GT4 Zed

nice one Steve. Hope you have an even better season this year. Must come and watch/support you this year;)

+1 but those IT b%@tards catch up all the time and i'm running out of proxies

If you want to get rid of the wobbliness then it will come down to what you really want the car to do ultimately............? Normal A to B driving, fast road handling, drifting, trackdays or importantly budget Start with getting the newer droplinks to replace your worn DL(s). And if but there is still any issues, pinpoint it and decide on what is unsettling you most and address it logically. Tyres brand also have a big role to play as so does tyre pressure. So fiddle with this until you are happy by making 2psi changes at a time. Beware of el cheapo tyre At this stage it is worth rechecking your alignment geometry too. There are three common rear end issues with the zed; wobbliness, roll or wheel hop. That said the OEM zed is a very good handling car and well setup for normal driving in normal conditions. As a rule: - Adjustable ARBs will enable you to stiffness both ends of the axle and reduce roll. - Lowering your COG will also reduce roll and improve handling. Options are lowering springs or coilovers.(Depending on how low the car is set to, you may need adjustable camber/toe arms to restore geometry. You may also need ajustable DLs.) - Wobbliness/wheel hop at the rear is due to the soft squishy OEM suspension arm and subframe bushes. Swapping with urethane or solid bushes cures this. - Geometry and set up of your mods are also very important and you can still have every suspension /handling mod but if its not set up right for your application or driving style, you will be unhappy. Finally remember that if you address the rear so you must address the fronts, The more adjustablility you have helps but the more painful it is to find the sweet spot as any change in one area affects other areas. Ultimately its just a question of how far do you want to go ...............???? Chassis bracing or roll cages etc

See the dyno chart thread for info, but as said already, Abbey down south or RS tuning up north(Leeds) can sort you out with the Uprev remap as one of the popular tunning option. Looks like Horsham developments will be joining the party too soon. Greekman and Andymc both have HR i believe and are making close to 300WHP and higher torque with a few bolt-ons than the revup or DE engines will ever make

As above its a DIY if you got tools and somespannering skills Will be nice to introduce yourself to the forum too. We won't bite

Not bad. 25 laps would have cost me about the same if i factor in the €30 and ring werk sweetener Hopefully we get convenient dates for April. Good job Ian

It should work no probs The reinforcements and welds look structurally sound.

Stunning example The 355 is one of the best fezzas in my book anytime but if i could afford the running cost of ferrari ownership, i would opt for the 430 scud.

Clean............... Then it can be me

It was'nt me I thought i was the only kuro in the village

Congratulations Chris on this venture pm sent

This is better news after the recent gloomy tales about the Ring's demise! Expect to pay about £23-25 per lap depending on the xchange rates but i think punters will still have a good deal when staying over but local business will be undertreat lonterm as already suggested http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=23038

Nice find Thomas, The zed is an exciting rally car as the vids show but i think it will be down on the AWD or FWD competitors in terms of ultimate handling and poise in rallying enviroments. kudos to those guys for trying though

5mins? Anyway its a stupid test and proves nothing

Healthy figures Jez . What do you use for remap? and what decats?

Bang on the money there Dan MPS FTW. RE050A, VUS have good performance but still fall way short. Re040,TR1, FK etc are just midrange performance tyres and just don't cut it if you want the best in handling/grip and stopping in fast road or track usage.

+1 I have a short shifter so the "feature" was made worse but after change of gear box oil(motul) and always dilligent warming first off in the morning its no longer an issue And if i have to drive off without adequate warming it quickly smoothes out when the transmission is up to temp.

Nice work I can only guess whatelse you guys may have in store for the zed keep it up

you know what to do! don't you?

It's a difficult one. Especially as I've always been against these sorts of clubs in the past. But now I'm starting to lean towards them. My thinking is that I can scratch a lot of itches in one go. The fleet covers almost every type of car you 'dream' of owning. You can get a long weekend in a 430 Spider, R8 V10 Spyder, LP560 Spyder, a GTR, a GT3RS, DBS etc etc. My thinking is that once I've been through them all, I might know which one I really really liked and buy one, rather than buying one outright and then about 8 months later wanting to swap it and taking the depreciation/cost of changing hit every time...... One thing that I do like, is that you can pay a payment of £2500 and then the rest in 10 monthly installments, which makes it seem like less of a commitment, plus it lessens the risk factor should the company go bust, which is not unheard of..... +1 I think you have your answer here Sarnie. If one had the money to buy a £100K supercar then he/she can afford £12k to sample all the potential dreamcars within a few months and choose the one(s) you want at under the cost of 1 years depreciation/insurance and service running costs of full ownership of most true supercars You would not be joining for the GTR or porche TT etc as these will be workhorses in your stable

It looks worse than it actually is When i swap to my BBK 30K miles ago my OEM Brembo which had just done about 30K looked similar. the corrosion is superficial and can be skimmed off very lightly to refresh the disc when changing to new ........pads if there is still "meat" left on the disc . The only noticeable thing is all the drill holes and some slots are fiiled with pad material which suggest you may be using very soft pads for your driving style and something more harder with hgh friction properties will keep them clean and work better eg if you were using green stuff then you need to upgrade to red of if red then to yellow stuff

When you have a re-map I suggest one thing (especially if it's likely to snow again or next winter) which is to ask for a conservative map, that's if you are able to use multi-maps (car year depending). I'll be asking Abbey for a conservative map next time I visit. For those who have Throttle Controllers, imagine trying to drive in the snow on SP7!! My current map of course is giving me max power, stupid me didn't think about this during the snow and it's become a nightmare to drive anywhere. So a multi map is one heck of a solution if you are able to run multi-maps. Will - get a remap.... you know you want to.... Just think of putting your foot down on a motorway (sorry Autobhan) open her up to 100mph then floor it till it hits speeds in excess of 155mph. I managed 162mph (on the Autobhan) after chickening out due to the bumpy road surface. What bumpy surface? chicken

You should invest in one if you intend to keep the trackday bug going Cheaper in long run to renting. I have an expensive Shoei can from my motobike days but i saw some good deals at Autosports at the NEC last year for circa £150 (meets all type approval/regs) Unfortunately they were only white ones left I hope to go early this time so i can get some black ones. 15th - 16th for your diary

5-30 im sure. Personaly any good 5-30 or 5-40 is fine. +1. also mirrored by Oilman when i spoke to him in Aotusports last year. No need for 10+wXX or 0wXX oils even for trackdays. The Nismo racing zed uses 5w40 by Motul (300V competition) but for better fuel economy a full synthetic 5w30 is adviced by Nissan for our road going zeds. I have used both and it made fook all on economy The thread by Resolute in my350z is interesting and fundarmentally highlights how good the newer generation synthetic oils are in providing protection whatever weights you use but i think individual driving style and usage will determine how appropriate your oil choice is for your car and the only way to know is by oil analysis. But why spend money to do this when to this regard Nissan/Nismo would have spent millions in R&D to arrive at the conclusion that 5w30 is best for the zed in our UK climate