StephenG

Apparently!!! I'm happy with Abbey though because I find they are honest and professional so if there are problems they don't gloss over them or overcharge me for them either. But they are *stupifyingly* busy which means sometimes a job can't be done until 8 weeks after initial contact, which makes minor tweaks a big headache. It's the lack of in-depth knowledge of the Z which is the major headache. Of course, by the time the major tuners have this, we'll all be on the GT-R forums with our 2007 supercars complaining how there's no expertise in them instead

Is there any way we can see the software in action prior to getting the kit?

I thought 'headers' were just inlet manifolds, not exhaust manifolds.

Sorry to hear of your disappointment; let us know if you find a solution. Fingers crossed for you

Engine threw a CEL first thing this morning, no idea why. Thankfully Prescience sent me an email telling me how to reset the ECU so I pumped away at the accelerator in a Kwik Fit car park. Problem solved. Cheers matey!

Bizarrely, that happened on the way up prior to any tweaking. Separate thread coming up!!!!

Ladies & Gentlemen, it's Today, myself and AngelZ (Gary) headed off to get our exhaust pipes changed. The reason? With my Supercharger, my Nismo was being unbearably loud. Likewise, Gary wanted something with a bit more 'grunt' than his Invidia GS200. So a straight swap between our two exhausts looked the right solution. Here's the story of our day... Firstly, we turned up at elite garages in Mannings Heath. This is half way between myself in Brighton and Gary in London. Unfortunately, despite saying on the phone they could do this, they told Gary when he turned up (after 1 and a half hours sleep the night before. I'm not saying anything more than that) that they couldn't do it. So, it was off to a local ATS - shut. After all, it is Sunday. But then G remembered he'd seen a Kwik Fit en route, and maybe they could swap our exhausts. So off to Horsham Kwik Fit we went. But oh dear, they couldn't do it, as they only had 3 people in as one person was off sick. The sign was very accurate. So off we went to Kwik Fit Crawley. And they said they could do it. Hooray! Getting the car on this was NOT easy. Due to the front lip, I had to reverse it on. Guessworth and faith in plentiful supply. Up goes G's... Once on the lift, I could see why some of the other obstacles I should have previously reversed over... Here's the bracket that holds the exhausts - in this picture, G's Dual Invidia. Continued... My Nismo came straight off, no problems. Not the case with the Invidia...! Grunt, pull, swear, grunt... Took 3 guys in the end. After it came off, going on mine was straightforward. Thankfully the exhaust exits fitted my valance very well... sort of... ... because the actual box is touching the rear bumper. Some padding and fibreglass cutting will be needed to stop it rubbing. The Nismo went on Gary's car, no problem. As did the Indivia on mine - though it was just that little bit more fiddly, with the pair of pipes. Fitting the bracket required us to get our hands dirty and help out. Here's Gary holding the bracket - though from the sweating, you'd think he was supporting the weight of the whole car Down came the lifts, and off rolled the cars. A great job in the end, all for a very reasonable ton, with some sideways whistling. We're both happy campers. My SC'd Z is that much more manageable noise wise, whereas Gary's Z has now got that throaty Jap-racer rasp to go with the style of his car. Results! And for the record, here's my before: And after:

They do a special deal for car clubs. Is that already taken into account?

JPM? Ffs. J-Tuner, J-Tuner, J-Tuner, J-Tuner.

Abbey are constantly badgering me to get this! UTEC's nicer Supposedly. The thing is, I've been modifying far too long to trust the performance of any item on the basis of hype. From what I've read, heard, and understood, it's a great bit of kit. But as with all engine-management style modifications; the kit is just a quarter of the equation. The final proof lies in the install quality, the tuning, and (here's the big bit) the fact that it's not yet installed on UK spec cars and so there may be unforseen hurdles. Fingers crossed - I'm not going to start spouting its abilities until I see them up and going!

Where are they hiding?

bingo

I didn't know if it was the right answer anyway... AND I said 'Nitrous' and you said 'nitros'

Christ, how far off the ground is(n't) it?!?

I had this idea last month!!! Very well done.

any provisional dates .... ????

Definitely worth half a tank before a dyno, but a full tank comes in at about £135, ouch!

and mine... And I only guessed once!

Totally agree. It actually looks like a sports car and not a thai taxi on steroids, for once.

Nitrous.

Absolute doddle to fit; I got it from a weird ebay company who don't seem to advertise any more, called spoiler-depot... It fits over the existing OEM spoiler

I can help sort a meet location during the day too - quite a few celica-club people are coming from Japfest the day before, so it might be a mini jap meet!

Go on then, put me down for it - (depending on dates really as large parts of the Summer, I'm not available)

Where will the tuning be done, people?

The two D1's are quite mental - the pink one being Jay Kay's car. The GM on white alloys is Abbey's own 350Z, did you checkout the stoptech brakes on it? They're enormous!