wmr1980

Looking forward to GTA V for the PC in Jan!

Milltek, but I went to listen to a few different types and found that Milltek suited me the most. I have decats so it's probably a little louder than it would be.

Keen to hear what you think of it - looks great to me, but it's my sort of game

What mods do you have installed? Decats, Milltek exhaust, "Velocity Stack" mod, Panel filter, plenum spacer. I've owned the car long enough and driven it enough to know how it was before and whilst it doesn't feel particularly quicker, it is more responsive, and purely from the RR charts, you can see it has erased the flat spots and improved the torque response which ultimately is what makes the car better to drive. I'm not a numbers chaser really, I just wanted to improve the overall dynamic of the car - having done those mods it seemed daft not to do the remap.

Having recently had mine done, I will say yes. Definitely worth it. It has completely changed the character of the car to what the Zed should have been in the first place. Admittedly I have done a bit to the car too, but nonetheless it's much more responsive and has a much smoother torque curve across the rev range. It's not hugely more powerful, it's just more drivable.

Bought and brought. Should of instead of should have. Pacific instead of specific. At the end of the day... Slang speak in general I find pretty loathsome. People say that it doesn't matter if they use the wrong word or grammar as long as they are understood. I'm afraid I couldn't disagree more. I think it is mainly owing to people reading less and not taking care to understand grammar. I think learning Latin and/or a foreign language helps you grasp the basic premise of grammar, syntax and constructing sentences correctly. Perhaps I'm just a snob. I am a johnny foreigner though so it probably doesn't count.

They did a fantastic job fitting my milltek and decats, and of course a fine job tuning the hell out of my Zed. Great chaps too, really friendly and honest. Decent coffee too! They let me crack on with some work in their conference room with WiFi, plus didn't mind me poking my nose around the place. Oh and my Zed sounds like this now thanks to them: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/92383-milltek-japspeed-decats/#entry1390572

One game that I really did enjoy was Tomb Raider. I know it's a bit old, but it was such an immersive game, and really good fun

Thanks to Jez @ Horsham developments my little Zed now sounds like this: Still needs a bit of bedding in - only has about 200 miles on it, but under load when accelerating it sounds absolutely MARVELLOUS! Thanks Jez and his team - very happy boy. Can't stop driving her now! This is what a zed should sound like.

PC gamer here. Assassin's creed black flag mainly. I have a small itx case, corsair 250d. Still nice overclocked i5 4690k @ 4.2ghz (water cooled, 45C under load) and an overclocked 280x with 3gb, 16gb ram and SSD drives. Does okay for causal gaming and is a decent work horse for work and other things.

Absolutely - can't wait!

It's easy to have thick skin when you guys are being very patient and polite about it That's why I love this forum and why this place rocks. Honestly guys I don't take myself too seriously, and whilst this is a private thing for me, I felt quite comfortable sharing with you. I just hope as and when I make a meet you don't take the **** too much A few people have met me off here, I know Clown quite well too (shame he's left here and the online world!) and I'm actually not a bible basher at all but I felt it was worthwhile me sharing. Joking aside, I really don't take things personally, you asked for my opinion I gave it, I'm not here to preach or tell people what to think, I'm here because we all share a love for the Zed, and cars, and generally are like minded people. I'm too long in the tooth to let things like this bother me. Ultimately I'm just an ordinary bloke

Looking forward to seeing what you can do! This forum is great.

But you're a Zed supreme being - so you've transcended/surpassed all of us mortals anyway....

well that's the million dollar question... lets just say it was God who started the big bang - well where did God come from? was there a bigger God who created the God who created the Universe? Did God create more than one Universe? Yes maybe our universe has only one God, but are there an infinite number of gods creating an infinite number of other universes???!?!? Well? TELL ME!!! I need the TRUUUUTH! actually, I don't really care. all I know for certain is, in 19 minutes im going to get in my zed, drive home to my fiancé and watch Fast n Loud. Ignorance and apathy is bliss I'll be doing the same, but going to gym

I agree with most of that, but.... can you not still be people of tomorrow WITH deity in mind? Surely being forward thinking doesn't have to be exclusive of religion? After all many of the biggest world changing scientist were religious people and they were forward thinking and "tomorrow" people.

And that's the thing that does it for me. If there was nothing before if nothing existed how can that be. It is a mind **** for sure. And one that for me having that belief gives me comfort that if I don't know the answer it is because I am not ready to know.

I believe they are an interpretation of something that is bigger than us. Some people were able to connect and hear what was being told and shared. Just like some people are more in tune with certain senses some people are more spiritually connected and prophecied what they believed and understood. Which is why I don't think the interpretation is always correct. I think we got some things right And we are still discovering other bits and trying to understand our existence better. I'm comfortable with that as a view point I'm sure it my appear as contractidory for some of you but there is no right or wrong way to approach this really.

No I don't disagree with that. But remember as humans were we would kill (and we still do) immorally. We used to kill one another for food or power. Our Neanderthal ancestors had no moral code. We are still even now finding ourselves we still make mistakes and we aren't always right or make the right decisions. I honestly believe that the introduction of religious beliefs and structures of the past have enhanced humanity and taught us to behave in the way we do now. This may well have happened independently but I think moral code has had a lot of influence on our development as a race. We are still a young race. I don't believe people are born evil or bad so it is teachable for sure. I don't disagree with anything anyone has said in this thread and I am not trying to convince anyone that I have the answers or indeed that mine make any sense. As I said it is personal and how you apply your beliefs. The main religions have all stemmed from the same place so there is a link we are all brothers/cousins of one another in terms of religion. It's a shame so many people like to hide behind it and believe they are better than others unfortunately that is just a human condition. People also twist things to suit an agenda, unfairly tarring a group with the brush of crazy evil ans extremists. It does make me sad that they would take something so positive and turn it to something megalomaniacal. Even even if you were to ban religion people would still end up choosing to believe in something that could arguably be non rational. Heck even small tribes in the middle of nowhere with little western or religious influence have a belief structure of some kind. Perhaps it is a human trait? Perhaps there's something within us, a soul? That drives us to believe in something? I don't know. There is no right or wrong answer in my eyes. Anyway I want to thank you all for being so kind and patient about my views. I know to a lot of you it is rather lol worthy and I don't find myself disappointed or upset at that. However you have very generously offered me fair and kind comments. It really is appreciated. Anyway back to Zeds... Anyone want to help cure me of my Zeditis? It seems to transcend all beliefs and religions!

This makes no sense. How can you be a Christian, believing that the bible is the word of god, and then say that all the other gods exist too. Do you therefore accept that all 2800 or so deities exist? And I'm sorry but the true word of god should be open to interpretation. It's commendable that your faith has lead you to do good things and that you get so much out of it, as many people do I'm sure, but the faith and belief system itself make no sense at all* *To me I may not be the best Christian, and I never claim to be, I err, I am merely human! Yes the bible is quite clear in that there is no other God, just like in Islam, la ilaha illallah, Similarly in Judaism. Ultimately they are based on the same beliefs just interpreted differently. If I were a militant Christian I'd say the rest are heretics, but as a good Christian I don't believe in shunning other religions, and I believe it is my duty as a good Christian to embrace that and help make Christianity more progressive in its behaviour. The church is turning around, we have lady priests, and whilst some gospels are interpreted very literally I also believe just like poetry there can be underlining meanings and there isn't one true interpretation. I guess this is why religion becomes such a personal thing. Does this mean that I am right and other Christians are wrong? No idea. I'm not that conceited to believe that. Likewise I don't believe in hell, or God the smiter - does that make me a heretic? It shouldn't do,because projecting your beliefs onto others is unfair. I guess I could be called a progressive modern Christian rather than old school. The core beliefs are still integral and apply, but the interpretation is more open minded. Would you accept that? Anyway of those other deities, there is always one alpha, in Greek mythology Zeus was the king/father of the Gods so it could just be that ultimately God is known by all but in different names? I don't know, I don't mind either. Put it this way, when I see compassion, charity and benevolence in the most adverse and extreme situations, I see signs of something more powerful than can be tangibly explained. Is that God I am seeing? I don't know, but I'd like to believe that there is some influence guiding those people to something greater. I know this is very wish washy especially to people who have no interest or belief in this, but I'm a bit more pragmatic in how I interpret things, at lest I'd like to hope. Does that make me non Christian? I'd hope not, as I feel that Christianity is an inclusive religion, behaviour and way of life. Hopefully you don't think that I am some weird daft tree hugging idiot at the same time, but I am not here to convince you otherwise or make you think I am right or wrong - all I can do is share with you my take on it and my behaviour on what works for me. I hit rock bottom and I was given a sign, pulled my socks up and rekindled my faith since then and I am where I am now. It is rather personal , and it's s not that I don't love you all, but it was a grim part of my life hence why I'm not sharing too much. Perhaps it was Desperation, and perhaps I am brainwashed into thinking that if I shun my beliefs I will hit rock bottom again, but either way it gives me so much and enriches my life that I wouldn't want to be without it. Perhaps I am weak? Maybe that's why I hit the gym so much! However this is rather personally how I feel on the subject. I hope you feel this is acceptable. I would never try and convince you otherwise, but we all hold onto some bits of faith, whether or not religious or not, it is just how we interpret that faith, be it science, Krispy Kreme doughnuts or even religion.

I don't reject others. Their gods have spoken to them in different ways. In a way embracing multiple deities makes sense. God of love war nature etc.... For me through having an understanding of polytheism has allowed me to form my interpretation and understanding of Christianity it suits my lifestyle and gives me the focus and life enhancement that I need. One of my cousins has become Buddhist as he had a life altering experience and he found enlightenment through what Buddhism brings to him. Others have shunned religion altogether but embraced spirituality. We don't argue about it as it is a deeply personal thing. For me it isn't about being right or wrong but so long as my faith gives me guidance and strength I will hold onto it. Furthermore I love the sense of community I get from our church. I know many of my neighbourhood now as a result. Have done more charity work than I would do otherwise as well as volunteer work that I would never do. I feel now it is part of my responsibility. I also pick up my elderly members of the congregation to get them to church on Sunday. It's all these small things that help me feel more integrated in my local community and in society as a whole. I don't get anything back from it, I don't want anything for it. It is something I enjoy doing. In spite of being pro Arab I spent time in Jewish schools pro bono helping with some refurb work that my friend's company was doing. I helped in a call centre for the Palestine crisis too. One would assume you look after your own but I don't believe that is what Christianity is about. Its about being there for anyone.

It depends on what sort of evidence you want to believe. The Fibonacci sequence in nature seems almost too "perfect" Some would argue for example. There is no evidence for love, but people love and have truly altruistic behaviour. There is no evidence of what parts of our brains are responsible for consciousness or memory, and whilst the myth of the 10% usage of the brain is just a myth, we also don't know what a lot of our brains do. Does that mean that it is filled with nothing? There is no evidence of other life around the universe, but we have no understanding of how that can be, if we believe that through pure maths and probability there are other intelligent beings elsewhere they're may be more evolved, are they more God like to us? We are at the top of the food chain on earth because of our brains and our knowledge and how we have used our intelligence, do animals regard us as gods? Just because you cannot document a cause and effect does not mean it doesn't exist. You do not need to have tangible evidence for something to exist. It can get quite philosophical but even taking quantum mechanics into question, it becomes so complex that our understanding as human beings becomes impossible because we haven't got the capacity for it. So we have to take a leap of faith and make assumptions, physics and maths is filled with assumptions and 'rules' if those rules are broken or changed the whole fabric of our knowledge unravels. Having a basic faith in something greater than ourselves means that it doesn't get broken, as it is a pure belief rather tan a proven fact, which can be debunked or disproven. I'm not saying I'm right, or that my answers are correct, but I think it is too arrogant to assume and or close any possibility and having my faith helps enhance my understanding of the world around me rather than closing off certain aspects of the world. I'd rather assume that things are possible, than impossible. One person's magic is another persons theory, one person's faith is another scientific fact and so on. I think attaching ourselves so strongly on having black and white evidence is as dangerous as blindly following a faith. Challenging things and being sure in what it means is important.

Thanks for posting that. Hadna skim read looks really interesting right up my street. Will give it a proper peruse this evening.

Yes it is a belief structure as you so eruditely pointed out "a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods." Lack of belief is a belief structure

How? For the most part, they are complete opposites. I struggle to think of any examples where they complement each other, could you elaborate on this further? Thanks for joining in btw, I really do appreciate someone looking at this from the other side No problem, I know you guys are a decent bunch so I don't mind "sticking my neck out" Well science (I'm an engineer by trade, and a keen physicist) is based on many theories, many of which are regularly debunked, proven or dis-proven, or evolved. So it isn't an exact science. Religion does the same from a more philosophical point of view, asking questions, pondering, trying to understand the world. Science cannot prove the existence of religion or "God" or "Mother Nature" or "the Force" or anything like that, but neither can it disprove it - which makes it a stalemate from a tit for tat point of view. There are some things that currently our knowledge, our science just cannot answer. Sometimes, even with the help of science, one needs a little "faith" in things - sure, it could be luck, it could be positive mental attitude, allowing the correct synapses to trigger in your brain allowing the perfect neurological connections to allow you to make the correct decision... these are all suppositions. If science cannot answer "why are we here", then religion gives you the comfort or the reinforcement of why we are here, or whilst we are here let's try and achieve x,y or z. Some of the greatest scientists were religious people, that did not stop them from being amazing physicists, chemists etc... For example, I studied astronomy for a while, and loved star gazing, and obviously the question of "what's on edge of the universe" question comes up. We can't answer it. We don't even have the science capable of understanding what happens, so drawing on faith one could believe that we are just not supposed to know and just accept we are where we are and take comfort in that. I'm not a creationist by the way. I had a conversation with militant type a while back, and the post would take me an hour to type up. I didn't poo poo his ideology/belief, but even I "lost my faith" in following what he was saying., Does that reflect on me not being strong in my beliefs? Or does that reflect that we have been gifted with enough scientific capability to accept that we are older than the Christian faith? After all, 2014 years ago, could have just been a second, third, fourth, etc.. coming but is the only one we have bothered to accept as the truth? I don't know, and I am conflicted too. However, without my faith I would feel a poorer person, it gives me strength, and comfort, compassion and empathy that I could easily forget in this aggressive, materialistic and somewhat shallow day and age. I know that doesn't really answer your question perfectly, but it hopefully helps give you a better perspective, I will try and answer a bit more clearly when I'm not trying to juggle work too! It is to me and the way I see it, Atheists believe that there are no gods, or anything other than black and white "science". It's a belief structure. Agnosticism is less of a belief structure and more of an ambivalent, "willing to be convinced", accepts science, but accepts that there may be more to the world than we can possible conceive. Isn't that a fair comment? I wouldn't disagree with that comment.