look at the pic with my hood sticking out the trunk..you can see the smoked lights...they are black compared to stock..looks real nice in person

 

yeah, I looked at the pic, they do look really nice

 

The purpose of carbon fiber is strength/weight savings, not making parts of your car look like factory primer from any distance greater than 4 feet.

I think it can pass on the interior, so your radio looks really racy or whatever, but having a big black hood just isn't right, ESPECIALLY on a thirty thousand dollar car.

 

I think we shall just stick to our own preferences rather than criticising what people have done. If you think that does not look nice, you don't need to post it here, you can just laugh at those pictures in front of your computer as loud as possible, no one really cares. Keep those craps to yourself...

He posted these pics here just want to share his thoughts on the part he bought and this information can be able to help heaps of people here making correct choice. And he has expressed himself very clearly that it is for the cosmetic purposes ONLY, not for the track, don't really know why some people want to carry this on and on and on..... anyway... have been on this board for quite a while and rarely post such kind of reply...

BTW.... I think your hood looks really nice on your car!

cheers,

richie

 

I think the point was that People are trying to mimic what ferarri does VS a honda civic with coffee can exhaust (sorry if this is pointing out the obvious)

 

guys!!!...there is no need to disect this

i wanted it

i did it

i like it

if you dont like it ..please let me know

and if you really dont like it ill post even more pics so you can have a better laugh

 

more pics plz
jes playin, your car looks really nice, but you need some power to go with it now

 

hhaa...well..the only other things im waiting on are my wheels and the wing...so not much power there..after that i gotta save up money and stop spending...

the only performance mod that makes sense to me in a procharger (so then i could contend with my friends 911 carrera)

but thats about 6 grand more than i have

so..for now..im just gonna have to stay stock under the hood

either way i love my car

 

hehe, that's how my engines gonna remain till i can afford a procharger or greddy tt (well, I got a borla td exhaust, and will probably get a popcharger, and pulley kit, but yeah...)

 

is ur 6mt?

mines 5at...so performance mods wont be as "fun" as they can be


stepping on the gas is stepping on the gas...wish i got a mt

 

my mom made me get at, said mt was too dangerous (=\), but I'm gonna get an estimate from the Nissan body shop, because I want to convert (it's still fun with the tiptronic part, but not the same at all)

 

your gonna swap trannys.?/

 

yup

 

dude, go with what your mom says, its obvious you are young like me, learn to drive first, don't make my mistake of going too fast having a bit of a slip. Tranny replacements are big bucks and it just doesn't pay. You would be better off getting a different car... Less problems and such...

 

I've been driving stick since I was 13, my mother just wouldn't let me get a MT car =\

 

dont spend the cash on a tranny swap...your prob better off selling your car and buying a used MT...there are some NICE Z's on this site for sale ...this guy DAYTONA has areally nice one

 

I wouldn't be able to do that unless someone either wanted to trade or had the same color, I guess I can live with tiptronic =\, but I want to at least get an estimate

 

Converting a 350Z from AT to Manual will be expensive, mostly because these cars are not old enough to hit the scrapyards at bottom-barrel prices.

I converted my S13 from AT to MT, and recently converted the entire motor from NA to turbo. All this work is pretty similar, you just need to have access to a lot of parts from the scrapyards. WITHOUT THAT, it becomes a very time consuming (and expensive) modification.

I am sure converting a newer car like the Z is even more work than it is on the older cars, but the concept is still the same.

MT, Driveshaft, Clutch, Pressure Plate, TO bearing, Pilot Bushing, Clutch Master and Slave cylinders, clutch hard line, SS clutch line, lots of bolts, upper and lower shift boots, shift ****, and transmission crossmember. Dont forget the shim that spaces the transmission bell housing from the motor, that is also usually different.

Anyway, these are some of the parts I needed for my swap.. not sure if its the same on the Z.. but hey, you have to be a pioneer if you want the goods.

- Mike