GT4 Zed

Hey Ian, i can see we are pretty eager mate! its a good thing i had everything worked out early this year but everyone dropped out in the last minute anyway i will catch up with you so we can plan a mega zed trip and possibly meet with the french 350z club guys led by Taurim(serge)and our friends already residing in Germany(Rob hughes, Thomas sorenson etc). It will be fun to have a big turn out but i am sure at least 5 will make it this time! it's a shame Dan(Ekona) is selling his zed because i am sure he would have been in if we outline things early it will give people 5+ months to prepare, save or take the time off! nice

Take up Taddy's offer and Kill them all!!! Post vids please

Apologies if this has been shown before: This guy below - Dado did a 07:55 Albeit with MPS cup tyres, modded 350zHR with 330bhp. The car also has stoptech BBK and KW V3 coilovers. He is good though, very smooth and only after 39 laps(? ever or in the zed ) My friend Taurim(300+ laps) had the previous best time of 08:11 but he is more aggresive and probably loses some time sliding the rear. Looks like I need semi slicks too and full suspension bushing kit if am to improve on my 08:15 time or rather balls of steel 07:55 lap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOP_o-RDDKA Harrassing some porkers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcI0CKmoVpo Ring taxi to the sword http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MTFym6iAA Taurim's 8:11 lap - see the difference in style

Must be the new rear tyres mate. the fronts are grippier until the rear becomes fully cycled it will have less grip and hence ESP kicking in just take your time for the next hundreds of miles! However i have to question your breaking while turning I know you have not fully described what you where doing but all your braking should be done with straight steering input as much possible. Its a caution that will serve you well with wintery/wet conditions pending.

Hi Steve how is it going? i was away for a bit and missed your races Is the championship over? did you win or improve on the GC? i agree with you that for a track car the 4.08 is perfect but we are not as lucky as you are Also the lower the ratio the more aggressive you have to go so there is a fuel consumption penalty

+1. debating with the idea.... Greekman, I am surprised you did not change your final drive when you got the LSD But everything else was spot on and your handling must be something else i suspect as mine if really good but could be improved with bushing and LSD You got the best balance modded zed here IMO

Favourites for me: - K-sport BBK - Full suspension upgrade.(KW V3, adjustable ARBs/Droplinks/ cambers & Toe arms) - Michelin PS2 n1 rubber - nurrish Nav - Short shifter - Turbo XS Utec tune On my list if the zed stays: - carbonetic hypersingle clutch/flywheel - oil cooler and baffled extended sump - full urethane bushes on every suspension link - urethane engine and tranny mounts - full GT spec reinforcement kit - 3.9 final drive and Quaife diff - race seats - Top secret rear diffuser or chargespeed rear bumper Money no object: - BC 3.8 stroker kit - Cams - Headers - Nobvidem supercharger - Roll cage* e.g Cusco (if road legal) - full weight loss program (CF bonnet, doors rear quarter boot with polycarbonate glass replacement! - Volks CE28N wrapped in MPS cup rubbers - diff cooler kit

Nice motor Dan Still has the same spirit as a zed so we forgive you Have fun and keep in touch

Definately a very good mod Anders as the diff is out However i will stick with the 3.9 final drive which still gives about 10% acceleration per gear and still retain decent topspeed .

Good job Matt. It should be a piece of cake to supply all the necesary fiitings and guide I had the MD 5/16th spacer then sold it for a custom 1/2" spacer which came without any fitings. I got all from a specialist Nuts and bolts shop on ebay for under £20 including custom nylon spacers. I used the factory metal gasket and there no leak. Because the 1/2" is slightly taller and potentially rub on the strut or not clear the bonnet i measured everything carefully and cleared everything with longer bolts and and plastic spacers for both strut and the plenum note that the threads are different for the strut and plenum They do all finishes and types of not and bolts etc and custom lenghts at short notice and similar price to std imperial/metric ofshelf items. i'll find the link to their shop for you.

Sorry about the news but this can be sorted easily as mentioned...... Zmanalex, lee or reputated garages. The options are get the bearings +/- rod(s) +/-crank replaced or get a waranted low mileage DE engine fitted by a reputed garage. It should come in circa £3k for option 2 which is better IMO. If its me and i am keeping the car for much more and going to spend up to %k with the stealers, i would replace with engine with a revup or HR engine for near enough the same money and throw in a mild nismo cam, headers, ATI dampners, ligthweight pulleys, lightenned clutch/flywheel, uprated tranny and engine mounts, nismo short shifter and even 3.9 final drive all in there and tune with Uprev or piggy back i reckon you will have 350FWHP easy with these and a very responsive car Greekman made 340FWHP with mostly uprev i believe? Anyway good luck on your engine search!

James Do you actually drive that car. its too clean to be true lovely work mate

and happy zed hunting. Wales is a good place to get cars cheap so keep looking and the right one will come along

1- Yep could be that. 2- You are wrong condensation happens because of the temp difference between the glass and ambient air. cold glass, warm and moist air. Both AC and demister fan will demist the glass but blower is faster. The AC drys and cool the the air so equalising temps. The fan blows off the moisture from the glass and the element in the rear screen is a heater As a matter of fact both ac/blower come on same time in the zed and most modern cars when you set the dials to demist function. 3- Make sure you have not soaked wet the boot carpet/floor accounting for extra moisture hence condensation or have leaking boot rubber seals which can also lead to water ingress and the samething. Also check foot well for leaks which can happen when door seals are incompetent. 4 - Check you are using the right button to demist the rear

Taddy.......................Batmobile GT4 Zed......................Stealth weapon Ians16........................Nismo R

You are missing the point mate I have been going to the Ring for almost 3years now and just thinking that just a helmet is not enough especially as a crash can be a result of a mechanical failure rather than error of judgement! And in both case you don't have to be flying to crash! This crash happened at 95mph Likely brake failure! So the way i look at it, if you wanna play then pay for the right equipment with all safety gear so your life is safe if the inevitable happens or don't race

Came accross the is the most amazing zed crash sequence i have ever seen thought i should share See link below for full static pics and comments from the driver - page 4 http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f223/cr ... san-61500/ It has made me re-evaluate tracking my zed especially on the Ring without full safety gear/precautions. You could be driving perfectly but any failure can lead to a big crash or even getting involved in someone elses crash I am now considering a decent dedicated trackday car with full safety gear or turning the zed into a full stripped out track car which is hard to justify. Short in-car vid at the onset of crash:

@ DazBam350z: was in Cameroon and Nigeria then Ghana. I rather keep the Zed than than go for the Rex. Not enough space for a child seat, gutless engine and not styling butch enough @Jenni86: Its a sleeper but could do with a sharper ride. i think coilovers and ARB can sort that out. @Beavis: I was hoping you had forgotten Dave! Ok i will eat humble pie now as there is no chance in the last 4 GP with the titanic championship battled being waged. Lets try again next year

I have been out of the country to sunny Africa since July and sure missed my zed and you lot . I was back a few times but never had enough time to catch up with forum news or activities but apart from the tragic loss of Ian and friend the forum has been been up to its usual antics. I can see that Nurish has got even madder as not unexpected . I hope i can catch up with especially the west midlands crew in a meet before the winter sets in. As for my zed it had a good rest from me and apart for a dead battery which i replaced it has been purring like a cat. I missed it so much and will try and drive as much as i can before the weather spoils it for us all. However, before i left i have been thinking of parting out/selling my zed in favour of a sporty four seater saloon or even estate + a dedicated kitcar for trackdays. It has not been easy to choose the right replacements so I will have to address this in the next few weeks. I test drove the Audi S4 4.2 V8 before i left and it kind of ticked most boxes though the handling is ever so competent but feels numb in your hands. BMW is out of the question as i have had a fair share these so we will see with other choices are out there in the sub £15K range. Suggestions welcome. So look out for my part-out soon and i will entertain selling out-right if anyone is interested in a very track focussed setup zed. cheers

Been away for a while and this is such sad news to come back to! Met Ian in Wales and he was such a good chap, keen zedder and full of life. My heart felt condolences to his family. He will be sorely missed.

Everything makes sense now Dan because i know your track day credentials should have got you closer to very early 9s or late 8s......but not with std suspension and just pads upgrade for your first weekend I always thought your zed was heavily modded for track work If you choose to go it privately next time you will get 25 laps for £325 so you can do the same weekend for about £7-800 if you book hotel and ferry in advance The only difference is it will be a touristfarthen rather than the special pit lane you enjoyed so heavier traffic to deal with

Felicitations are due once again Steve and i can't wait for the videos Well done to the supporting cast especially Abbey for such dedication You forgot to give me the heads up again mate as i was looking forwards to making CC Anyway its my bloody fault as i ould have checked dates on the TLMS website Next time mate, I'll be there when you nail P1 and

I have driven a mates 400bhp evo X with all the bell and whistles and it is devastatingly effing quick! Better IMO than the 550bhp scooby i had between ownership of an Elise 111R and my first zed! These rally specials maybe FQ and have decent levels of comfort than credited with but are chavvy IMO and attract a lot of attention in all the wrong quarters. The result was i got banned for a year for excessive speeding when i may have got away with it in a zed or a similar cool car and i always felt the driving involvement quite detached especially on track Its almost the same analogy with the new GTR! But at the end of the day you have to work out what you want from the car. If your only concern is running cost and servicing then it will be a bad move! But if you want a lot of car for the money and don't mind the drawbacks, then you have a winner on your hands with a big boot, five doors, four seats and good reliability if its well tuned and or taken care of