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Anyone know of the leaf shares brake pads with any other cars? I'd like to run a more aggressive pad for the Refuel event at Laguna Seca in a few weeks. My first inclination is to check the Altima, but I'm not too savvy about Nissan cross-application fitments so I thought I'd check here.

I had a chance to run the Leaf at the local SCCA autocross last weekend in the HS class. It was the first time I had ran the Enduro setup, which has you run 4 laps back to back. Sadly I ran with the stock tires which are pretty horrible for the tight turns of autocross. I am running a...

Planning on attending the local autocross this weekend and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on turning off the stability control.

Here are my latest work in progress pics. I removed the chrome lip on the bumper and wrapped it with 3M matte black vinyl and also vinyled the center section of the bumper. I then wrapped the hood with 3M Di-noc CF vinyl. This stuff is crazy. It looks like dry carbon fiber and is textured...

The car goes into the body shop this week to fix a scratch on the rear bumper so I thought this would be an opportune time to paint some other parts. I started by pulling the door handles and having them gently media blasted with aluminum oxide. The handles come off quickly wiht the backs...

I'm making this thread to track the evolution of my rolling shots. I have been experimenting with a new setup for a car mounted boom pole so that the camera tracks. I'm not thrilled with the initial results so I haven't bothered photoshopping out the boom pole just yet. I'm currently using a...

Can someone educate me about the possibilities of a motor upgrade in the future? I know Nissan is making their own motor so it's unlikely that some aftermarket motor will just bolt right up. Aside from fitment issues what are some of the limitations of the existing setup? Is it as simple as...

I have been in contact with a few companies for awhile about sending my headlights in to get the inner housings resprayed with a darker color. All of that chrome just isn't doing it for me. Plus I think the a darker color on the bezel will better accent the cool blue bits of lights. I dont...

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/car/nissan/leaf/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; use google translate if you want to read it, otherwise just start clicking on stuff. Pics of mods, wheels, various suspension upgrades. Look slike RSR makes coilovers too (aside from Tein).

So I startest searching some of the Japanese suspension manufacturers websites last night (Tein, Tanabe, Greddy, etc) and guess what I found? Tein makes coilovers for the Leaf! I have reached out to Tein USA to check availability. If not I have lined up a few places in Japan that will ship to...

Late June rain on the central coast California. Time to take the Leaf out to play! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGkCFXxUerg

Well it was quite a weekend at Laguna Seca. The third annual ReFuel event was held on Sunday, June 26 at Laguna Seca Raceway. Admission was a mere $10 (that's basically free track time at Laguna Seca). I started my drive from Fresno Saturday mid-morning and stopped for about 5 hours at the...

Has anyone in the colder states found a source for steelies? Or will the wheels from an altima fit? I am conducting an experiment and need some cheap wheels.

So, in an effort to lighten the mood around here and to give me something to do while I wait for my car to arrive I decided to probe a little deeper and try to get to know my friendly Nissan CS rep. I am bouncing every rumor I can find off of this guy and the session is going on 30 minutes...

I haven't been able to find the spec on final drive ratio, but i was thinking it might be interesting to have a new ring and pinion cut to lower RPMs at highway speeds. I know wind resitance becomes a bigger issue but I cant help but think that lowering RPMs at highway speeds by 15-20% will...

I need help figuring out the fastest way to get from Boardwalk Nissan in Redwood City to Fresno. Google Maps is telling me 163 miles door-to-door. Since there are no DC quick charge stations near the route (that I can find at least) that leaves me with RV parks and Nissan dealerships. I am...