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V35DRIVER Enthusiast

V35DRIVER

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Hey guys,

This might be a question the 350Z boys can detail a little better....

im looking for a workshop in sydney who fully understands the VQ engine, every workshop i go to just say yeahh we can do that..... but we can do that just means to me they dont have a clue, they will just work it out once they strip stit down.....

Anyhow, if you know anyone who actaully knows what they are on about and have had alot of experence with the VQ please let me know..... and lets let everyone know....

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Tokyo Geoff Enthusiast

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Hey guys,

This might be a question the 350Z boys can detail a little better....

im looking for a workshop in sydney who fully understands the VQ engine, every workshop i go to just say yeahh we can do that..... but we can do that just means to me they dont have a clue, they will just work it out once they strip stit down.....

Anyhow, if you know anyone who actaully knows what they are on about and have had alot of experence with the VQ please let me know..... and lets let everyone know....

In my opinion there is only Mark from MRC Dyno at Castle Hill. He can't do the ECU which you need to get done at Silverwater Automotive but for any other mechanical work Mark is the one to go to.

Cheers

Geoff

scathing Grand Master

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Where do you live?

My two suggestions are Pro Concept in West Ryde, or IS Motorsport in Rockdale. Both places have good experience with the platform, and both are pretty anal-retentive about the quality of their work.

Pro Concept has prepped 350Z race cars as well as quite a few customer cars.

Alternatively, there's Autotech in Granville. As the approved APS installers for their 350Z TT kit they know the platform well, and they've also done a few rebuilds so if you need the engine opened they won't be learning about it on yours.

I've heard variable things about their customer service, but I'd rather have a rude person who knows what they're doing taking a long time to get it right rather than someone quickly and politely telling me they've got NFI.

Tokyo Geoff Enthusiast

Tokyo Geoff

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Where do you live?

My two suggestions are Pro Concept in West Ryde, or IS Motorsport in Rockdale. Both places have good experience with the platform, and both are pretty anal-retentive about the quality of their work.

Pro Concept has prepped 350Z race cars as well as quite a few customer cars.

Alternatively, there's Autotech in Granville. As the approved APS installers for their 350Z TT kit they know the platform well, and they've also done a few rebuilds so if you need the engine opened they won't be learning about it on yours.

I've heard variable things about their customer service, but I'd rather have a rude person who knows what they're doing taking a long time to get it right rather than someone quickly and politely telling me they've got NFI.

mmm, I rang Pro Tech and told them my V35 was pinging so could they do anything about it? "Nope, just try ringing around" was the reply. STRIKE ONE!

Then rang Autotek who did some work on my old 300ZX "I'll get one of the mechanics to ring back if that is okay?" That was 11am and no reply, STRIKE TWO!!

So much for interest in earning my cash!

Silverwater Automotive were the only ones interested who said they had worked on a V35 before.

Cheers

Geoff

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cmoney

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Give Unique Auto Sports in 7 Hills a try. Last time i was talking to them, i think the boss said he was stripping & building a VQ motor for his race car possibly. They seem to know a fair bit about all skylines & nissans in general, plus they specialise in the zeds. Hit em up on www.nismo.com.au if you like. It'll redirect you to their site.

Let me know how it goes, i used them for pretty much all the work done on my car that wasnt done by me. Ive had some major problems fixed without a hassle.

scathing Grand Master

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mmm, I rang Pro Tech and told them my V35 was pinging so could they do anything about it? "Nope, just try ringing around" was the reply. STRIKE ONE!

Pro Tech or Pro Concept?

At any rate if I'd known the engine is pinging I wouldn't have suggested them. They don't have tuning facilities to check that kind of thing. Your OP says you wanted a mechanic and not a tuner, and it's to get the car serviced rather than fixing a fault.

If you need someone to do log book servicing, or removing/fitting physical parts, then I'd recommend them.

Then rang Autotek who did some work on my old 300ZX "I'll get one of the mechanics to ring back if that is okay?" That was 11am and no reply, STRIKE TWO!!

That's about normal for most mechanics I've found.

For tuning issues, the only other place I can think of off the top of my head is CRD. I had my car tuned there, as have a few other people. I'm not sure how familiar they are with the VQ. I don't have any experience or knowledge of SAS.

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ogz007 Rising Star

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Hey fellas,

I thought of reviving this topic...

I would just like to know how much you guys usually pay for your Minor and Major services? i know it varies... but i just really want to see around how much you guys are paying specially when you get your major service done? and wher do you get your car service? im just have this weird conscience about servicing.

The last one i had was a minor service with Bel Garage Sydney..

$200.00 - Royal Purple oil change, full comp. vehicle inspection, filters change, and lilttle replacements like wipers and etc.

Im due for a Major service next month, so i dont know what to expect this time!

GEXer Enthusiast

GEXer

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Bump to above post but anyone in brisbane can recommend the same thing, please do. I started a thread for brisbane but no one replied to it except chris rogers who recommended carmen imports for servicing. any others?

interested too, my 40k service is coming up. what's a reasonable price? I paid about $380 for my s2000, should i expect the same for the 350GT?

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