15 Minutes of Useless Nissan 350Z Info

If you're into cars, you know of the Nissan 350z. But you may not know it ALL! Today Alex covers 15 minutes of useless info on the Nissan 350z so while you're at your next car meet, or lunch with your friends you can drop some random facts. #350z #nissan #cars

Timestamps
00:00 The Nissan 350z
00:34 Where to mod your car
01:00 The Rockstar Lemonade of Cars
01:18 Small taste of history
02:35 What the Nissan 350z is paired with out the box
04:00 DE vs HR engine debate (What's better)
07:15 Tuning the Nissan 350z
07:40 Best mods for the Nissan 350z
08:47 Best wheels for the Nissan 350z
09:17 How much does it cost to mod a Nissan 350z?
10:07 Common issues with the Nissan 350z
10:52 What to remember when getting a Nissan 350z & Trim differences
12:33 Are Nissan 350z's worth it?

[MartiniWorksOfficial]

What car should we cover next? If you're going to mod your car, do it here www.martiniworks.com

[enterflux]

Ouch. That hurts, man. 0:24 First called out for my Accord by Donut this week, now for living in Arkansas? It's a rough week.

[ratotd]

Watching this while sitting in my Z, HR ftw

[emerrepuntoka]

As much hate it gets, I am in love of the 350Z Roadster. Not only that, a DE. And I own 2 currently. Reliable engine, great driving experience. I love the analog feeling of my Z.

[slowka]

2008 6MT owner, had it since 24k, now at 197k miles.Bilstein coilovers, 04 G35 Brembo brake swap front and rear, Kinetix HF cats, Borla TD catback exhaust, and some other small goodies.Great car!!❤

[gearhead]

05 and 06 Manuals have a de revup it has variable valve time on the exhaust and intake makes 300hp and has a different intake manifold with shorter runners and a higher rev limit i wish everyone would stop forgetting about the rev up

[tomo_tomodachi]

Always wanted one back in 2008 as a kid. Finally got one 2 years ago. She's a little beat up, but she's a neck breaker for some reason and I love her for it. Original owner drifted her into a ditch and abandoned her.

[stephencruz]

ive owned my de for about 15 years and pretty much close to stock since it was my daily. i was lucky with not having oil burning being a problem but, i have suffered from horrible thermostats. i would say either get a dealership replacement not a parts store one, or if you do get a parts store one remove the spring and just run an open thermostat. the bleeder valve for the coolant that sits behind the engine is prone to cracking which can bring air into your coolant lines, Z1 sells a stainless steel one, mine has done me right for years. besides an upgraded cold air intake look into getting an upper plenum spacer for better airflow to the rear cylinders for a better lifespan. and eventually weather its DE or HR your camshaft position sensors will go out, Hitachi replacement, dont go off brand dont look for a deal take the hit and save yourself a lot of headache. i hope this helps someone out there

[adkimhamilton]

I hope Nissan survives and embark on making greater cars

[nukesdabomb]

The VQs get a bad rep because of street takeovers, if you remove all of that content, there's actually nothing bad about the car. Takeovers VQ owners don't do maintenance, care about sound or care about the car. The common stereotype for a VQ is purely social media showing us the worst case possible. People often compare 90s engines to VQs, but honestly there's going to be none left soon, so people will snatch up the next affordable thing....VQs....

I own two VQ's that both have over 220, 000km each, one is my daily and one is my weekender. America is the only country where VQ's are treated like junk, they are respected everywhere else, like Australia.

[CasterTown]

12:05 - You don't want lots of those things. TCS and VDC are worthless on these cars and have to be disabled if you're going to drift or even drive spiritedly. The VSLD is also poor and will need to be upgraded by serious users regardless. I would seriously consider buying a base model and spec-ing out your own wheels, brakes, and LSD if you're looking for a good drift/track/touge build. Skip the other trims and go straight for the Nismo if you don't want to do as much of a build, because the Nismo is the only other trim that doesn't have VDC.

[FrilledNeckDragonUK]

I daily a 350z GT4 (revup) for the last 5 years. Had quite a few cars. Even another standard 350z De. Prefer the GT4 over the DE I just need to add a cup of oil every 2 weeks which isn't hard work in the grand scheme of things and have an extra 20bhp which it needed.

Standard intake with aftermarket filter is best from experience. Not worth really messing about or spending monies unless you going all in and doing turbo or charger. Had the usual little extras then went back to stock and don't feel a thing daily.

It's a pleasure and a treat to drive :) Always get loads of love everywhere I go from enthusiasts.

Life is too short to not drive a Zed. Anybody thinking of it just do it!

[mariogalvan]

Im an 08 6spd base model owner. It's pretty much completely stock and as my daily, I love going for spirited drives on it. The car is lots of fun. The only downside which really isn't that big of an issue is the price to replace parts. I've noticed that DE parts are cheaper than HR. For example clutch kits are cheaper for DE's. The slave cylinder on the HR is inside the bell housing of the trans which not only is it more complicated to get to it, it also is more expensive because the slave cylinder is also your throwout bearing which makes it more pricey to replace. Other than that this car is going to the grave with me from how much fun it is. I don't ever plan on getting rid of it.

[EXRUDCON]

6:35 I’ll never get sick of hearing that turbo flutter, kiicks Z is a beast

[TITTYZ]

camshaft position sensors tend to go out on every z in its lifetime. check your rear main seals etc

[Dangerously_]

3:26 The z does not have 50:50 weight distribution it has 53:47 and is front heavy similiar to the s13 and s14

[Jarlballin]

9:32 about the brakes getting cooked, this is because of the dust shields, they can be taken off really easily if you drill out the tack welds! Helps a massive bunch, the shields are designed awfully and cause the heat to be trapped causing excessive warping! 👍🏼👍🏼

[AB]

The de/hr debate has been going on since these cars came out, both can be reliable if you look after them my de haven't gone through any oil since 7 years of ownership, btw it's always the hr boys make a big deal about owning a hr they really feel proud of that exsta 20hp most owners dont care what trim you got at the end its still a Z enjoy it

[MidwestCedric]

The car that inspired me to get a Cedric

[kirbythomas]

....but we're not talking about that. Alex=FI+now+same style. Love it!