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iMystic

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  1. Ah right! It was run in 4th gear, fuel was Tesco Momentum. I've only ever used v-power or momentum since i've owned it (about 2000 miles worth). There was screeching from the rear wheels, which one of the guys at the back of the car noticed, which imaybe supports my tracking/alignment theory. None of the FWD cars made the same noise but as i was the only RWD on the day, i was the only one to use the rear rollers. Clutching at straws a bit. Whatever the issue is, it still produced a good looking graph, so i cant move away from thinking geometry is to blame. HaydnH - all figures were flywheel. The Type Rs got good readings!
  2. Hey guys, I was at a wee dyno day with a few mates over the weekend. Most of the cars were older modified hondas/nissans and just 4 stock cars (mine included). Discounting the modified guys, all the stock cars made marginally less than book figures on the day, so im pretty happy overall that the dyno readings were accurate. Stock readings: 2010 Civic Type R FN2 14000 miles - 196bhp (book figure ~198) ~1% down 2003 Civic Type R EP3 60000 miles - 188bhp (book figure ~198) ~ 5% down 2003 Celica T-Sport 70000 miles - 166bhp (book figure ~189) ~13% down 2004 (mine) 350z 26000 miles - 250bhp (book figure ~276) ~10% down Me & the Celica pulling much lower than expected, but the celica has done over 70000 miles. I've not got the graph with me just now, but i'll post it up later. Curves were nice & smooth & correct shape, just lower than i'd have expected. I've only owned the car for 6/7 months now, it has 1 prev owner & full service history, next service due in December. One thing i noticed on the rollers, that i've never seen before, when the ESP was switched off, the TCS light stayed fully illuminated throughout the run, i've driven around with ESP off in the past & never seen the TCS light behave this way. (images attached) I'm going to book the car in for a full geometry setup asap, i have documentation of it being done last November, but no detailed information on what the readings were/what they were changed to. Anyone have any other ideas/suggestions to throw at me? Cheers!
  3. Never used anything but super. I also get significantly higher MPG using Tesco's momentum stuff too. A good 3 or 4 MPG over V-Power on the same motorway trips!
  4. Jammy gits, ive even had a guy from Tesco ring me up to apologize for the pricing error on the website now too!
  5. Never seen a Z with decals around town. There are 2 sunsets & a silver import i see fairly regularly.
  6. Mine got cancelled & refunded with apology
  7. Poor wee pup squashed under the box!
  8. I don't use mine for a commute at all but for chomping down the motorway miles i find it perfectly acceptable. Had to make a trip through to Glasgow last night (40 miles along the M8). As soon as i got upto 60mph, cruise control on, mpg reset & by the time i popped of the slip road at the other end the mpg was reading 39.9 and i wasn't particularly trying to be economical (other than choosing to meander along at 60mph, i drove like i would have at a regular pace) hopefully that's viewable ^ I never expected (nor require) the Zed to be economical but it always manages to keep north of the 30mpg mark on the motorways! Just depends how you like to drive
  9. Hah, there should be a little 'that was easy' smiley with a sign! I presume most of the other kits on the market should just be avoided?
  10. Hey guys, I've been looking to get a replica nismo kit (V1 most likely, but tempted to go with the V2 front end) I've heard umpteen times on here that the 'Shine' kits are the best replicas, i cant find anywhere that sells these though? Has anyone had any joy with alternatives? There seem to be quite a lot of places offering their own version of the kit! All advice welcome, im a total bodykit newbie!
  11. Just done Edinburgh - Liverpool and back at the weekend. 75mph on the needle all the way down & back. Trip computer reads average speed of 64mph & 31.3 MPG. Happy enough with that, decent pace & decent (relatively speaking) MPG imo!
  12. Nice one mate, i'm packing a bag for my trip in the morning, its 90% photography gear so far *sigh* up again in about 5 hours!
  13. I'm picking mine up on Sunday morning from Gatwick and hauling her back up to Edinburgh! #rescuingZsFromEngland I'm hoping to do it in 8 hours, doubt traffic will be too bad but there's bad fog forecast in the NE/NW!
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