My Supercharged Nismo
 

Following on with the handling vices on the 2018 370z Nismo, Ive send Nissan a rejection letter for the Car, so hopping that they will agree and collect the car and offer me a refund in the next few weeks.

As a replacement decided to buy a supercharged Nismo last Friday.
Absolutely love this car, drives as straight as an arrow unlike my 2018 Nismo and the additional 144bhp ish does transform the car.

The car comes fully loaded with Nissan DAB upgrade, illuminated sills, Nissan Cobra Trak 5 tracker, boot mat, dark tinted rear window and rear quarter windows etc

The car has had the following upgrades
- Stillen supercharger with smaller pulley in matt black
- uprated fuel pump, fuel return system
- 725cc injectors
- uprev GT MAF
- bypass valve
- Air temp sensor and loom
- thermostatic oil cooler kit
- ECUtek mapping
- Xtreme single puck competition clutch and flywheel
- gearbox oil cooler
- diff oil cooler
- DBS T3 front disks
- Carbonetic XC10 front brake pads
- japspeed decats
- cobra cat back Exhaust

Just spent yesterday painting the badges and handles black

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Photo prior to painting badges and door handles

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Parked next to my 2018 Nismo

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Dyno results of my 2018 Nismo 323bhp with HFC, 310bhp with std cars for comparisment,

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Red on front lip reduced to pinstripe

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Red pinstripe on door mirrors covered over

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might be better off removing the pin stripe as it comes off pretty easily. Removed them on mine, only a bit of residue glue to remove underneath.

OP, what was wrong with your original 2018 Nismo? Just curious.


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Didn't realize they had a rear wiper

Congratulations one beautiful Z! Just what was wrong with your original 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo?

Yeah, what's wrong with it?

I see you listed a gearbox oil cooler. Is this Nismo an auto or manual?
Also I see a diff cooler listed. Is this a bought aftermarket or a DIY? Got pictures of it?

The new one has a Stillen supercharger on it. Friend of mine on the UK forum. Sadly we need rear wipers on our cars in Europe as it bloody rains here a lot.

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Don't forget this guy rejected a spendy BMW for rattles behind the dashboard.

Good luck with the refund, I thought your only issue was with the seat leather which Nissan agreed to replace.

From new the car didn’t drive straight, tramlines badly. Seemed to be crabbing whilst driving on a straight road if the road surface was less than perfectly smooth. Very strange sensation of the car moving slightly to the left and then to the right etc. Felt a little like driving on marbles or ball bearings etc.

Drives very different from all the other 370z Nismos which I have driven including my 2016 Supercharged Nismo.

Had the geometry checked and adjusted 3 times, however caster angle is slightly outside manufacturers tolerance. Also 2018 Nismo have Dunlop GP600 Tyres rather than the Bridgestone Tyres on the earlier models,

Your more than welcome to have a drive of the 2018 Nismo to see what you think of the way it drives, as your only down the road on Hampshire.

With regards to the Supercharged Nismo, I have now covere just over a 1000 miles and absolutely love this car. Not as quick as my Porsche 911 turbo, but it’s a weapon and I absolutely love the way it drives. Everything about the car feels and looks Factory OEM. It’s the car that Nissan should have produced from the factory, the Performance, noise, Road holding and stopping capabilities are spot on.

Not sure who the manufacturer is of the gearbox and diff cooler however they were professionally fitted by a 370z specialist company at the same time as the Stillen supercharger and the other items. Will call them and find out for you.

The car is a 6 speed manual.

I’ve deliberateky left then on and covered then with black pin strip so that I can revert back to OEM look when I get bored with the stealth look etc.

Anyhow thanks for your advice.

The gearbox cooler isn't needed unless you're tracking the car. The diff cooler will help the stock VLSD last a little longer. You want it to handle better. Install a better LSD in the diff. Something like a OS Giken, Cusco, Wavetrac, or a Quaife.

Would like to see pictures from under the car. See how they have the coolers set-up. :tup:

All Nismo's tramline some what, because of the wide front tires. You should feel it on a freshly grooved road or a grated bridge with 285/35-19's on the front and 345/30-19 on the rear.

The links were fun reading. Translating British English to American English. :rofl2: From the one link. I see no tranny or diff coolers.

Thanks for the offer but as the caster spec is out of tolerance I guess you have justification to reject the car.

I really wish you well with the process as I seriously doubt I could actually get a dealer to take a new car back when in your case this will be the second car.

I have had a problem from day 2 with the intelligent key light coming on. They initially blamed the key fob batteries twice and are now saying that I must drive with my foot resting on the clutch or else its an OBD scanner permanently plugged into the OBD2 port (Only purchased last month!).

Eight months on I still have the same problem but they say its my fault!

Thanks, my M4 CP was £70k prior to discount and the Nismo was £40k prior to discount. All M4 CP have inherent issues with rattles due to the stiff suspension. My M4 spent 14 days at the dealer having warranty work done and nterior Parts being removed and replaced due to rattles. He rattles drove me mad, couldn’t live with the car and why should I. I’ve had a Porsche 911 turbo for over 3 years, with no signs of rattles. The new Consumer Right law covers us against these issues, so why shouldn’t we reject a car when it doesn’t do what it says on the can. All cars have teething issues however after given the dealer 7 attends to resolve the issues unsuccessfully why should we have to put up with a substandard product?
With regards to the 2018 Nismo, the handling didn’t feel right from the time of collection. Car feels like it’s continiouskt crabbing etc. Feels fine when cornering but the issues occur when driving along a straight road. Any small imperfections on the road causes it to move slightly left then slightly to the right. Don’t feel confortabke or completely safe driving the car as it is unpredictable requiring continuous steering input.
My 2016 Supercharged Nismo tunning an Bridgestone Tyres feels completely different, drives as straight as an arrow. Does tramline slightly at times like any Performance vehicle, however doesn’t feel nervous like the 2018 Nismo.
Nissan have checked and adjusted the 4 wheel alignment twice and Nissan UK have admitted in writhing that the Caster Angle is outside manufacturers tollereance. As the Caster Angke is not adjustable the service advisor at my local Nissan HPC centre during the last visit told me that Nissan should replace the car with another brand new 370z Nismo. Based on the above I don’t thibk I have any other option apart from rejecting the Car.

Here is a link to he Consumer Law regarding purchasing a new or second hand vehicle in the UK.

http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/tips-and-a...new-car-rights

The 2016 Supercharged Nismo drives as straight as an arrow and only tramlines occasionally unlike my 2018 Nismo which crabs and tramlines continiously unless the Road is perfectly smooth.

Here are some photos of the underneath of the Supercharged Nismo. Work was undertaken prior to me purchasing the car, however I do have original invoice for the work undertaken.

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Well, I see the factory power steering cooler, Stillen heat exchanger, and a 25 row oil cooler. No diff or tranny cooler.

I see the power steering cooler and the Stillen heat exchanger. No oil cooler. No hoses coming off the drains on the diff or tranny. But on the diff. Looks like they may have stuck on some finned heat sinks. If you look just before the diff cover. You can see some fins.

Will get the car on the ramp and have another look underneath and post up some more pics. Here is the original invoice for the work undertaken

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I see they charged 600 for each. Also 400 for the oil cooler. They may have installed the oil cooler after they took the pictures.

Here's the diff cooler on my Z. As you can see. There is lower hose coming of the drain on the diff cover going to the cooler, pump assembly, then the top hose goes back to a port on the diff cover. I can't any extra hoses on either the diff or the tranny that would go to a cooler. The cooler for the manual tranny would be the same. What I'm wondering is. That they attached finned heat sinks on the housings. And are calling that coolers. :icon14: