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    Ferodo Pads

    in Performance

    Posted

    Just read the instructions :doh:

     

    25 - 30 repetitions of 4 second 50% braking :D

     

    That's the correct way to do it - and it's 50% race braking pressure. I started reading this thread thinking wot a load of old cobblers people were talking. DS2500's are classed as Race pads, so they're designed to be ready to go after a lap on the track. The bedding in procedure for them is very aggressive. If your discs aren't blue and the smoke from your wheel wells doesn't make other motorists go :scare: then you haven't done it right.

     

    They're a fantastic pad - work well from cold, and we had no fade at all on our trackday with the Z. Hope you've got some decent brak fluid, or you'll boil it in no time!

     

    While my VR4 (EVO VI spec) brembo's with DS2500's wail like a banshee, the Z's have never given much more than the odd peep.

    Mitsubishi Legnum VR4 2.5l Twin Turbo - SOLD

    in For Sale

    Posted

    On the off chance that any of you are on the lookout for something that will carry the dogs to and from muddy fields at breakneck speed... my VR4 is up for sale:

     

    Mitsubishi Legnum VR4 2.5l V6 Twin Turbo

     

    What the press say about the VR4...

     

    Autocar: “it stands shoulder to shoulder with the Evo, Subaru Impreza Turbo and Nissan Skyline GTR as an all-wheel-drive road rocket that’s as fun to drive as it is safe. And, as a comfortable, practical all-rounder, it trumps even themâ€

    Not for the faint-hearted...

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    I don't condemn them for eating dolphins, although I personally wouldn't want to. It's the way they hunt and kill them- bloody savages.

     

    If you're going to kill something, make it quick and as painless as possible.

     

    I know it's not the only dreadful thing being done to animals out there, but you have to start somewhere. The 'what about battery hens/seals being clubbed' etc etc cry doesn't cut it with me - if you're bothered by these things, then do something about it.

     

    Just because a couple of hundred other women are going to be raped in the world tonight isn't going to stop me helping my neighbour if they happen to be one of them.

     

    :angry:

    Wheel Bearings

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    I haven't been around for a while, so late seeing this thread, but... what kerbside motors said - You can often disassemble the bearing/hub assembly yourself (hammer and chisel on my mitsi!), although a press makes things easier. New bearings tend to cost around the £30 mark so even if you pay your local machine shop an hour's labour to do it, you'll still be quids in.

     

    Haven't needed to do the Z, but at those prices, it's the route I'll be taking when the time comes.

    Tyre guide: post your tyre review here

    in Tyres

    Posted

    GY Eagle is a superb tyre imho, but they dont make em in 225/45/18 for the fronts :rant:

     

    We've got GSD3's on the front - brilliant as usual. The bloke we bought the car from had just bought a set of RE050's for the back, so I haven't been able to justify replacing them yet - at around £270 a pop (Nismo 19 inch alloys) it's no small matter. I wil *never* by bridgestone rubbish again :yuck: !

     

    A track day or two down the line, and we'll definitely have GSD3's all around.

     

    I have them on my VR4 - got around 18K out of the 1st set, and have just bought another set. Fantastic in the wet & dry. Only negative I've heard about them is the sidewall is a bit soft, so the tyre rolls a bit - only really noticable on track days (from the Mitsi Evo crowd).

    new 3 series Twin turbo

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    I don't think you can argue that BM know how to make good cars, and their engines are amongst the best in the world. In fact, their chasis and engine men are so good that Audi (well VAG) poached a couple to work on the RS4 and R8 (BM has since poached the chassis man back!).

     

    I don't like the shape of any of the new BM's, particularly the 5 series and above, but I don't doubt that they're excellent cars, and you'd have to be a good driver in a similarly spec'ed to car to get the better of them. There's a reason that they're so popular.

     

    Plenty of people tune their BM's - you can bet that there'll be a host of well researched, well supported aftermarket upgrades for the new TT beemer very shortly, and believe me, it's amazing how much difference even a few psi extra boost make to a turbo'd car.

     

    I also think that the badge conscious (many BM drivers I suspect) end up missing a lot - I'll stick with the Z and the VR4, and maybe one day I'll have the cash for a skyline or an RS4!

    Put my car on a dyno

    in Performance

    Posted

    I've heard similar things from the boys aty WRC, who also said that Porsche figure were very accurate.

     

    Fair variation between differnt makes of dyno's too, so make sure you use the same one every time if you're tuning.

    What a cop car

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    The weekend before we had the Llandow (virtually-z-less-apart-from-me) track day, the hairy police fellows had been at the circuit learning to drive their new EVO's. It's not playing fair, I tell you - who told them that volvos and mondeos in drag (x-types) were crap :byebye:

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