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...or off the shelf at MJP (Eastern Auto)....£37.01 + VAT

The reduced back pressure will also hurt performance and can introduce some very unpleasant resonance at motorway speeds - deCAT pipes with small expansion silencers in place of the CATs should do the trick.

Only just recovering from a similar Xmas myself - same reason! You have my absolute sympathy.

Provisional Z Club dates for Santa Pod: Drag Race Challenge: 13th March Round 1 Santa Pod 10th April Round 2 Santa Pod 22nd May Round 3 Santa Pod 18th-19th June JapShow / Round 4 Santa Pod. Test day 18th optional. 17th July Round 5 Santa Pod 21st August Round 6 Santa Pod 9th October JapShow / RWYB - Club display. Not booked as round of the Challenge. 23rd October Alternative Rain-off replacement date - to be used if any of the six rounds are completely wiped out by rain. Haven't even posted them over there yet! Other Santa Pod dates of interest: 15th May Redline Rumble - Redline magazine sponsored RWYB for all modified cars. 3rd July Retro Cars Show - RWYB and show for modified Classic cars sponsored by Retro Magazine.

Dates not finalised yet (need fitting in around HSCC races and other Z Club meetings), but the Z Club will have six rounds of their annual Drag Race Challenge. It would be great if we had your support to help increase the competition in the 300ZX classes. We score points through the year for times at each meet, with an overall Challenge Winner in stock, mod and super-mod versions at the end of the season. Plus you get to see how your ride compares to older (and newer) Zs and ZXs. Super-mod has the potential for several 12 second (and possibly faster) contenders in 2005. I'll be announcing dates and revised rules soon on the Z Club Site.

Following The Z Club participation in the MPH '03 Show last year, the organisers are offering Club members discount on tickets for this year's event: MPH'04 ROARS INTO CENTRAL LONDON WITH THE ORIGINAL MOTORING SPECTACLE Start your engine! MPH'04 - London's Live Motoring Theatre returns to Earls Court, 18-21 November. MPH'04 is London's showcase for the world's most beautiful performance and prestige cars and following the tremendous success of last year's show, MPH'04 has doubled in size and moved to an even larger space for it's 4,000 seat arena. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and celebrity guests will put on an amazing Cirque de Voitures - an all-action 75-minute session of spectacular performance art where the cars are the stars. The world's most prestigious and powerful cars will be on show and offer an awesome site as over £10 million worth of cars including the McLaren Mercedes SLR, Ferrari Enzo, Porsche Carrera GT and Aston Martin DB9 put in catwalk-style appearances. Add to this the live experience of Clarkson's acid-tongued wit as he takes the mick out of himself and co-hosts and this is a show to remember. In the MPH 04 Gallery there will be a superb display of the world' s 100 greatest cars, including the 2004 collection with HR Owen showcasing the finest vehicles of the year - Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes, Rolls Royce, the new Mini and the sensational Lamborghini. The Style Piazza will give visitors a lesson in the lavish, with some of the world's most luxurious brands in apparel, accessories, and awesome gadgets on show and for sale including Montblanc, Bond Street Jewellers, Piaggio, Elegant Resorts and Gumball 3000. New this year is the Sony Ericsson Design Studio with Intersection, offering visitors the chance to design their own car alongside design professionals, with all the latest in Sony Ericsson mobile phones up for grabs for the best design each day of the Show. And the overall winner will have his or her design brought to life in the form of a conceptual model! In addition, the best in conceptual car design from the Royal College of Art, world-famous manufacturers, product and fashion designers will be featured in the Sony Ericsson Design Studio. Full size concept cars will be on display to guide visitors through the amazing car design process. A combination of show business, theatre, shopping and fantastic cars, MPH'04 is pure excitement for anyone interested in luxury cars and products. Quintessentially has teamed up with MPH'04 to offer our members discounted ickets. Standard tickets cost normally cost £23 but you can them for £20, Premium tickets with back stage paddock tour are usually £28 but you can get them for £25. To claim your discount visit http://www.mphshow.co.uk or call the ticket hotline on 0870 060 6030 and quote the code 'Engine'. A limited number of tickets are also available for the Celebrity Gala Evening on 18th November for £40, which includes a preview of the motoring theatre and drinks on arrival. A new feature this year for car club members is the Car Club Enclosure. The Car Club Enclosure will include entry to the show, show guide and copy of Top Gear Magazine, premium theatre seats, access to the Car Club Enclosure with VIP Badge, glass of bubbly, and a fantastic back stage paddock tour for an up close look at all the cars performing in the show. The cost of the Car Club Enclosure ticket is £45.

End of day one at the Japanese Performance Weekend - some very quick cars in attendance, but not enough Zs. Still time for you to change your mind for tomorrow (Sunday) - loads of room in the Z Club area - search me out for a priviliged parking pass! I have a few left.

Please call to confirm and provide address for me to send you a pass!

The Japanese Performance Weekend is to be held at Santa Pod Raceway on 19th and 20th June. This is a Club based meeting purely for Japanese cars. There will be Club displays, camping facilities available, RWYB competition for all (but including some of the fastest Jap cars in the U.K.), Jet car demos, trade stands, side shows, evening entertainment and more. The Z Club has arranged a thirty car space in the pits for members to display and use as a base from which you can participate in the RWYB if you wish. This is more than just another RWYB, so don't be afraid to attend just to show. Mark Watkins has promised that the newly rejuvenated RatZ will be there and he hopes to be high up the order of fastest cars. We are happy to extend this invitation to members of the 300zx.co.uk forum. Entry is £12 per day per person or £25 for the weekend including camping and evening entertainment. Signing-on for RWYB will cost £12 for three runs - remember your driving licence. Kids under 13 free, grandstand seats free. Gates open Saturday 8am. For entry to the Z Club pit area you will need a Priviliged Vehicle Pass (this is NOT an entry ticket, just a pass to the pit area once you are in) which you can obtain from Mike Feeney beforehand - phone 01277 374201 NOW!

Oops - cut and paste didn't cover location. Edited in original post, but the meeting is at Brands Hatch in Kent!

On the weekend of 22nd / 23rd May, the Z Club is providing a display of historic racing 240Zs for Nissan as part of their stand at this year's csma Historic Weekend at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent. We have examples of race, rally and hill climb cars from the past and present of Z racing history in the U.K. which will be displayed in conjunction with the 350Z models supplied by Nissan themselves. The weekend includes a full timetable of Historic racing on the track, numerous special displays and a range of family entertainment. Last year was the unveiling of the 350Z - this year there should be 350Z owning members in attendance! I will have a limited number of complimentary tickets available for each day (courtesy of Nissan) and hope to be able to arrange Z specific parking on South Bank. Contact me for details and to book a place - 01277 374201.

I'm in agreement with Tony's comments on the light-duty nature of the engine, but modest forced induction (superchargers preferred) in conjunction with headers, induction kit, decent exhaust system, high-flow CATs, underdrive pulley set, lightened flywheel, grounding kit and the ECU mods that are only just beginning to be available, then 400bhp is more realistic (just). Don't forget that in stock form, a 350Z matches a stock manual Z32 TT on 0-60 mph (+/- 0.1 secs or so) and is quicker to 100mph. Stillen and ProCharger superchargers seem to be the choice alternatives in the USA and 400bhp is already being claimed by a few. However, as always, unwise levels of high boost will fry pistons..... Check out 350ZUK.com for the views of new U.K. owners.