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didymus 08-12-2013 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by coolvans1988 (Post 2442606)
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 12:48 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 01:11 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 02:03 PM
You can do it at 30 mph

Mt Tam I am 08-12-2013 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by chrischhorn (Post 2429954)
White 370z passing your black 370z without stopping???? THATS RACIST!!
Sorry but no racing on this forum. :icon17:

Cmike2780 08-12-2013 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2430432)
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 :tup:
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 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 2442657)
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 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Cmike2780 (Post 2442816)
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 08:04 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 :shakes head:.

Zensation 08-12-2013 10:08 PM
Well Im never letting it get down below half a tank anymore...


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Originally Posted by Baer383 (Post 2430256)
Don't be so friggen cheap and fill it up with gas.:shakes head:


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? :shakes head:


...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 :tup:

RonRizz 08-13-2013 04:36 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 07:01 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 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2443137)
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 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/ (Post 2443187)
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 :shakes head:.
just make left turns, then you're safe!

JARblue 08-13-2013 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2443804)
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 :icon17:


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