible).

Thanks for the advice The local 4-wheel alignment shop said they were okay, H-Dev said they were fine, my brain and ears say they aren't fine! I will find a way to lift the car and get spannering. I've a gravel driveway at my flat, so will probably go with a lift or a pit to sort 'em out.

Hahaha Colin that's cheeky! Cheers Adrian. I'll pass it on

They feel tight. I can grab the vertical section and twist it about its long axis. I think what happens is they move with the steering, but get stuck at one of the extremes of their movement and then make the rattle.

You tell me! No idea. The stock ones are rubbery. These are just metal.

I have the Eibach stabiliser bar and SPL drop links front and rear. The photo above shows how the front drop links sit with the car on its wheels, facing forwards. They rattle/bang a bit (not as much as when the prior set were on). I'd like to sort out this noise as it is irritating. 1. Do I return to the stock links, as some have? 2. Is there anything I can do with regard adjustment? There are threads and spacers. 3. Those rose joints look like a good place for grit to work its way in and cause a failure. I don't expect them to last very long on UK roads. (We have the same issue with mountain bikes - UK designed full-suspension bikes are generally okay with our sticky geological grinding paste. US ones seem good for dust and dry conditions and the bushings loosen up over a British winter or two - I expect the same here). Your thoughts and advice ever appreciated!

The Mrs. is doing an art photography project that needs some props. She writes: "Do I know anyone with access to a scrapyard? I need some bits and bobs from cars that have been involved in minor collisions - broken glass, broken mirrors, seat fabric, bits of seatbelt and instrument panels - all sorts! Can anyone introduce me to someone so I can go and have a chat?" Any suggestions around Hampshire / Surrey?

Just remember that it is a modified car, so there are days when it isn't quite behaving, or there's a rattle or it's really cold and you have to use a lot of throttle to start the bloody thing - this is when I think "sod it, I'm selling up for an SUV and a pair of comfortable slippers." …Then you drive it and remember why you did this, with a massive smile! Plus, how the hell do you even sell a car this modified?

I usually name my cars after what's on the plate already: RO62 EGE = Reggie. Makes sense in my head anyway. I had a Cayman S called "The Gnu" because that was its plate. My RX-8 was "Rex" and the 350z was always just called "The Zed". I never named my MX-5.

So remember this is my daily driver. 470 horses, 18k miles, lots of v-power, and a frequent oil change. All good.

Missed one: 5. The auto transmission needs help! Firstly you can ask your tuning house to increase the line pressures on the gears to hold the increased torque, an essential part of mapping FI on the Auto (read Ady's build thread for what happens if you don't). When you do this, the shifting becomes very firm, and often so hard that you can feel driveline shock / wheels chirp etc. My solution to this was to let Ady wave his magic money hoover around. I bought his Level 10 transmissions built box. That holds the power, but retains the stock drive ability (mostly - I've got it set up firm).

Hey mate: it's mostly been trouble free. The few issues I've had were because… 1. The rough running followed by failure of the ECU the day I collected the car. It stopped sending a spark to one of the plugs: probably water ingress and maybe unrelated to the installation of the supercharger kit. ECU repaired at the installer's cost. No issues since. 2. Somebody drive into the back of my car, and whilst it was being repaired I met Adrian. This is the main cause of all my issues. That man is like a money hoover! You can see the bank notes spiralling into Torqen. Fortunately when he empties the dustbag lots of shiny things fall out and magically appear on my car. 3. I added an oil cooler. I didn't have hot oil, but when I added the cooler my oil temp was down but my charge cooler overheated and the intakes were ingesting very hot air. Solution: remove the oil cooler. Mine didn't need one. Lesson learned. 4. I want to fit a frozen boost (I have one in the cellar, waiting). It won't fit in a way that I'm happy with. I won't touch the crash bar, nor deviate from the stock appearance of my car. Thinking on this one. Might get creative with a Dremel and some brackets. Why do this? On a hot day, or after a jolly good thrashing the car needs some cool-down. If you park it up, the intercooler/plenum heatsoaks and you get a little knocking. Drive carefully and it goes away once the airflow reduces the intercooler coolant temps. I got Jez at Horsham to fit a 6.5" fan that runs permanently on the Stillen heat exchanger radiator to help with this on 'normal' driving. I'm also tempted to do some pressure analysis on the bonnet and cut some discrete vents at a low pressure zone to pull air through the rads (but concerned this will deviate too much from the stock look, which I deem tasteful). HTH

Looks like a mustang Nah, it's far worse. That thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

A wise man once said "don't polish your pipes, you'll go blind"

Supercharged 370z update: Just ticked over 18,000 miles since the supercharger was installed. Everything is working well. Serviced and maintained as specified.

I'm a customer experience designer. I help companies join up the dots properly between their online/instore/phone/etc. I do things like: a few iPhone launches*; help a TV/Broadband company sell more effectively and keep people happy when things go wrong; work on the launch of a telco in the US. Recently I've branched out into training and online design consultancy, because I want to grow my business. It is a pretty good job, all in. I did a degree in physics & laser-science because I want to know how everything works! I built websites the whole time I was there, and this became my career. * this doesn't mean throwing it into the distance, ballistically.

That looks like too much fun! I want a go

Cheers for the explanation

An idle thought — Does the VQ37 engine have a harmonic damper? I am vaguely aware that some lighter/competition pulleys (generally) omit this, meaning that there is an increased risk of crankshaft failure. (Google: pros and cons of lightweight crank pulley). I wonder if this is a consideration on our engines? Is this whole issue just hearsay that we shouldn't worry about?

Hello chaps, I run a Quaife QDF10L on my 370z 7AT (with VLSD from factory). My notes on this are http://www.350z-uk.c...20#entry1457750, and the whole topic is about what I found along the way to getting it installed. On a 350z you just choose the appropriate diff. from Quaife. to match your present setup (auto/manual/manual+VLSD). On the 370z the process was a little more involved. Note that the difference between the models for open vs. viscous is in the length of the half-shafts, as the VLSD is offset. I ordered mine directly from RT Quaife, who happen to offer very good technical support. It is the single most useful upgrade I have made to my 'z, and the first thing I would do if I was starting over.

Would a 370z one work If so dom aka djaw on here has one Yes, it should fit (based on how the Quaife parts I used were designed for 350 but I am using in a 370). You may also need to get some new half-shafts, also note that the 350 shafts are bolted on with through bolts. The 370 shafts are threaded. Jez at Horsham knows how to do this. I have the VLSD innards. I think they should fit inside the pumpkin you have already. Mine had done about 37k miles when I swapped it for the Quaife. You can have it for £150, if you like. I'm not looking for a profit, just a quick sale!

I'm about 500 miles in on the new MPSS tyres (4x), DBA T3 and Ferodo pads (front only). I tried a few hard stops from high speed and have to say I am very impressed. This is a winning combination!

Welcome!