Hey guys, new the forum and recently jumped ship from the S-chassis camp. Got a sweet deal on this lil 03' touring 6spd, and I'm in love!! 202k but everything feels so tight and it run so well you could never tell the mileage was that high. It has a HKS replica exhaust, eibach pro-kit, and some 18x9 18x10 fr-500s.....big plans to follow...

 

Time to see how long a VQ will really last

 

Welcome!

 

Wow mine seems like a baby @ 53,000 miles!!

 

Welcome and congratulations!

 

Congrats on getting into the Z world, looks like your car is in good shape! A lot of miles, but hopefully it has been well maintained and that you love the Z!

 

Good deal, how much was it?

def a great little car you got, VQ35DE is very user friendly and parts are dirt cheap.

 

Yes, we sure will. As i am sure this car has just entered the hardest part of its life...

 

That was the deal maker...I got it from a girl that absolutely hated it, and was dying to get rid of it after she hit a dog in it....$3900

 

Nice. I'm in for the updates of how long this baby will last beyond it's manufacturer's goal of 200k. I hope you make it to 400k or more. The Z might end up being one of the most reliable sports car in history in competition with maybe the Mazda MX5. You better contact the Guinness book of world records if you do reach that.

 

Nice Ride. looks clean

 

What kind of reflectors are those? Never saw color matched ones.

 

My guess is that they are just painted with a grey spray paint

 

they are just smoked....but they do look almost color matched in the pics

 

Great moving up to the Z. I choose to purchase the 350Z over the S2k, RX8 and the JDM S15 back in 2007, and I never looked back.

Is that the original motor with 202k on the your 350Z by any chance?

 

Nice pick up and enjoy.

 

Welcome to the VQ Group.

 

I had the rx-8 no doubt a very comparable car from just a performance standpoint, but my rx8 ate its own engine at 100kthey are really great cars until that happens...that MPG though.....im very suspicious about this being the original engine, it really runs exceptionally well. but then again the interior is also pristine so maybe...all i know is i do not miss my s-cars in the least. to get them at the point this car starts takes thousands of dollars and lots of hours. im going to focus on making mods that will make the car a better driving experience. im not really concerned with making more hp.thats just a number that really means nothing. i want to make the car faster and sharper first with the hp it has. i want to start with mods that will make a larger impact on how the car feels to drive....instead of the usual go-to bolt ons,(intake/header/exhaust/pulleys) which really don't seem to do much in the way of making a big change in the car. im thinking more like great tires/4.08s/clutch/light flywheel/swaybars. these mods seem to make more of an impact. also to me things like seats/ steering wheel/ shifter and ****/ and pedals would make the car "feel" better since these are what all of your interactions are with. dont get me wrong here i LOVE horse powers, im just not one to nickle and dime 15 hp here 10 hp there. when its time to make power ill go from stock to built and boosted in one shot, if you can't tell i like big contrasts. though i feel like making hp is way down on the to-do list.

 

Also Thank you guys for the warm welcome.!!!!!

 

Things I would look over and or consider changing;

shocks,
motor mounts,
differential/subframe bushings,
drive belts (check date),
check all fluids,