hey jason .. am from middle east and the dealership here said there's no 2006 orders yet .. so i just got my 05 model .. do u think that we will have the 06 ? .. i dont think so

 

I wonder about the 19 inch / 18 inch combo. Did they do a change to the VDC to allow this? Will this work with older (2003) VDC equipped Zs?

 

will work as long as the tire diameters are acceptable to VDC Cars...

ie...

245/40/18 / 275/35/19 will work perfectly with VDC

 

Jason, have you had a chance to take some pictures of those tags for the pricing info?

ThankZ,

-LamaZ

 

Hi Jas-

Thanks for posting-

any updates yet?!?! I just got news that we wont be getting the 06s before December since they have to modify the car to meet Gulf Specs.... (Dubai-UAE)

anyway, still craving some more insider info if you got it-

cheers from the desert!

 

here are some pictures of a few window stickers on the lot...

(its raining here in california :-/ )

















the new silver color... Silver Alloy (looks like Liquid Aluminum but not as vibrant...)

 

Thanks Jason!! I got your message, I'm considering driving over today when the rain dies down, thanks for posting pics!
Dan

 

when you get here come talk to me FIRST...

once you talk to a regular salesmen there is NOTHING I can do to help you with a good price!

 

Here are pictures of the velocity stack...

This first picture is of the original air box... this air box was removed from a Z33... Thats why there is a screw sitting in there.. hehe



Here is a picture of the velocity stack in the rev-up motors air boxes...

 

FRONT SUSPENSION UPDATE...

Same part number for the upper control arms / spindle etc... but the front upper control arms look different on the 06... I am going to try to take one off and compare...

NEW TOE ANGLE ALIGNMENT SPECS....

All alignment spec's are the same except tow in is now 1mm (0.04") normal, and adjustable to 0mm (0.00") minimal and 2mm (0.08") Maximum...

compared to before where normal was 2mm (0.08")...

There are also new Inner and Outer tie rods that are on the 2006 and up models... THey look like they can be fitted on the 2003-2005... I am going to try to get some in stock and test fit...

 

Front 2 pot brakes...



Rear 1 pot brakes...



Front head lamps...

 

Jason, you're definitely the man. Any good pictures of the white one?

Also, topic for discussion - wasn't the word that all versions of the 06 came with the 300hp/260tq engine? The Enthusiast sticker still has the 287hp on it...

 

I take it back - one of the stickers has 287hp for the Enthusiast and the other has 300hp.

Edit: One automatic, one manual - nevermind

 

auto is still 287 and all new 6-speeds are 300

 

all MANUAL transmissions are 300HP motors... I havent seen an auto on our lot yet... or maybe it was sold...

 

its raining here so no good pictures today...

here is a picture of a few that we ahve on the lot... we have a black one somewhere...

This picture has 2006: 2 x Pikes Peak White, 1 Blue, 3 Silver Alloy...

 

seriously, your cool as sh*t man. You obviously got mad love for the Z and its enthusiast's. Props to you.

How does the whole delivery process work. I'm in houston, so how would it work pricing and all?

 

Jason...I have an 03 touring with feathering. My homework on parts discovered that in 8/04 Nissan changed the upper and lower arms and the spindle. Also the shocks and springs. Another forum unser has said that 05 owners are still reporting the feathering issue. So your saying that Nissan has changed the front end again. I guess before I went crazy with changing parts I would want to know what Nissans position in this is. I assume for the moment there isn't one except for the same bandaide fix of alignment and tires. I would be very intereseted to know if you think the new parts will address the feathering problem. I still love my redline 03 and am not in a hurry to say goodbye.

 

Bet those 05 35th Anniversary lovers are happy, the one of kind 35th wheels are now on all Z's!

 

The other thing I noticed about the 06 is the curb weight. Nissan Canada's site has the Performance M6 version's curb weight listed as 3401 lbs. The Performance M6 seems to be simiar to the Touring model, which is 3247 for the 05 model. Did the 06 models pork up?