GT4 Zed

Weldone Ian for nabbing this beaut. Nice blank canvas to start your thing. For me a god set of black lightweight 19" with sticky tyres, brides seats(which you have already ), brake pad/ braided hose/dot5.1 fluid upgrade and a safe 400HP tune will be the priority. The next step can happen overtime and longer ownership . Wishing you many years of enjoyment

Thanks Ian for posting this up I will try and edit a more exciting lap with all the vids i have but i have learnt my lessons now with the £10 minicam and know what to do next time to get full uninterupted laps. i will stick the minicam in the back ot grill to get close up action.

Can't agree more with the dawg But if you have to scratch that itch then so you must But the 4200 masser You can do better than that for that price range

Good work cookie Can this be adapted to fit in the standard non satnav suround?

I don't believe anything they have to say Moreso i don't see how this solves anything! We have all been sold dummies and lies about the Al-quaeda and any other "anti-imperialist" movements to suit are motives and until we start to deal with the real issues this "war" we never end. I am a pacifist and humanitarian and beleive in the virtues of mutual respect, understanding, tolerance and fairtrade but our governments sometimes ignore the point and back the wrong arguments and we(public) a left to pick up the pieces. The issues are global and not just Al-quaeda. Someone will just fill in his boots if really he has been killed

@Ian: Monday will be cool as i will be off @Trackpig: I did not really run for time as i would have loved because i had to take it easy on the GP circuit i really don't know but by extrapolating from the vids i was doing the BTG in very low 8mins which is about by personal best anyway With regards to geo i am running -2.5deg camber at the rear, Toe 0.05deg (toe in) and at the front camber -2deg and Toe of 0.1deg (toe out). Makes the car supreme in corners and gets rid of understeer but abit twitchy high speed stability which i have some how cure with very wide tyres but the result is increase in tramlining and bump steer but not enough to make me nervous as its predictable. However to take the geo by itself is not the whole picture as the whole thing works synergistically with having wide sticky/stiff-walled MPS 2 tyres and fully adjustable coilovers and other suspension components

Dash photo was with bullet cam via remote control Ian i will need you help with uploading and editing the vids ...not working sofar when are you back?

The weather was great, the zed was finally sorted and after mising the earlier trip with the lads from here I decided spontaneously to go for a Left UK via Eurotunnel at £44 return on Sunday 14:20 and arrived at the Ringhaus hotel at 20:30 after only one fuel stop It was an epic drive. Not alot of traffic and made good progress on the Autobahn. Nudging 160mph Had a good rest and was up at 0700 for breakfast and to get the zed checked over before the opening time at the Ring. Everything was ok but then i notice that my rie height was probably to low for the Ring so had to get it raised. I had all my tool but it would take time so needed a ramp. Jorg at the Ringhaus who also does Ring photograhy called Rent4Ring who set me up with one of their free ramps and while i was there the owner freddie (former formula racer) gave me the perfect setup for the Ring with the KW var3 coilovers! he kept my camber and toe settings which were spot on and overall the handling was just unbelivable . Words still cannot describe how good the zed was on track The downside to all this fettling meant i lost the first 3hours of the day(0800-1900). I bought myself 25 laps(Euro 470 + freebies) and quickly got to business, praying for no closures or interuptions due to crashes. The other side of the coin was that they had opened up the GP track which you joined at the start of T13 corner and left back onto the Nordschliefe at hatzenbach corner I had no experience of the GP track and so hitting the main start finish straight when i got to turn 1 approaching at 150+mph I almost ran wide as the brakes and tyres where still cold despite my efforts earlier to warm them up The rest of the day went smoothly and i got faster and faster as the car felt really good and my confidence grew. As usual the zed had so many admirers and was often referred as Nismo But the biggest complement was the exhaust sound (K1 + dcats + bungs on) which sound like a race car at full chat! i still don't know how i was'nt pulled out for sound check when cars with less noise were attracting the attention of the marshals. i guess they give leeway to foreign cars Any way my plan be was if i was pulled over i would set the D1 to EC5 with quietens things down Talking of the D1 controller, it was amazing as it save me a 1/4 of my fuel cost driving to and fro on EC5. I was regularly at 30mpg at 100mph Sp7 was 22-24mpg and on track 8-15mpg I still think the D1 is under-rated my lots of people but they are round. It just gives you two zeds for the price of one. In the end i got 18 out of 25 laps as i had to leave at 1700 to catch my train for 2120 which was cutting it fine I finally hit the road at 1730 and still managed to reach the Calais Eurotunnel terminal at 2145 and boarded the 2220 train This trip has changed my whole perception of travelling to the Ring for a short weekend. Before i would only go when i knew i would stay for at least minimum 2 nights and have 2-3 days at the track but now i know i can do it in just under 1.5 days and 1 night. I can now just hit the road when i feel like It will be even better to get a co-driver to take of the burden of driving and to this end i will be offering a seat for any party interested at the end of may when i go again. we can share the trip cost and i will let you drive my zed under my tuition of course what better opportunity for anyone wanting to do this but apprehensive of the whole experince . Photos and vids: Of all my time going to the Ring I never managed to get a vid due to the ban and did not want to risk being banned but this time around i hand the £10 mini camera and my HD bullet cam as back up( but difficult to conceal) I used the mini cam all through but had a feeling it may be messing up so braved it and fitted the bullet cam later in the day each time i past the gates out of site of those pesky marshal! It a good job i did this as the mini cam pics were completely unstable and pointing the wrong bits Herewith a few pics take by Jorg and some borrowed. i will put up the vids later after loading them on youtube. could not get them to upload on my photobucket account. Useful info: 1-www.ringhaus.com: Its at 30sec from the main Ring entrance. Real petrolhead go here and the atmosphere is very cool. IF you plan a trip book in advance as they are popular. 2-www.rent4ring.de: They have some nicely prepared cars and are very professional. Their prices are the most competitive too will have to have a go on thier suzuki swift which is supposed to be fun. i diced with one of them on track and it only lost due to power disadvantage but was close in the twisties. 3- http://www.ring-bilder.com: Jorg at the ringhaus runs this service and takes pics of you and you beast at various loacations at the Ring. good prices and overall nice guy Cost: - should be able to work it out at the weekend

i got preowned ARB with bushes ready to go Can't split though You can buy bushes only from superpro if thats only what you need. pm Jez

It looks suspiciously like a 350z roadster that has a GTR body kit i will be really surprised if nissan will make a GTR roadster makes no sense

Anybody at the Ring this weekend Bloody good weather for : I have just booked my tickets for eurotunnel early tomorrow to get there in time for the afternoon session and then monday morning session and return in the eve. Will be nice to meet anyone from here.

Just ported a few mm wider, matched and all imperfections smoothed out while retaining a rough finish for good air flow. I could not fit the intake manifold as I forgot to get replacement O rings for the fuel rail and injectors so will have to install some other time. Might attempt at polishing the upper plenum too! I got the MREV2 fitted plus custom 10mm spacer!

So Mark if i was to ignore the labour costs what sort of gains will i expect on a rev up with intake mods, headers and exhaust paired up to stage 2 cams and a tune? I have been looking at this over the pond and most guys with cams have lots of other work done or FI so its hard to interprete

Just starting the fitting of the above mods pics will be up later I was also going to fit these today but it will not arrive in time due to the hols. Inner and outer bushes for the Front lower control arm(transverse link arm) to complement the banana(compression) arm bush

Hey Ian, you know i'm always up for a good deal and relish a challenge What do you have in mind? I thought you had sold the car or is it in bits sitting on stilts You have the ss DC sports headers right? I have this weekend off and could change plans and take up your offer if we can get access to a 4 post lift or similar and you offer a pair of extra hands I'll buy you lunch

I'd like to wish a Happy Easter to all you zed heads and this being a long week end i will be fitting some mods . I got an MREV2(for the second time ) and an intake manifold for sometime now from the US and they have been away for experimental porting and ceramic coating . I does not think it will give massive gains but it is should keep intake temps down and consistently especially for trackdays. I expect them back tomoro for fitting. Next i will send my decats and headers as soon as i can get a DC sports or similar priced header Finally, i would like suggestions tio deal with a neigbours cat that feels the zeds bonnet is a radiator I have decided to give the zed a wash and polish now every 2 weeks but this cat just undoes all my efforts in one evening. Somebody has suggested Lion **** as a deterent but were do i get this It needs to stay this clean

The tein and other springs are that way to maintain the front to rear height ratio which is important for handling and weight transfer. You obviously are after a cosmetic drop and the only way to get the perfect arch gaps will be with coilovers that are height adjustable. All good springs (eibach, tein, h&R etc) will be designed to match the damper of the zed and also preserve the height ratio.

What £38 !!! i paid £11 minus VAT each from Nissan worcester and felt iit was too much for a nut Trackpig you sure is £2 from your local?! I should have words with mine

yes guys i know what you are saying but for eg i have read posts of guys stateside DIYing this in 4 hours so why not! I have had a close look from ontop and underneath and figured out where the ball aches will be. As i said right tools, manpower and manpower will slash down the time to fit! lets see what this guy can do and he will be having alot of business i am sure because i could never justify fitting being more expensive than the headers themselves Alex don't go there....low blow mate. off course best laid plans can be scuppered by a stubborn bolt or nut

Guys lets give this mechanic a chance to prove himself I don't see any reason why the manifolds cannot be change quicker! Its all about the right tools enough hands and experince from having done it before or loads of times. The first time i took off the whole intake plenum down to the intake manifold it took me aleast 2 hours to remove and fit the MREV2 and plenum spacer and bolt everything in place )snapped to bolts in the process from over torqueing )but now i can crack the whole thing in 30mins

Thats a good price Jez. I'll get the 10mm fitted when i pass your way next week as i will be needing an alignement and maybe corner weighting if i manage to get and swap the other front lower bushes in time

Anybody else got these? More feedback will be nice. I would be getting and fitting the rest of the front end lower bushes as the compression bush has made such a huge transformation to the front end. Should get even better Watch this space.

That was among the first mods i did on mine as i felt the silver plastic looked cheap and i,ve had no issues since after almost 3yrs now. Black looks ace on a kuro though not sure about other colors but i would be inclined to paint it same as the respective body color

Nice way to spend a lovely afternoon Sam I have been lucky to own two TVRs; the Mk1 tuscan s and the Lightweight AJP8 4.5 cerbera and i can concur that though they felt hairy-chested i would go for my zed with its current setup anytime and would get closer to the limit than with the TVRs on a track or fast road hooning. However with that said the quoted figures are far usually off the mark and my cerbaera made 333WHP in SRR which came as a shock to me because it felt like 400WHP but it all about the rawness and noise So the close performance is about right. The best Cerbera made 370WHP and it had an emerald ecu reflash and a few intake and exhaust bits. The one thing that always amazed me and everyone is i drove my cerbaera for 1.5yrs as a DD(~12k miles) and it never failed except for the batery running down always but the newer tuscan was a b%&tch!! and gave up after 6 months ownership for a lotus elise 111R . My only regret was to never track both TVRs as i was worried about their inherent frailty but if money no object now i would have either again as a second car with an LS engine conversion because these cars will always be special.

Looks ace and very arty pics mate