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Old 04-06-2009 | 09:27 PM
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mine is doin this too. should be the clutch. you prob destroyed the throw out bearing or the clutch plate. try this next time ur sittin at a light. let the clutch out to the friction point and see if the noise disappears. if it does its the clutch.
Mine made the noise with a brand new clutch and TOB
Old 04-06-2009 | 09:30 PM
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Mine made the noise with a brand new clutch and TOB
whether a clutch and flywheel makes noise varies by part to part. some make more noise than others
Old 04-06-2009 | 09:34 PM
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yeah that's me I'm looking for new rims if anyone knows of a good deal on black or gunmetal 19's preferably volk or work rims. I didnt want the gold gtf's they wont go with the color scheme I have planned
You are kind of far away, but I can get you a set of Volk SF Winning's in black for a good price. A friend of mine got them for his G37, but he decided to go a different direction, before even mounting them. I think he is asking $1800.

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Old 04-06-2009 | 09:42 PM
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I might actually be able to make it down for the meet, I just looked at my school calender and should be done with finals on the 28th, hopefully I will actually meet some of you this time instead of just your cars, I'm surprised I didnt meet Ryan at IFO as much as I kept staring at his car, I love his setup It was very similar to what I want to do. I just hope Nissan gets my tranny fixed in time I'm tired of them waiting for approval, It's been almost 4 weeks. I'm not even sure whats wrong I just know it was making a odd noise but it still drives fine. I dont care though if they want to replace it under warranty they can. I'm just curious did any of you experience the same problem? or even know what it could be it sounds similar to a knock in the motor but just in the tranny at idle and low rpms.
mine from day one has sounded like an empty coke can rolling around in my tranny at idle, you can really hear it when you sit next to a wall. . .is that the kind of noise you are talking about?. . .nissan told me that its normal, pfffft. . .i just find them to be lazy at ray brandt cause a Nissan dealer in Laplace said they would fix it under warranty. . .just never made it out there . . .
Old 04-06-2009 | 09:49 PM
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No matter what it is I guess I'll find out when the dealership finally takes apart the car. And for the sf challenges thats not really my style either but at this point Im open to almost anything the offset on my rears is horrible and I dont want spacers. the drive wasnt bad to belle rose it took about 4 hours with a couple of stops. considering I drive to Shreveport almost every weekend anyway because Monroe just sucks Im fine with driving a few hours to get to do stuff.
Old 04-06-2009 | 09:51 PM
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mine from day one has sounded like an empty coke can rolling around in my tranny at idle, you can really hear it when you sit next to a wall. . .is that the kind of noise you are talking about?. . .nissan told me that its normal, pfffft. . .i just find them to be lazy at ray brandt cause a Nissan dealer in Laplace said they would fix it under warranty. . .just never made it out there . . .
yeah its pretty mutch the same noise with a loud knocking noise when I turn it off
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:01 PM
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yeah its pretty mutch the same noise with a loud knocking noise when I turn it off
that would be it. . .you are the first person i've come across with the same sound. . .i'd like to know what they find. . .
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:03 PM
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This will be my next purchase. . .do these look strong enough to you guys. . .mainly worried if that flat plate on the a-arms would be strong. . .



Old 04-06-2009 | 10:07 PM
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^^I'll let you know when I find out Hopefully it should be in the shop this week I told them I couldnt let it go until they were ready to start because my bodyshop guy needed to the car to fit the hood right my dealership is pretty good on doing stuff quickly I think mainly because the mechanics are glad they finally get to work on something other than a Titan or Altima.
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:11 PM
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This will be my next purchase. . .do these look strong enough to you guys. . .mainly worried if that flat plate on the a-arms would be strong. . .



Hard to say It should hold up it looks similar to the a-arms my friend put on his 400hp drift tuned 240, Im not sure the brand he used but his are definitely holding up.
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:11 PM
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that's great. . .it's a dealer in Monroe. . .if things go right for you i may take a ride out there to let them take a look at mine. . .i have almost 32k miles, drive train should still be under warranty huh. . .?
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:17 PM
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Yeah it should be covered there is a 5 year 60,000 mile powertrain warranty on z's. I'll let you know how it goes with mine Im considering upgrading my clutch and flywheel while they have it broken down but I'm not sure yet.
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Originally Posted by nismozracer
Hard to say It should hold up it looks similar to the a-arms my friend put on his 400hp drift tuned 240, Im not sure the brand he used but his are definitely holding up.
cool. . .it's the new orleans suburban roads i'd be worried about though. . .not so much a flat course as a track. . .it's not a bad package deal they are offering for the traction rods for the rear and arms for the front. . .regular $1159.97, on sale for $499.99. . .i wonder if they are coming out with something newer cause that's a shiet load of money off of regular price. . .
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by nismozracer
Yeah it should be covered there is a 5 year 60,000 mile powertrain warranty on z's. I'll let you know how it goes with mine Im considering upgrading my clutch and flywheel while they have it broken down but I'm not sure yet.
that's a great idea. . .i don't think they could charge extra cause they have to take it apart anyway. . .triple carbon will be my choice. . .
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:20 PM
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yeah and by the way if anything else is going wrong other than powertrain issues get it taken car of the rest of your warranty is out at 35,000 miles I wish I would have known that because I need new window regulators on both sides and my car just hit 41,000 miles
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:22 PM
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really you found them for only 500 is that straight from kinetix or what I may be interested in that
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by nismozracer
yeah and by the way if anything else is going wrong other than powertrain issues get it taken car of the rest of your warranty is out at 35,000 miles I wish I would have known that because I need new window regulators on both sides and my car just hit 41,000 miles
regulators are a small problem and easy to take care of yourself so i wouldn't really hit yourself over that. . .it's the big stuff that you don't have a shop where you can take care of it yourself that i would be worried about. . .gets pricey. . .
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by nismozracer
really you found them for only 500 is that straight from kinetix or what I may be interested in that
yep, here is the link. . .just scroll down. . .

http://www.kinetixracing.com/suspension.aspx
Old 04-06-2009 | 10:28 PM
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my dad actually has a nice shop with just about anything I need to work on my car that I can use anytime I feel like driving to his house. I just mentioned the regulators because I knew they were going out but was just to lazy to make a trip to the dealer about it.
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There is just to much to buy for this car I have been broke since the day I got it LoL


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