hughesy Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Having bought my 350z only on Saturday morning, big thanks to the forum for all the guides, advice and informed comments that steered me to hopefully a great example of the car (also thanks to whacky will for him letting me chew his ear off). It's a 2004 model, grey, standard aside from a filter, with 50,000 miles, Full service history at nissan and then abbey motorsport so all the signs are good. I know the seller lurked on the forums for advice and owned the car since 2008 so again seems to be solid. Picked up the car first thing Saturday and drove it straight to the cotswolds for the weekend, loved it, big step up from my mk6 fiesta st. Very planted on the road, balanced response to the handling and although not a rocket very consistent through the revs. My only questions are, since I only have the one key, is nissan the best place to go for a new one, rather than risk coding one off ebay and wiping the original? Also, are there any easy things to do to get back to stock bhp? Knowing the car is 11 years old and low mileage for age, i imagine it will be 15bhp lower than out the factory. I will get some pics up later tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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veeg33 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hello and welcome 👋 I have the same thinking about how many horses left in my zed. I've booked a Dyno day/power run for next Saturday to find out. £30 for 2 runs. Mine is 11yrs old this year with around 78k on the clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GMballistic Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Also, are there any easy things to do to get back to stock bhp? Knowing the car is 11 years old and low mileage for age, i imagine it will be 15bhp lower than out the factory. Welcome aboard. As Veeg posted above the only way to truly know what power the cars running now is to get it on a dyno to tell. If you do find it's down on power then the usual mods to do for a slight increase in power/performance are: HFC's (High flow Cats) or De-Cats. Full exhaust system (Y-pipe, centre section & back box). Plenum spacer ( http://www.h-dev.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=78_169_293_472_479&products_id=25052 ). Performance panel filter (also 2006 "fly boy" air box mod ~ http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/59986-pre-2006-airbox-conversion-kit-now-back-in-stock-2015/ ) or an induction kit although most agree the performance panel filter is better for performance. That's the usual bits most people do and then follow that lot by an UpRev (remap) to unleash the performance benefits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hello and welcome. I bit the bullet and had a second key done at the main dealer. To purchase the blade with remote buttons plus coding was around £125. Cheaper than a lock set if you loose your only key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hughesy Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Thanks for the welcome all Hello and welcome. I bit the bullet and had a second key done at the main dealer. To purchase the blade with remote buttons plus coding was around £125. Cheaper than a lock set if you loose your only key. Cheers for this, gives me a reference point for when I speak to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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