GT4 Zed

When you use Performance Friction 01 carbon metallic race compound you will stop to maon about brake dust I gave up after a week. The metalic dust/carbon particles dust are just welded solid to my gloss black wheels and they look mate blackgray now and uniform which is cool except for when they get wet and have rusty streaks

Did these simple mods/upgrades last month before my 2nd trip to the Ring and was fully impressed but have been so busy to post up some impressions . I usually use Motul oils/fluid in the last 3 years but its getting expensive so i asked the oilman(OPIE) for his unbiased opinion and he recommended the following for my P3+ service: - Redline MT90 for MTF - Motul Dexron III for PAS - Motul RBF 660 fluid for brakes and clutch - Gulf competition racing 5W/40 engine oil ( He rates this as good as Motul 300v or Silkolene pro R or similar) - Gulf competition racing 75W 90 LSD oil - Motul inugel for coolant - I also got the braided HEL clutch line as per recommendations from my350z US. - Thanks to Sarah(chilli for the veruspeed oil filter Redline Gearbox oil: The Redline is a revelation!!! Bare in mind i have a Japspeed(40% throw) short shifter and very stubby nismo gear knob with means from cold 1st and 2nd can be very notchy but after the Redline its silky smooth/slick. Gear changes both in cold and on track conditions is just awesome......abit too good, infact is is so easy to slip into the wrong gear during very fast changes As oilman said it is just the most suitable MTF oil for the notchy zed gearbox . Braided Hel clutch line: Took the opportunity to do this ias i was going change the clutch fluid anyway. All i can say is the spongy imprecise bitting point gets is transformed to a crisp clutch action and consistent bite point no matter the abuse. just look at the fat rubber clutch hose and you can see the reason for the difference. I Got the Hels from Andy @ Kudos automotive via his ebay shop.. cheapest on ebay Very easy to fit(20mins incl fluid change/bleeding with the car on a 4 poster lift) The rest: Motul RBF 660 is the dogs in brake fluid technology and maybe Endless RBF 650 could be better but rare to get hold off and you will be pushed to see a demonstrable difference. The rest of the fluids/items have performed faultlessly and as such i have no reservations to use them again. Superpro bushes I was so impressed with the banana arm bushes (see my fitting giude and feedback) that i had to do the upper and lower control arms bushes with camber adjust. i will post a simple guide and more feedback on these later. Jez at Horsham has done a full bushings swap and rates them highly so nuff said.

Hey Jez, only caught this now. Excellent work mate. Will be fitting the front camber adjust upper control arm bushes to increase my camber by .5deg rather than waste money on adjustable aftermarket arms that do not seem to last The OEM arm is light, strong and with a further .5 deg will be near -2deg camber in front which is what i had on the adjustable arm Also have the lower iner arm bush and shock mount bush to fit as i did not manage this last time due to seized ball joint nut. hopefully, preoiling and gentle heat should do the trick this time. I hope to see your setup and discuss corner weight etc this saturday. will give you a bell to know when to catch you. cheers PS it would have been nice to put a pictorial guide of the whole bush swapping just to show how easy it is with the right tools and patience. I am really happy i have gone for a step by step approach though with experience now i will do the rear all at once

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For what is worth. I have no issues with my Ksport BBK and after 2+years its still going strong and is the best upgrade on my car for track or fast road work. The quality in the calliper and rotor is obvuois and the fitting/tolorances are spot on. Ally this to PF 01 race pads and you have a formidaible combo which has yet to see fade on the Ring and outbrakes lots of "better" brands. I would be hesistant with coilovers because its a different ball game and unless you have big R+D budget and testing on individual vehicles the cheap coilovers tend to be generic and as such not perfect. K sport does other cheap things like camber arms, harness and bucket seats which i would be more inclined to buy. Just my 2p. But in the end there are only a few here who want these things, so it would have to be order only kind of deal. For instance Paul T has had his complete plug and play K sport BBK for sale at a very very reasonable prices of £1200-1300 and its still not sold I would bite his hand off for this as i know what the kit can do!

Nice one Will I can see you have been very productive at work today I got back safe and sound and slept like a baby all day. Got an email from Mike and we are making some plans for July/August. I will have a seat available for you or anyone who wants to have a Nurburgring experience. I think i should offer this as a service It was a good trip and i very much enjoyed your company and calm. I was very happy to get a few complete lap vid after trying for so long so i am so expectant that they show up well I got the Pics from (Mr Kwong - chap from Hongkong) and yet to look at Jorg's website for other pics. Will post up when i got the chance. Catch up with you during the week. Chris, i hope you made the best of your time. Unfortunately you had to go back so early and i never gave you a passenger lap i had so promised myself to give you Anyway next time!

Atleast there is somebody who see things like i do. To keep the costs down you need to do a lot of the work yourself, do your homework and exploit ways to save cash each step of the way like duty etc For eg I got my Scooby up to 550hp for way cheaper than it customarily believed at the time by careful planning. I researched what i needed and started to buy both new and used parts required and was prepared to do some work myself and with help of a friend who was a mechanic of a known scooby tuner down south at his spare time. Yes it took a two weeks for the final engine build and tune but i really only paid for tunning and some appreciation to my mate. For me this is a hobby and not an exercise in wastage so i try and think about what i do and how to achieve it. I have slowly achieved my zed goals with the same approach. I have been on the otherside where i just paid without question on modding previous cars and never was hands on but looking back it was not as fun as now and i would never go back to those ways. I really don't care what some may think as i have done the maths including where to make savings and it adds up

Hey Lexx, was'nt refering to you in particular but i know some tuners have really exhorbitant labour charges bordering on the ridiculous and if you dig around you will find other with even more experience and setup to do anything with reasonable cost to projects like this.

It would be nice to meet our german zed contingent , robhughes, gazhull and thomasoerenson too! I'll send them pm now as they have not been on here for a little while.

Eh Chris i see the fever is coming on now the rush will get bigger as you hit the road the when you finally arrive there gates of the 'green hell'. But as you take on the track you will taste adrenalin in your mouth but after the first lap it will suddenly dawn on you that you have made it and it is not as bad as the rumours then you will begin to relax and enjoy yourself The hardest part was to make the decision to go Just keep a clear head, drive safe and let it come to you.

I don't think its just about getting the fastest car for your money here. Its more like taking the zed to its next evolution With that said a with sorted 400WHP zed ill be a formidable car with looks to match. I had a 550hp scooby and its was not fast round a track! The power was not fully useable the same way a 700bhp R35 is useless whereas a 500-600bhp variant is all round quicker. If the guy wants to spend 15k to achieve this then we must applaud him and provide him with options. personally i think some of the figures bandied around wrt the cost are just plain heresay with real basis. You have to do your research and with clever spending it can be done relatively comparable to the other cars mentioned. A 4.0-4.2l BC stroker kit with sleeves with appropriate software/hardware eg ARP fasteners, metal gasket kit, cams/ reinforced valtvetrain components, UTEC or Uprev will push out ~370FWHP. You then could either go with a moderate boost SC setup or mid/rear mounted fast spooling single turbo to reach a very safe/bullet proof 400-450WHP. Some savings can be had here if you buy used refurbed sc or turbo from our US cousins or even locally when it comes up and some of the non-wearing hardware eg oil cooler kit, wheels etc . You would have to address braking suspension, lightened drivetrain components, FD/LSD etc to complete the package. With carefully spending and labour you can get this in a £10k budget. If you put this in the context of an £6-8k zed you will see that its very cheap as there is no way you will get a comparable sorted R34 eg for that price. The cosmetic side of things can be sorted cheapily with the same shrewd purchase approach and good taste. I would say man go for whatever you want as it is your dosh and dream. You will have loads of fun doing it

Nice but you could do so much more with such talents

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I just use white spirit and a small paint brush and on the lower cllector galleys. it those the trick every time. Thats the dirtiest TB i have seen BTW

Thanks BM Got the filter from Sarah and line from ebay

How much fluid is required for the clutch system? quick check in the maintenance manual reveals nothing. i will search through the FSM and should find it but if anyone knows then it helps

Having a major P3+ service (All fluids change and completion of front bushes)on Wednesday and need the following: - Nismo veruspeed or Power enteprise Mag III oil filter. Used to get these from chilli but don't know if she still has stock. Sent a pm wednesday but no reply so far. - Braided SS clutch line Any help appreciated PS: How much fluid is required for the clutch system? quick check in the maintenance manual reveals nothing. i will search through the FSM and should find it but if anyone knows then it helps

Spotted x 2 BS coupes on the M40 north bound Saturday between 1800-1830 and 06 plate GM coupe in Milton keynes today around 1200. You passed me at the roundabout and after a short blast veered into the ?esso/total petrol station i continued straight on towards Westcroft. It was wet so every roundabout was so much fun. i have to move to MK i don't think there is any other town in the UK with as many roundabouts

Brilliant Dave.........very imaginative Who needs pics or vids

Way to go Keyser congratulations on the purchase Hope you have loads of fun with it

Jez, nice one mate. I can see you have gone for some of the eccentric bushes to have fixed camber and castor adjustment I would be interested in your feedback. I have to find time to fit my front lower control arm bushes which should complete the front. I have not decided on the upper control arms yet as i am still debating to get new adjustable arms. The ichiba arms where good but suffered bad corrosion and then when i pulled then out to sell on discovered there was axial play in the universal ball joint. Still don't know if it was caused by runing with a perished banana bush for a while or if they are just cheap. When do you estimate to finish all your bushings swap. I would really like a ride in your car to feel the difference

Yup! Thats the inner tranverse link bush or lower control arm. It always follows the banana bush if it has perished for a while and you have ignored it Whiteline is a option but it will take a while ordered and cost will be similar if you add shipping and duty. Whereas you can get these from Superpro UK directly or via Jez @ Horsham developements. I ordered some to complement the lovely Superpro banana bushings and they had low stock but should be replenished by now. If you call Superpro ask to speak to Ross and mention the forum/me and you may get a discount but I should think Jez may be their full appointed dealer now and casn do the same or better .

True to form i was late and did not make a full run on both days but thats the magic of Wales for me Its the quality time i get to spend with faces, new and old and however short the time/drive i get to do, it makes me realise how lucky i am to own a zed and to belong to such a wonderful club. Congratulations to the Team for outdoing themselves year after year and long may this continue. That BBQ was awesome mmmmmmmmmmiammmmmm!!! To all the newbies who came along, welcome and hope you are left in no doubt thats the is a family like no other. Finally, to my good freind wasso, sorry if i gave you a haert attack by swopping the HT leads on the coil packs. I have swapped sparkies loads of times and from my speed you can tell but i got complacement and lesson learnt.....change one thing at a time or else you could embarass yourself Roll on Wales 2012................................................................................... Planning underway so i complete the whole event Note: Spursmadave made a good suggestion for those who wanted a spirited and clear traffic run in the mountains and valleys of Wales to set off early in the morning. I think it is a bloody good idea

Nicely done Chris good to see that the back is not holding you back

Just to add to the general impression of this unit.............its awesome and very capable. Some credit to nurrish for blazing the trail but the cookienav moves the goalpost further. Welldone Paul Just 1 more question. I asked about splicing the OBD2 cable which seems very risky but does the OBD2 bluetooth dongle upgrade mean the OBD2 port will be freed up? If not what other options are there to run the torque application and have the port free for other uses.