Kaveney
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Got abbey to do my ones with the engine in .
DC sport S/S and did not wrap them .
A quick couple question to those that have changed theirs..
I'm looking at the stainless DC headers. Don't really want to consider the mild steel coated versions..
- what have people done about heat.. wrapped in heat tape? I heard that in itself can cause issues with causing weld cracking or is that pie in the sky?
- the engine will not be out.. I'm considering getting the garage to swap without looking at the clutch yet.. is this sensible or should I wait till they're doing the clutch for access etc..?
Many thanks.
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So after my nightmare and killing my car before the ring trip I fitted my replacement rear lines .
Installed correctly this time .
And bleed all of the air out ( there was a lot )
Alan
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So after my nightmare and killing my car before the ring trip I fitted my replacement rear lines .
Installed correctly this time .
And bleed all of the air out ( there was a lot )
Alan
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Show off
Done mine in 20mins
replaced slave cylinder, clutch line, new fluid -
Yep same problem .
Took an age to get pressure back in the system .
Alan
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Another great service from Adrian .
being such a fool I destroyed my rear brake pipes but Adrian got them to me super quick so I can get this fixed and am not without a car again .
Top service as normal .
Alan
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It never ends
That does sound like a good plan tho .
Alan
Now you need a steering wheel re trim to match that new gear surround
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Got another little job done at the weekend .
First was to change the old tired gear knob .
Old knob
I got a re trimmed gear know of a member from Hide 'N' Seat .
Old and the new
Also I re aligned the shifter throw and re greased the cup and ball on the gear linkage .
Then fitted a new alcantara gear surround and handbrake surround .
Old vs new .
All done and put back together . I went for the orange stitch to match the seat stitching .
Alan
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Got another little job done at the weekend .
First was to change the old tired gear knob .
Old knob
I got a re trimmed gear know of a member from Hide 'N' Seat .
Old and the new
Also I re aligned the shifter throw and re greased the cup and ball on the gear linkage .
Then fitted a new alcantara gear surround and handbrake surround .
Old vs new .
All done and put back together . I went for the orange stitch to match the seat stitching .
Alan
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My one is the same when very warm 15-20 PSI .
Alan
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I put it all down to the Stillen kit
Looking like the same set up as I have with the Miltek kit good going so far .
Alan
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Yes this is the main thing and lucky thinking about it .
Next year it will happen
Alan
Sorry to hear about this Alan! We all do mistakes, at least no one was hurt, in a way is good that it happened while still at home rather than on the track!
Replacement lines on the way for you.
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Ok so after 11 years of saying I will go and do the ring I set of on Friday at 2.30 AM full of hope and excitement .
At 2.42 AM it all went t*ts up .
Below is my first experience of my first ring trip ( Next year will be booked this week )
So after checking the car a fair few times over the week leading up to Friday 21/08/15 everything was set new oil and filter new brakes new tyres new clutch etc. .
It was just me and the girlfriend going and we were getting the 5.30 AM ferry from Dover so set off at 2.30 AM .
Around 10 miles in to the trip coming to a roundabout the brake pedal did not feel good and the pedal when all the way to the floor .
We stopped and checked and the system was leaking brake fluid from somewhere AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH .
In the pitch black of night I could not see where it was coming from so we limped the 350Z home .
After a quick look I still could not see anything and then we had to make a choice as to cancel the trip or take the girlfriends Peugeot 207 GTI .
After booking another ferry for 11.50 we set off for the second time and got to dover in time .
The replacement
At dover
Leaving the UK
Arriving at Calais
After looking through my insurance I had to break the news that Lucy would have to do the driving as I was not covered to drive another car outside the UK bar my 350Z only .
After the promises of something expensive as a thank you we set off in France .
After around 74 miles the car was very down on power and was in lime mode and after a quick check it looks like the Turbo is on its last legs AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
We thought we had come this far and after some slow driving and nursing the 207 we finally got to Germany and then the destination .
We checked in to the Hotel and then went to get some dinner .
From the room we could see part of the track .
Dinner was good and the Bitburger beer was even better .
So looking at car hire we were set to book this in the morning .
After waking up and having one belting head and going back to bed I was feeling less sick and we got some breakfast and went to see about the car hire .
We were told that the track was closed all day until 6 PM till 7 PM AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH .
We did see if we could hire but as it was only an hour the place was shut so we just watched for the hour .
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So this is as far as I got to the track as we had to leave early to get the replacement ferry .
We got back and I set about seeing what had happened to the brakes .
When the rear brakes have been installed the pipe was fitted in the wrong place and was rubbing on the wheel and split the rear .
All my fault for making a very stupid mistake but there you go .
So after 11 years of saying I would go and do the ring I did but just did not drive on it ïŠ
Next year is already planned and I will finally get it done .
Alan
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Was going to go through France I think .
Yes excited its my first trip
Alan
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Of to the ring tomorrow so will be getting up at 3 ish AM to get the 5.30 AM ferry to Dover then through France to the ring .
I have all the gear hi vis bulbs light stickers etc .
Any last tips and how much fuel would you say it will be .
Alan
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Its where all the best ones come from
Coming along nicely. Another nice z from Sussex.
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Very small update .
Gave the Air con a fresh up with this .
Alan
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Very small update .
Gave the Air con a fresh up with this .
Alan
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Yes it is indeed the GCF one and im only using it for a inside brace so I will be keeping the stock seats .
I will see if I can get a some measurements but it does not block the rear view or boot space .
O6 air box is not mapped yet but does feel better and better on part throttle more sharp but you do lose the noise of the Stillen .
Brakes are stunning that is all I can say
ART pipes and another UPrev tune will be next .
Alan
That is a rather nice collections of mods you have fitted, whats next on the list?
Is the harness bar a GCFabrications one? Is there any change you could measure the height of it from the floor or roof or ledge so I can check harness angles.
Are you getting seats to go with the harness bar?
Did you notice any difference going from the stillen to the 06 airbox?
The new brakes really fill the wheels, looks great!
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Sorry I am not making my self clear .
I have done 10-12 stops from 60-05 MPH and have done another one as well so I think they are bedding in nice now .
I was just compare them to my old set up with regards to force .
Alan
Just to edit as my post does not read correct .
At 1/4 to 1/2 the force is the same as my old set up at 100 % peddle pushed to the floor when the pads ( DS2500 ) were nice and warm .
2 days of bedding in and they are getting stronger
Alan
I think you are being too gentle with your bedding in process Alan, they can be and I think should be bedded in much more aggressively by putting them through a series of heat/cooling cycles in a really short time period.
10/12 stops using 80% force in decelerating from 60 mph to 10 mph will get these through the point where the resins in the pads have been surfaced and cooked out and you start to get a good transfer layer onto the discs. A short run to let them cool (don't stop with foot on the brake though, if you absolutely have to stop, get down to lowest speed possible on footbrake and use handbrake for last few mph then brakes OFF), repeat the 10/12 stop process, let them cool again and job is done.
I've always bedded in brakes (road and race) through this heat/cool cycle - takes perhaps 20-30 min (assuming you can find a good piece of road that lets you do this!
Luckily the roads around Kaizer Motors (who fitted my Torqen Monster kit) are ideal as they are virtually deserted and there are a few roundabouts that let you loop around and go through the process with ease.
David
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This is now sold .
Thanks
Alan
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Just to edit as my post does not read correct .
At 1/4 to 1/2 the force is the same as my old set up at 100 % peddle pushed to the floor when the pads ( DS2500 ) were nice and warm .
2 days of bedding in and they are getting stronger
Alan
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Just a small update on the BBK I got from Torqen after a day after bedding the system in .
The great think about the kit is that it has the same feel as my old Brembo set up in as far as when you touch the peddle at slow speeds it does not grab or is too sensitive .
I would say at ¼ to ½ peddle travail the force / stopping power is the same as my Brembo set up with DS2500 ( DS2500 when hot ) pads S/S lines and new discs .
From then on at ¾ the car stops like it has hit a tree and I still have not given them the full on stamp .
I will see how much better they get when fully bedding in .
Alan
Manifolds / headers..
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It is not a cost effective exhaust upgrade that is true .
I gained 6 BHP and 6 LB/FT peek and 13 LB/FT at 3800 RPM .
Alan