180 wanabe
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Not a fan of the colour or the chrome wheels but i see potential there
wonder how hard it would be to do
im thinking the only oem bits would be the headlights grill and front bumper def custom front guards
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After a few beers I wondered if there was anyone that had done a front end swap on a V35 with a v36? I know s13/14/15 have lots of swap kits the 180sx being the whore of front end conversions
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I ordered a Quaife diff close to 2 months ago, should be here soonish
Diff of choice if you want a proper LSD that wont clunk/chatter for your daily drive
also it wont ware out because quaife diffs dont use clutch plates
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I had 275 35 R19 KU19s and they were good untill they started to get close to the ware markers
Replaced them with some Federal 595 RPMs in a 285 35r 19 which grip a lot more mind you im comparing treadware 300 "ku19"s to the RPMS which are a 160
If your in bris the best place to get tyres is option 1
did a bit of calling around and no one could come close to them
free plug for option 1
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The other problem is that the Auto Vs have a open diff
Open diff + engine with good low down torque + torque converter multiplying this effect = wheelspin if your a little throttle happy
while I can say that I dont usualy suffer from VDC kicking in unless im at the track "in which case I now turn if off" or trying to do something silly. I have noticed that taking off in the wet can be a pain in the ass
I hope to FINALY have a quaife LSD in my car after almost 2 months of waiting for M%# Garage to get one in for me. A proper LSD should reduce your VDC kicking in in the wet unless your trying to be a hero
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I'd get one aswell at that price and I live up near Coomera
I also sent a message about getting a plenum spacer sent over at the same time to save postage
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Yeah Palm Beach 4221
I just got a reply back from the e-bay seller that sells the stillen z tubes
He wants $35 postage to australia and the tube is $59
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im interested how much u want for the tube?
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Just asking because im thinking of getting one + apexi drop in filter, not keen on the K&N because its oiled
Local nissan dealer wanted $330 for one which is a joke when they can be had for $90US + $45 postage
Was also thinking if I was going to go through e-bay to try and get the tube + spacer + camber arms at the same time to save on postage
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Autos.... why!
I guess being stuck in bumper to bumper jap traffic is why
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Just doing the ring around today myself
Just cars came out on top, I am however currently with NRMA and was rather pissed off when the insurance renewal came in the mail last week and was $80 more than last year with them wanting to insure the car for $3000 less in value. Hows that work
Just cars wanted $1149 for their online price that includes the one calim I made in 2009 when some asshole keyed my car all up the side. Also covers things like my wheels oil cooler and diff
I do want windscreen cover however mainly because from what iv read on here replacement V35 windscreens are somewhat exy
Anyhow im going to print off a copy of the just cars quote and fax it to them and they will beat it by 10% aparantly
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Its all good was just a crazy idea after a few too many brews the nite before case closed its a bad crazy idea
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ah what the hell. might awell chuck mine in here too
Love the lip want to get one for mine
Here's my daily driverBlack wheels on the silver look good although I think 17s look a little small
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thats probably because the rear sway bar affects understeer more than the front.
how did sway bars affect the VDC?? they arent related!
Adding swaybars to your car can increase understeer/oversteer which in turn the will trip off the VDC if it detects that the car is about to oversteer/understeer
Im confused by how the rear swaybar could affect understeer? its linked to the rear of the car.... in my 180sx it was much easier to drift in with a whiteline swaybar set on hard compared to the soft stock one
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in all seriousness I did not know the melting point of PVC was 80 deg
this is the reason I ask these questions on here before even considoring to do them for real
I did also mentio that this was a rather crazy Idea as well in the titel fcruz3r prehaps about as good as using duct tape as bunji jump rope
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bang 4 ur buck would be upgraded sway bars first.
Allready done and to tell the truth I dont think they did all that much, car understeered more even with the front on the softest setting caused VDC to go crazy even when I wasent understeering. So I ditched the VDC and bought some track rims with Toyo R888s which made a big difference
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Hey just wondering for those of you who actually take your car to the track... was there much of a difference in your lap times before and after getting coilovers VS stock?
I need to do something about the camber on the front of my car and was thinking about buying some camber arms so I can dial in some more neg camber such as these Godspeed front camber arms
At the same time however if a set of coilovers make "that" much of a difference and the BC racing ones seem to have camber tops for the front it may be worth getting them. The price for them seems to be around the $1600 mark for a set however im happy enough with the stock suspension at the moment
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Thanks Pete
looks like there about $90US + $45 postage through USPS
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1st up what size pipe is the z tube? Yes I know I could simply go measure the diamater of the std V35 intake but its 12am and I cant be bothered to pull off my airbox etc
2nd I was thinking about simply going to bunnings and picking up some plumbers pipe in whatever size the z tube is and then cutting them to size
the only hard part of this will be the connecting the breather/oil vapor line to the new PVC tube, but I do have a catch can left over from my 180sx that I can probaly put to good use
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Might be easier to wave the white flag and drop in the 5 speed auto or the 6 speed manual
Ull probaly get better resale with any trans other than the CVT in the car!
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Track spec
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Well guys pulling out the grill helped the car stay cool today. Outside temp was the same as the last time I did my sprints at the track however the extra airflow managed to keep the car cool enough to keep the temp needel in the normal position
So for anyone who finds themselves overheating at the track, do your car a favor and ditch the grill to get more fresh air to the radiator
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Thanks for the info, mate.
I am not tracking my V so won't be having those problems. So you use Ferodo DS2500 pads with RDA rotors and stock calipers?
I had RDA with stocko pads however after a trip to the track the pads were gone "were replaced by nissan only 15k before the track day" and the RDAs cracked
now using DBA4000 slotted/heat treated with Ferodo DS2500 on the front, DBA blanks on the rear with Hawk ceramic pads also had my fluid flushed with MOTUL RBF 600 FACTORY LINE, using stock calipers.
Iv had no issues with this set up on the street. They work great on the track "much better pedal feel/no fade" however make sure you turn VDC off otherwise you will end up chewing the front left disc if your doing lots of high speed right hand turns and the reverse if your doing high speed left hand turns at the track
The sprint sessions I do at Queensland raceway are only 5 or 6 laps so the stocko calipers do the job just fine with the better pads/discs. However if I was doing more than 10 laps there may be a need to upgrade as I think eventualy the heat would get too much for the non brembo sized discs/calipers
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It's good for the looks.
But nah, I think I will pass this idea.
Had some covers on my car were fine for daily driving
one trip to the track caused them to melt lol so I pulled them off
About RDA rotors I had them on my car but they cracked on me after one track day
Ferodo DS2500 pads FTW however be carefull with them if you have VDC on at the track as they can chew through a rotor if VDC keeps grabbing one of your discs
Quickest V35 Qr Sprint Track Time?
in VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti
Posted · Edited by 180 wanabe
Hey guys
Had a fantastic day @ QR and pulled a 102.48 on the sprint track, previous best was a 103.67
Still running an open diff with the 5 speed auto
... quaife still hasent arrived yet! 
Was just wondering of anyone knows what the current lap record for a V35/350Z is on the QR sprint track?
I googeled this page which has some V35 times in the 105s with the best NA 350Z doing a 102.20