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On a wind-tunnel tested Evo perhaps, certainly not stuck on the back of a 350Z. Tbh for those things to be of any use at all you'd have to be doing silly speeds, and much like all aftermarket items that claim to adjust the air flow (diffusers etc) they're simply not going to do anything unless you spend a fortune on working on the aerodynamics on the rest of the car. If you want stuff like that for the looks then go for it (I'm desperate to get my hands on a rear diffuser kit myself), but don't kid yourself they'll actually do anything to the way the car handles.

It's only three days. Suck it up and leave the car in the garage.

It'd be worth it just for the compensation claim you could get off him

It won't increase your power as such, but it will do much the same as a lightened flywheel and reduce parasitic losses from the engine, giving you more power at the wheels which is where you want it.

Yes, it does. Mine was crap, had it adjusted, was fine for about a year, now needs adjusting again

No difference in putting GT-R badges on a Skyline than putting M badges on a 318i, and we all know how many people do that!

I don't do this myself, but I do know people who leave their car unlocked regardless of what's inside. The theory being that if someone really wants to get in then they will, and at least if everything is open then there's nothing they can damage by trying to get in. Completely invalidates your insurance mind, but if that wasn't the case that's what I'd do. As it stands I feel the standard security is enough.

It'll get raped, along with your entire drivetrain. No harm in doing it every so often, but it's not something I'd ever make a habit out of.

Why 300? If you really want an easy 300bhp, just sell yours and buy an '06 or GT4

No Nissan mechanic with any common sense is ever going to write a letter like that. They'd soon fail to be a Nissan mechanic if they did. You've got two options really Rich, neither particularly great. Either suck up the cost of getting it fixed yourself, or go through the industry watchdog and wait for about 2 years until they sort it out with Nissan direct. If it were me I'd do the former to save the politics and just write it into the cost of owning the car, but then I can't stand anything political and would start getting the hump if I did the latter!

Clay twice a year, wax every couple of months, good clean every week or so depending on how often I've driven it.

Take the vinyls off? Are you insane? They're staying on until after JAE this year at the very least, I'm planning to get the most out of them! In previous years the small shopping list ones are a bugger to remove, but the big stuff is a piece of cake. Literally just pulls off with no issues.

Sounds plausible enough to me. I'm not sure I'd want my Murci serviced by anyone out in the desert either, although for that sort of money I think I'd just send it back to Sant Agata to do it. If you've got the money, then why not give the car to a garage you trust? I used to drive a 100 mile round trip to get my car serviced as they were the only people I trusted to work on it without breaking it.

Got back yesterday, minus 750EU and my driving licence as both were confiscated by the gendarmes for some *ahem* inappropriate driving Great race, and aside from the weather at varying points over the week and my introduction to French law, I had yet another great year at La Sarthe. Roll on LM10!

Remove the entire grounding kit to see if that cures the problem, or at least rule it out before you start shelling out for bits. It's too coincidental that this all started after you fitted it.

To save me stripping my own one down and attacking it with a set of calipers, does anyone know off hand what the filter size is for the Popcharger, both in terms of cone size and inlet size? I only ask mine will need replacing soon and I'm going to go for an A'Pexi filter mounted to the Popcharger adaptor, so I need to know exactly what to order. Any info is appreciated, thanks!

You can already get supercharger kits for the 1KR-FE...

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Oil is okay (5w40 is better), but Magnatec is absolute @*!# and if it were my car, I'd be draining that nasty stuff out and putting something decent of my own in. Honestly, words alone cannot describe my hatred for that crap that pretends to call itself 'oil'.

Absolutely perfect, fits like a dream and sorts the whole front end out. Thanks again for doing that today, above and beyond the call of duty

It's a poncy version of the Aygo, nothing more really. Aygo has the same engine, is lighter, has more room inside, and really isn't that much bigger. It's also a good few grand cheaper. I know where my money would be going.

Regardless of morality here, the seller doesn't need anyone's permission to sell a photo like that. Still wrong though

:lol: Well, after detailed specs like that then it must be perfect for the Zed! Go weigh it. Get it dynoed to get exact power/torque graphs. It might be stronger on the outside to prevent any big whacks, but if it's designed for competition then it may only be able to last 10K miles instead of 250K miles. Dry sump is good, but you need far more details on exactly what is inside the block before any kind of reasoned judgement can be made.

You'd need to know the weight, the differing internals, the output and where the power was being made, and a rough guess at the lifespan of the unit in question. After you find all that out you can start working out if it's any better than the stock engine.

It's not impossible, put it that way. Given that the test pipes would have made for easier gas flow at low RPM, I'm inclined to think you're a bit of a loony and this is all in your mind I only say that as going back to a catted system will feel different, and I think you may well have gotten used to how the car drove with the pipes in place and you're simply readjusting now. Chuck a bottle of fuel system cleaner in your next half-tank and see if that improves matters.