Stephen

Fair comment, but that air is all hot air isn't. But then I suppose if was pre rad for example it wouldn't have any cooling at idle. I haven't relocated mine and don't plan to tbf.

Pull cables though. Remove bulb. Forget.

Delicate electrical component poorly located from factory. I think you will find that the Americans had more issues because of climate differences, plus the buying power. Just look at how differently the EU and US market have been treated by VW of late... I think way to much blame gets put on this one part, the amount of threads that come up about poor running and it's become a go to, even when the systems are not "classic ptu". It's always a consideration, particularly if you have the original series 1 but it's certainly not the cursed hand grenade it's got the reputation for. I say if it works then leave it be, if it fails then either replace like for like or go series 2 depending on your desires/wallet. It may well become more economically viable to use the series 2 anyway, as I'm pretty sure it's from the RB engined cars of which there are way more of than Z32s.

You could fit a Jspec turbo elbow in that side to test, be a cheap option for a bit?

That's a shame, seen your car about. Was hoping you would attend Simply Japanese.

Has the injector been ohm tested?

Stop wearing girls jeans then. :lol:

Hrm, I would expect euro and UK to be the same, ie as spiff posted. Kinda hard to tell from the pics. Does the flange run parallel to the floor?

Is it a UK or JDM car bud?

:drool:

If it's an iPhone get an Otter box. I have mine in my pocket and use it at work, and I go some horrendous wet tight places. I use my phone when I'm fishing too and when I get a big slamming take and I'm "surfing the net" I tend to just throw it :lol: it has a tough life. Not broke it yet... Like this; http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-OtterBox-Rugged-Defender-Series-Case-Cover-Shell-For-iPhone-5-UK-/311442400123?nav=SEARCH

They are completely different to Jap spec. There's a new one on me. So it would appear it's only an issue for Jspec cars.

A Z32 without power steering isn't fun.

You can, and try this, it's free. Take the plug off and you will see the connection is rectangle with a gap, bend the tab in to make like an M shape. You will see what I mean. This will the grip the terminal and give you a better connection. May just keep you going temporary till you replace the plug itself.

Get your hands on the enthusiasts companion book, they went through various designs including a mid engine one, a v8 and the 4wd. I think the skylines 4wd system came from one of the z32s shelved designs. It's worth looking at the Nissan Mid4 which is like a hybrid between what the z32 and r32 ended up with and arguably where the NSX came from.

You do pay a prememium for a direct import, but they are generally in better knick than cars that are over here. I take your point about your slickie but that was getting on for two years ago? And obviously the last car (99 or not) was an NA. If you had £3800 in your pocket right now, what could you get?

Now there's a weird one! Yeah my elbows were 90'. When I got my decat/testpipes I was sat there looking at it and I would if needed an adapter of 45' (there's also a side angle too) they simply wouldn't fit. Maybe there's some variation between between markets, is yours a Euro spec spiff? I think he has the lower picture Richie provided mated to the stock elbows. The upper picture is what I have as a complete assembly, you can't intermix those because of the 45' flange. This is why we need some pictures to establish exactly what's fitted.

Appologies for the crap quality, just scrawled it out while the dog was out for his last wee :lol: hopefully you can see how some configurations are coatings and some not.

Yeah basically. Give me a sec and il scribble it down.

That would replace from turbo to cat back. So yes it would suit however you'd be discarding your current down pipe/centre section. It's hard to explain the difference other than to say one has a 90' flange the other 45'. Il do you a little sketch if your still struggling. It caught me out when I brought mine some years back.

I thought you said it wasn't the loom and you'd checked it and Lee had fitted new plugs? :confused:

Those are questions only you can answer mate.

I think that's pretty fair and a comparable comparison. Esp when you can prove a lot more what's occurred with Cat c or d. My gut suspicion is this car is a stolen recovered. The original owner then probably had to reregister his own car. Do you know the why's exactly Chris? The why and how you can prove it vastly effect the price tag IMO but it will never be worth full money just as a cat D isn't.

If I'm being totally honest, if I went to see a car that the chassis number had been sanded off and the vin plate removed alarm bells would be ringing. In fact even when you stood there and told me, "oh it's all legit, the DVLA sorted it" etc I'd need very compelling proof of this otherwise I'd be making my excuses and saying thanks but it's not the one for me. Whilst I can see what's occurred and don't doubt your telling the truth as an impartial buyer is be suspicious of the car and the story you were telling me. Put it this way, imagine you were a young lad wanting to buy it and you'd taken your dad along. What would your dad be saying to you? You asked for honesty, sorry.

I wouldn't worry too much, they are both the same diameter, just a subtle couple of differences. Some people choose to fit the ones you may have to retain a bit more back pressure on the turbos and add extra quietness to the system. The best thing to do is take a few pictures and post them up and then we can can see exactly what you have. If you've got decats already and jap spec elbows (ie with no precats) then I doubt switching will make a huge difference. Could be wrong though. What makes a good gain is going from stock to full elbows etc. Even that's more about power delivery than power out right.