Chris`I

Sorry to keep repeating myself, but just trying to piece together the full pic. The car was imported by Torque GT and then tuned by RC Developments? Did you buy it from Torque GT and then have it tuned by RC? They are both very reputable setups so wouldnt expect this from either of them, especially if the car has been retuned since landing in the UK for UK fuel. I would get it along to a proper tuner, as I dont think we will get to the end of it on the forum

I think 245 and 275 would be too wide for the Rays tbh! I have 8.5" and 9" wheels and have those widths! Thats wheels a clear half inch wider than the Rays! I think you could push to 235/255 on the Rays, but I wouldnt go too much. Another thing to watch is adding extra traction to the rear and not the front. The Zed already has a tendancy to understeer on the limit by design, so even wider tyres at the rear will make it even more likely to understeer, and we dont want that

Sounds to me that something plastic is hitting something hot rather than the clutch if the clutch isnt slipping. Have a look underneath and make sure there isnt a platic bag stuck to some of the exhaust or something.

What is this ECU upgrade and is it a JDM (import) car? If so I'd say its all down to the fact that its mapped for Jap fuel, not UK and hence why the power was higher. And what readouts did the dealer see? Reputable place? Maybe it was mapped and dynoed in Japan and now it doesnt hit the advertised power cos of fueling? If you can give us as much detail as possible on the car then there are guys on here that will no doubt find the problem

Very easy at the start as we're all together! I almost headed south to where the leaders are but after studying the weather charts went North to find the winds are nothing like predicted

And what dyno do they use? (sorry if I missed that!) Some dynos read lower than others.

No idea why, wasnt going past the exiges there, i have driven an elise on the track (and an exige) and didnt think that much to the elise, never driven or been in a vx and it might be down to skill but who knows, as has already been said stock vs non stock is another argument.. Most likely down to the driver And IIRC your car isnt exactly stock? Wasnt it you who has the big AP brake kit and suspension upgrades?

1. Mark 2. S1 HNK 3. Ian 4. James (Randomfry) 5. Chris`I (TBC) TBC atm as its quite a long way off mate!

IMHO if you move to within distance of a race track where you can hear it, tough titty if you get annoyed by the noise. I can see the point if they suddenly change the noise level limit or something, but most of these tracks are being strangled becuase muppets move in then start to moan about the noise which has been there for centuries! Afterall I'm sure it was less than a year ago we had a similar thing with Castle Coombe. It does seem in this case though that Crofts has been revamped and attracted much bigger events (not sure on how recent that was) which could be why they are complaining.

I dont get what we are signing. In the details it says I'm afraid something that lacking in detail is unlikely to get any kind of response I do agree however that these rich feckers who move near a track should not be able to bitch about it and try and have them closed down. It should be a part of the local area and if you move into it tough titty!

Definately not turbo cars. Does my nut when people say they're car is quicker that something else, to find its a turbo car and all they've done is up the boost. Yes its quicker, well done, their a piece of p!ss to modify! Typical of Evo drivers. Still they shut up when their missus say they prefer the Zeds looks and comfort

I did a quick google and most of the issues seem to be around turning on rather than off. If you turn on the TV before the Xbox it doesnt do the handshake properly (part of HDCP or whatever its called) and so the TV doesnt select the input for the Xbox. Not seen anyting about turning off, but doesnt mean it wouldnt do something similar! Just make sure you turn over the TV chanel first or use component rather than HDMI. Also are there any settings fr HDCP in the Xbox setup? I dont have an Elite so no HDMI for me

If you have a past service tick sheet, all the bits are one there under the various headings of P1, P2 and P3. Plugs should not need doing after 23k miles, thats crap! Diff oil I seem to remember is only done on non-visous coupling types, of which ours are a viscous coupling type so it doesnt need doing. Brake fluid is technically every 2 years. What I have learnt is to tell them what needs doing to make sure they do it right!!

I think you might be on the right lines. I seem to rember that there is a problem with some Samsung TVs and XB360s around HDMI. Its about the signal switching and it gets it knickers in a twist. I think the XB360 might not termiate the connection properly and so the Sammy throws a fit. Do a bit of googling, I'm sure its out there

I beleive plugs are 54k miles service, definately not done every P3. Not sure on diff oil either, I dont think thats done. Infact I seem to remember we always have discussions about the difference between P2 and P3 as they are the same bar the diff oil and on ours the diff oil doesnt get changed! So why do we get charged more for a P3 when no extra work is done!?!? There is a sheet around here somewhere with the points for each service on it. Someone will be along with the link

I thought RC Developement went under? Was a thread on the MLR just before Phil picked up his GTR? Also what fudge factor did they use to get from wheel to fly figures? Could it be they used a really low figure and hence fly figures are low?

Just leave it in gear with no hand brake. Thats what I do now, no more pad prints

And Tuesday please

Sorted Congrats BTW Charlie

My body clock wakes me up at 6am for work every day, including weekends, usually annoys me to hell but this time its good timing

+1 - when I first let the missus drive mine, I told her to boot it down the slip road. She was amazed when she looked that the speedo to see nearly 3 figures! Its very very deceptive

I'll give you a snikers bar if it is! Does it have a piggy back ECU? If not someones been tellin ya porkies

Yup Adrian has the red nuts, I've seen them

The Evo chaps use them alot. But if you thought DS2500 squeal a lot, you gotta hear the Carbotechs! Christ, they are never quiet at any speed!