My 350Z

[Vincefox]

kaveney said:

Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely car. Really like these. Maybe it's the boy racer in me, but i'd love to see a set of LMs or grids on it tho.

[kaveney]

Yeah a lot of people go for bigger but I like to keep my cars std . Well on the outside at least

Alan

Vincefox said:

Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely car. Really like these. Maybe it's the boy racer in me, but i'd love to see a set of LMs or grids on it tho.

[kaveney]

Small update

I fitted my MP3 holder ( best £ 4.00 I have spent )





Then top up the battery and add an extra earth .

[liner33]

Not done the bose hack then? Its a doddle to do , 20 min job really

[kaveney]

I did have a look but this was quicker .

I may get round to this at some point .

Alan

[kaveney]

Also as promised a sound clip for the Milltek exhaust ( poor phone sound but for reference it will do )

[kaveney]

Another small update as some more parts arrived .



Earthing kit to add to the smaller kit that is installed .





Then wrapping the induction pipe in DEI heat tape ( did this on my old Mr2 Turbo and inlet temps came down )







And to finish off a wax with the G3

[J4CKO]

Get rid of the ropey OEM stereo ! best thing I ever did, I tried the tape thing and frankly, it was crap, got a £99 Pioneer double din from Halfords and a fitting kit off Ebay for £70 and took half a day or so and was all done, Bluetooth audio and calls, USB/Ipod, a CD that doesnt skip etc etc.

Just changed the blowing Y pip on mine for a Japspeed cheapy off Ebay to replace the leaking oem one and it is so much better now.

[kaveney]

I will have a look at this at some point but it is down the list .

Did the Y pipe have flex or is it a solid unit ?

Alan

[J4CKO]

kaveney said:

I will have a look at this at some point but it is down the list .

Did the Y pipe have flex or is it a solid unit ?

Alan

It has a flex in it, this is the one,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110814072134?_trksid=p20...

Cant believe how much better the car feels, really relishing it at the moment, I think the difference is knackered OEM vs New rather than OEM vs Aftermarket, cant imagine it makes much difference standard vs standard.

[kaveney]

Aftermarket Y pipe will not add too much .

HFC is where the best gains can be made .

Alan

[J4CKO]

kaveney said:

Aftermarket Y pipe will not add too much .

HFC is where the best gains can be made .

Alan

And then, dont you need the Uprev remap to make any noticeable difference, i.e. to take account of it ?

[liner33]

Nothing adds much , its n/a , its a case of a plethora of mods to give an extra 10 hp if you are lucky , but its not all about peak hp

[Martin350]

J4CKO said:

Get rid of the ropey OEM stereo ! best thing I ever did, I tried the tape thing and frankly, it was crap, got a £99 Pioneer double din from Halfords and a fitting kit off Ebay for £70 and took half a day or so and was all done, Bluetooth audio and calls, USB/Ipod, a CD that doesnt skip etc etc.

I've been thinking of ditching the skippy CD Bose in mine.
Were you able to retain the steering wheel stereo controls with this set up?

[kaveney]

liner33 said:

Nothing adds much , its n/a , its a case of a plethora of mods to give an extra 10 hp if you are lucky , but its not all about peak hp

Well I got + 29 BHP and + 22 LB/FT with the bolt on and up rev so that is not bad going on a N/A

Alan

[kaveney]

Yes you will not gain anything without an Uprev remap as the ecu will dial out any gains after 50 od miles .

Regards

Alan

J4CKO said:

And then, dont you need the Uprev remap to make any noticeable difference, i.e. to take account of it ?

[J4CKO]

Martin350 said:

J4CKO said:

Get rid of the ropey OEM stereo ! best thing I ever did, I tried the tape thing and frankly, it was crap, got a £99 Pioneer double din from Halfords and a fitting kit off Ebay for £70 and took half a day or so and was all done, Bluetooth audio and calls, USB/Ipod, a CD that doesnt skip etc etc.

I've been thinking of ditching the skippy CD Bose in mine.
Were you able to retain the steering wheel stereo controls with this set up?

Yeah, it works very well, I ordered this,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-350z-2006-BOSE-Ca...

Its a fair old job, allow half a day to a day, I had to do the "Buster Mod" (basically attaching the amplified speaker wires from the Head Unit to the Bose amplified inputs) as it wasn't loud enough, not hard but you need to do some soldering and shrink wrapping to do it properly.

[liner33]

kaveney said:

Well I got + 29 BHP and + 22 LB/FT with the bolt on and up rev so that is not bad going on a N/A

Alan

Bolt on as in just a cat back exhaust ?

[Martin350]

J4CKO said:

Yeah, it works very well, I ordered this,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-350z-2006-BOSE-Ca...

Its a fair old job, allow half a day to a day, I had to do the "Buster Mod" (basically attaching the amplified speaker wires from the Head Unit to the Bose amplified inputs) as it wasn't loud enough, not hard but you need to do some soldering and shrink wrapping to do it properly.

That's great, thanks for that!

[kaveney]

liner33 said:

Bolt on as in just a cat back exhaust ?

HFC , Full exhaust , inlet spacer , induction and the Uprev map .

Alan