Sitting on side of highway

didymus · 08-12-2013, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by coolvans1988

Is the fuel starve a common thing? I've had my Z close to a year and been down to 1-3 dots everytime i need to fill up. I take fast right turns and all. No problems with mine (im at 7.5K miles). **knock on wood**

Mostly hear about it from the track guys on here. Never had it happen myself

cossie1600 · 08-12-2013, 01:48 PM

Nope, all the guys who drive their car hard never experience it because they are such great driver that they can beat physics. It's almost like seeing vin diesel drive

roy'sz · 08-12-2013, 02:11 PM

Go into a corner doin 90 for 4-6 seconds...on 1/4 tank....thats pullin fuel to one side

cossie1600 · 08-12-2013, 03:03 PM

You can do it at 30 mph

Mt Tam I am · 08-12-2013, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

White 370z passing your black 370z without stopping???? THATS RACIST!!

Sorry but no racing on this forum.

Cmike2780 · 08-12-2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

You're joking right? I have money but I sure as **** don't keep my tank filled to the max 24/7. I think Mike said once he got fuel starve with 15 out of 16 dots on the gauge! Its not a money issue, its a nissan issue.

But hey, they ****** us all by dropping the 14's $3600 so our cars are worth dog **** now, paint sucks *** and chips if you sneeze on it, so whats one more thing like a sports car that can't take corners or it shuts off

They also raised the price every year since it was introduced. It's now priced the same as it was when I bought my car 4 years ago. It means one thing. There's a new model in the works and they need to move more Z's.

The fuel starve issue does worry me. The problem is, even if Nissan issues a recall or fix, it's not going to be an easy one. It's the design of the tank and every solution thus far isn't 100% and/or extreme in scope.

Vaughanabe13 · 08-12-2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

Nope, all the guys who drive their car hard never experience it because they are such great driver that they can beat physics. It's almost like seeing vin diesel drive

It's because they don't granny shift and they double clutch like they should.

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synolimit · 08-12-2013, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

They also raised the price every year since it was introduced. It's now priced the same as it was when I bought my car 4 years ago. It means one thing. There's a new model in the works and they need to move more Z's.

The fuel starve issue does worry me. The problem is, even if Nissan issues a recall or fix, it's not going to be an easy one. It's the design of the tank and every solution thus far isn't 100% and/or extreme in scope.

I think its semi easy, a vendor here makes a fix. Nissan will just have to make enough so you don't have to pay the crazy $1000 for his solution.

/Angelo350Z/ · 08-12-2013, 09:04 PM

This is scary. I've let my fuel level down to less than 20 miles DTE several times (I only live 8 miles away from work and the gas station is in between). Never again

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Zensation · 08-12-2013, 11:08 PM

Well Im never letting it get down below half a tank anymore...

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Originally Posted by Baer383

Don't be so friggen cheap and fill it up with gas.

Its not a money issue and if you had half a brain yould know that it doesnt save any money by waiting till < 1/4 tank to fill up vs filling up at 1/2 a tank. the only thing that drives the cost higher is gas mileage so how am I cheap again?

...anyways I have had 2 370z's and it never happened on the first one I had so maybe its just hit or miss or happenstance to suck up an air bubble. That being said I wouldnt push it

RonRizz · 08-13-2013, 05:36 AM

Strange.. I've never had this issue, and I hit the on-ramps pretty hard. Maybe I'll try harder lol

carlitos_370z · 08-13-2013, 08:01 AM

that sucks man!!! well I fill the tank when I have 1/2

I hope this never happened to me

Cmike2780 · 08-13-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

I think its semi easy, a vendor here makes a fix. Nissan will just have to make enough so you don't have to pay the crazy $1000 for his solution.

That doesn't include the labor involved does it? That's kind of what I'm getting at. Sounds harsh, but Nissan weights in the cost of the recall vs. any real threat of death. There should really be some kind of recall for this, more so than the steering lock issue. So far though, no one to my knowledge has crashed or has gotten injured because of this so I doubt Nissan will do anything any time soon. People need to speak up, just like they did with the steering lock issue.

The solution from phunk seems to work, but I doubt Nissan would go with that solution.

kenchan · 08-13-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/

This is scary. I've let my fuel level down to less than 20 miles DTE several times (I only live 8 miles away from work and the gas station is in between). Never again

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just make left turns, then you're safe!

JARblue · 08-13-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

just make left turns, then you're safe!

The new Nissan customer bulletin: to avoid encountering the worst design flaw of the 370Z, please only drive it on Nascar oval tracks

08-12-2013, 01:48 PM	#32 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	Nope, all the guys who drive their car hard never experience it because they are such great driver that they can beat physics. It's almost like seeing vin diesel drive roy'sz likes this.

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roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Go into a corner doin 90 for 4-6 seconds...on 1/4 tank....thats pullin fuel to one side Footloose301 likes this. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

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/Angelo350Z/ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 2,230 Drives: Z34 \| MK7 \| F82 Rep Power: 3660	This is scary. I've let my fuel level down to less than 20 miles DTE several times (I only live 8 miles away from work and the gas station is in between). Never again . __________________ 2013 MB NISSAN 370Z SPORT

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RonRizz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pine grove, Pa Posts: 2,136 Drives: 2 feet, 3 pedals Rep Power: 6775	Strange.. I've never had this issue, and I hit the on-ramps pretty hard. Maybe I'll try harder lol roy'sz likes this. __________________ P99rs Head Unit--- Amps- 2 Pioneer Prs800d --- Zapco ST1000MX---Zapco ST-4XSQ---- SI BM mk5 Subs---SI TM65v2 Midbass--- SI M3 mids--- SI M25 xbl2 tweeters ----- 2016 MECA street class 3rd place at world finals

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