GT4 Zed

My kinetix SSV V2 maybe up for sale soon so watch the FS space. It's powdercoated satin black but polished finish underneath. Nothing nitromors will not remove. Before powdercoat:

I will be there on a trade day too! Been going every year for last 6 years on public days then last year i blagued a trade pass😉. Less crowd. The show is not what it used to be its still a great day out.

USDM

+1 Good articles. Read them years ago and had forgotten about them!

I disagree! This general perception that coilovers are better than OEM is flawed. First of all none if us are building a pure race car so coilovers are not a necessity to improve the handling. The factory damping is very good and takes into consideration general comfort/ rude quality across a very wide market so there is some compromise. A slight stiffer spring and drop matched to the dampers can do wonders and that's the quality you get with the likes of eibach. Cheap springs will sag woefully over time and put you worse than you started! Finally the OEM setup is a true coilover at the front and outboard spring at the rear so what are you saying. It's normal racing practice to change the springs depending on track or application/ setup. The like of eibach just sacrifice a bit of comfort for handling while within the OEM damper which is quite good. The real advantage of coilovers or adjustable systems is tunability! And you need to know what you are doing. My zed has no OEM suspension part left and its been a learning curve to get it to do what I want and it's still a compromise👀

RT performance has great fitting kits and ship worldwide all the time and currently have an Xmas discount going on so why not have a look there too?

No disrespect to Apex or the Corsa brigade but for an item that critical to handling if only touch the offerings from companies that R&D the product for the given car and also good quality manufacturing not just some generic and cheaply made springs. Eibach, H&R or Tein come to mindðŸ‘

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Too busy! Looks nice but i suspect that when you have to live with it especially at night its gonna be a nightmare just like the blue headlight indicator aka evil eye👀

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I combed the US thoroughly, all Nissan dealerships and established traders/stores and there us none to be found. Everyone wants it now that its discontinued 🙀 The Tanabe super medallion touring exhaust is the same configuration, sound, better build quality and cheaper👀 so that's an option.

It's always a good idea to do the idle volume reset when fitting mods that increase the manifold volume eg spacer, aftermarket upper plenum etc to ensure a smooth idle.

Good work lads Its nice to see that the zed shed can get some serious work done that dies not involve a can of spray paint :lol: In all seriousness it's an amazing Christmas present to a fellow zedder and may this spirit continue to grow with this community!

Chicken

Look again SOB !!! Damn predictive text!!@#%!!!

Change of plans !!!! Why don't you keep them for the GTR?

I understand that you are going this route to save cash but what I meant was if you have bought a used engine and plan to strip it to put new gaskets, seals etc then you may as well for about the same labour add low comp forged pistons and rods, race bearings and uprated fasteners to get a very solid engine to take bigger boost and last longer. You can offset the cost of these internals by getting them from the states cheaper and also skipping out non-performance modifications like lightweight pulleys, retractable number plates ( which BTW will not fit with the intercooler in place!) and other cosmetic mods you are planning as you can do these later when the car is up and running. The advantage of low compression especially if you have dodgy fuel in Iceland is obvious. You plan to run 6psi which means getting another larger SC pulley and though it is will be safer overall than 9-10psi on the standard engine it's still can blow up leaving you in the same position. Do it nice or do it twice comes to mind.

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Personally I don't think that you need to reinforce anything using an aftermarket true rear coilover system designed for the zed.eg the HSD. They use way softer springs springs to start with to overcome the issue. However if you were running a custom rear coilover system eg for racing or drifting that then boom you will break something.

Nice build and plans but I'm at a loss to understand why you did not take the opportunity to build a stronger engine bottom end now that you have the engine out? A forged low compression piston and rods set (eg wiseco), new bearings, uprated gaskets, rev up oil pump, new water pump and ARP main and head bolts will get you an engine that will safely handle more more and last a long time with the supercharger fully exploited. Secondly lightweight crank pulley set is a bad idea especially for FI. Stay OEM or buy a harmonic balanced pulley eg Fluidampr. I don't know how humid it is in Iceland but I have a full AC delete with my SC set up and I have no problems with dehumidification here in the UK and is difficult to say if the car revs faster as I did it sametime as the Vortech but I regretted not having AC in summer as some days were so hot!! I'm putting it back! WRT cooling I'm sure there is some benefit but if you have an oil cooler, low temp thermostat and bigger radiator like I do then there is not more to gain from deleting the AC. There is no significant weight gain unless you remove the compressor which is quite heavy. Hope every thing goes well for you.

Sam that is proper diagnostic trouble shooting and I'm so relieved for you that it was not anything major! Nissan would have been clueless! I had a little scare myself starting my car after it been at RTP for some much needed cosmetic work. It was really rough and power was way off. I suspected either a small boost leak in case the pipes may have been moved during taking the bumper off or a dirty MAF or TB as fibre glass/ filler/paint laden dust gathers in the body shop amazingly. Quick check of IC pipes, vacuum hoses etc was fine so removed the MAF and it was then MAF check and it was coated with a crust of dust! After multiple blast with electrical cleaner it was clean as a whistle and the car runs perfect with the rumble of the new exhaust. Didn't bother to clean the TB but will later as part if my big start of year service. BTW what Kinetix do you have? I know the SSV V1 had issues which was addressed with the V2 that I have. The welds are solid so I'm curious.

I prefer old school race method too but this kit is among the best so well done Abbey. Lets know when it's installed and running MarkðŸ‘

Bob you have a very rare case of zeditis!!!! I like the aggressive look👠How is your light output now? Honestly😉