Spaz85

Hey - I'm hopefully going to purchase a 2005 350z, but curious if it's with a rev-up engine or not. I don't want to go by the sellers word and would rather confirm with you guys.

Can you really tell by the tachometer ... 7,000 rpm means rev-up vs 6,500 rpm is non-revup?

Also, I read you can tell by track model or 35AE model. Is this true?

Thanks in advance.

dcains

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If the trim code (on the door jamb sticker) is "AE" the car is a 35th Anniversary car, if it's "G", it's any other model. Only the AE has the Rev-up in '05.

Spaz85

Thanks. Pretty sure it's not an AE. Good to know

TeamZleep

I swore it was track and AE. At least manual models.


Just look for the 7k redline instead of 6500.

clubhopper

iTrader: (6)

7000rpm redline
Front cam sprocket covers on both intake and exhaust.

dcains

iTrader: (15)

I should have been more specific, and said that only the 6MT AE cars had the Rev-up, not the 5AT.

Arrtus

I wondered if I had an AE Z. My Z is yellow so I assumed that it was AE but it doesn't have brembo brakes or the bronze Z badge. The sticker inside the door is no help either, doesn't say the trim on it.

TeamZleep

Definitely not an AE then.

Firebase99

6600 is redline on DE motors, Non rev-UP.

CK_32

iTrader: (1)

Dam it you guys are going to make me look again.


I was just told the red line and engine covers.. Mines a 05 6MT roadster with brembos.


So what Im looking at is....


AE sticker code
Cam Sprocket Covers
7k Red-line
And possible Brembos (Which I have)

NiLL

A lot of people pilfer the brakes and badging before selling them as the AE edition doesn't really command that much of a premium. Its possible you have one and have swapped out brakes and badges. I see that ALLLL the time here in florida.

dcains

iTrader: (15)

AE roadster? Don't think so.

TeamZleep

That's odd...

My door jamb sticker says trim code "G", yet my vin on nissan and everywhere else confirms 35th.

I thought the trim code designated the interior color... My paint code is super black, though. So that matches up.

dcains

iTrader: (15)

There's nothing odd about any of this. AE trim code is the only verification of an AE car, and there have never been any AE roadsters.

Firebase99

Whats the confusion? If the red line on the big round gauge in the middle with the "X1000" starts at 6600 its a VQ35DE non-revup. Torq-iest motor of the bunch mind you, and my fav for DDing.

CK_32

iTrader: (1)

Just gathered the info said here and was going to apply that to mine. didn't know the roadster was inclusive/exclusive from AE. Guess now I know

TeamZleep

Even though the vin, color code, trim obviously on the car (100% stock, unmolested except a door dent when I got it) all match a 35th? Hell, even my super worn-out floormats remind me it's a 35th. I know mats can be added in...

TeamZleep

Just tossing it out there....

dcains

iTrader: (15)

In '08, when I was looking for my Z, I saw more than a few "AE" cars for sale, all 2005's of course. Google info showed them all not to be, so I called Nissan for a definitive answer, and they said no "AE" trim code. not an AE car. Except for converting the engine and tach, you can buy all the other stuff off the shelf, including the AE bronze badges. They're ~$40/pr, last I saw. Call Nissan, that's all I've got.

Arrtus

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. The last owner said it has the HR brakes on it which are supposedly bigger than the DE ones. Also, it has buttons on the steering wheel but the redline is not at 7k like the usual uprev engines so that's where I'm not sure.