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Mine is a cobra non-res with motordyne ART pipes, no drone whatsoever unless up a hill at about 60. Usual speeds above 70 it's silent, just the road noise.

Static test trackside it did 104.8db

ART pipes really are worth the money!

Welcome!

Give me your seats.. best bit of these!

However the 33 looked I bet it still made good noises.

Welcome to Z life

Yet another Honda - Z convert.

Seems to be the go to step once bored of downshifting 9 times to overtake!

Welcome

Wow - was this a NFS underground 2 title car rep? Same kinda scheme.

Cars like this are great, usually have loads of stuff on to sell if you can see through the looks.

Gotta love a cannon!

On 20/11/2017 at 15:58, yarters said:

It's part of the Uprev remap they do - prices on their website. bit more power and torque across the whole rev range plus improved throttle response in the first 3 gears I'm told (eliminating that hesitation). Not had it done yet, but I will in the new year.

Sort the rest of your bolt ons first to really make the most of it.

They love decats or high flows!

Mine's a different car after being mapped, really pulls at the top now

2 hours ago, evilscorp said:

Yeah, such a shame, UK salty roads that do it and poor under coating I think.

Half of me wants to restore it.... but the other half with the silly hat on usually wins.

Definitely keep the silly hat on! Those kits are cool

I had a DE previously and now an HR. I have to agree with the above, it's a far superior car not just for the engine but all the little touches throughout. The headlights are phenomenal! The later gearboxes are far stronger too.

5 minutes ago, Vish8895 said:

Yes, certainly a good run around family car, I wouldn't mind one for the misses that I can toy with lol!

 

I would recommend any N54 powered 1 or 3 series, but they are riddled with stupid little problems which add up. Mine ate a High Pressure Fuel Pump and an ABS pump weeks after buying it. Costing me over a grand in pumps in the first month, and about 6 hours of on the drive DIY fitting them (intake manifold has to come out for the HPFP... stupid much!).

 

But when the work, they are insane fun. All of that headache can be resolved by taking out BMW Warranty. I did this after spending the grand and wish I did it before!! It was £60/month on mine, but sub 60K mile cars are cheaper, and it is comprehensive, the same warranty they sell on their AUC cars. Includes wear and tear too!

Now that's interesting!

I'll let him know.

That one we went to look at had the ABS pump and HPFP in the history.. so certainly a thing on the e92 aswell as 87

Zs are certainly simpler, they have a few common issues but nothing that expensive really. They're a bit clunky to drive, gearbox isn't a quick changer..

Some of the early cars really do burn oil.. my first was a 53' DE which used a lot. I came from Hondas so was used to a bit.. but that was a lot. Was on 28k when I bought it too...

My current one is a 57' and it's a much better engine in these later cars, you really do notice the difference.. but then you need to be aware of the oil gallery gaskets which are these useless paper gaskets, they will eventually fail and cause low pressure - I had mine changed just as a precaution so I could forget about it.

If your budget lets you I'd seriously look at the later HR cars, lots of subtle tweaks the whole way through the car which just make it a lot nicer.

Shame your about 2 hours west from me otherwise I'd say you're welcome to come look round and drive mine, get a feel for what to look for!

20 minutes ago, Vish8895 said:

I thought the same until I got myself a 2012 C Class AMG. That slightly topped the F's for me. That being said, they are still up there as being top 3 in my mind!

 

As for the 120d, all very impressive, and all so very tempting. But for me, most diesels lack the character of a proper sports car. You can't wind them open down the lanes, and there is no drama to the noise. I had a 3 series coupe m sport with the 3L inline 6 diesel and a giant turbo. The thing was putting 520nm of torque down and was amazing for about 1.5K revs per gear, but just didn't bring the same joy of winding open a big petrol engine.

Oh absolutely, they're impressive but certainly not sporty!

A brilliant do everything car.. which the Z simply isn't, boot space is truly woeful. The friend with that 120 is currently looking at E92 335i or 330i as he's often out alongside my Z and another friends R34 GTT.. the lack of noise upsets him

335 seem to have all kinds of issues though, we looked at one last weekend with some weird hesitation bang on 4k rpm.

I'm looking to swap my Z out for something cheaper to run as I'm almost there with house deposit, pretty much sold on 120D from being in his. I've looked at 330D coupes before too, ridiculous figures for the running costs but the F interior is a big step from the E. Open to suggestions for things I should look at instead though!

Surely the future is plug in hybrid though.. seems to have the largest benefit to me.

Take the 330e - 25 mile electric only range up to 62mph before engine takes over, fully charged in 3 hours from regular house plug.

That's free commuting all week, then at the weekend I can use the engine - in that it's the 320i 184bhp 4 pot turbo which lives in the cooper s among other things, it does the job.

An M3E though.... there's a more interesting concept..

On 02/11/2017 at 14:20, docwra said:

I used my E82 as a prom car earlier this year, the lad specifically asked for mine over a fistful of other nice cars and Ive had a good few people tell me its a better looking car than my 350 was.
Similarly a 3 series coupe, a TT in the right colour or a Scirocco are just as attractive as a Z33 IMO, particularly if the Zed is still running standard height and wheels but they have all been slated in this thread. And at least two people have said positive things about a Cube ........

Could it be that Zed owners are a little myopic when it comes to "normal" cars and the way they look?
 

Let's all just settle down for a minute - the Cube is an utter masterpiece.

On the main topic - has anyone seen the Audi Q2? Dear god.. what even is that.

For me BM are at the top for interior at the moment the whole F shape range are beaut inside (largely due to them being identical across the range!)

I have a friend with a F20 120d which is mapped to 230/320 and keeps my Z honest until I really wind it up through the revs.. then does 60mpg to Germany and is £30 to tax.. how can you compete with that!

I think the 1 is a good looking thing in 3 door guise, 5 is a bit odd. 

These poor things are really showing their age now, just so rusty.

I was between an S14 and DC2 when I was 19.. went for the DC2 in the end.. which are also old and rusty now or a million pounds.

As far as I'm aware rear wiper is one of those MOT items that if present it needs to work/be in good condition as many cars don't have them - I imagine that'll depend on tester though as you could argue if there's a switch for it, it should be there.

For as low in that pic.. on our roads, I'd be looking at an air kit or leaving it standard! 

Love the profile on the rear tyres, proper meaty, I'd leave it at that height. These things are low enough already. 

Personally would forget the bumper tuck too, if you had a single exit then fair enough otherwise it just shows.. nothing really, diff? Not like some honda with flashy tie bars to show

Sort of, like all vids though they never do it justice. It sounds superb in car with no drone unless you're under 2k on throttle up a hill.. as with all exhausts! 104.8db static

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oLHG94bSEw

Did a L2D day for my first one, £60 for the morning is all you'll need, donuts, some 8s and short tracks. They encourage you to rinse the cars, mostly NA s14s and IS200s, plenty good enough in the wet with welded diffs.

My short track by the end of it having never driven a rwd and owning a DC2 integra at the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohu65hLDUL8

I've been drifting on sims for years though and competing... the timing is all exactly the same, if anything it's easier as you have so much more feedback than just yours eyes and hands!

Great shots by the way, does look good!

How does this feel to drive?

Although I suppose that question is dependent on what you're used to! 

I mainly run iRacing, Assetto Corsa and LFS either running triple monitor or rift depending on mood.

While the sims are great I always had GT before for my car collecting and owning fix.. with them dropping that I've just ignored GTS so far and waiting for 7.

I did look at forza 7 on PC but it's just horrific to drive someday they might get linearity right I guess...

Should I come back to GTS once it's cheap..:D?

Next stop, LED rear lights?

The motordyne sounds stunning aha,

I have the ART pipes on mine along with non-res cobra, good noise!

This build is funded and forced on them by the new Need for speed.

Car is clearly too clean for a 'lost project' or whatever.

Their normal stuff is superb, this is alright but has a bit too much of a commercial TV feeling around it.

While you're searching this on youtube go to the motortrend channel and live there too. Everything is gold, roadkill, HRG, dirt every day etc

Welcome, these sit great on air!

Welcome mate,

135 is a real weapon, Z might be a disappointment performance wise!

As others have said Y pipes have no silencer in but they are narrow so worth changing with the rest of it. Then take it to be mapped once the exhaust is all on!