introspect

That's not a man room, that's a serial killer room

I think you're doing well to get it even slightly cheaper than last year TBH. Nice result, dreading my renewal this year

Hardly surprising given their prices really, still a shame though.

What rear bumper is this? Looks like it's got a rear diffuser which looks cool

I did that tunnel twice the day i left yours dropping the MREV2 and it was intoxicating with the K1 at full cry I can see how thing can get ugly on the transition from the tunnel to the open road due to differing grip levels. Jeez I bet it was loud through there with a K1

But it is the best tunnel for miles around here though isnt it... Yeah it's bloody great! Especially at night when it's empty. Does sound through there.

+1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8350157/Motorway-speed-limit-could-be-raised-to-80mph.html

Can't beat an e36 BMW (preferably an M3) for track use. Done 2 track days in one and they are great.

AAM seem to do an angled spacer http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?model=350z&cat=engine&prodid=3336 Might be worth speaking to Adam about bolt sizes etc

That's about 5 min down the road from where I live, same place Ronaldo crashed his 599. Can't understand how he's managed to crash there, it's basically a straight road Unfortunately driving skill doesn't necessarily increase in line with bank balance

Looks identical to the one I have. Mine was from EP Racing http://www.epracing.co.uk/Carbon-Accessories/Nissan/350Z/350Z-Carbon-Cooling-Panel/p-75-122-123-1448/

Difficult to tell from this pic, but looks like a standard exhaust with a nismo sticker on the tail pipe.

I think PF pads are notorious for generating a lot of brake dust. I very much doubt changing discs to PF would change the amount of dust generated. To be honest I think PF pads are overkill for road use anyway. As you say, they cause lots of brake dust and really wear out your discs much quicker than other pads, although the benefit is they offer great stopping power. Ferrodo DS2500 offer a good compromise of low brake dust/disc wear and offer very good stopping power for fast road/occasional track use. PF discs with the Ferrodo pads are apparently a really great combination, but as you say, the discs aint the cheapest! But hey, you gotta pay to play as they say

Hmmm, not really feeling it myself. I think if you're going to go single exit it needs to be the fat canister type, like Ian had. The thin pipe with the flared exit looks a bit odd to me.

I suspect that's the source of your problem then. Mixing tyres on the zed is a big no no.

What do you have on the fronts?

Are all four tyres the same brand? Have you checked tyre pressures are all correct (should be 35psi)?

The MREV2 is only needed if you have the 296 bhp 'rev up' engine and is used in conjunction with the plenum spacer. If you have the 276 bhp engine then all you need is the spacer. Cheers young man, one more down, god knows how many more to achieve full understanding. You'll know when I do though cos I'll be asking for directions to RS Tuning No worries mate. Love the way you describe it like you're on the path to true enlightenment, makes it sound almost Buddhist like

The MREV2 is only needed if you have the 296 bhp 'rev up' engine and is used in conjunction with the plenum spacer. If you have the 276 bhp engine then all you need is the spacer.

Hmmm, very surprising. Must admit I've always thought it wouldn't make any difference either. Was this on a totally stock car?

Looks like a great project, keep the updates coming

Have you checked the undertray and arch liners are all intact?

As far as I can tell from by research they won’t pass mot emissions so I'm now looking at just doing the pleum spacer, 06 air box and already got the K&N high flow filter. Can anyone advise, if I dont fit the de cats would it still be worthwhile fitting a Y pipe or just leave the existing oem exhaust. Dicky If you want to pass an MOT then you can use high flow cats. Fitting a free flowing y pipe will also help with power after an ecu tune. The best option would be to fit de-cats and a Motordyne Y pipe (called an XYZ pipe) which can have a single high flow cat fitted. This combination of having a single high flow cat situated further away from the headers gives better power gains after a tune. Abbey Motorsports are the guys to speak to on all of this. Hope that helps!

Abbey Motorsport are the guys to speak to about the traction control. I think they've done some development work on this sort of thing with MrLizards 350z race car.