370z Complaints so far?

antennahead · 05-13-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rtick

my 370z has exactly the same noise too

Yes, I isolated it to be coming from under the engine cover. When you are inside the car you hear it through the firewall, sounds like it is coming from the dash..... but it is occuring from under the engine cover....... now what it is I don't know.

John

thread on the issue:
http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...pitch-arg.html

KManZ · 02-06-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

The road noise can be a little bothersome, but nothing that cant be fixed. The thing I hate is the wheelwells have some sort of plastic lining, so when little rocks or pebbles get picked up from the tires, you can really hear it.
The best solution is to treat the inside of the wheelwells. This will help with that and the tire/road noise. I plan on doing this soon, I'll post up more later.
Here is where you can get the stuff: Sound Deadening Materials for Noise Reduction from Second Skin

I like this idea, thanks for the link! I was going to suggest spray on bed liner in the wheel well area, like the Line-X stuff. Not sure how well these options would hold up to the elements or constant attack by road particles though.

dad · 02-06-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

The road noise can be a little bothersome, but nothing that cant be fixed. The thing I hate is the wheelwells have some sort of plastic lining, so when little rocks or pebbles get picked up from the tires, you can really hear it.
The best solution is to treat the inside of the wheelwells. This will help with that and the tire/road noise. I plan on doing this soon, I'll post up more later.
Here is where you can get the stuff: Sound Deadening Materials for Noise Reduction from Second Skin

B-Quiet sound deadening material - Installs - 2003 Nissan 350Z

semtex · 02-05-2009, 12:39 PM

It's not that bad. Although, I have noticed that on certain road surfaces it's really bad. Like there's this one stretch of road near me that was recently repaved, and it almost sounds musical when I drive on it. I'm pretty sure switching to a set of Michelin PS2's would help tons. That's what I ran on my 350 and I loved them.

arcticreaver · 02-05-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex

It's not that bad. Although, I have noticed that on certain road surfaces it's really bad. Like there's this one stretch of road near me that was recently repaved, and it almost sounds musical when I drive on it. I'm pretty sure switching to a set of Michelin PS2's would help tons. That's what I ran on my 350 and I loved them.

i would say my old scion xa was probably louder. but it's okay i guess. not horrible.

TheManTheMyth · 02-05-2009, 03:56 PM

thanks for the help guys....Semtex are those Michellins you had all season or summer? I am thinkin about gettin a set of all season because of this crap weather we have...if i get after market wheels I cant be driving around on them in the winter with all this salt on the road so all seasons are really a necessity

semtex · 02-06-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TheManTheMyth

thanks for the help guys....Semtex are those Michellins you had all season or summer? I am thinkin about gettin a set of all season because of this crap weather we have...if i get after market wheels I cant be driving around on them in the winter with all this salt on the road so all seasons are really a necessity

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s are ultra high-performance summer tires. If you're looking to go all-season, you might want to check out their Pilot Exalto A/S line. The Exalto A/S is still considered ultra high-performance, but it's all-season.

Here are some links for you. The first one is for the PS2. The second one is for the Exalto A/S.

Pilot® Sport PS2™: Browse Tires in Ultra-High Performance Sport: MICHELIN® Tires: Michelin Tires

Pilot® Exalto® A/S: Browse Tires in Ultra-High Performance Sport: MICHELIN® Tires: Michelin Tires

LenZToy · 02-05-2009, 08:21 PM

My 350Z is plenty noisy, especially when riding on concrete highway. Still a great ride. Turn up the radio!

Dova80 · 02-05-2009, 10:06 PM

Just want to subscribe

TheManTheMyth · 02-06-2009, 12:18 PM

Thanks dude

chubbs · 02-06-2009, 03:13 PM

Yes - I have a problem - THEY DON'T BLOODY ARRIVE IN ENGLAND UNTIL JUNE OR JULY

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

semtex · 02-06-2009, 03:25 PM

"The fobgina is deep, but the hole it gets you out of is deeper by far."

I love it!!

nogoodname · 02-06-2009, 10:30 PM

^^ it's always like that for a new model car...it's not really a refreshment car....lol
it's a new model

the G37 came with a few problems.....but there are fixed now
I bought the absolute 1st one from the dealership and i got funky noises and stuff going on
like the engine makes loud banging noises sometimes. the exhaust rattle was fixed.
the throttle was acting up. as in if i accelerated to 3000 rpm, it would just stay there and if i braked to 2000, it would just stay there.........strange

brisk · 02-07-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname007

^^ it's always like that for a new model car...it's not really a refreshment car....lol
it's a new model

the G37 came with a few problems.....but there are fixed now
I bought the absolute 1st one from the dealership and i got funky noises and stuff going on
like the engine makes loud banging noises sometimes. the exhaust rattle was fixed.
the throttle was acting up. as in if i accelerated to 3000 rpm, it would just stay there and if i braked to 2000, it would just stay there.........strange

yea thats true that it is a new model but what i meant was there was a LONG interval between the 300zx and the 350z.
370z just came right after the 350z so i was just assuming/hoping that there would be less problems than the 03 350z...i don't know.

salsero67 · 02-08-2009, 07:59 PM

I would say the blind spot has been my number one worry, I've owened mine now for over one month and just getting used to lane changing without triple looks!

The deal about fuel doer opening with the gayish push down style is just that, gayish, but at least I don't live in Oregon, LOL

The noise I would say is to be expected, at least in my opinion.

I love the car!

02-05-2009, 12:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 55 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 33	It's not that bad. Although, I have noticed that on certain road surfaces it's really bad. Like there's this one stretch of road near me that was recently repaved, and it almost sounds musical when I drive on it. I'm pretty sure switching to a set of Michelin PS2's would help tons. That's what I ran on my 350 and I loved them. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

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chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7587	Yes - I have a problem - THEY DON'T BLOODY ARRIVE IN ENGLAND UNTIL JUNE OR JULY Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

02-06-2009, 03:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 55 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 33	"The fobgina is deep, but the hole it gets you out of is deeper by far." I love it!! __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

02-05-2009, 03:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
TheManTheMyth Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 113 Drives: 05 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 281	thanks for the help guys....Semtex are those Michellins you had all season or summer? I am thinkin about gettin a set of all season because of this crap weather we have...if i get after market wheels I cant be driving around on them in the winter with all this salt on the road so all seasons are really a necessity

02-05-2009, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
LenZToy Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mechanicsville, Va. Posts: 143 Drives: 2013 370Z Black 6SP Rep Power: 269	My 350Z is plenty noisy, especially when riding on concrete highway. Still a great ride. Turn up the radio!

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nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	^^ it's always like that for a new model car...it's not really a refreshment car....lol it's a new model the G37 came with a few problems.....but there are fixed now I bought the absolute 1st one from the dealership and i got funky noises and stuff going on like the engine makes loud banging noises sometimes. the exhaust rattle was fixed. the throttle was acting up. as in if i accelerated to 3000 rpm, it would just stay there and if i braked to 2000, it would just stay there.........strange

02-08-2009, 07:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
salsero67 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 10 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 17	I would say the blind spot has been my number one worry, I've owened mine now for over one month and just getting used to lane changing without triple looks! The deal about fuel doer opening with the gayish push down style is just that, gayish, but at least I don't live in Oregon, LOL The noise I would say is to be expected, at least in my opinion. I love the car!