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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:23 AM
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Hey all, this is my first newb post and I'm a proud convert to the 350z world having had a built up 01 Honda Prelude before.

The car I bought is a 2004 Grand Touring edition & has been tastefully customized and has a K&N air charger and a full stainless Stillen dual exhaust. The dealership I bought it from was thankfully clueless to the mods it had done so they don't know anything.

I'm curious how to tell if there has been a plenum spacer installed? The stock front strut bar is installed. Whomever owned it before me seems to have known what they were doing with modifying it and I have a sneaking suspicion that they may have done the plenum upgrade.

Any help is greatly appreciated! This site has been a great resource btw!
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:27 AM
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You can see the spacer if it is installed. it would be a 3/8 in. metal rim between the plenum and the block.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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thread is worthless without pics!!
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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thread worthless without pics

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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 07:43 AM
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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Take a pic of your plenum and post it here. We will tell you.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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this is a fail thread.

fail.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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^well not really haha but we do need pics
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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Pic fail!

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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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u would see the spacer between the upper and lower intake manifold..if there is nothing there then there is no spacer, also there would be spacers on the strut bar mounts to raise it
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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^ i don't see any pics...
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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me neither, a whole bunch of x's.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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They might be too big, let me resize and try again.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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Here's a link to a gallery of the pics.

http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/9507555/1/350z?h=4b63f3


A little less fail in this thread, just ever so slightly.
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dude, not to be mean but get rid of those rims please!
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Welcome and congratulations.

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My bad. Spacer is clearly visible here.

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Originally Posted by hellsoldiers08
dude, not to be mean but get rid of those rims please!
I like them. Guess that's why it's my car and not yours.
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PIC DSFC1857.JPG CLEARLY shows a plenum spacer...notice at the bolt you can see the notched spacer thats inbetween the plenum..

the bolts are basic zinc coated Metric bolts as well with a washer under the head.........nissan oem is green iirc...

yey for you..
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Thanks for the help guys!

Since I live in Calgary and it gets hella cold in Jan-Feb, will this cause any issues with cold starts?
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