ChrisB

Clearly testing his new forced induction build

From now on, every reversing camera should be tested like that

My turn for a weenie update.. I have a firm date at the Holy Dyno Sanctum at the Church of Abbey on the 12th November... ..no really After lack of progress over the last month or so, I will be back on the case soon to get it finished. Today was a bit of dismantling, a minor fettle of the PCV pipery, adding some line stays and a test of the vacuum/boost reference lines. Vacuum/boost source is via uncapping the plenum nipple. I am using eBay spring clips from China - 100 of various sizes for only £7.49 delivered ! How is this possible? I have a MAP sensor the other side of the brake/clutch divider, so drilled a convenient hole into the rubber spacer - funny stuff to drill btw - used to locate the brake booster hose. I re-tensioned the serpentine and connected up the gilmer belt to the charger for giggles and after seeing fuel pressure move with vacuum nicely, idle remaining rock steady ...went for a *short* low revs / low load test ride to see what would happen with all the air circuits active.. Even though I have not fitted injectors or plugs etc yet, I could feel and hear the system and bypass valve operating beautifully with throttle So ..the jobs for the coming week (weather and commitments permitting - but the 12th will be met) which will take the car off the road . Change engine oil (a bit tragic as there aren't that many miles on the current oil - I use Fuchs Titan Pro S 5W/30, so not cheap) . Disconnect battery, disconnect intake, pull off the plenum upper and lower, . Have a quick fettle of the FPR mount - it's not 100% level . Pull off fuel rails . Fit 350Z ID725 injectors. I have plug and play leads for the least invasive route, but I also have pins and clips for backup . Fit an AAM fuel pressure port bought from Chris (Keyser) . Change the plugs to 3 step cooler HKS plugs. Abbey recommend this as the best practice over 1 step . Depending on plug tubes, order cam covers - but who knows - they may be fine as I have not looked in ages . Clean plenum and throttle body of any carbon or oil deposits . Half an idea to scrub the upper plenum and paint it with a suitable colour. I'm trying not to be drawn to Hammerite silver, but a trip to Halfords should sort out colour . On its way back together, fit my red Wasso plenum spacer and new lower plenum gasket . Possibly fit the new coloured dress bolts. Just to be different, Blue in the air bits (plenum etc), red elsewhere (I've scored 2 sets discounted via Tarmac).. unless mixing it looks pants.. . Fit the new GT MAF into the intake tube, and reconnect it . Maybe fit a new Vortech air-filter bought from Gareth (GMBallistic) - but the old one's fine, and replacement is a faff (as is re-checking the s/c micro-dipstick ) . Top up and burp the coolant (as the extracting plenum breaks the coolant circuit) Externally will be . Have a pair of new MPSS 245/40/18 97 ZR(Y) fitted onto the front wheels to replace the excellent Avon ZZ3's which are coming to the end of their lives. I currently have 275/40 MPS2's on the back. Event tyres are booked for Thursday . Pull front bumper off again . Fit pipe clamps to the oil cooler lines, strategically placed to prevent anything rubbing . Fit a longer Mishimoto silicone coupling to the intercooler to help sort out the slight kink in the U-bend/BPV to downpipe line . Put it back together with a new Z-Speed under tray Mark is going to send me an UpRev cable and licence to allow me to install an Abbey safe base map for the drive to Surrey next week. Still pending are my sensors project and wiring all the new sensor leads. I have chosen Zeitronics ZT3 wideband controllers to handle the AFR signal generation. Using an Arduino Due, I have written some mapping code to convert the non-linear temperature and model the linear pressure sensors and analogue linear wideband to ultimately provide a small TFT, low profile, coloured info-screen rather than going down the cockpit display route with loads of distracting gauges (OK I admit the Defi gauges in GMB's zed do look great, but I'm chasing boring practicality with 7 sensors). My system gives integrated monitoring and runs in parallel to normal car systems as I don't really fancy risking noise injection or current loading onto ECM signal lines - and as my car is JOBD the OBDII route isn't as straight forward as it could be. More of all that at a later date though. Blinking marvellous - I can't wait - another VQ35DESC is nearly there

Good choice

One thing about Halfords is that they do great tools. I still have some Halfords own brand tools that are over 20 years old, still going strong. If anything, quality is even better these days. That set should be fine

I know what one of these is M not W

Yep single mass fly is the culprit. The bucket of nails in a tumbledryer sound between 1-2K rpm appears to be perfectly normal and not anything to worry about (I know it sounds broken)! I was astounded when I went from DMF to SMF - even using an expensive non-eBay Competition Clutch clutch/fly. Try to keep the revs over 2k and avoid lugging. Single mass clutch/fly is a nicer drive when flowing, just a pig at low speed/rpm.

Very nice Gareth

Yes - sorry Gareth - thread invasion whilst you are out at work Arduino thingy - maybe good, maybe pants, just slightly more than a twinkling now as I have it half working. It's a small coloured screen with 7 sensors (both mapped non-linear and modelled linear, including 2 AFR with narrowband system checking to backup the wideband reading) on the go, but purely digital. I will plonk something in my thread when I'm further along...

If you put them up for sale, I'm sure they will fly out of your hands quicker than a dry microfibre falling off a freshly waxed door panel However, I have other plans in the form of home-baked Arduino. Fickle? moi?

And that's the very reason I'm putting off selling mine for as long as I can, because I just know as soon as they're gone I'll need (read want) them for something. Oh ex-shiny Darth Vader, expert cleaning one - Mmmm glowy goodness.. - you're saying you've got Defis for sale? *ears prick up* Only kidding..

I have one too.. no gasket came with it, but *says very quietly* I reused the old OEM gasket, because gaskets are good things. No leaks, works fine

Made me laugh (I saw it - bendy arm language - drifting towards IBTL though)

We have a joint account which we both pay into for household expenses. We both have individual accounts for salary and personal money - my car is way more expensive to run than her Honda, whereas she has beauty/womanly treatments and such things - I obviously do not - so it seems wrong to load each other with the 'burden' of our own extravagances. I like beer a lot too, so have to pay for that separately Seems to work for us - married 10years, together for 18.

Very interesting - I'm sure all of us from the UK Zed Vortech supercharger (or in my case nearly supercharged) fan club also have dreams of forging at some point Good luck with the re-build! Nice brakes too

I reckon she's a Super 7 customer

There were some wry smiles and wtf? from everyone who saw it, it must be said

Gareth - you are funny - I had to share This was the 'present' I got from you through the post (Vortech Airfilter inside) this morning... Quality Made me giggle

It's great when you get going, although I found with mine that I have big progress sometimes, but with large gaps of inactivity in-between. I'm itching to unstick my current hiatus - last 10% seems to be taking 90% of the time - but thats all due to scheduling conflicts rather than actual technical issues* Have you pushed on with your Arduino Due yet? I have started dabling with mine, and have been coding the display, including getting a ton independant of sensors together.. *although ostrich sticks head in the sand and ignores potentially scary gearbox noises..

Nice colours I do like braided pipes.

As others have said, £1800 is way beyond credibility. All the service items listed are trivial, and you supplied nearly all replacement parts. Shame on them (who ever they are).

8-10 times a month

Possible dibs on airfilter..