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i have tried a few different brands and haven't found much difference (short term) with the common quality brands. I have been using Meguiars for a while, mainly because they are fairly readily available and consider them one of the quality brands. I am fairly suspiscious of any 'less known, but insanely expensive' brands that claim you only need to wax every few years, or claim they are of 'magnitue' better than anything else.

I think insurance has gone up across the board.. the insurance for my wife's J31 Maxima jumped from $400 last year to just over $600 this year.. we haven't had any claims or accidents. I rang and complained and they dropped it to about $550.. Insurance doesn't normally get cheaper because the insured value is lower.. I am a little scared about my up-coming home insurance renewal..

From what I have found, the only 'premium only' feature on the S2 Sedans is the Bose audio. everything else can be optioned on the non-premium model. I have a non-premium, but have dual zone climate control and steering wheel audio controls. I think the coupe premium also got leather seats, but again, that may have been an option on the 'non premium'

I'm thinking the same thing. Exhaust or strut tower brace. Other than that.. a broken engine mount?

I was considering removing mine when I first got the car, but have found a worthwhile benefit in North Queensland summers. You can leave each window slightly open when parked in the sun, because the weather sheilds are tinted, no-one can see that the windows are down a little, and if it rains, it doesn't get in.. it means the interior of the car only gets to about 50degC during the day instead of about 80deg. I don't think it makes the car less secure, because the amount of effort to break off the weather sheilds probably wouldn't be much less than breaking a window.. The down sides are they still look ugly, and they make the A pillar so wide you can easily lose a car in them if you aren't careful..

The blazt.biz webpage went down toward the end of last year, it seems a baptist church has grabbed the name.. You can order the cable through the above webpage.

I have a Blazt-II and it works fine. Also allows you to do the idle learn procedure without needing to press the throttle 10 times, with a stop watch, holding your tounge right while standing on one leg, etc.. The developer of the nissan datascan software that you use with this cable is regularly updating it with extra features. I have asked him if he can include the ST angle Adj. with the next update. http://www.nissandatascan.com/

TheVQ ECU can't determine between octane ratings, unless you run an octane too lowand it results in knocking, then it will retard the ignition. other than that,there is no difference in required mixture for higher octane fuel. Higher RONsimply means it has a higher resistance to detonation, it allows an engine torun higher cylinder compression pressure without the fuel mix 'self igniting'.A higher octane does not mean it has a higher energy density. Although it doesallow you to run a slightly higher spark advance in some situations. As for the 3.166% difference, I get more difference than that from one tank tothe next, with the same fuel from the same outlet, and driving under the sameconditions. It would probably take me a year to get 2 tank fills with less thana 20km difference in range. Not trying to say you didn't get a noticeable difference, just that I wouldconsider that figure well within the normal variations, and I would need afigure more like 8% to offset the cost difference. As for Ferrari, I have no idea about their ECUs or their investment decisions,so I can't comment there.

Itried 98 for a few months in my 350GT 6sp and also in my wife's J31 CVT Maxima(which also runs a VQ35DE), and saw no difference in economy, and no discernibleperformance improvement. Technically, there is no reason a stock NA enginetuned only for 95 should see an improvement or benefit from a higher octanefuel, regardless of VVT/VCT or not. Some fuel companies may put extra cleaning agents in their 98 fuel, which maybe helpful. However, many people claim to have noticed differences with 98, so it might beworth a try to see what you find.

Shouldn't hurt, don't be too surprised if it doesn't make any difference though.

You should be using at least 95, don't use 91 except in emergencies. you can get knocking with 91, and the ECU will retard the ignition timing to prevent engine damage, this will result in reduced performance and economy. You can use 98 (V power) if you like, I didn't get any benefits from 98, but you can give it a try, some people claim to get better fuel economy with 98.

I always have to translate km/L back to L/100km to make sense of it. L/100km is the industry standard. No idea why they show km/l in the V35, all the Aust. delivered Nissans show L/100km. I am guessing it makes it easier to convert the system for the G35, which is MPG, and a higher figure is better.

depends on how you drive. I get about 12.5L/100km with all city driving in summer (better in winter), so I theoritically could get about 620km per tank, but the fuel light normally comes on at about 500km. That is a 350GT 6sp sedan. If your right foot is a bit heavy, the economy will drop off fairly quickly.

I have wondered the same. the most fuel I have put in my 350GT sedan is about 62L and that was with the fuel light on for the last 20km and the gauge showing just over the empty mark.

I think there are a few inaccuracies on that page. I don't think any V35 has an engine with electromagnetic variable valve timing, I believe that came with the VQ35HR in the V36 skyline. It also states the 350GT has a direct fuel injection system, but the VQ35 never had this, it was only available on the VQ30 and VQ25, neither of these engines were fitted to the coupe, and obviously not to any 350GT. Also, only the G35 got the 298hp (revup) engine in 2005, the V35 missed out on this.

The light pattern is different. the light pattern for a LHD headlight will kick up to the right, which will blind oncomming drivers. RHD headlight have a light pattern that kicks up to the left to light the side of the road.

Was it this one? http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/280963-list-of-v35-lights/

Need more info.. Coupe/Sedan? premium/non-premium? Auto/Manual? If it is a sedan, is it a 250, 300 or 350GT? Even then, you will need to check for indications the KM are genuine.

I believe the CVT was only available on the 350GT sedan (called a 350GT8), if it is a 300GT or a 250GT then it will be a standard 4 or 5 speed auto

Maybe no-one keeps the broken units?

+1 for the cabin filter idea. the diagram looks like a typical 'filter' symbol. replace or clean the filter and see if it goes away??

ok.. so the 'VQ problem' is the fact the whole cover needs to be replaced, not that it leaks at some point? as every car I have ever owned has had a rocker cover gasket leak at some point, but is generally fixed with just a rocker cover gasket.

ok.. I was thinking of a used import (V35 or V36), where manuals usually sell for more.

^^ don't manuals cost more? I don't think I would ever buy an auto if I had the option of a manual.

Is a leaking rocker cover gasket really that common to V35s alone? don't all cars do this after a certain age/km? At least every car I have owned has at some stage.