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Old 8th October 2008, 01:54 PM   #1
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Exclamation Cheap Chinese Z32 copies

There is a seller flogging some of these on ebay. They are rubbish and have been tested by two tuners that I know of. They will not read the air flow correctly and the voltage output is a joke. I have been told that the seller imported 500 of them from China, so be be aware of what you buy either new, or secondhand.
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good call, especially when people normally go for the cheapest on ebay.. and it's not always the best.

At least we know we can trust our forum traders as they help to support the forum, so it's nice to support them back, plus you dont get ripped off
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I bought one advertised as a Z32 from a guy in Scotland - turns out it's a Q45. Guy swears blind his Scottish tuner said it was a Z32.

When I offered to do some digginh if he told me the tuner's name, he went all quiet.
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RSP sell brand new Nissan Z32's for £220 inc Vat
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I happen to have 500 z32's up in the loft going cheap
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I bought one advertised as a Z32 from a guy in Scotland - turns out it's a Q45. Guy swears blind his Scottish tuner said it was a Z32.

When I offered to do some digginh if he told me the tuner's name, he went all quiet.
What was the guy's name you bought it off?
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What was the guy's name you bought it off?
Can't remember real name, but eBay ID is legglessken.

His defence was that I must have swapped it before taking it to the garage or that the garage I used was pulling the wool over my eyes. Of all the upgrades I'm having - I wouldn't be trying to pull a fast one over a £100 Z32

Credit card company should refund, but just meant more hassle and more running around for Andy W
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but a Q45 is better than Z32
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it was the first 90mm Z32 with a 3 pin plug i'd ever seen
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it was the first 90mm Z32 with a 3 pin plug i'd ever seen
Was it in a tartan box?

Andy said his name was also Calum... I've been asking around and no one on either side of Scotland in the skyline world seems to know anyone other than me called Calum that has a skyline?
I ebay'd legglessken to see if i could recognise anything he had bought or sold but nothing came up for his name?
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Can't remember real name, but eBay ID is legglessken.

His defence was that I must have swapped it before taking it to the garage or that the garage I used was pulling the wool over my eyes. Of all the upgrades I'm having - I wouldn't be trying to pull a fast one over a £100 Z32

Credit card company should refund, but just meant more hassle and more running around for Andy W
I have a z32 you can borrow at least , get yourself one at your own convenience
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Sorry, was 'leglessken'

Reckons he bought it as an upgrade for a 200SX S13, but then sold the car so sold the AFM on.
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I have a z32 you can borrow at least , get yourself one at your own convenience
Cheers Rich - managed to get another one in the end
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Sorry, was 'leglessken'

Reckons he bought it as an upgrade for a 200SX S13, but then sold the car so sold the AFM on.
He's located at Prestwick. That's Optix neck of the woods.

Don't know if they socialise with 200sx owners on the west coast tho. They might "chib" them with a buckfast bottle and sell them on ebay too..... strange place the west coast
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