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My bro had one on his RX8, didn't make a difference. just another marketing gimmicks I reckon. on V35 it'll probably make it even worse as it reduces the amount of air that could have been going up on the right side of your first picture, and into the factory airbox intake mouth, so the engine will be slightly 'choked' and not getting enough air.

Next Group Buy 33 orders: 1. Mr Moo (payment cleared) 2. MotoMan (payment cleared) 3. daemon667 (payment cleared) 4. bombtrack (payment cleared) ** Secured the last pair of the first 4 pairs available for front R34 GTT rotors **

I got it - just a little bit busy at work.

Next Group Buy 33 orders: 1. Mr Moo (payment cleared) 2. MotoMan (payment cleared) 3. daemon667 (waiting for payment to clear)

I think regarding cheap v35s driven by moronic hoons are just the same as falcodores. there's hundreds of falcodores out there, some are driven by your local mom & dads going to the shop/dropping off kids @ soccer game, but there are hoonish falcodore drivers at the same time too. I've seen police stopped people regardless what they're driving, be it falcodore, camries, bikeys, fancy mercs or bmw, jdm imports, etc, and I believe if you're not driving like an idiot on the street, and your mods are not ridiculously loud or shouting out loud 'hey look at my chromies come and book me officer', then I believe any reasonable driver would not be hassled regardless what they drive.

I have Destinator on my PDA that will yell "You are over the speed limit" at whatever it thinks the limit should be... sometimes even over 50km/h in a 60 zone will trigger it...

IF you're in QLD/NSW talk to Chris Rogers, he's developed a cruise using locally developed unit AND a factory/oem cruise buttons available on the higher spec 350GT auto sedans or the USA's G35 Infiniti option. I'm planning to get one. Price $POA - the best is ask him once you have bought yourself a car. Yeah, you gotta spend extra for cruise but even without it, it's quite good to drive. I have a 2007 RAV4 with factory cruise, I actually found it not much chance to use it even on freeway, particularly with other driver's bad habit of cutting in front of you too closely, that's just render cruise control useless anywhere within 50km radius of the city streets/highways. Some ppl just dunno how to drive.

GT-8 you mean? CPV35 stands for Coupe, all sedans you'll find the model designated as HV35 Coupe comes in 350GT only, either 5sp auto (tiptronic) or 6sp manual Sedan comes in 250GT, 300GT (won't bother these two, lower power output 2.5 & 3.0Ltr engines), and 350GT. Comes in 5sp Auto, 6sp manual, or the 350GT-8 comes with Continuous Variable Transmission 8sp auto. CVT eliminates jolts when changing gears in auto transmission as there's no need for separate gears in the gearbox. It may sounds great but just be careful buying a GT-8 make sure it has full service history as the CVT trans is different to what Nissan sells in local Murano & Maxima, and therefore no one will be able to service it here if it goes bang. Last I heard a guy in NZ can supply parts $13k unfitted, or you send your broken CVT transmission there for repair. Expensive shipping to someone you don't know. All 5sp AT-x & 6sp manual are no worries, they're similar to what's available in the local 350Z. I'm happy with my 5sp AT-x (tiptronic), easy to drive in daily traffic and yet still quite responsive and better than the autos in older Nissans.

Can you bring back some of those Nismo S-Tune whole body & bonnet decal ?

PS: if you do intend to TT it, it'll be best to get one already fitted locally, or import a stock one then add the TT later. Buying a TT fitted car from Japan is a big, big gamble as it's just gonna be a lot more hassle and more expensive to comply them, as no cars can be with such engine mods. Remember stock parts for V35 is still not as abundant as silvia/R3x series skyline, so you'll be in for a part hunt while having to comply your car within specified time set by DOTARS.

Mate, nothing wrong with change of taste. you get older, you grow up, and the 350GT styling makes much more sense now than the boy racer style of mid-90s Nissan. 1) unsure, find out what 350Z QM time is and just estimate it'll be 0.5s slower or something. 350GT is a more 'grown-up' car and slightly heavier with more luxury stuffed into it. 2) Sedan or coupe? Expect coupe to pick up almost $10k dearer than sedans. That's a very big variable but a poverty pack coupe (no leather) can start around $25k to a manual premium with leather and bose for up to $35k depending on year and mileage. Best is to shop around and get a feel of the prices. What you see advertised locally is not far off importing yourself considering you'll be able to view the car in flesh and no hidden fees associating with unexpected expenses when you import your own car (ie. wharf storage, uncompliable aftermarket accessories that needs to be swapped/removed). 3) Forget it, and I mean forget it unless you have lots of cash. Think of $5k-7k for parts only, excl fitting labour and tuning. As a comparison a WIWO (walk in walk out) APS 500ps twin turbo kit that passed ADR, emission and RWC will set you back $17k, plus extra cost of transmission restrengthening if you have the 5sp Auto. This V35 was meant to be an N/A, most people will find it's enjoyable that way. But if horsepower is your fetish then there's plenty of choice out there, getting it to fit and tuned is a different story as not many garages specialised in turbocharging a VQ35 at this point of time, but there'll be more and more tuning specialist in the future. Mind the servicing though as any forced induction mods can make servicing more costly or complex, ie with supercharger belts etc, and your insurance premium may shoot through the roof.

Anyone here interested to either get these bulk lots of 10 rotors (5 pairs) of each front/rear rotors that will suit either 280ZX or Z31, or buy them in group buy? Rotors available: 280ZX '79-84 Front x10 piece 250mm vented (RDA323) Bulk Lot $250 plus delivery 280ZX '81-'84 Rear x10 piece 258mm solid (RDA600) Bulk Lot $300 plus delivery 280ZX '79-'84 Rear x10 piece 269mm solid (RDA601) Bulk Lot $300 plus delivery 300ZX Z31 '86-'89 turbo Front x10 piece 274mm vented (RDA604) Bulk Lot $250 plus delivery 300ZX Z31 '86-'89 turbo Rear x10 piece 290mm solid (RDA607) Bulk Lot $350 plus delivery 300ZX Z31 '84-'85 NA Front x10 piece 274mm vented (RDA608) Bulk Lot $350 plus delivery 300ZX Z31 '84-'85 NA Rear x10 piece 290mm solid (RDA605) Bulk Lot $300 plus delivery 300ZX Z32 '89-'87 NA Rear x10 piece 280mm vented (RDA907) Bulk Lot $480 plus delivery These are all there is, once gone probably will be no more. All prices above are for plain (no slots), if you want, you can order them with slots for $15/each ($30 per pair). Supplied by RDA. First come first serve. If no one is buying these in bulk lot of 10s, you can buy each pairs, but I will need at least 5 person that buys each type - so it will be a group buy of 10 piece of each rotors type...

Sorry, no credit facilities. Do it 16th morning (over branch deposit is even better), or if you must do credit, Paypal is the only way PLUS 3% surcharge. I have no choice to impose a surcharge as Paypal just cost me too much and is a cunning way of eBay monopolising the online auction market.

Chris, the 3pt immobiliser you put in during compliance in mine, does that removes the factory immobilisers? As I don't have that metal tag as well with the car. If that so, then those who don't have that metal tag and need a new remote key can have a locally installed alarm/immobiliser done here to remove the factory one?

No worries.... Next Group Buy 33 orders: 1. Mr Moo (payment cleared)

looks like x-trail is a closer cousin. I found out the std non-brembo V35 brake pads are x-trail items. I won't be surprised if more parts are even closely related. but still the issue is will a local dealer do the immobiliser reprogramming on a V35 if it's not a Murano or X-Trail?

Sometimes it's cheaper to get things from USA, wholesalers in USA buys big as it's a bigger market there and they get more wholesale discounts. Not sure if you are aware or not but these V35 cars are marketed as Infiniti G35 in the USA. But just becareful when ordering from USA shops, referring to driver side or passenger side as USA is opposite to us. So always order with left or right side. interior like dash might be a problem because their is LHD, but door panel, glass, head lights, tail lights all can be purchased easily and abundant from USA. A couple of free plugs: Japan: www.japanparts.com has lots of OEM & dealer option parts as well as aftermarket USA: www.riversideinfiniti.com has most of OEM & dealer option parts.

IMHO - Stock suspension is firm enough, any stiffer than that is not required unless you want to take it to the track... and pull out all the trims like Waz did and put some felt in to reduce squeaking... the stiffer the sus, the more squeaks you'll hear!

Hm yeah, I didn't thought of that, I should've as I got paid @ 15th too.. If everyone no objects then I will change the closing date to 16th July, extra 3 days won't hurt... and will allow more ppl to join in this one...

I think you can leave the OE screen but wiring it up with your new double DIN head unit is a different story. But the OE screen does have an aux input, that's a way for your connection to get in but to switch to aux input you normally use the factory bose. so there you got another issue to sort out, but i'm sure it can be done with some kind of a relay. but i'm no expert - best to answer might be Chris who's done some work on these cars and know what works and what's not

Spotted a cobalt blue coupe tonight before 7pm in the city driving along lonsdale st in front of QV.

you don't happen to be in the city tonight, Max? saw a bluish coupe but I think it's the cobalt blue, not caribbean

Will have to check that XR6T first... will pm you tomorrow... past bed time now

Not a problem, who's in for the next Group Buy ? Remember, front 310mm plain/slotted rotors for R34 GT-T are now available!

well there's an amp standby wire as well, 2 types of ground, beside parking brakes & the +12V red wire... lotsa wires... I'll have a look at dates and get back to you... any preference?