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what product did you use?
What is it designed to do?
There is also an ECU reset procedure that might help if the light has come on because of a glitch, if the problem is genuine it will come on again if there is something wrong. Disconnecting the battery wont help
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Just need a little push.
Off topic.
I dont think your oil tank install meets with building regs.......
I'll get me coat
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hi all,
been looking at PVR's with built in freeview that can record 2 channels at once, seen these by humax -
http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/pvr-9200t.asp
can anyone recommend anything else, it must have the above and be able to connect to a pc so i can transfer programmes,edit on the pc and burn to DVD ???
from the few reviews i've read the humax one can be a little flak/unstable when tranferring files
not unless there have been software upgrades since the reviews.thx in advnace for any help
Is your life sad?
Have lots of time on your hands?
Do your friends regard you as a geek even though they wear milkbottle glasses and elbow patches?
If you can answer yes to the above and you are into fiddling with video install myth TV and make your own multimedia system and install it under the stairs.
Support for 16(+) simultaneous channel recording, it laughs in the face of twin tuners.
Web interface so you can programme it to record remotely
compatible with digital terrestrial AND satellite
supports streaming to remote clients (eg; your laptop, or even a hacked XBOX)
TiVo "like" functionality (if you have ever heard anyone say sky+ is great TiVo invented it better first, think about a system that learns your favourtite shows and records them on the off chance you might want to watch similar ones).
Why be constrained by the paltry 160Gb HD in the PVR you are going to buy when you can fill it with several Terrabytes of cheap disk space and never delete anything - why bother to burn anything to DVD (unless its to send to someone else) when you can just keep it on disk.
But you do have to meet the criteria above!
Anyhoo, off my soap box, my dad has a humax and seems pretty happy with its stability, not the exact model you describe though.
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What are you talking about?
I know you are called ming but I didnt think you really were from another planet......
Cheeky young whipper snapper. LOL
Ming the Ancient
just teasing mate, I'm in denial thats all. Age hits us all, like a truck!
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What are you talking about?
I know you are called ming but I didnt think you really were from another planet......
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I can only compare with motorcycles, but if the analogy holds a better car will not automatically mean better laptimes. Well, i mean, significantly better laptimes. Now ok, if you were going from a Ford Ka to the Gallardo this will have an influence, and a HUGE one, but its not like the 350Z is some kind of old crappy vehicle.
I guess you will be faster but not with a huge margin, for the reasons you stated yourself. If your car can brake later, and corner faster, its still the nut connecting the seat and the steering wheel that has to do it
Your probable right. Although a gallardo has been round there in 1:37 in the wet:
1) Middlec (Westfield Mega Busa) 1:24.2
2) Rezzie (Ferarri 430) 1:28.0
3) Duncan C (Dax Rush Hayabusa Turbo) 1:30.2 (w)
4) Pvapour (Maserati 4200 Sypder) 1:33.0
5) Steve H (Porsche 997 Cab 2S) 1:33.4
6) Peter M (Merc CLK AMG) 1:35.8
7) PCM (Suburu WRX Sti Type R) 1:36.5
8) Squirejo (Lambo Gallardo) 1:37.0 (w)
9) Rezzie (Ferarri 360) 1:38.2 (f)
10) Sarnie (Nissan 350Z) 1:39.2
11) David T (Porsche Boxter) 1:40.7 (f)
12) Diceman (Noble M400) 1:41.9 (w)
13) Agent Orange (Porsche 993 GT2 CS) 1:42.0 (w)
14) Morgy (Atom 275) 1:45.0 (w)
15) Madras (Honda NSX 3.0) 1:45.6
16) StevenG (Supercharged Nissan 350Z) 1:46.7 (w)
17) Mini_ralf (Mini Cooper S) 1:50.2 (f)
18) Neil (Lancia Integrale Evo 2) 1:50.2
19) JP7152 (BMW E36 M3) 1:50.4
20) Spartacus (TVR Cerbera) 1:52.8 (w)
So I'd like to think I could get round there quicker than that if its dry, maybe even around 1:34-35 ???
You should spank that on your second visit, just remember to put some air in your tyres this time
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Having said that, i am sure the nismo kit helped in some way
In what way? I suppose he looked good.....
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I may do one next year in the Exige...
How about a mini meet? I'm always up for a walshy day....... preferably in the wet
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palmersport used to have some 350z's they used on their track lesson days?
I think the Zeds have gone, last time I went they had been replaced with XKR's
Didnt feel as fast as the Zed TBH despite claiming higher BHP (but more weight too). Proper big GT but not as much fun.
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You can do it off the power, but its actually more controllable using "clutch kick" - load the suspension up (i.e start going round a roundabout) and then just kick the clutch in enough so the revs rise up - its literally a stab rather than a kick.
This will cause the rear wheels to lose traction, so you need to be ready with the opposite lock
Its actually easier to let go of the wheel and just feed the opposite lock in by letting the wheel pass through one hand - the car will apply its own op lock automatically. Then its a case of keeping it sideways by balancing the throttle against the weight - its difficult to do this without practise on a constant throttle so blipping it is probably best to start with
With a little practise, you can quickly reach the point that you can do a 2nd gear (private) roundabout consistently until you run out of fuel. Faster stuff takes bigger balls, and is more likely to end in tears when you hit a kerb and fold the wheels up under the car
Not that Ive ever doen that you understand. S'funny - as you practise drifting more you find you are doing less and less - it goes from wild jazz hands type steering motions to never actually moving the wheel more than 15 degrees, then letting the car do the work. Everyone should buy a driftcar and practise IMO
Thats good advice. The throttle balancing thing is a skill in itself, its like a sixth sense and when it clicks the smug smile on your face is huge and well worth the effort.
As an exercise go and sit in your Zed on the drive and try revving to 1500 rpm and hold it there, no flapping up and down just hold it at 1500 rpm. Sounds easy. but go try it. Thats the sort of throttle control you need to drift smoothly.
Once you have learnt that delicacy of feel in your normally hammer-like right foot that is just about enough pressure to hold a Zed in a drift in second gear on a wet private roundabout.
Its the karate drift kid equivalent of wax on wax off. practice delicate throttle control....
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These people are highly rated on SELOC & MLOC, (Lotus forums).
This was posted up on SELOC today..
Due to unforseen circumstances, 2 people who were attending on Thu's 4 Person Day Walshy Driver Training Course, won't be able to make it.If anyone would like to fill the spaces, they can do so by calling us on 08707 547547 or booking online at www.carlimits.com
Most of you know what the course is like, but for those of you who don't, the day is bespoke to your needs and you will spend the day in your car (or you can hire ours) on various exercises including The High Speed Bend (experiencing understeer/oversteer etc), our Circle Exercises, and have fun putting it all together on our circuit around soft bendy cones.
How about an early xmas pressie???
+1 I would rate the day with Andy
On the Top Gear day you will explore the limits of your Zed, on the carlimits day you will explore (and cross) your OWN limits and learn that it was your bad technique that upset the car.
but either is a hoot!
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I could watch these all day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSphfONzzS4&feature=related
Heres Ari again, got to love this one for the moment where the navigator says "Oh......dear god!"
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Great clips
You gotta love the "flat right....maybe???" in the Vatenen clip. Yeah, don't worry p*ssing with rain, foggy, 400 foot drop off - keep your foot in
+1
FYI "maybe" is a pace note abbreviation for "slippy maybe" (say it with a scandanavian accent and you might get it) it's certainly quicker than saying "it's a little bit slippery". So you will often hear "slippy" if its really slippery. Its not the navigator being indecisive!
Anyway, seeing as everyone is posting rally vids this week I'll add this one for a demonstration of guts and racer spirit...... hopefully not a repost and apologies for opening old wounds.
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pampas grass? Anything you want to tell us Zedrush? Do your parents have dodgy late night parties with the neighbours by any chance?
Hence my offer above! and the nice car obviously
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How old is your mum?
(toyboy in waiting!)
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bother, wrote a long and informative reply to this and have lost it! cant be fagged to type it again...... that will be the drink talking.....
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Whilst on the subject of snow, anyone tried Autosock's or Weisssocks on their Zed?
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is his racelogic datalogger the "performance box" or the "driftbox"?
If its the driftbox he should be top of the scoreboard with that!
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to be honest its not as good as you want it to be.
sure the all in price for unlimited (well 20 hours a month unless you upgrade) internet access is not bad.
Doesnt do multimedia (no sound) and video doesnt really work.
Basically its like a citrix client (if you know what that is) over GPRS onto a server running a web browser, it does load pages pretty quickly so navigating around links is not bad.
The keyboard is a little slow to use (much too small to touchtype and the typing interface is clunky) so just trying to send an email is a pain in the @r$e. I find I can text an email faster from my mobile phone than I can from this device.
Having a reasonable size screen is useful and its handy when you just want to check something quickly (its a pub quiz-toilet cheat-marvel) but not really a serious competitor to a laptop (not that it pretends to be but I hoped it might save me carrying a laptop to some meetings and make do with googlemail/googledocs and then update them when back at the office)or even a wireless PDA.
Gadget factor - 8/10
Early adopter factor - 9/10
Practicality - 4/10
price - 8/10
Frustration to use 10/10!
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Was just shopping for something when I saw this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/car_page_content/37243.html
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Could use an escrow service like http://www.escrow.com , there are many others too (Google is your friend).
I have never used one myself so this is no sort of recommendation, just an option you might like to look into
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bit unfair as curcuit is Folembray in France.
Didnt spot that, was working my way down a list;
o Not an MSA circuit (can tell by the lack of edge lines and "furiniture") plus I would probably have spotted it.
o Not an Airfield (not with that dirty great hill in the way)
o Thought it might be a UK sprint or hill climb circuit like curborough, dunkeswell, aintree, lyddon hill, prescott etc but wasnt ringing any bells plus you said it was a circuit.
Had me beat anyway.....
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I thought most major companies only give factual references and now don't give personal references due to the risk of being sued by the next employer if they where quoted as saying the "sun shines out of MR A.Non posterior with every job he does.." and then he turns out ot be a right waster in the next job...
my company will only give a factual reference.
Who i am , how long I worked, what position i held etc... no mention of awards, disputes etc...
+1 thats pretty much the norm from what I understand, plus may reveal sick days etc.
If you choose to give an additional "character reference" to support your application from someone you know personally thats fine but your previous employer will be very careful to commit anything more in writing than the bare facts. However "dismissed for misconduct" could be stated as a bare fact.
As nixy said, disclosure is probably the best option. If you witheld anything in interview that came to light later you could be dismissed from the new job!
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I promise I'm not a quantum physicist!!
Only a true quantum physicist would deny his own credentials! He is the true physicist!
Engine Warning light has come on!??
in 350Z Technical
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Was it this you used? http://www.ecotekplc.com/pb_application.htm
As mark says, could be the oxygen sensor, there are two on the Zed (one on each manifold bank). If one fails the ECU will ignore the duff one and will drive pretty normally.
If you had done anything more serious the car would probably go into limp mode.