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Interesting..Why? - I fancy both the Z & R, for different reasons, however performance being the common element - Just what exactly would pull you out the R and into the Z? - Other than looks & sound..talking purely as a performance car for the road - what other choices are there with better power / weigh / £ than the Z as practical everyday car?

..yes I appreciate that is a Cerbera in the vid....that is well over 400bhp/ton...

....I guess this is what brought drag racing to 'our' streets...its all very well having a quick car in theory and believing in that..but until you are up against a competitor, you wont really know - worryingly there are many references to the Z not being as quick as folk feel they should be...particularly as a potential buyer, I was drawn in by the 300+bhp figure. First thing I noticed was the 0-60 fig being not as quick as you would expect, carrying early Porsche Turbo levels of fire power - Only answers I can see are the weight and possibly tallish GT gearing holding it back - particularly the weight - In reality less than 175 bhp / ft lb per imperial (UK) ton (earlier 350) !!...By comparison a Tuscan is over 360 hp / ton - ie a quickly designed back street UK 4 litre six cylinder in a car of similar size and technology has over twice the power to weight ratio! - Which is why it is 4 secs to 60 not six....Weight is the killer, you only have to take a look at this to be convinced that it is all about power to weight:

...not rust hidden above inner wing and outer?

thx for that will bookmark site - have you tested a 370 for comparison purposes?

ok, so no overlap between roadie and coop as with original ntro - last likely uk roadies 2009

do both suffer from rear arch rust? - guidelines? - any other areas to watch on UK post 05 cars?

ps my thread title got pinched!

....those that can afford a new car will pay less than someone with a £5k Nissan then?

i understand that the 370 roadster came later than coupe? If so when was 350 roadster avail til?

£2000 for a gbox on 12 yr old Jap car with inherent design flaws?! Thats kinda worrying considering the known weakness? - Puting a Cayman engine right prob wouldnt cost much more!

so now 13 classes of tax dropped moving emphasis off clean vehicles as Gov realise too many new vehicles are taking this up (similar to their Diesel plot) New petrol and hybrid cars to be c £140 ish - I just entered the 07 350 into new calcularor and it came back with £505 ! - Are they stealing from all directions again? - New 'living wage - fantastic breakthrough'....dont get me started....

Do you know if the ticking tappet weakness was rectified - does the HR have any known weaknesses?

So you were that impressed with the HR? - What are you comparing it to? - What did you think to ride comfort & tyre noise? ..decisions...decisions.., my savings are at a point where it will take some time yet before i can afford an HR and wondering if to go for a 297 in the interim - concerned about the cam bucket issue (which hopefully was rectified with HR?) or any other major cost item Quote MultiQuote Edit

...decisions...decisions... more to the point, savings are at a point where it will take some time yet before i can afford an HR and wondering if to go for a 297 in the interim - concerned about the cam bucket issue (which hopefully was rectified with HR?) or any other major cost item

Hi CS thx for that - do you get into re-mapping? - I presume you are my nearest Indi Specialist then - can you do Nissan fault diagnostic for the 350 DE & HR + all servicing? David nr Corby

do they have indepth servicing and improvement knowledge? remapping? I see they dont feature lightweight clutch / fwheel for the HR - is that because the HR has stronger lighter assembly or hasnt aftermarket caught up yet?

cheers

- Is the ticking tappet syndrome commonplace - is it cured with 07 HR?

is there a 'my posts' function on the site?

ok...so pardon my ignorance...is the 4.08 much shorter to improve acceleration as std is a bit leggy? Given that HR is over 300bhp, it doesnt seem very rapid off the mark What UK in gear road speeds do you get with various final drive options? If gearbox is getting tired, is it cheaper to recon and fit different intermediate gears - are there alternative stronger gearboxes that offer shorter gearing and will fit without excessive mods? Is there a suitable flappy paddle manual? ..just shooting the breeze..

...hmm, sounds like some sort of carbon resonance box needs fitting near bulkhead within std pipework? - reproduce plenum top in carbon or 3d printed material?! - Allow the intake warble to be heard without sacrificing Nissans development. Something I might experiment with is, removing plenum and machine a small area down to as thin as is safe and add an audio tranducer (to play via stereo) and / or trunking to connect with airvent trunking to convey sound to cabin...

Z specialists - servicing / tuning & sales in Northants / Leics region?

which induction mod retains cold air properties, enhances warble and doesnt do a hissy gulp every time you apply the throttle? What minor mods enhances exhaust character without becoming cheap / overly loud? (Like the Nismo S sound on youtube but not the volume or cost!)

..and of course the roadster is a much rarer site with no apparent premium, price wise - I am targeting c £8k for a nice Hr when the weather turns more wintry and hopefully prices drop a little