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If you're reading this - you probably have 5 10mm sockets, and don't know where any of them are.
As a team of passionate car enthusiasts, we know the feeling 😅
Welcome to our channel. We'll be building cars, teaching you about wheels, and everything in between.
We've also got a pretty sick website which is LITERALLY the best place on the internet to get wheels and tires 💥💥
Plus - our gallery lets you show off your build, participate in our fitment battles, and get featured on our pages and channel.
Check it out and scoop up a set for yourself:
www.threepiece.us
As a team of passionate car enthusiasts, we know the feeling 😅
Welcome to our channel. We'll be building cars, teaching you about wheels, and everything in between.
We've also got a pretty sick website which is LITERALLY the best place on the internet to get wheels and tires 💥💥
Plus - our gallery lets you show off your build, participate in our fitment battles, and get featured on our pages and channel.
Check it out and scoop up a set for yourself:
www.threepiece.us
HATE YOUR NEIGHBORS? BUY THIS CAR....
Intro: 0:00
The History of The 350Z 1:02
Should You Buy A 350Z 3:10
Common 350Z Issues 4:34
How To Modify A 350Z 6:46
Wheel Specs for 350Z 8:12
Performance Parts For Your 350Z 9:09
The nissan 350z is an entry into nissan’s long line of Z cars, starting in the 1970s with the 240z, and really, not much has changed since then. The z has always been a front engine, rear wheel drive, 6 cylinder, two seater, okay mostly two seater, sports car - and the 350z wasn’t looking to break the mold there. Nissan’s first attempt at the 350z was the 240z concept unveiled in 1999 which drew a ton of parallels back to the original 240z from the 1970s. Fitted up with the KA24DE from its contemporary - the 240sx, the new-but old-but new 240z received a lukewarm reception, and so back to the drawing board nissan went.
The boys at nissan put their collective heads together and came up with a revolutionary design for the 350z - a front engine, rear wheel drive, manual or automatic, 6 cylinder sports car. Wildly different from the rest of the Z line right?
Anyway - this new Z debuted in 2002, in 5 trim levels - the base, enthusiast, performance, touring, and track - and was a pretty instant hit. Coming in at 26 grand for the base all the way up to 34 grand for the track model, the Z wasn’t cheap - yes kids, pre-inflation money existed - but packed a lot of punch per dollar. Every trim level came with the VQ35DE engine putting out 287 horsepower, which was a LOT back then. For comparison purposes, a 2001 mustang gt made 260 horsepower with 1.1 litres more displacement and two more cylinders.
The Z was available in a manual or automatic transmission. The base was, well, it was pretty base and was kinda retired-dad sports car spec, no LSD, no traction control, 17 inch wheels, perfect for outfitting with an automatic transmission, convertible top, and driving to cars and coffee on saturday. Meanwhile the higher trim models starting with enthusiast and going up from there came with a VLSD, 18 inch wheels, VDC which is just like fancy traction control, and all the way up to the Track model with Brembo brakes and everything the lower trims included. Any way you sliced it, the US sports car market at this time was in the midst of a knife fight, and nissan brought a rocket launcher.
As time went on nissan revised the Z, mostly cosmetic stuff, but with two engine changes over the years. First the rev-up engine in 2005 which made 300 horsepower and consumed more oil than the entirety of europe does on an annual basis, there was a recall, kinda don’t buy one of these still - and then in 2007 the VQ35DE became the VQ35HR which nissan claims stands for “high revolution” and introduced the dual throttle body plenum, making 306 horsepower and around 268 ft lbs of torque. These also got a pretty cool hood bulge to fit the new plenum, and are one of the most desirable years of the 350Zs.
Before I tell you how to modify one of these things there are some issues on these cars, but they’re so so minor that you shouldn’t let them deter you from buying one.
The door handles like to fail for some reason, they’re cheap, replace them.
The window motors/regulators/whatever something in the window assembly likes to fail. Same concept. Replace them
The 04.5, and 05 cars burn a ton of oil. There was a recall/TSB for this. It may or may not have been done on your specific car. Keep a quart of oil in the car. They all kinda burn oil but these ones are pretty bad about it
The convertibles - why am I tell you about this, you’re not buying a convertible, don’t buy a convertible, save those for retired dads who want to hit cars and coffee.
Cam and crank sensors - these cars eat them for one reason or another, when they fail your car just ceases to run. They’re cheap to replace but a pain to access
Throttle body reset is a pain on this car and if done improperly it’ll run like garbage. Find someone to reset it properly if you’re concerned about this
Clutch and throwout bearing - the throwout bearings are super noisy on Zs for some reason. I would ignore it, you may not want to.
Hatch struts fail sometimes, you won’t care
Anyway, these are all minor, ignore them, fix them, or don’t. Doesn’t matter. Motors are like 600 bucks if they blow and you’re not going to break a cd009 transmission so just kinda drive the thing.
The History of The 350Z 1:02
Should You Buy A 350Z 3:10
Common 350Z Issues 4:34
How To Modify A 350Z 6:46
Wheel Specs for 350Z 8:12
Performance Parts For Your 350Z 9:09
The nissan 350z is an entry into nissan’s long line of Z cars, starting in the 1970s with the 240z, and really, not much has changed since then. The z has always been a front engine, rear wheel drive, 6 cylinder, two seater, okay mostly two seater, sports car - and the 350z wasn’t looking to break the mold there. Nissan’s first attempt at the 350z was the 240z concept unveiled in 1999 which drew a ton of parallels back to the original 240z from the 1970s. Fitted up with the KA24DE from its contemporary - the 240sx, the new-but old-but new 240z received a lukewarm reception, and so back to the drawing board nissan went.
The boys at nissan put their collective heads together and came up with a revolutionary design for the 350z - a front engine, rear wheel drive, manual or automatic, 6 cylinder sports car. Wildly different from the rest of the Z line right?
Anyway - this new Z debuted in 2002, in 5 trim levels - the base, enthusiast, performance, touring, and track - and was a pretty instant hit. Coming in at 26 grand for the base all the way up to 34 grand for the track model, the Z wasn’t cheap - yes kids, pre-inflation money existed - but packed a lot of punch per dollar. Every trim level came with the VQ35DE engine putting out 287 horsepower, which was a LOT back then. For comparison purposes, a 2001 mustang gt made 260 horsepower with 1.1 litres more displacement and two more cylinders.
The Z was available in a manual or automatic transmission. The base was, well, it was pretty base and was kinda retired-dad sports car spec, no LSD, no traction control, 17 inch wheels, perfect for outfitting with an automatic transmission, convertible top, and driving to cars and coffee on saturday. Meanwhile the higher trim models starting with enthusiast and going up from there came with a VLSD, 18 inch wheels, VDC which is just like fancy traction control, and all the way up to the Track model with Brembo brakes and everything the lower trims included. Any way you sliced it, the US sports car market at this time was in the midst of a knife fight, and nissan brought a rocket launcher.
As time went on nissan revised the Z, mostly cosmetic stuff, but with two engine changes over the years. First the rev-up engine in 2005 which made 300 horsepower and consumed more oil than the entirety of europe does on an annual basis, there was a recall, kinda don’t buy one of these still - and then in 2007 the VQ35DE became the VQ35HR which nissan claims stands for “high revolution” and introduced the dual throttle body plenum, making 306 horsepower and around 268 ft lbs of torque. These also got a pretty cool hood bulge to fit the new plenum, and are one of the most desirable years of the 350Zs.
Before I tell you how to modify one of these things there are some issues on these cars, but they’re so so minor that you shouldn’t let them deter you from buying one.
The door handles like to fail for some reason, they’re cheap, replace them.
The window motors/regulators/whatever something in the window assembly likes to fail. Same concept. Replace them
The 04.5, and 05 cars burn a ton of oil. There was a recall/TSB for this. It may or may not have been done on your specific car. Keep a quart of oil in the car. They all kinda burn oil but these ones are pretty bad about it
The convertibles - why am I tell you about this, you’re not buying a convertible, don’t buy a convertible, save those for retired dads who want to hit cars and coffee.
Cam and crank sensors - these cars eat them for one reason or another, when they fail your car just ceases to run. They’re cheap to replace but a pain to access
Throttle body reset is a pain on this car and if done improperly it’ll run like garbage. Find someone to reset it properly if you’re concerned about this
Clutch and throwout bearing - the throwout bearings are super noisy on Zs for some reason. I would ignore it, you may not want to.
Hatch struts fail sometimes, you won’t care
Anyway, these are all minor, ignore them, fix them, or don’t. Doesn’t matter. Motors are like 600 bucks if they blow and you’re not going to break a cd009 transmission so just kinda drive the thing.
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Too bad they stopped doing these custom wheels
I don't think they're underrated at all, people just know they're a nightmare to maintain.
That’s the Z32. Single cam VG is pretty straightforward, but if you buy one with electric issues, it can be frustrating.
Please take this down I want to keep these cheap and unruined by 16 year old drift wannabe kids
Do you guys sell these ?
Now it is taxed thanks 😐
Uhhh manual turbo for $7k. What kind of crack are you all smoking. In 2016 i bought a manual NA 2+2 1985 one for $5,500k with insane mileage. Autos were going for $4k all day. Turbo manuals were going for $12k. Ive been keeping an eye out for one for almost a decade. Cheapest ive seen turbo 2 seater manual in that time has been around $18k. Cheapesr turbo in 500 miles of chicago is $25k. 100% of facebook turbo ones are rusted subframe blown engines for anything near $7k
My old full motordyne 350z hr caused some turmoil with my wife, more than a few times. I finally sold it for something better performing, but I do miss that car. When it was catless, I’ll admit that it was too loud. Best shifting car I ever had. I miss the heel-toe dance and the seats were sublime.
It’s true, I hate my neighbors 😂 jk jk
Oh f1ck off quit tryna ruin the rest of em for .0001 cent on youtube.
Seizure mobiles
Those looks nice but are not easy to drift cuz they are heavy I heard
Relatively heavy considering their size. They can drift, although the rear suspension setup sucks.
Freakin Sweet!!!
Hahahaha that was awesome! 😂😂
I have 20 in front and 22 in the rear.
Sounds like a cool setup! Add it to our gallery to show it off www.threepiece.us/add-vehicle/
It’s bc the vg30 SUCKS to work on. Ask any owner
Not true at all, the vg30e is incredibly easy to work with and doesnt need a ton of work. You may be thinking of the vg30de which came in the z32 which was DOHC and known to be a tight fit in the engine bay. Source: I own both.
@@AnyrArisen413 then I take it all back.
Good luck affording one
doesn't have my car or half of the things to add it ;(
What car?
I've considered their stuff a few times, just wished they offered more styles in 17" wheels
17s are generally being phased out as more new cars use 18s and 19s. We’ve got a huge selection on our website though!
@@ThreepieceUs I was actually looking on your site..decent selection. I wouldn't mind 18s but I really don't want to roll my fenders yet.
@frankdoyle715 shoot our team an email, we can help you get that perfect fitment without needing to modify your fenders.
Don't go telling everyone! We're trying to keep prices low over here! 😭
A lot of people hate on these cars but i guarantee most of those people have never driven one they are great cars. Fastest of course not but still just as fast if not faster than many cars way over the price of one of these.
Picked one up for 3500 and it has cold ac runs great and 245k miles on it 🤣
This video sucks. documentary for autism of memes
Ayeeee that Red ones mine 😂🔥
Wish I could get these in Europe
We ship worldwide!
DIdnt look at the camera once, Its like a blind man presenting the show.
Believe it or not UA-camrs do not memorize an entire 10 minute script and then stare directly into the camera. Liking your own comment is weird btw
Rn I just got some custom heritage 18x10.5 -33s and are freaking beautiful with my widebody kit
Awesome choice! Add it to our gallery!
😂
The suspension geometry was horrible on the DC5 and made it very difficult to get a good custom setup
Cheap wheels for me! I don't like low pro tires on a daily driver. Gravity casting will do the job. If I had money for a weekend sports car with low pros, flow formed all the way.
Good thought process! Don’t need anything fancy for a daily just a style you like
Im bouta get a set of 18x9.5 et35 squared
Stop it we just broke that’s why
Every 12 year old ITS A LIE
Turbos are absolutely not under 10k if they’re in any decent condition at least in SoCal. Cars at that price are beaten to death N/A models.
The only Z31’s around where I live that are above 10k are really nice examples.
Got mine for 3500 and it’s pretty nice
I need a set of off-season wheels. I might pick these up
Now it’s gonna be overpriced… yay…
Not really the car is a trash platform to begin with
85K, there is only one 996 turbo s for sale in my country r.n. and it is €85.000...
i dont have 40k
I just bought a 22 m340I for like the same price as one of these. Imagine if i saw this video a month ago 😫
M340i is a great choice too though! B58 power
No IMS bearing issue on a turbo
Firing the writers immediately
Came here to say this, glad I checked comments first
The 996 runs about 22000-300000. They are pretty good.
WHERE??? least expensive 996 Turbo S I've seen is $45K
Mezger engine doesn't have IMS issues.. And this is not a good suggestion given that Porsche tax is a real thing and mods are very expensive. Like $5k for a nice stage I exhaust.
Explain real quick what a stage 1 exhaust is
It's an extra special exhaust. Get a stage 2 exhaust and the rumor is you can go to the moon.
That’s 1 more stage than a stage 1 🙀
A video on Audi S4 B9 could be cool. Very good plateforme to go 600hp with an hybrid turbo on stock bottom end with E85. And lot more possibilities
Noooo this is a horrible pic (I wanna buy this when I'm 25 pls keep the prices low)
We’ll re post the video after you get yours 😂
Thank you for the advice
Ohh man! I'm finally going to have a nice car and be so broke af!!! Good thing I make good money. Now I just have to live on a van and I'm all set
Raptors gonna need some airbags in the back, or you're gonna be looking at the sky, also. Tundra?
I unironically love the styling of the new edge because my dad had one when I was growing up, but it's honest to god difficult to find them
God bless you!