Stephen Thorpe

CT-14, what is that?

Good advice that, spot on Rianto. Could do a lot worse than follow that advice... and yes I think most 350Z stuff fits V35's

That's huge, could you get into 6th with that much downforce... still nice though and has some good options. Shame it has no sunroof though. Still a bit too much money at the moment though.

Yes, sorry I thought that would be obvious...

Pinging normally occurs in the heat and with high compression engines (turbo) however it can sometimes be reduced by a little less timing advance. Not a good thing in any engine really.

Turn it off and make some smoke...

Cool... seems like lots of trouble, especially to plumb it all in. I wonder if the VW 1.4 FSI would work... Think I might stick with one or the other, if I can find the coin.

Is there room in the engine bay for both a Supercharger and a Turbo? Would be good though...

Really, I reckon that all the pictures and the one real version I have seen makes them look quite desirable. Is there anything that you don't like in particular? Different to a V35 and both of them have there own attractiveness...

Is a rotor practical?

TT sounds the go for me, low boost is stll enough for these to work.

I can't understand that either.

Man that is not good, but it is bound to happen at some point... Is the woman now only allowed to drive shopping trolleys? Go to your local Bob Jane outlet and they have a place in Melbourne, but it isn't a Sat Morning job. So take a pair of your old wheels and swap that axle over... BJ's are normally open till 4 on Saturday.

Off the net, online converter... Low 30psi is not enough and it needs to be high 30psi. I would imagine that would be some of your problem especially with low profile tyres. Exactly what r they in psi?

Not a Tyre expert, but I know how to wear them out a bit... Pressure is Pressure, regardless of the tyre size and you shouldn't really change the value too much regardless of the size. Most tyres work better at 10% more than vehicle manufacturer recommendations too. Does the V35 recommend those values, golly gosh! 210 kpa is way too much for any car tyre in my opinion, my calculations make that 44.9psi. I would never have anything more than 40. Currently I run 36-38psi on 225/40R18 tyres. 40-45psi, would see a bouncy ride. As for 214kpa, that is only 45.5psi, which doesn't make sense, front compared rear. Do you have the pressure figures stated above correct? What are now in the tyres? I doubt the shop would have put in 45psi, unless that is what you asked for. Reset them to 36psi and then try it... I doubt that you would notice the 1kg difference in unsprung weight, all larger wheel/tyre combo's will weigh a bit more as there is more Alloy in the package. As for the tyres, at that width they will tramline and some tread patterns and compounds will be noisy. Pressure will also effect this a little... 3-6mm smaller diameter is not much (1.5-3mm radius will not effect much), especially acceleration, gearing or speedo error being very similar across the board. How much do the tyres wear over their life? More than this I am sure... As for tyre calculators, it is better to take a look at each of the tyre manufacturer's websites and compare the rolling diameter of each tyre, you will probably find they differ from your figures a bit. Look back at your old tyre too and check the tread depth figures too. Pressure will also change the diameter of the tyre too...

Cool, I was just playing with your words... I knew what you were talking about! I also use the reflection in the shop windows to park and to check out my hair

Cool, I was just playing with your words... I knew what you were talking about! I also use the reflection in the shop windows to park and to check out my hair

Oh well, if that is how you feel, then each one to themselves... I will take your word for it, but my R33 with Koni Sports and heavy sway bars still has way too much body roll, I just can not make it sit flat enough for me. So, why do 'touch park' Mr RS73?

Cheers, looks good. Now u need some lower springs...

I like it too... You must be quite happy. Can you post a good side on photo of the car when it is in the sun? Those spacers are certainly ensuring quality to the ninth degree. Well done

Aircon sensitivity was adjustable in the R33 (32 and 34 would be the same as the control panel is very similar) Up 3 and down 3 degrees... Can't remember how exactly, but most dealers would know. This is a guess from memory... Ignition off, hold auto button, turn ignition on. let go of auto - use up button to get to number 2 and then press cold and hot buttons to get plus or minus values might be wrong tho

Also, try this thread it has so many links to great kit sites... http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Bo...uy-t179842.html

I am sure Nissan Oz, could get you a wing, if you have a spare arm and leg... There are so many places just start looking on the net. This is one from the US http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=3014&rsku=0

As I said, do a search you will find most of the things you wanted to know, some of the stuff is a bit off topic and I don't want either of us warned. Yes an Alpine will fit, but you will need a V35 Kit from O/S, to convert Bose to Single Din (unless you can make or modify your own) to ensure that it looks right. I even think you will need to fiddle to fit an Alpine Double Din, to the originalBose spot. I am sorry but there are way too many options to cover all bases and this thread is really for Software updates... Anyway, the position is as I stated before, it will be much lower as the standard screen (dvd/tv) pops up, out of the dash, hence harder to see. Most of the wings are standard, but there are others to pick, do a search here for lots of stuff. Oil changes etc, do yourself. Diagonistics or stuff you don't know how to, go to Nissan, if they are good enough, it is a 350Z after all.

There is lots written on this subject in this forum, so do a search however, in my opinion a top line Alpine would look and sound better with more functions such as time alignment and mp3/dvd, however the position of the screen is obviously lower and could be less of line of sight. The 'premium' (not always) Bose unit is a compromise and doesn't offer those functions straight out of the box. Also with a double din Alpine there would be a fair bit of work to install it in the standard single or double din dash with a fair few parts to buy. As for the Tom Tom, I find the standard pop up screen really nice with a hidden GPS driving it, stuff stuck to the Window looks awful and it is hard to hide when you leave the car. The standard screen can be added to fairly easy on lots of levels.